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The AUS It's marvellous that mem­ writing to "Time Off but (see my forthcoming book threat to discriminate bers of the Police Force, the factual incorrectness "Under MuWoon: A Fate against Jewish students by after their hours, keeping throughout the letter by Worse Than Death"). cutting off cheap student the streets free of crime, Russell Mansfield, from Heard on the radio here flights to Israel was also relax with five hours of free the Mummers theatre group, that the government has defeated. alcohol with their partners needs rectifying. produced a pamphlet (yes, In 1975 the extreme Left (cohorts). Then without a Mansfield says, "bureau­ that's what radio NZ is all leadership of AUS organised conscience fumble for their cracy drowns theatre on about, folks!) called another series of pro-PLO ignition keys and aftcmpt to campus and only the dedi­ "Advice to the New Arrival resolutions and an weave home. cated survive". Where is this to NZ" or similar. Can't Australian-wide tour of PLO Aren't they lucky that bureaucracy? Each of the imagine how they could spokesmen, which often next morning they're one student groups, the Lunch­ spin out three words - erupted into violence. of the fortunate few who box Theatre Co. and the UQ "Get Out. . .Fast" to Mr. Bill Hartley, the well- can still use the roads and Drama Society organise pamphlet length. WeU, what known pro-Arab activist and resume their duties with themselves. Their manage­ other advice is there? Iraqi agent, was employed their friendly green bags. ment, production teams and When travellers tell you at AUS in 1975/76 despite This is just another of castings are arranged about NZ "wages", the massive student opposition many examples of the in­ without interference from "more British than the to any further involvement fectious hypocrisy amongst anyone. The two groups British" conservatism, the with the PLO. the Queensland Police operate entirely indepen­ "up myself further than Force, dently of each other too. Thou" trendyism, the 1976 saw the involve­ Are there two moral The statement that the closed for the weekend ment of AUS officials in Promises values in the state of Qld Mummers are the "only social life, the spirit of the demonstrations against today? One for Police - dynamic theatre force on Bartlettism, constant wind visiting Israeli dignatory one for the 2nd rate citi­ campus" is even more and/or rain which Moshe Dayan. 1976 AUS A collection of paintings and drawings by Lisa zens. curious. Both the Lunch­ laughingly passes for cli­ President Tasma Ockeriden box and U.D.S. groups have Anderson, Schonell Theatre Foyer, from Sth -A.M. PARKER mate, cost of cars and admitted in the PLO In­ October. Bardon run a years program on pineapples, and complete formation Bulletin of Nov­ campus, using the Cement absence of Indian res­ ember 1977, that despite a Finding myself left alone with an assortment of the Box and makeshift work­ taurants and/or real bana­ formal no-policy on the canvases and drawings of Lisa Anderson was a rather AN OPEN LETTER TO shop areas around. Indivi­ nas - just remember Middle East, "AUS con­ intimidatory experience. No doubt Andy Warhol or ACADEMICS duals out of both groups friends, it's not THAT bad tinued its de facto support Jodorowsky could have used some of these characters helped on the working bees .. .it's WORSE! for the PLO in 1976"! as extras. I know you've got me by in the Cement Box at the We're sitting in the and Melbourne. Neverthe- beginning of the year, or­ Skeptics and those who The following year, studio cum bedroom of a less, the fact that these my short and curly pcibk; STILL long to see the ferny 1977, Ms. Ockenden was habrs and so do you. You ganised open rehearsals and condemned terrace house in works are perspectives of a display for Expo and helped islands of their imagination, employed as an official of urban Brisbane. Lisa is des- Brisbane from an alternative pointed that out to me peopled with singing Maoris the PLO in Beirut, and her very clearly in the first with F.A.S.T. Where have cribing the development of viewpoint, makes them all the "dynamic" Mummers in kiwi-feather cloaks are successor as AUS President, her work, a three year the more relevant, ten weeks. I am now a recommended to try this Peter O'Connor, proposed student and have not ac­ been ali year? dedicated struggle to cap- The canvasses work quick quiz before buying yet another PLO tour for ture urban alienation with through the interaction bel- quired my rights as a their tickets to Eketahuna: Iatel977/earlyl978. dtizen. The poUce will not The only possible areas a few brush strokes and ween brillian colour and that 1 think Mansfield may QI: In what part of the pencil lines. subject matter, provoking help me. My family will world was Bjelke-Petersen's hi late 1977, Mr. Justice imagine to be a controlling It is no secret that Bris- reactions of discomfort, ner- not help me. Yon will not character moulded? Kaye of the Victorian Sup­ "bureaucracy", are the bane is an imusual city, vousness and frustration, help me. The doctor will Q2: Why does 75% of the reme Court prescribed pay­ English Department and the closer maybe to a country This is "Big Brother is not help me. My friends pop. of NZ- now live in ments by the AUS to bodies Students Union Theatre town in many ways, yet it watching you" voyeur vio- cannot help me. I am alone. Bondi? like the PLO, and this has Committee (U.T.C.). also has a cosmopolitan Ience at its worst. A punk I know you've got me by recently prevented any my short and curly pvblk Tlie activities of the English Q3: How would YOU element. reflection of a humid police Department are hardly per­ describe (in 10 words or direct financial gifts to the hairs and so do you. You PLO. Consequently, it's no state?? Themes of the work keep on pointing that out to vasive enough to be con­ less) a place so bad even coincidence that Lisa lives include power, isolation, In 1979, former AUS roe. sidered a threat to freedom Bjelke-Petersen wanted to in one of the few Brisbane Brisbane women, rock 'n president Neil McLean is the of theatre groups on leave (in your OWTI words, examples of a building roll. The characters are You know everything I campus. please). principal broadcaster of the want to know and need to characteristic of Sydney and often grotesque, yet there's The U.T.C. is the same. What then, you might pro-PLO programme know for my degree. Yes, 1 London, the terrace house, a familiarity about some of It is an open, informal ask, makes life bearable in Palestine Speaks on the want my degree. No I don't Lisa says her work would them, group dealing exclusively Godzone? Only the ap­ controversial radio station want to fail sir and I can probably be more welcome -PETER RONEY with sorting out the Cement pearance (with AUbran 3CR. Former AUS editor see that many, many, many in the artworld of Sydney Box Theatre's technical faci­ regularity, bless you) of Franz Timmerman cur­ many, most students do not lities and confirmation of your winning little mag. rently contributes to PLO get their degree because you bookings for the space. It We read, we devour it, journals. The embattled and they do not agree. And has nothing to do with so delisted our lips AUS leadership, despite the that is stupid. They are PREGNANCY organising student theatre barely moving as we recog­ threat of a massive revolt dumb to disagree with you groups and doesn't discuss nise old friends and foes by AUS members led by and that's a thing 1 cannot their activities. in its pages. We shuddered centerist student leaders like do. I don't believe anyone when we heard that changes I cannot disagree with is, "running campus in the Editorship were due Peter Costello of Monash CfNlRGL i you sir because you know theatre." Who are these, . . jiothing must change, and Paul Brereton of everything I need to know T BRISBANE • "pseudo-intellectuals" who NOTHING! (except perhaps Sydney University, still for my degree, and I must you claim are? more pictures of palm- maintains informal contact find it out for myself and The only production of trees please, EDITOR with the PLOand proposed in that way 111 become NOTE). We in this cultural that yet more PLO speakers educated. I agree that I need the Mummers that I have seen is "Joan'*, performed swamp of the South regard be brought to Australian my degree. Yes sir I agree. you not so much as a news­ campuses in 1979. WOMEN'S PREGNANCY ADVISORY J I cannot disagree. Or else during the F.A.S.T. festival. I think the group must magazine, as a life-support Fortunately, Justice & ABOR TION REFERRAL CENTRE • I won't get my degree. I system. Please. . .do not Kaye's decision brought agree. It is stupid to dis­ realise how poor that night's performance was so 111 bury switch us off. into question the legality agree because I need my of such a tour, and AUS degree. my cynicism over the KATH. MACCHERONI claimed "professional" lacked the finances to r can sec you've got me JAMIE COLLINS HOURS . heights of the group and say support another divisive, by my short and curly pubic Wellington, New Zealand no more. violent campus Middle hairs and so do you. Which Finally, the production East debate. MONDAY 4 to Spm part of me today would you Such a record speaks TUESDAY 10am to 2pm like to screw? I know I need of "Joan" involves a lot of well known people, who are A JEWISH ON­ for itself. AUS' involve­ WEDNESDAY 4 to Spm you. Which part of me ment past and present with today will you screw? I not students. What is a SLAUGHT ON A PRO THURSDAY 10am to 2pm student group, anyway? P.L.O. ONSLAUGHT the terrorist PLO has caused agree 1 cannot disagree. I many students to doubt the FRIDAY closed need my degree. I am a -BARBARA ALLEN Britbane I was astounded by Mr. merits of their extremist- SATURDAY 9am to Noon student. My family will not led national student^unlon. help me. The police will not Chris Hobson and Mr. Graeme Russell's publk The description of AUS as help me. The doctor will KIWI PENETRATION extremist-led stands on that riot help me. My friends claim that AUS dkl no^have a record of support for the organisation's own sordid FOCALPOINT ARCADE "B" cannot help me. I agree. It is undoubtedly one of record,; . -; I need my degree. I agree. the grimmer contradktrans PLO. 249 Brunswick Street, I cannot disagree. I need of Declining Capitalism that hi 197.4, AUS- leaders FORTTTUDE VALLEY my degree. a hot-blooded, beer and organised a scries of pro- PHONE (07) 521444 Why do I hate "society? beach46viiig, fun in the sun PLO resolutions which -PHILIP CHESTER CARMEANE KRAUSS | little sheUa like me fmds explicitly committed AUS I President, AUJS CONTENTS

