Together With Us' a personal glimpse of the Eureka Youth League and its Origins, 1920 to 1970, by Barrie Blears. 264 pp, with 20 photographs. $29.50 with packing and postage. Available from: Barrie Blears, 23 Mount St, Leura, NSW 2780. Tel: (02) 47829235 or b.blears@ee.unsw.edu.au The Melbourne Branch of ASSLH has published papers from their 1998 conference. Arguing the Cold War, is edited by Peter Love and Paul Strangio and is available from Red Rag publications, PO Box 68 North Carlton, Vic 3054, Australia. Rowan Cahill's paper 'Picket Line Dispatches: From the Joy Mining Machinery Dispute, 2000', is available for $3 (inc. postage) from: Rowan Cahill, Lot 4, Tulloona Ave, Bowral, NSW 2576. Tel: (612 2) 4861 2323 or rowcah@hotmail.com Simply Australia is an e-zine exploring Australia's rich heritage as it is reflected in its folklore, its oral and social history as well as its music and song, both traditional and contemporary. Articles on Luna Park, how St Patrick's Day is celebrated in Australia, tales of survival among shipwrecks on the Western Australia coast, songs the diggers really sang, Lassiters Reef, and much more - songs poems, sound files etc. http://simplyaustralia.mountaintracks.com.au/
Call for Papers and other Contributions The Eighth National Labour History Conference, from Friday 3 to Sunday
5 October, 2003 Labour History conferences include contributions from both academics and non-academics, and from labour movement and community activists. The Brisbane Labour History Association is seeking a broad range of contributions. Contributions concerned with Queensland that locate local histories within national and global contexts would be particularly welcome. The conference will also include a number of social and cultural events, including a tour of sites of radical action in and around the city of Brisbane. Further information can be obtained by contacting the Brisbane Labour History Association: Mail: Labour History Conference, PO Box 403, Nathan, Queensland, 4111. Telephone: (07) 3861 4498. conf@labhist3002.com.au or visit: www.gu.edu.au/school/mgt/lh2003 Laurie Ferguson has a number of copies of Paul Strangio's biography of Jim Cairns, "Keeper of the Faith", at a special price of $36. The book can be obtained by sending a cheque (made out to "Reid FEC ALP" and mailed to L Ferguson, Unit 31, Level 3, 10 Bridge Street, Granville, NSW 2142. Tom Rigg, a Victorian Railway employee for 40 years has written a book about the men and women Stationmasters of the Victorian Railways. Rigg of the Railways: Stationmasters of the Victorian Railways, comprises three parts: Tom Rigg's own story; Duties of Stationmasters; and an alphabetical list of Stationmasters. The book can be purchased by sending a cheque or money order (made to T.Rigg) for $41 (inc. postage) to Tom Rigg, 279 Furlong Road, St Albans, Victoria, 3021, Australia. Tel: (03) 9366 6168 Union Made is the recording of the Sydney Trade Union Choir's concert at the Loaded Dog, Annandale in June 2001 under the leadership of Musical Director Tom Bridges, in celebration of the choir's 10th anniversary. The CD includes the choir's stirring arrangements of the great labour movement anthems - "Solidarity Forever", "The Red Flag" and "The Internationale", and standards such as Woody Guthrie's "Union Maid", Billy Bragg's "Power in a Union" and Tommy Makim's "Four Green Fields". Newer material includes moving versions of Archie Roach's "Took the Children Away", and Maurie Mulheron's "Four Strong Women", John Warner's "Eight Hour Day" and Bernard Carney's "Stand Together", written (and frequently performed) in protest against the Court Government's draconian "third wave" industrial relations legislation introduced in Western Australia in the 1990s. Cathy Bloch's "Don't Buy Nike" and the round "The Scabs Crawl in" add a lighter touch but you don't mistake the politics behind them! These songs are subversive, relevant, stirring and challenging… All this and more for a mere $20 - your CD collection won't be complete without it! Copies are available from Paula Bloch on (02) 9665 0559 or Silvia Salisbury on (02) 9790 028 |