8 Sep 2007: Queensland Government Ignores the Australian Railway Monument

[ozbob]

RAIL Back On Track - Media Release 8 September 2007

Queensland:  Queensland Government Ignores the Australian Railway Monument.

RAIL ? Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) a web based community organisation for the promotion of rail throughout Australia has called on the Queensland Government to give the proper and solemn respect and accede to the simple requirement to supply the names of deceased railway workers for the Australian Railway Monument.

Robert Dow said:

?The Australian Railway Monument at Werris Creek  needs the names of railway workers from Queensland who have been killed in an accident at work, so that proper respect and recognition may be afforded to the deceased.?

?The Australian Railway Monument commemorates the lives of all railway workers throughout Australia killed in an accident at work or died as a result of such an accident.?

?Monument president, Chris Holley, has said that Australia?s national railway monument could not be completed until the names of railway workers from all states and territories had been submitted.?

?The only Governments that have not cooperated are the Victorian and Queensland Government.?

?Many enquiries are received at the Monument from concerned relatives as to why there are no names from Queensland and Victoria?.

?RAIL Back On Track calls for the Queensland Government to join with the other states and supply the Australian Railway Monument with the names of the deceased.?


Reference:

1.  http://backontrack.org/mbs/index.php?topic=100.0

Contact:

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[ozbob]

The Brisbane Sunday Mail (September 9)  published an opinion piece supporting the ARM.
Well done Sunday Mail and Mr Sweetman!

Full story here!

QR derails tribute to fallen workers
Article from: The Sunday Mail (Qld)
By Terry Sweetman

[Wilfy2007]

As the owner of a personal Website for the Werris Creek Railway Station and Australian Railway monument perhaps Queenslanders can be encouraged to email Chris Holley if they have info about Relatives who were killed at work in Queensland.
www.freewebs.com/wcrsandarm/
Chris Holley can be contacted by email through the Contacts page of the above website.
Regards,
Brian Leedham.

[ozbob]

Welcome Wilfy!

This thread will be of interest to all too

-->  http://backontrack.org/mbs/index.php?topic=100.0

Regards
Ozbob

[Wilfy2007]

Robert,

Have you had any Queenslanders actually send emails to you about the Australian Railway monument at Werris Creek?

Regards,

Brian Leedham.

[ozbob]

I have received none through here Brian.

It might be worthwhile to try again officially with the new Transport Minister Mr John Mickel.

Regards

Robert

[Wilfy2007]

Robert,

Do you have an email contact for him at all.

Regards,

Brian.

[ozbob]

Here you go ..

From -->  http://www.qgd.qld.gov.au/transport/trn001.html

TTEIR@ministerial.qld.gov.au

Cheers

Robert