THE QUEENSLAND CLUB 5 77ie top of the social ladder; a look at the elite

RUSSELL ISLAND 6 Latest revelation about Joh's achilles heel

JUNCTION CO-OP 7 Feminists at Gympie forge a new life out of the land SOLAR GOOD SENSE STREET MARCH permits). Liberal leader New South Wales has PERMITS: Edwards has in practise got MUSIC FARM 9 wliat he wanted without We visit Australia's largest live-in recording studio outsideMullimbimby streaked to the forefront of WHO'S WINNING? the solar energy debate with having to battle for it in the proposal recently to Tlie granting of street the joint government parties WIN A FREE TRIP FOR TWO TO BALI 11 construct a solar energy march permits on two oc­ room, (probably this would Open to dl readers; and it's easy installation at the Abbatoirs casions recently (for the •have led to another humi in the central westem NSW anti-uranium movement and liating defeat for the coali tion bridesmaid). HAYDEN LEARNS FROM GOUGH 15 town of Forbes. U.Q. Teas demos) could Looking back and forward for BUl Hayden's sake The total cost of the mean several things. And the police don't project is expected to be The most likely is that have any problems now around 5130,000 divided Joh and Dr. Llew and Terry of low police morale and COUNTDOWN LOBOTOMY 17 I..ewis have scored victories the costly/dislocating mus­ How Molly Meldntm controls the fortunes ofthe pop world three ways among the CSIRO and the NSW Energy and the Brisbane Left have tering of huge numbers of and some action against it Authority (547,500 each) lost out. bewildered police. and the Lichlan Valley Premier Joh hasn't lost The "Left" of course arc POLITICAL PRISONERS 20 County Council (535,000). face, as he didn't have to stuck with that stinking Current state of play in the wide world of torture It is thought the solar backdown on his legislation piece of legislation which system will save about 75 (giving the police the power can be used against them tonnes of fuel oil valued at to grant or knock back any time Joh wants to. REVIEW SECTION 22 more than 510,000 per Kevin Coyne, records. Film Festival, Going Bananas, ballet, books, year. This means the sys­ Joh, restaurants tem will be totally paid for in 10 years. PHIL MANZANERA 33 The system is to cover Interview, plus Split Enz talking and in pictures 700 square metres and will preheat 120,000 litres of RY COODER cold water by up to 20 37 degrees C. each day thus Top muso comes to Brisbane saving fuel oil. The system is the first Reggie owns the big ones BRISBANE'S LIVING GUIDE 38 large scale industrial in­ JERRYMANDER AND and the independent A complete what's on for the next three weeks stallation of integrated solar THE BOUNDARIES operators (who have in the collectors in Australia, and last six months launched a is to be incorporated into A new Brisbane rock strong cargo charter service the roof of a nev/ building. band were recently sighted in opposition to the two- The integrated method of paying Sally's Coffee airline policy which protects installation is said to be Lounge. They're called Reg and TAA from com­ the most economic method "Jerry Mander and the petition in Queensland) of of solar energy utilisation so Boundaries". Maybe the course own the little ones. far available. featured soloist in the band The two airlines lost the TIME OFF: is a non-profit community Cartoonists: Matt Mawson, Tim Low, The project, which is a is really Ed Casey - playing first round when four char­ newsmagazine published on a monthly Damien Ledwich relatively simple one, is second flddle. Rumour has ter organisations were given basis, and distributed throughout all Typesetter Marie Blanch expected to be on stream it that their popularity is contracts to operate in Brisbane Newsagents and other selected late this year. not too high and the ques- Queensland by the DOT in twn is now beconung "WSI outlets. Secretary: Bridget van Tinteren This sort of positive April after years of hassling. they last?" CIRCULATING TO: Theatres, Cinemas, Advertising: (an Dodd (telephone 3711611 action to conserve fossil This absurd price rise Restaurants, Music Stores, Galleries, Music or 3712568 fuels is indicative of the that discriminates against Venues, Libraries, Journalists, Public Layout Artist: Matt Mawson direction that could be the small operators in Servants, Government Officials, Teachers, Layout Assistance: Tim Low, Nick Udovic, taken by those that use oil FLYING HIGH favour of the two major University Lecturers, University Admin­ Bridgetvan Tinteren . . • and could benefit from solar lines appears to be the istrators, ahd Students. PRINTERS: Queensland Times, power. Recently Reggie's little second round. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Individuals $4 for 6 260 Brisbane Street, Ipswich baby Ansett Transport In­ And it looks as though issues (surface mail only). Institutions DISTRIBUTORS: Gordon and Gotch Pty VYING FOR THE MOST dustries has been in the lime the independents are going $8 for 6 issues. Make cheques payable to Ltd., Brisbane USEFUL GIFT AWARD light what with Ampol and to lose. University of Queensland Union. Bell making bids for its There's a little more LIVING GUIDE: Free listings for in­ Time Off welcomes contributions and The Queensland Country shares. than just altitude that's high dependent community organisations and letters, but does not assume any respon­ Women's Association has Not so much pubhcity it seems. events are welcome. Telephone 3711611 sibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photo­ decided to make a con­ has been given to the neariy with your information. graphs and illustrations. tribution to Intemational 100% rise in avgas prices KNOX LIMPS OFF TO GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE: Write C Time Off Magazine, St. Lucia, Year of the Child. in the last three months. TOKYO? to the Editor, Time Off Newsmagazine, Queensland, 1979. This magazine is The worthy contri­ Nor to the fact that in the University of Queensland Union Building, copyright, apart from any fair dealing bution? 1,000 roses for same period the price of For those who put St. Luda, Qld. 4067. for the purposes of private study, research, state schoob. avtur has not risen at all. money on the Goings On criticism, or review, as permitted under the Wonder if the poor kids of Queensland politicos: TIME OFF STAFF: Avgas is the stuff that Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced in Queensland will get the small planes like Cessnas Time Offs best bets. Bill Editor: Robert Cameron 'by any process without written permission. diicken and rose sand­ and Beechcraft operate on. Knox will get the newly Senior Journalist: Calvin Noack Enquiries should be made to the Editors. wiches for their school Avtur is what the big 727s created post of Agent Sunshine Coast Correspondents: Elizabeth ISSN. 0157-0978 lunches. andDC9suse. General in Tokyo. Dimes and Greg Gillam REGISTERED FOR POSTING AS A Photographer: Nick Udovic PUBLICATION CATEGORY B.

TIME OFF October 1979 BOOl^CXCOi^ CNT^fO^A'SlMC^lTlS &y X>. ^rl>ujic/f- /^ tMppu€ CLAS5 wAy or Kr>iowLErt>Q€:

Do you sincerely v.'ant to be RICH ?? .•and Young & Beautiful & Happy ?? ..rTs. You cen»t be» ^but you can t)retend* now v.ith Urbane® CUT-OUTS .and "CHIC PROPS.

Designer, Garello At last, in a Artist, Eglo Man- •CanH keep up v.'ith Barrelli, is the world of suffering ya, before the Fashion Fluctuat­ new High Priest of comes relief:- the tenements he blew ions? Let the ELAI^ iFashion since the Gold-plated Elect­ up. "Before, they computer (connect- Eysterioue disapp­ ronic Dental Floss lived in slums, •ed to VAGUE CENT- . earance .of all his RemoverI! Sighs of now they live in i RAL) make all your competitors. relief all round.. Work of Art " jdecisions foi* vou! THE (QUEENSLAND CLUB Response to Change

