Re: Pendennis Castle_MUA

[bf0017@hotmail.com]

Let's not have anyone going down this path please.

You'll stir the unions up for a fight that's not worth it.

If we (Australians) wanted to keep Pendennis Castle here, action should
have been taken at least 1 year ago when rumours of its availability
first surfaced.

This locomotive would be suberb to be kept here, it would be the only 4
cylinder steam locomotive in Australia (not counting Garrats - they are
two two cylinder engines together), however, as has been demonstrated
in the post containing the "official" response - there is no hope.

Didcot might already have 3 (?) other Castles, but this one would be a
real attraction due to its historical significance.

Keep the unions out of it.  I feel that rail preservation should be
kept out of the acrimony of closed docks etc.

As an aside - it could be lifted out by an Antanov!!

By the way - keep "my" union (CPSU) out of this.

Brett Fitzpatrick

In article <388E7A6A.F043D20A@enet21.com.au>,
  "chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote:
> Here are the MUA contacts
>
> National Secretary
> John Coombs
> mobile: 0419 240 264
> http://mua.tcp.net.au/
> feedback@mua.tcp.net.au
>
> FREMANTLE
>  WA Branch Secretary
>  Terry Buck
>  08 9335 0500
>  08 9335 0510
>  2nd Floor
>  2-4 Kwong Street
>  FREMANTLE WA 6160
>  (PO Box 1350
>
> PORT HEDLAND
>  Clint Flanagan
>  08 9173 2563
>  08 9173 3960
>  PO Box 194
>  08 9173 5037
>  PORT HEDLAND WA 6721
>
> "chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
>
> > Yes! Yes! Rio Tinto are a pack of assholes.....
> >
> > from exploting the poor in 3rd world countries (with their
association with
> > Freeport and the Indonseian military killing local landholders who
protest about
> > the damage caused to their land) to union bashing in Australia.
> >
> > If you want to prevent a Pommie mob from "pissing" on the years of
unpaid labour
> > and given by Hamersley Iron employees in maintaining this
locomotive ....Please
> > direct your emails of complaint to the Maritime Union of Austraila
(Western
> > Australian Branch) who judging from their love of Rio Tinto will
probably
> > blackban (forever) the loading of it onto the ship. They are the
only blokes
> > who have the guts to take on a muliti national (sorry -
transnational) company
> > of this size.
> >
> > Rio Tinto have not only alienated most of  their entire workforce
in Australia
> > they have also "pissed off"  alot of other mining and engineering
companies.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > Rod Gayford wrote:
> >
> > > The point is that a foreign company that has exploited Australian
workers
> > > for years and has been in the vanguard of the conservative
reactionary
> > > forces attempting to destroy collective bargaining in this
country has
> > > chosen to donate this locomotive to a UK based group and to my
mind that
> > > says "stuff you Aussies" we will show you where our loyalties
lay. Well, if
> > > all us gutless Aussies just want to lie back and be pissed over
by this
> > > group then let it go. For me, I am contacting the Maritime unions
and any
> > > other industrial union to have a black ban placed on its export.
I bet
> > > Hamersley will back down once this gets in the papers and shows
them up for
> > > what they are. I suppose I should not be surprised at the
intelligence of a
> > > section of rail fans in Australia as they have been tipping money
into that
> > > far northern NSW scrap yard for years.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Rod Gayford (also workplace delegate CPSU)
> > > <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
> > > news:388DA2D5.5EC05A3@enet21.com.au...
> > > > hi
> > > >
> > > > You must remember that it has been in Australia longer than it
was in
> > > British
> > > > Rail (1947 -1964, 17 years) service and nearly as long as in
GWR service
> > > (1923?
> > > > -1947). Historically Hamersley Iron have owned it longer  than
British
> > > Rail.
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > David Bennetts wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > <bf0017@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:86cemi$srb$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > > > > > Mmmmm,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Time to put Pendennis Castle onto the Australian "Moveable
Heritage"
> > > > > > List, just like the Me-109G about 12 years ago.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Brett
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > What's the point?  It isn't part of Australian history, why
have it
> > > sitting
> > > > > in a remote part of Australia, where virtually no-one can
access it, and
> > > it
> > > > > can't be operated.  If it went back to Britain it could be
preserved and
> > > > > cherished for its significant heritage value.
> > > > >
> > > > > Just like the Melbourne W class trams gathering dust in the
huge sheds
> > > at
> > > > > Newport, with their ban on export.  Totally pointless, they
could be
> > > > > restored and run overseas where there is a demand for them,
rather than
> > > > > mouldering away.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > >
> > > > > David Bennetts
> > > > > Canberra
> > > >
>
>


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