Re: Pendennis Castle

[keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <86mb85$7o3$1@merki.connect.com.au> "Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au> writes:
>From: "Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>
>Subject: Re: Pendennis Castle
>Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:27:52 +1100

>I do care about the locomotive but I wish to see it stay here. I am not into
>cultural cringe and I do resent the comments of persons like Dave Malcolm
>which I believe almost borders on the defamatory. I am also a solicitor so
>just watch your intemperate language.  It is nice to see that some others
>agree with my stance. I do not see Rio Tinto donating any funds to
>Australian rail fan organisations. It all just smacks of Pommy superiority.
>As Chris quite rightly mentioned, what about the free labour the rail fans
>up at Hamersley put into the upkeep of the loco. I am amazed at the servile
>attitude of a number of contributors to this site. As much as I dislike the
>Dorrigo outfit I would rather see it end up there then leave the country.
>Cheers

What do you feel would be achieved by having the loco stay here? You are 
entitled to your opinion. However what I was realy was refering to was your 
trying to have a ban placed on the export of the loco which would achieve 
nothing towards rail preservation in Australia, except make us look stupid in 
the eyes of the rest of the world.

Dave Malcolm

>Rod Gayford (My hole is very comfortable thank you)

>"Dave Malcolm" <keithm@commslab.gov.au> wrote in message
>keithm.206.388E325F@commslab.gov.au">news:keithm.206.388E325F@commslab.gov.au...
>> In article <86kpqk$isi$1@merki.connect.com.au> "Rod Gayford"
><rjaygee@smartchat.net.au> writes:
>> >From: "Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>
>> >Subject: Re: Pendennis Castle
>> >Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 05:25:30 +1100
>>
>> >The point is that a foreign company that has exploited Australian workers
>> >for years and has been in the vanguard of the conservative reactionary
>> >forces attempting to destroy collective bargaining in this country has
>> >chosen to donate this locomotive to a UK based group and to my mind that
>> >says "stuff you Aussies" we will show you where our loyalties lay. Well,
>if
>> >all us gutless Aussies just want to lie back and be pissed over by this
>> >group then let it go. For me, I am contacting the Maritime unions and any
>> >other industrial union to have a black ban placed on its export. I bet
>> >Hamersley will back down once this gets in the papers and shows them up
>for
>> >what they are. I suppose I should not be surprised at the intelligence of
>a
>> >section of rail fans in Australia as they have been tipping money into
>that
>> >far northern NSW scrap yard for years.
>>
>> You are a pathetic individual. It is this sort of crap which makes unions
>look
>> stupid. Now go and get back into your hole.
>>
>> Dave Malcolm
>>
>> >Cheers
>>
>> >Rod Gayford (also workplace delegate CPSU)
>> ><chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
>> >388DA2D5.5EC05A3@enet21.com.au">news:388DA2D5.5EC05A3@enet21.com.au...
>> >> hi
>> >>
>> >> You must remember that it has been in Australia longer than it was in
>> >British
>> >> Rail (1947 -1964, 17 years) service and nearly as long as in GWR
>service
>> >(1923?
>> >> -1947). Historically Hamersley Iron have owned it longer  than British
>> >Rail.
>> >>
>> >> Chris
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> David Bennetts wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > <bf0017@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >86cemi$srb$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:86cemi$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
>> >>
>>
>>
>>