Qubs have had a great influence was started for the wives of the on the development of Queensland. country members - this was (and From the early colonial days of the is) the Moreton Bay Club. It was North Australian Qub before quite common for a prominent Queensland was a separate state grazier and his wife to come to town to the Johnsonian Qub formed in and part ways, the grazier to go to 1878, private and not so private the Queensland Club and his wife clubs have played an important to the Moreton Bay for the duration role in the social, economic and of the visit. political processes of the state. In 1903 (March 3 to be exact) Traditionally the enclaves of the the Queensland Club received a wealthy and powerful, Queensland's major challenge. On this day the clubs have been changing, par­ Brisbane Club was formed with 53 ticularly in the last decade. members from the prosperous and "Time Off" begins a series on upwardly mobile middle classes and the top clubs of Queensland com­ some members of the legal pro­ mencing with the oldest: the fessions. Since then the Brisbane Queensland Qub. Club has increased its membership The Queensland Club is 120 and influence until today it has years old. Fortned on December three times the number of members 6, 1859, four days before the dec­ as the Queensland Club. laration of Queensland as an auto- The two clubs catered to different nonwus state, the club is the oldest sectors of the growing numbers of in the state. wielders of wealth and power with Initially formed in response to the the Brisbane being tvore impending formation of the new economically oriented. And more state (the letters of patent for the citified. Now the differences tend establishment of Queensland had to be a little more blurred as the been approved in July of that year) Queensland Club has moved toward the club has been closely identified an urban professional membership. with the rural interests of the state Another phenomenon that blurs for most of its life. the boundaries of both clubs today Like most of the top private clubs is that of multiple membership. the Queensland Club has found the Many people who decide to belong need to change during the last two to one club generally opt for decades. The two most significant membership of several. This is the changes were the liberalisation of case with the majority of the the rules governing the admission of membership of the Queensland Club. women to what was previously a Of the 400 full members at the "gentlemen's club" and the change Queensland a large number choose in membership away from grazing to also belong to the United Services to the urban professionals (doctors Club. The Brisbane Club is another and lawyers). popular one and the three racing During this period a large number clubs, the Queensland Turf, the of clubs round the world that could Brisbane Amateur and Tattersalls or would not adapt to the changing Clubs, also figure prominently. requirements of those who would Nearly all the members of the have made up their membership state Supreme Court bench belong closed their doors. One notable ex­ The first city of the new state was dominant activity of the state of to the club and a large number of ample that was quoted was the con- Ipswich but by 1859 many were grazing with accomodation and legal identities are also represented. iservative political club in London stopping at Brisbane rather than facilities being provided for the The membership lists show that "the Junior Carlton Club which had facing the extra travel upriver to country members, owners of the doctors and members of the legal ibeen previously open to the more Ipswich. As a result Brisbane grew large cattle stations being developed profession are more numerous than ^conservative landed aristocracy and much quicker than Ipswich, es­ in the heart of the state then. There members of the rural industry ipolitical figures f • • . . pecially after being declared the was always a contingent of members today. Although, with the resurgence Despite being regarded as the top capital city. from the judiciary and church, of the cattle market, this trend is club in Queensland the Queensland The North Australian Club at largely urban based, but their expected to change slightly. Club also found the going during Ipswich was the premier club at numbers were significantly less then The club is headed at present by this time harder than normal and the time of the establishment of than at present. Sir Sidney Roberts, listed in the changed to counter the adverse the Queensland and it was to remain By the turn of the century the 1977 Who's Who as a grazier and effects. The results of the club's so for some time after. The rivalry club was indisputably the foremost company manager and the federal response were a much expanded between the two clubs was intense social club of the state. The state's president of the National Country role in the club for women and a for years before Ipswich and the leading citizens belonged and the Party since 1969. His clubs are reduced median age of the 693 North Australian began to lag activities there influenced the direc­ the Queensland and Tattersalls. He members. perceptibly behind the more robust tions of the state's development pro­ is currently on his second year of The club was formed at a' city of Brisbane and its club. foundly. office. As presidents of the club are meeting on the evening of December Membership of the Queensland Because of the club's "men only" given only two years before making 6, 1859 In the Exchange Rooms during this time reflected the status at the time a separate club way for another member there is in the new city of Brisbane. There a high turnover of ideas in the club. were 19 members of the more in­ Both the manager Major Don fluential sections of Queensland Moore and Sir Sidney were adamant society present. Some of the names that the club was non-political, of the original 19 are still signed and overt business negotiations were in the club's register now. said to be forbidden. There are only At the time the squatters were three club members who are state pressing for the establishment of a MPs and they were not MPs when separate state. Travel was slow and elected. Major Moore said. Also any orders from the capital Sydney took business activity was prevented by j;;Cf!ths in reaching the burgeoning the club's staff. city of 5,0uu. A-'though the primary The club is situated in a 95 year reason for the squattocruCy» d^lf?. old pile on the corner of Alice and for a separate state, the reintroduc­ George Streets looking over the tion of transportation, was thwarted Botanic Gardens. Parliament House by the city dwellers, the pressure is on the diagonally opposite corner. for a new state was such that the Construction was started on the letters patent were signed in July, 1859. (contlnuQa naxi Mays,

TIME OFF October 1979 R(JSSELL ISLAND: Govt's Achilles Heel? The Russell Island land fraud Crown Law Department has been in the two former MPs were named. With that there are existent some latent and/or has leapt into tbe news again mth hands of the government for at least a report two others were also submitted. covert facts relating to the matter." new allegations being made about week without any action bemg taken on These were made in early December and Tlje report added that because of the lack of co-operation with the police by goverment obfuscation and resis­ it cither. both supported Malioney's contention that fraud had occurred on the island. the Valuer's department and other tance to calls for an open inquiry The government's non-action has heightened speculation that what one Early last week the opposition lands related reasons, it would not be possible into tbe dealings that went on report postulates as "some latent and/or spokesperson Mr. Tom Burns named the to deal with the matter "effectively and there. Earlier tbts year "Time Off" covett facts relating to the matter" may principal of what he termed the biggest adequately" by a magistrate's court and carried the tnost comprehensive be the decisive elements causing the in­ scandal in the state's history as a llugli that "Ministerial sanction should be coverage of the $10m fraud, and action. Robert Nichols. sought to. . .conduct a Commission of once agatn CALVIN NOACK Late last week the Commission of Nichols was named in all three re­ Inquiry into.. .the fraud". brings readers up to date: Police Mr. Terry Lewis was unavailable ports one of which said that a meeting During the week Burns went on radio The Queensland state government all day for comment on the report and of senior police had "mutually agreed station 4ZZZ and said that he considered has been caught with its pants down possible police action that may be taken that there was evidence of conspiracy that the government was covering up (the metaphor is more than apt) yet on it. He was not the only one who was to defraud the public at large by Hugh the Russell Island fraud and he wanted to again over Russell Island. Recently unavailable and the Police Minister Mr. Robert Nichols, and approximately 16 have an open inquiry which would get to available documents compiled by top Ron Camm was not in his office when other persons." Or.3 of the reports made the bottom of the matter. ranking police officials last year reveal contacted. note of "the apparent reluctance, ad­ However independent sources stated that the government had known of police In February this year a police report mittedly on legal adwce, by tlie Valuer last week that the principal Nichols was recommendations for a full inquiry and compiled by Det. Sgt Vince Mahoney General's Department, to co-operate overseas at present as was at least one of had done nothing. was referred to the Crovfli Law depart­ in the Police investigation" and went on tlie former MPs named in Mahoney's And that a report, compiled by the ment for legal opinion. In this report to say that "one can only wonder whether report. BURKE SHIRE: Passport to Isolation Burke Shire is one of three Queensland itself an isolated town further to the east, there are excellent facilities available for nights is darts night and the place is shires that front onto the 1,000 mile plus then there was good reason for assuming tourists interested in fishing, wildlife or packed. Any other day the friendly coastline of the Gulf of Carpentaria in the that Burke shire was a different countiy just staring at the lunar landscapes on publican will bring you up to date on the northwest. It covers an area of 41,802 from Australia. the saltpans that run into the Gulf of cultural events of the town. square kibmetres and has a populatktn There is only 18 kilomettes of sealed Carpentaria, of just over 1,200 peopte ~ an average of road in the entire 42,000 square kilo­ RIDE THE WILD SURF one person per 34.83 square kilometres. metres of the shire and even this is useless Friday night is movie night. Movies This statistic is useless until it is for up to four months of any year during are screened at the new school every compared with Brisbanes where there the Wet season when the region's yearly week and while we were there the locals are 584 persons per square kilometre. rainfall of 24-30" deluges the area. were treated to "Ride the Wild Surf - This rqiresents 20,340 times the popula­ During this penod the phone is somewhat quixotic considering the tion density of Burke Shire. For those of frequently cut and the town is surrounded distance to the nearest surfing beach. you who find this procession of statistics on all sides by flood waters at least half Dave Ross has the papers flown in still quite useless suffice to s?.y that out in a kilometre wide. This water is teettiing once a week lo keep up with the rest of the Burke shire it gets londy at night. with crocodiles, snakes and wildlife all in the world. Most contact is maintained by The administrative capital of the shire search of the higher ground the town is two way radio. Even in the shire chair­ is Burketown, a village of slightly more on. man's office there is a set squawkuig away than 270 people of whom the majority are No wonder they think in Burketown in the background. Once a year the Aboriginals. There are only 60 whites that the place is a different country. Burketown Jockey Club holds its annual in the town. The shire council has its In the beginning of last year the shire race meeting. People come from all over offices here and all council work originates council launched a vigorous publicity the Gulf region and the north west. This here. campaign around the passport idea (they year the prize money was nearly 510,000. Buiketown hit the limelight in had 25,000 made up and have sold 3,600) To escape the heat (in August the tem­ December 1976 when Cyclone Ted devas­ and gained nationwide coverage of the perature was in the 30s during the day) tated nearly all of it during a short trip situation ofthe town. visitors travel to Lawn Hll station more inland from the Gulf where it originated. IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY than 100 miles from Burketown to see 'When it departed some hours later 19 ABANDON AND RESETTLE YOURSELF.. .THE HARD WAY the spectacular gorge there. The Gregory families were homeless, the shire hall was The ABC sent a crew to the town and The shire hands out stern advice to the station, situated on the Gregory River, demolished and nearly all the rest of the arrived at the verdict on one of its current travellers who enquire about the places •is a handfull of miles east of Lavjm Hills, town's 30 odd buildings were damaged. affairs programmes that the town should of interest in its borders. The people who Every year canoeists flock from all over Now Burketown can lay claim to the be abandoned and the inhabitants resettled drive four wheel drive vehicles generally Australia to participate in the annual title of the newest town in Queensland elsewhere in Australia. fare best, it thinks, and the emphasis Gregory canoe race which finishes at the with a plethora of new buildings scattered Naturally enough the locals took a very is placed on self reliance. The roads are 103 year old Gregory Hotel. The race is around the dusty grid of streets that dis­ dim view of that conclusion, saying that if out for up to four months even to 4WD. held in some ofthe most beautiful scenery tinguish Burketown from the rest of the anyone wanted to resettle them he or she The shire's "invitation" starts off "If in the shire. grass plains area. But, in typical fashion, could pay for the privilege. Accordingly you want to enjoy yourself - the hard TTie main population centre ofthe shire aHhough the Federal Govemment allocated the whole shire of 42,000 square way" and describes some ofthe tragedies is the Domadgee Mission station near the Sv 50,000 to rebuildmg the town while kilometres was put up for sale at $2,800 and otherwise that the average tourist Nicholson river. Here more than 900 the spotlight was on it in 1976, only lO million. There were no takers. can expect during a visit. Aboriginals run the station with the help of the 19 pronused dweUings have been These ideas (and one to have the World The invitation ends - "and when of a handful of priests. The main industry built nearly three yean later. Series Cricket team play against the locals you get here - don't say you weren't ofthe shire is cattle and the mission station Not surprisingly, the council decided at the Burketown cricket oval which warned." Good advice for the visitor is to is wholly concemed with it. With the rise to do some work of its own. After a little doubles as a race track once a year) have of get some forewarning. It's necessary. of cattle prices in the area it is prosperous brainstorming shire employee Dave Ross course attracted a good deal of notice • What do the Burketownites do with once again. But the tourism industry is came up with the idea of a passport to the to the isolated shire. So much so that the their leisure time without TV and only viewed as a valuable hedge against re­ shire based mainly on the fact that the area amount of tourist traffic in the shire so the ubiquitous ABC radio (even 4LM cessions in cattle. is almost completely isolated from the rest far this year has risen 150% on last year's in the Isa doesn't get through during the With at least three statrans involved of Australia. total. day), to pronde company? Well, the shire in tourism it's obvious that the tourist Ross figured, quite reasonably, that if In response to this "invasion" the shire has one of the highest percentages of is welcome in Burke Shire. The problem it takes up to three days for a person to has started construction on a caravan site people under the age of 14 in the state. is to get there. ring in to the shire on its single 150 mile in the heart of the twon and is directing In Burketown, the social life is centred > long telephone line from Normanton, travellers to nearby Escott Station where mainly on the Albert Hotel, Thursday 'nf ' CALVIN NOACK

vided by the club by an unknown This nomination is usually done THE QUEENSLAND CLUB reporter gave it top ratings when after a thorough vetting of other compared with some others of the members. The nomination is im­ top clubs of the city. mediately deferred on being placed one and the club has extended the three storey colonial style building After a memo from the then before the committee so that the concept. in 1884 and completed in 1886, president to all members six years whole membership can be canvassed All furnishings and appointments a year before the Belle Vue hotel ago to the effect that the club was informally. If a certain number of which used to be opposite. are deliberately blended with the faced with the prospect of raising members disapprove the intending traditional settings to give an overall In recent years the club has Its dues in the face of a slump in candidate then the application Is effect of a well appointed country modernised the Interior of a large usage by members an Increase of not put before the committee again mansion where the accent is placed part of the building particularly patronage has been seen. Enhancing and it lapses, thus saving face for that area where non-members or on comfort rather than opulence. this trend was the diminution both the club and the nominee. any of the 160 women associate In the older parts where the "men of new members joining the club While there is no perceptible members are allowed. Three years onty" rule still applies the originai purely as a prestige event. Dues at l'i»t for membership there are only ago the club decided that the spartan polished wood and curtainless walls present are $300 jcir.ir.y ree and a 30 or so new members accepted all-men accomodation provided are in evidence. These areas are the VSSny rate of $270, roughly the oer year. Allowing for deaths, would be partly given up for more billiards room, the bar ^-^^ some same as the other clubs. resignations and so on the increase is plush mixed facilities for members ^'^ t!*.S rrion's quarters and tha library. To be a member, however, is no closer to 20, thus ensuring a stable and wives. Thp IH..^ ^^;;-- g^ ^.^^^ Cedar fittmgs are the rule. short road. An aspiring member has club, both in numbers and Ideology. by some, was a highly successful A recent survey of the food pro­ to be nominated by seven members. -CALVIN NOACK The question on everyone's lips regarding alternative lifestyles today is "are they really effecting a societal change or are they just groups of 'drop-outs', defeatists in a working, communicating and com- peting-with-others game that city life offers?" "Are they going 'back to the land' with the same hetero­ sexual family unit intact only to isolate and alienate themselves?" "Time Off" recently visited a commune with a difference, the Junction Co-op and spoke to the Association's President, Renee Heisler, a Polish woman who is remarkably unemotional and prac­ tical in explaining the Co-op's aims. The Junction Co-op Association VMS formed in Melbourne by a committee of 16, 2 of whom were men. The 40 associate members who each pay SlO a year to join in on lectures, workshops and to stay at the Co-op, are all women, however they don't exclude men. All of them had the idea that they were highly comfortable in their ordinary situation of living. They come to the Co-op which is about 5 kilo­ metres outside Gympie, from all over Australia. Feminism, Permaculture, and the Junction Co-op

with a rotation of steady visitors, To the best of her knowledge, have been living at the Co-op for Renee knows no-one within the two years now. They admit the •commune who belongs to any par­ building has been extremely slow ticular political party or religious and they are still not ready to hold sect. She returned to Australia after their workshops. 7 years of living in East Germany and becoming disillusioned with "All the actual carpentry is being the Socialist system that countries done by women and women find it behind the Iron Curtain have. very difficult. The lack of background produces a more acutely "The countries that went into felt inferiority in women so they the revolution started with very fight shadows before they can get backward industrial conditions. They down to ttie job. It's emotional felt they had to delay equitable difficulties women have. . .they society till they caught up with have been told they can't do it. industrial output. The basis of We have had a lot of neighbours production remains the sanrie as watching us and they were sure we capitalism. , .what you change is couldn't do anything." only the ownership." But the neighbour's and the Every member of the Junction council's attitude to the Co-op has Co-op is a practising Feminist. Ms. not been one of hostility, more of Heisler believes that it is women who distance, . ."Anyone who comes to will have to be the members of Gympie is a 'bloody foreigner' society wlio bring about a change. for a long time, it doesn't matter who it is. We have had the difficul­ "If you look at the society which ties with the Shire in hiring back- is on the brink of change, you should hoes and bulldozers but that exists ask who are the people most in­ because it is a very typical, rural terested in change and who are the city." least mterested. It seems to me, and probably a few others, but by At the end of last year there were no means everybody, that the people jji-. ->.' _-^., 500 school-leavers unemployed most interested in societal change around Gympie, so it seems quite during the last 60 or 70 years have natural that their parents, living in a conservative. National Party elec­ been women because they've been The Junction Co-op disapproves in a fish bowl. Now we get a nuclear torate, are quite frightened of alter­ on the fight all the time. They of communes where the nuclear family where there isn't even the native lifestyles. . .the words 'hippy' haven't been able to get equal rights, family structure is practised. child, there's only the fish bowl." and 'drop-out' seem to come to they haven't been able to get equal "We're not against the nuclear Renee believes this kind of mind. But the Junction Co-op wants family but it would be lovely if we pay. This they've finally acquired situation cannot continue disinteg­ to help the local community by could fit the nuclear family with in most Western countries but it's rating, however they do not predict running workshops and classes, all other kinds of groups like muiti- become a double burden because a societal change to complete com­ especially in pottery as that is their marrlage groups or homosexuals. they still have the household, they munal living. They are simply only established craft at the We have all forgotten that the still have the kids and they still have starting an alternative way of life moment. the job." nuclear family is only a development based on co-operation and living But there are two founding mem­ of the last 50 years. 50 years ago with others as opposed to disassocia- What the Co-op has achieved bers of the Co-op who are men. the family' consisted of papa, tion with others. through sheer hard labour, and a How do they, or other visiting males mamma, 6, 7, 8 or 9 children, the few lucky finds (like second hand fit into the commune, grandmother, the grandfather, the And a thriving commune means doors for $2, a second-hand stove maiden aunt who didn't get married, people must specialise. "There are and the like) is incredible. They "A few of the men do fit in on have almost completed building a the basis that they recognise that the uncle who became a widower, people who are into science, people large, 2 storey living quarters with this is a time of change and they and a whole load of people who were who are into alternative healing, a bathroom, large kitchen, spiral have to want to help start a new kind employed to look after them - the people who are interested in alter­ staircase, balcony and a huge area of co-operation with women. At servants. And they would live as a native agriculture and alternative for films, discussions, workshops and some point now there has to be a group, probably very stratified but energy sources. We hope to attract relaxation. The altered the archi­ new base of co-operation between no way would it be a tiny unit of people who are interested in all tectural plans to the house by ex- men and women - a new basis for pappa, mamma and child where kindsof things." relationship between the sexes," there's hardly any room for a fish Renee and four other girls, along

TIME OFF October 1979 that are supporting each other. quality, reddish clay. They have a change, but in their attitude Nothing is planted in rows and you one electric pottery wheel and one they're non-political because they're tending the roof and adding extra produce your own top soil with and a half kilns (they're still building looking for change for themselves. windows. The result is an amazing, layers of ashes over manure, over the second one), We want a Resource Centre which modern and comfortable house. compost, rags, newspaper or any The Co-op has started selling Its would try to be a forum for all What they achieve is, to most of us, matter made of natural fibres that pottery, their main outlet being the these people to come together unachievable. will disintegrate and become a Country Market at Kin Kin which because I think in the bulk of their A form of organic gardening, natural fertiliser. The variety of most communes around the Sun­ experiences are probably the answers called Permaculture, is practised at different plants and animals sur­ shine Coast use for selling their as to what can be done. The the Coop. The 35 acres of land is viving together means they will produce and craft work. There Is Junction Co-op wants to work not mostly ail clay and very barren. support each other and self- still a shortage of outlets for aiter- single-handedly, but on an exchange This is great for pottery but a perpetuate. At the moment the native groups but they seem to system with other communes and disaster for growing things. The Co-op has 3 ducks, 2 cats and a be overcoming this by opening shops outside society," garden, although it is small, looks dog. They are still in the process of and organising activities, and another -BRIDGET VAN TINTEREN like a thriving oasis amidst the dry, establishing the garden and animals Country Market will open, this one grassless surrounding land. and are looking towards self- in Dayboro, at the end of October. Basically Permaculture is a non- sufficiency when this is achieved. It is through these sorts of ventures that communes like the Junction Co-op can become seif-suffic/ent, gather ideas from others, and attract people and new members with new ideas. The Junction Co-op is planning lots of activities for the future. They hope to build two A-Frame structures next for discussions, group therapy, children's activities, film and theatre workshops and more. The range of activities and fields they could explore are endless. Yet it's something Ms Heisler believes is not happening in most communes because people are not getting to­ gether to talk to each other. "it's the differences that people emphasize. . Jt's natural to say not what have I got in common with dig, non-chemical fertiliser system Apart from building and farming, my neighbour but to say what I with the Idea of establishing an area, the women are all making pots. They haven't got In common with that first with trees, and then plants, dig for clay straight from the ground person. Other communes are highly herbs, shrubs and animals together and by sifting it, obtain a good political because they're looking for fl SonctuQf y of Healing

More than 700 people made Another interesting lecturer at the their way to the Tallabudgera Valley festival was Anna Flore of Sydney. in the Gold Coast hinterlands at the Anna has worked for the past 14 beginning of the month for the years in the field of Bach Flower second Australian Mind, Body and remedies and has spent the last ten Healing Festival. years compounding, catalogueing Tony Holt's Healing Sanctuary, and potentising a series of remedies set as it is on 30 acres of grassy hill from Australia wildf lowers. and forest area, split in half by a Her basic precept is that we have crystal clear river flanked by grassy been provided, naturally, with the flats proved an ideal spot for such a remedy for every illness that is likely gathering. The setting was tranquil, to strike us - it is simply a matter of secluded, and at one with the aims of discovering it. the festival. . As well as the medically The media made much of the fact orientated lectures, there was a great that many of the participants spent deal of practically orientated work a lot of their time acquiring a deep that allowed for group participation. all-over tan. However, the festival:, Peter Westheimer from was much more than a collection of Mullimbimby presented Tai Chi early hippy drop-outs collected together each morning, while Sydney dance for a wild week of alternative living. teacher, Maya, gave instruction in In keeping with the basic precepts the art of Indian dancing. of most fields of alternative As Maya explained, Indian medicine, no alcohol or liquor was dancing combines the advantages of allowed on the site - a sock in the exercise with the discipline of medi­ eye to the mediafreaks who came tation. expecting to cover drug-induced Like doing yoga to music was how orgies. she described it. The dance form What the festival did achieve was also caters to the performers' to bring to one place a collection creativity in that once the basic of some of the best of modern steps have been mastered, the dancer thinking in the fields of massage, Using a stethescope while she of cleansing the body of impurities. can create his/her own stories using acupuncture, force field therapy, massages the body, Gerda is able to He himself went on a fast of close to the basic characters. alchemy and psychoperistalsis. monitor through the sounds that 150 days last year and while not Interesting food stalls serving a Driving forces in organising the come from the digestive system recommending that this be followed variety of delicious vegetarian foods, festival were Graydon Harrington the effectiveness of the massage. by the person with no knowledge of films on various aspects of alter­ Rixon of Sydney and Peter Eedy It is a field which, as she says, fasting, he did recommend that one native medicine and lifestyle, and of Brisbane, known to many for combines knowledge and technique day a week be set aside for a liquid a general willingness of all those his wprk at the Taringa Growth with the simplicity of caring for diet to allow the digestive system present to gain the maximum bene­ Centre. another person. The use of the t'me to clear away any excess toxins fits from their seven day experience With them came practitioners stethescope allows the body to that may be remaining in the body. all combined to make the festival from all parts of Australia, from relay feedback to the operator with one of the most successful of its Britain and from the USA. regard to the effectiveness of the For that day's fast he recommends kind ever held In Australia. massage in releasing tension from Gerda and Ebba Boyesen from drinking a mixture made by mixing The third Mind, Body and certain areas of the body. Great Britain attracted a great deal two tablespoons of lemon juice, one Healing Festival is planned for next of interest in their workshops and John Cottone from the USA tablespoon of maple syrup and a year - and judging from the success theory sessions on the science of discussed his work on self healing good dash of cayenne pepper in a of this one, the crowd should be glass of water. Fasting aside, it makes psychoperistalsis, a field which and self massage with a large crowd even bigger and better the third time for a very pleasant non-alcoholic Gerda discovered close to eighteen of interested participants. John Is a around. drink. years ago. great believer in fasting as a means -DAVID K.WHEATLEY

8 ABOVE: Manager Garry Deutsher in recording studio; BELOW: engineer John Sayen at the console. Photos Nick Udovic

locked in here, they're forced to harmonisers. The automated mixing work." console is MCI 500 C series, 32 in, An old dairy has been converted 32 out, with MCI 24 track and 2 into accommodation quarters, with track machines, auto locator and all the comforts, video cassettes, return to zero. If you can under­ everything you need. The staff stand _ that, take a closer look at Includes a full time chef who cooks the Music Farm equipment, phone for everyone. Garry on (066) 84 7304. Music Farm has put on open-air concerts, including a recent 1200 By Robert Cameron The recording studio itself is STUDIOS built with not one parallel surface, turnout at a Split Enz gig. We can expect more in future. First off I saw three grey donkeys of $820, but in the fiercely cut­ to stop the sound bouncing around, with lashings of felt on the walls The rolling lush expanses of grazing in the field, they were throat recording industry where Coorabell could well turn into a smiling, I swear. You couldn't blame Deutsher Is only beginning to build at specific points for maximum sound absorption. The studio area mecca of money and musos if this them either, a picture of idyllic a reputation, cheaper bulk rates highly ambitious Music Farm pro­ are negotiable. And that's not ex­ sits on floating slab concrete floors. contentment. Music Farm is more ject fires. Among others, Little pensive on anybody's standards. Beautiful rosewood walls and doors than a recording studio, it's a pretty River Band manager Paul Wheatley Main competitors include Trafalgars, complete the picture. face sitting amiably in the most has bought land nearby. All in all, peaceful countryside in the land. Alberts and EMI in Sydney and The mixing speakers in the control Armstrongs in Melbourne where room are Urei monitoring, with time it's a breathtaking risk, but Behind Mullimbimby, up a dirt Deutsher's not stupid, and seems to road, across valleys, at Coolamon Michael GudinskI records most aligned set at 90 degrees to the Mushroom Records artists. engineer. There's an array of have access to a money tree. Where Scenic Drive, Coorabell. Australia's that's coming from, Deutsher won't only live-in 24 track recording Gudlnski is soon to get the red outboard gear, like Dolby and DBX noise reduction compressors and say, except that it's not Australian complex. 264 acres with animals carpet treatment at Music Farm. dollars. (what better way to tune up the A switch by Mushroom would be limiters, EMT reverb, plate and mind than horse-riding), with a river a coup for Deutsher, with bands for swimming, with green and misty like the Sports, Jo Jo Zep and the views forever, sunsets, you name it. Falcons, Dave Warner. Split Enz. Manager Garry Deutsher Rod Stewart spent half a day conceived the idea six years ago recuperating at Music Farm earlier whilst working overseas The place this year. Others to pass through, opened in May 1976 as an 8 track to rest and play, to check out the studio surviving mainly on recording facilities and rehearse are production of radio commercials.' Cold Chisel, The Angels, Stars, Last year Deutsher closed it down Renee Geyer. and pumped another half a million Chief engineer at Music Farm is dollars into building the ultimate award winning ex-Trafalgar man in studio equipment, mostly import­ John Sayers (he engineered Radio ed, then installed by local builders, btrdman's albums) "and don't be carpenters, architects who have fled surprised if top Sydney producer the cities. Charles Fisher joins the team. This took nine months. The new These days record companies will Music Farm has been opened nearly only talk to smaller bands If quality four months, if this multi-million demo tapes have been made. At the dollar Investment is to pay off, it's moment Footloose and Gold Coast going to have to be a home away band Ratpack are doing just that at from home for top overseas bands. Music Farm. Others to produce there Deutsher is tightllpped about include Ayers Rock, Aleph, who's to visit Music Farm, but it Geronimo and Swanny (Cold Chisel looks like Nick ("bash it down and lead singer's brother's band). we'll tart it up later") Lowe and "Once a group arrives, they live Elvis Costello will record Elvis' here, everything's on tap, right down next album there in November. to a packet of cigarettes" explains Music Farm charges a daily rate Garry Deutsher, "People are virtually

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TIME OFF October.1979 . IJ m0*m0mi0miim^m mmtm WPWMKIi^MMKi iMMMMMI Julia Creek Joins Rodeo Circuit By CALVIN NOACK A new rodeo was bom cattle to the region the push first attempt to mine shale a few weeks ago. It was the for a rodeo gained momen­ oil in the area. (Julia Creek Bushman's Carnival Rodeo tum. is sitting on a huge reserve at Julia Creek, a dusty town At first the towns­ of oil shale which is measured in the mkldle of the north people were sceptical about in miles not barrels or west Queensland plains 160 the idea but gradually came tonnes). miles east of Mount Isa round. The two services clubs The only other building and slightly less than 1,000 in the town, the Apexians on the rodeo grounds is air miles from Brisbane. and the Lions, tried their the secretary's box. This After a difficult few years hands at it with little suc­ 10' by 10' (approx) structure from conception the birth cess then a group of young was salvaged from the police occurred on July 14 and 15 businessmen took an active station where it had served under a blazing "winter" sun interest and put the whole as the black tracker's quar­ before a combined audience concept on a sound fmancial ters around the turn of the total of more than a thousand footing. century. on the windy grassplains a All through this period a So it was against this mile or so out of town near few more farsighted people background of hard work the race track. were putting their backs into and improvisation that the Julia Creek, the "gateway it. Led by Artie "Galloping rodeo finally made it to the to the Gulf, had joined the Ghan" Feyers, these men world of the living. The rodeo circuit. A circuit that scoured the region as far McKinlay Shire Council one laconic string of horse- away as Normanton (250 chipped in with S 10,000 and pounded flesh described as miles) and Mount Isa (160) tlie locals did the rest. the backbone of the fastest for several years to get the In the town on Saturday growing sport in Oz. materials they thought were moming business was It could be true. necessary for a traditional booming. One store had sold This one, in a town that rodeo environment. That more than 20 stetson hats few south Queenslanders meant an all wood ring in an (considerably more than its would ever have heard of, area where trees are only normal monthly turnover) had attracted total prize- 25 foot tall and not much in the three hours of trading. money of $7,000 for the two thicker than a man's leg. All the hotels (two) and days and had ARRA (magic A look at the ring and motels (one) were full and letters in the rodeo world) one can appreciate the work tlie shire caravan park was as approval. This approval from that went into bringing the full as it was during the the Australian Rougli Riders' rodeo into existence. The recent floods in February Association means that the whole thing was done on a when the town was cut off contests are rated for the voluntary basis and reflects from the rest of the world national titles conducted by the Australian art of making for nearly a week. tJie ARRA. do with the materials that are The rodeo which so available. Julia Creek now forms a proudly reared its head on The judges' box, mounted timely part of the rodeo cir­ that weekend was not born 10 feet above ground on an cuit in the northvrest. After without its hassles. For old railway carriage under- it conies the Merry Muster starters the area surrounding structure, was formerly the at Cloncurry, 80 miles west, Julia Creek was traditionally detachable part of a cattle then the Isa Rodeo. Then sheep land and is still strongly truck. The stairs leading up Alice Springs, Sedan Oip and the Saxby Roundup. so. But with the influx of to the box came from tlie

WINWl^WMI«WMW«^iq«MWIIVWMMl^PWMKf^^ Cheap Laughs Beyond the Black Stump Unless you experience it, many don't of Kajabi when Sarah Smith and Johnnie know the overtness of sections of Austra­ Jones were joined in holy wedlock at long lian sexism, racism under the guise of last". humour. Here arc a few examples as "Tlie bride, who is 18, and who, incid- brought back to Brisbane from a Time ently, has been out with every man in Off staffer who's just returned from town since she was 12, looked deliglitful N.W. Qld. in some kind of white thing that made her skinny knees stick out one end and Qoncun-y: (late one night in a female her pimply face out the other. She was school teacher's house) 'T)on't you dare attended by her younger sister who was say Tm only as good as an Abo you English at least seven months gone. slut!" "The bride carried a bouquet of various Mount Isa: (a taxidriver on the way to kinds of flowers and looked like they had the airport) "we said to the coons that if been knocked off from the Civic Centre they didn't get back into their right place a few days before. we 'd dig one for them ". "She also wore a rock on her finger Normanton: (a pubowner) "Well we which must liave cost at least at doUar don't exactly exclude anyone from the from the local store. pubs. The Albion down the road is for "The groom wore his usual look of whites, the (public) bar next door is for imbecility and idiocy. He also carried his Abos, this one's for whites and the pub usual knuckle-duster in his right hand up the road's for blacks. You wouldn't pant's pocket. He was dressed in a pair feel comfortable in there, so it's not of blue jeans, obviously borrowed from racism." a pig farmer, as they smelt to higli heaven, In a different vein the Mount Isa Apex­ embellished with a black silver studded ians pul together a parody of the local belt, set off by a pair of thongs. paper the NorthWest Star titled the Steer, "It seems he has a good start in life as m It was tills gem under the heading his old man has been picking up his bounced "Forgery ring broken up in Mount Isa". cheques for the past two years, since he "An Irish forgery gang that had been was released after a short stretch for operating in Mount Isa was broken up armed robbery coupled with forging and by police in a dawn raid tliis momuig. uttering. "Led by Micheal O'Flaharty the gang "He was attended by the bride's father, had been working a racket in hotels with who carried a shot-gun to support liim. lucky beer ticket dispensers. The happy couple anticipated a blessed "The gang had been filing down 50 event in three months". cent pieces so accurately that they had Alongside this gem were two photos, been not only using them in the machines one of a year old baby and the otiier of account of the dangers of modem chemfcal- but actually passing them off as 20 cent at humor in the north west, the rest being an empty road. The captions read "Young based ice cream in which the concluding in the ad hoc vein expressed by individuals pieces". Billy Jones nee Smith seen enjoying dad par reads: "The next time you are tempted in the area. and mum's wcddmg last Saturday" and by a luscious looking sundae, thiidc of it On the not so appropriate (?) scene "Our photographer arrived too late to as a mixture of anti freeze, oU paint, The examples quoted are extreme. was this seven par womler titled "The catch Sarah and Johnny leaving the recep­ paint remover, nitrate solvent, leather Wowsers, non drinkers and other assorted Social Scene". tion but here's the street they drove down". cleaner and lice killer. You may not find fringe lunatics may consider themselves "Last Saturday afternoon saw the it so appetising." exempt from. the attitudes that these -local highlight of the year in the tiny town Yet the mag also contains a stra^ht Ihls journal is the only formal attempt examples are extremes of.

12 Eighty five people have chosen to We arrived at Birdsville at 4.30pm of the gentry within hearing range to step reciative and admiring of good "blood- make BirdsvUle their home. Three and a Friday, too late for the Friday races, and forward and try lus luck against the horses' (dioroughbreds) and those aquine half thousand people visit the place on were followed in by a number of other champion, Kid Sundown. After one of competitors at the Birdsville races attracted the one weekend in a year. Race meetings planes. As one of the planes was taxiing the later bouts I heard a local lad comp­ a great deal of interest and speculation. and rodeos are big attractions in the out­ off the runway the exit door was opened laining that the barker kept cutting short The winner of the first race of the day back, but it is not the racing which brings and a man on board fell oul. He didn't the rounds when it looked like Kid Sun­ was a horse owned in Westem Queensland, 7i0 planes and 60 coaches from over have a can in his hand when he fell, but down was going to get beaten. Cries of but from an outstanding New Zealand Australia to Birdsville for this weekend. his mates later said he had had plenty on "stew" and "fix" could be heard often. thoroughbred family, who would cer­ "He would have won except the dust the way up. Fortunately the flyingdocto r The dance and the Ball were mostly tainly be up to Brisbane class racing. got in his eyes." That was the Auctioneer's was on hand and flew him back to the forsaken by the graziers or cockles in After the races, 1 had no reason to doubt explanation for why the local hope in the Charleville Hospital. Tlie only other serious favour of the tourists and ringers(cow ­ tlie cowboy from the Calcutta, the crows Birdsville Cup, Lucky Fella, had not won incidents 1 heard of was a man who had boys) with the local girls turning up and would fly backwards in tliis country. the day before. I innocently asked the been dressed up as a woman wandered off cowboy in the crowd next to me whether chatting in groups until they were asked on Saturday night and could not be found THEN SHE STARTED KICKING it was really going to be that dusty at the to dance. by the time his plane was ready to leave on HIM races, and he informed me tliat it gets so The band was country and westem and dusty that the crows have to fly backwards Sunday, and a woman who got a badly played a lot of Slim Dusty and Hank The crowd tliroughout the whole to keep the bull dust out of their eyes. burnt foot when die decided to test a Williams. Slim Dusty's "Tnimby was a weekend was extremely well-behaved, I got the message that he really wanted to boiling hot artesian bore drain. Ringer" is very big in that country. The which was extraordinary when you watch the Calcutta which was in progress outside the pub, rather than talk to me, so we both went back to watching the bidding. A Calcutta for those who liave not misspent their youth is an Auction v^^ere you can buy a horse for a race and if it wins you collect the prizemoney. The locals nodded their agreement to the Auctioneer because, after all, Lucky Fella, had come out of the dust the year before to win the Cup. He was the one the locals wanted to own for today. Lucky Fella was knocked down for $850 to a leathery looking grazier type in a big hat. An ex-Brisbane prad called Horaney won the cup and that meant someone else collected the $1,000 prize- money to purchase dust remover for the inner tliroat.

THE GREEN LIZARD • The pub, for tliis weekend and probably for every other day of the year, is the focal point of the town. The inside was burnt out a few months back, but fortunately the Green Dzard from the famous Green Lizard painting tipped off a couple of obliging folk who removed the painting to safety well before the fire broke out. The '^i.^*^^^;^ painting has since been returned. The n^ 60,000 odd cans drunk over the three- day weekend were sold from a store room Ball was an even more casual affair than consider the amount of beer drunk. The at the back of the pub bearing the name the Dance. Halfway througli the Ball only fight I saw was a wliile tourist woman "Chandelier Bar", The trick was to crush KNOCK-EM-DOWNS & BOXING someone got bored with the whole thing who got a white tourist man down in a into the Chandelier Bar, buy a supply of TENTS and pulled out the fuses which threw pile of cans and started kicking him. cans and head for the street because if Don't think Bu'dsville leaves you with the hall into darkness, and stopped the Why the hell do people go to Birdsville there was going to be any action that's only the pub for post-races entertain­ band. The crowd then wandered out to for this weekend? One of the locals ex­ where it would be. The street action ment. On the Friday night there is, of the knock-em-downs or sloped back plained to me that the "bush" is really consisted mostly of drinking in the street. course, the Dance and on Saturday night, across the road to the Hotel. The what Australia is all aboul - tliat the If you are thinking about going to the Ball, The dance hall is completely Chandelier Bar was open all Saturday outback and the hardsliips which go with Bkds^e then you should flyan d the constructed of corrugated tin and the night until near dawn on Sunday morning. il built tliis country and city. People oc­ bigger the plane the better. I went out in inside boasts a wooden floor, a few tinsel The Saturday race meeting to most of casionally want to observe that real a four seater, an intrepid little number decorations and mostly green balloons. the tourists was just a place to take photos, Australia and have a good tune doing it, called a Beechcraft Debonair which took In the dust outside the hall there is the drink beer, and have a laugh at anything so they come to the annual swill at eight and a half hours to get us there with local side-show alley. There are sue side­ unusual. To those non-city folk it was a Budsvaie. Perhaps he was right. Tammy two fuel stops and very uneasy stomachs. shows, four of which are knock-em-downs, much more serious business as rodeos Fraser is this year President of the It's hardly believable but that plane could and a boxing tent which features a female adn race meetings are regarded as not Australiana Fund and I guess she's had have taken us to Melbourne quicker be­ country and western singer between only a great form of entertainment but at least one brush with Australiana, cause Melbourne is closer to Brisbane than bouts. The boxing tent drew the biggest also cherished as a part of the Australian SHE'S been to the Birdsville Races. BirdsWlle. crowds and the barker was inviting any heritage. Country people are very app-

TIME OFF October 1979 13 V*'* V'' ***• » -^ ^*-^ y\'> HAYDEN LEARNS FROM GOUGH

How much has tbe federal Labor party learned from the Whitlam years? Is tbe electorate turning on Malcolm Fraser with a disdain usually reserved for headmasters and landlords? Does Bill Hayden have tbe capacity to con tbe Atistralian people into votmgfor him? PETER APPLEGARTH assesses Hayden's prospects and draws on tbe history of tbe Whitlam govemment as written in a new book "Illusions of Power" by Michael Sexton.

The place was Reddiffe shopping centre on a sunny Saturday after* moments later in an aside to an aide Hayden confessed, "gee you've got to noon. Bill Hayden was introducing himself to the electors who would vote ^say some comv things at times." in a by-elccdon one week later. A woman shook Hayden's hand and exclaimed, "I'm so happy that Mr. Casey is leader of the ALP in Qld and That incident displays Hayden's capacity to accept tbe accolades of that you're federal leader". Hayden replied, "Yes, madam, it'U be a great public office in a spirit of healthy cyniasm. His unassuming nature is place with Mr, Casey as Premier and myself as Prime Minister". A few arguably his greatest asset in tbe quest for govemment in 1980.

A few days later Hayden was in the Parliament delivering an Address in Reply to the Budget, The govemment's response ''Most of BUl Hayden's was to call upon polished Parliamentary classmates at Brisbane State performer, Jim Killen. Killen's tired rendition ofthe 'dark days ofthe Whitlam High would have voted for years' smacked of a stand-up comedian who has seen better days. The govem­ Fraser at the last election. ment's response, like its pubUc image, is These are the working class one of hopeless irrelevance. Whereas an attack on Whitlamism was effective and kids who the establishment appropriate as late as 1977, politics has altered significantly since then. The gave a free education to in Liberal's failure to appreciate this fact tbe 1940s. Many of them will accelerate their electoral demise. Their rehearsed responses to Labor are went on to become members as unconvincing as their claims to be in of tbe managerial and pro­ control of an economic recovery. Ironically, as Fraser resuscitates the fessional classes. Indeed image of Wiitlam as the leader of a higli Hayden may have become one taxation, high inflation, high unemploy­ ment govemment, the image begins to of them bad he joined a bank fit himself. Fraser runs the risk of being instead of the police force. tarred with the same brush that he used effectively on Wliitlam - an arrogant A simple twist of fate." Prime Minister who could not grasp economic reality, let alone seek to change it. As the Whitlara-Fraser likeness be­ comes more apparent (and Gough created a son in his own unage) Hayden's stocks will inevitably rise. Hayden presents a political style which the conservative parties can neither match nor combat. He juxtaposes his humility with Fraser's anogance, his disdain for notoriety with Fraser's "bom to rule' credo, and his awareness of problems with Fraser's reliance on old certainties. Things have changed greatly in the last five years. Political actors like Whillam, Caims, Connor, Crean and Murphy have left the political stage. Fraser continues with his soliloquy to an ever-dwindling audience. The wonder is that none of Fraser's prompters are prepared to tell Tlie chapter on Jim Cairns is titled Give me men to match my plains. liim that the show is over. LABOR'S PROSPECTS UNDER 'Prophet witiiout Honour' and relates the Men with freedom in their vision, HAYDEN story of a leader of a mass movement who And creation in their brains. ILLUSIONS OF POWER With the disappointment ofthe Wliitlam found himself out of liis depth in the years a pronounced change in the Labor Before the prospects for a future Labori worid ofthe Canberra bureaucracy. Tlie combination of such characters Party might have been anticipated. government can be assessed, tlie fate ofthe Lionel Murphy is said lo have into a 'Kitchen Cabinet' says something Hayden's term as leader has on the face of last Labor government must be reflected "epitomised the efforts and the frus­ about the ALPs near coalition style of events been free from deliberate innova­ upon. Tliis task is undertaken by Michael trations of the Wliitlam government". government. tions. Labor's traditional links with the Sexton in his recent book 'Illusions of His attempts to control the operation of One signature remained to be attached trade union movement remain. Power' (Allen and Unwin, 1979). The book ASIO are recounted in detail. to the loan authorisation before it becaine Labor's approach is essentially one of opens with an account of a meeting on Sexton concludes of Murphy, "the operative. That was the signature of John civilising capitalism by democratic and 13 December, 1974 between Wliitlam, diversity of his talents still enabled him Kerr, Labor appointed Governor-General. mildly socialist initiatives. On a different Caims, Murphy and Connor. That meeting by the end of 1974 to deniowtrate as Sexton provides an informative account levd Hayden has launched the ALP on a authorised the borrowing of $4,000 Attorney-General (and would enable him of Kerr's bacground. He characterises Kerr new path. He has placed economic recon­ million. The unconventional methods in the future to demonstrate on the Higli as "a genuine cynic, an ideological soldier struction as the first item on the agenda used by the government to raise the money Court of Australia) that, of all the Sydney of fortune with no preconceived notion for his government. This was (he thrust showed the desperation of a reform lawyers on both sides who were to play of the political process, a man who be- of his speech to the recent ALP federal government whose program had been a part in the turbulent events of 1975, Ueved in nothing — except hhnself. As his conference. frustrated by a hostile Senate, indifferent he was least inhibited by this background friend from pre-war days, Francis James, Whitlam came to power with a program bureaucrats and the concerted opposi- and had the best prospect of reconciling remarked later: "God save the Queen! of reform predicated on having a healthy ,tion of the Australian establishment. what has often appeared a basic incom­ Honestly, John, it's a bit much when you economy. When the economic blow-out Exactly one year later the govemment patibility between the roles of lawyer and bdieve in neither God nor the Queen." of the early 1970s occurred these programs would be swept from office, having never reformer." •became largely inoperative. In many ways really been in power. A revealing picture of Rex Connor is The book goes on to give a careful the Labor government simply did not Sexton's book does not only provide developed. Connor's goal of govemment analysis of the internal ' and external know wliat was happening. It's programs a valuable historical record of the fate of participation m natur^ resources develop­ forces wliich debiUtated the Whitlam were not in accord with economic cir­ a reform government, ft critically assesses ment produced virulent opposition from adminislration. It is a timely and well cumstances. In contrast, Hayden and his each of the participants in the 13 mining interests and their poUtical opera­ written account of the fate of a reform coUeagues have the dubious advantage December, 1974 meeting. Sexton sum­ tives. He was eventually to be overcome govemment. As private secretary to of knowing that their programs wUl have marises Whitlam's greatest strength and by such opposition and forced from the Attorney-General Kep Enderby, Sexton to operate in tight economic conditions. his greatest weakness as "his own idealistic Alinistry. Typical of his rare poUtical witnessed many of the events first hand. The obvious limitations placed upon commitment to rational progress for style in the face of immense opposition Sexton does not present poUtical events any reform programs means that Hayden's mankind, and yet his intolerance of, or was Ids rendition in Pariiament of an old simply as a game between key per­ blueprint for AustraUa in the 1980s will more commonly, his hicomprehension of, Australian poem: sonalities. 'Iliusions of Power' is a sophis­ those individuals or groups who did not ticated analysis of the efforts and frus­ (continued next page) share this commitment." Give me men to match tny mountains. trations of the Whitlam governnient.

15 TIME OFF October 1979 (co)tt. from previous page} frequently refer to the number of young of Fraser that 'the emperor has no clothes'. authoritarian figure of Fraser can no longer and lalenled ALP members that were lost Yet they remain undecided about Hayden. be relied upon. The electorate is turning on in the electoral disasters of J975 and 17tey are the people Hayden has to reach. Fraser with a disdain usually reserved for be an entirely different package from that 1977. Even with those losses, shadow Althougli this involves revealing more of headmasters and landlords. presented by Wliitlam in 1969 and 1972. ministers like Bowen, Button, Keating, his personality, and even his self-doubts, The curtailed programs will al least enable Ryan, Wreidt and Young find few equi­ the task is essential. People do nol want an In 1961 a young policeman was able to Hayden to avoid the image of a latter-day valents in the Fraser ministry. Even the economic expert as national leader. They engage the trust of the people of Ipswich. 'It's Time'merchant. small Labor backbencli boasts persons wanl someone who knows about suburban Nearly twenty years later Hayden needs to Anyone who listened to Hayden's like Neil Blewitt, Barry Jones and Gareth, life in Australia. repeal the process on a national scale. In Address-in-Reply to the Budget heard Evans. An historical parallel can be found in attempting to do this he need not apologise the person prepared to be national Bob Hawke's possible election to Par­ the emergence of John Curtin as wartime for his prowess in economics or for the fact leader. The speech did not succumb to Uament presents at the same time the labor leader. Cuitin's capacity to get that he is less certain about poUtical solu­ the temptation to delete anything radical things done contrasted with the incom­ greatest prospect and the greatest danger tions than he was 20 years ago. The Aust­ from Labor poUcy. Hayden resisted the petence of Menzies as a wartime leader. to Labor's chances in 1980. Hawke's ralian people are increasingly prepared to forces that want Labor to become as Curtin's embodiment of an emerging entry challenges Hayden's capacity as a put their trust in someone like Hayden 'middle of the road' as the US AustraUan identity contrasted with Men­ to be national leader. All that Hayden has Democratic Party or as right wing as Qld party leader to marshall Hawke's talent zies' anglophUe pretensions. Hayden has to behind Labor's 1980 campa^n. Despite to do is ask for it in the right way. Maybe Labor under Casey. Proposals included regenerate the egalitarianism which lurks he can remember the barking dogs of the retrospective aboUtion of tax avoidance a natural resistance in the Labor Caucus in Australian culture. The wSUngness of to Hawke's entry, Hawke could add 2% Ipswich in 1961. schemes and the introduction ofa wealdi the electorate to place their faith in the PETER APPLEGARTH tax. lacTOss the board* to Labor's vote in 1980., Labor can win without, Hawke in 1980, NO MORE TWEEDLE-DEE, It can win ;Yith Hawke, But it cannot win TWEEDLE-DUM vrtth Hayden ^and Hawke in a pubUc fight' The importance of proposing identifi­ for Labor leadership. Accordingly, Hawke's entry will be a key test of Hayden's leader­ able alternatives to Fraser style, Fraser ship quaUties. policies and Fraserism cannot be under­ rated. If Labor sUps into a Tweedle-dee, HAYDEN AND THE PUBLIC Tweedle-dum relationship with the Fraser government it will encounter the same Hayden should reaUse that people don't cynicism and resentment that Fraser is trust politicians very much and tiiat people currentiy winning himself in the opinion reaUse that the economy is not going to poUs, The hope for Labor is that the sig­ improve in the near future. For Hayden nificant number of people who the this means avoiding presenting himself as opinion poUs class as "undecided" wiU a media heavyweight oreconomic Charles decide that Labor is different from Liberal, Adas. In substance Hayden need only say, "I'm not sure that I've got aU die If the same cynicism that confronts answers, but I'm sure that I can do better Fraser descends on Hayden his chances tiian Fraser". People don't expect too of winning government will be reduced. much more. To offer them more would Hayden has largely escaped the pubUc involved Hayden repeating Fraser's 1975 odium of being associated with the failure poUcy speech. of the Whitlam program. He is remembered Most of Hayden's classmates at Brisbane as the instigator of Medibank and the State ffigh would have voted for Fraser at framer of the 1975 budget which was the last election. These are the working blocked by a hostSe Senate. Given his class kids who the establishment gave a free natural contrast with the Whitlam-Fraser education to in the 1940s. Many of them went on to become members of the mana­ style, Hayden stands a good chance of gerial and professional classes. Indeed being accepted as Prime Minister in 1980. Hayden may have become one of them had Tlie most underscored achievement of he joined a bank instead of the poUce **/if< Hayden has been to buOd a viable shadow force, A simple twist of fate. ministiy. Political commentators These are the electors V(^o are reaUsing

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"We found out, and it was years before we did, that dl the bread we made for Decca was going to make little black boxes tliat go into American Air Force bombers to bomb fucking North Vietmm. They took the bread we made for them and put it into the radar section of their business. When we fomd that out, it blew our minds. That was it. God damn, you find out you've helped kill God, knows how many thousands of people without even knowing it. I'd rather the Mafia than Decca." Keith Richardsof the Bolting Stones

The recording mdustry is the second largest consumer industry. Record and tape sales in America are worth S2000 miUion; and the recording industry is the basis of the commercial radio industry which canies advertising worth S45000 mUUon. As a result of takeovers and the nomial operations of the market place, the numbers of independent labels has steadily decUned. Control of the recording industry is even more monopolised tl^n other industries. TTie top 4 companies control 52% of the market. Ownership of the big three reveals that: ABC - The Morgan Group holds 65% of the stock; CBS - The Morgan and RockefeUer Groups own 47% ofthe stock; RCA - controlled by the Samoff family though Rockefeller and Morgan Groups hold 30%.

THE AUSTRALIAN RECORD INDUSTRY AustraUa has the second, highest per capita expenditure on records m the Western world (after Sweden). Despite impact not only on local films and local things he said was: T'd like to thank MoUy AustraUan Popular Music Culture, Count­ the smaU size of its population, it is v/riting, which are booming, but also on (Countdown's Talent Co-ordinator)". down acts as Uttle more dian a front for the sbcth biggest market for records. the local record industry. In the past year, Appearing on Countdown is the the Intemational Music Industry. The The local record market grew enor­ a whole number of local labels have sprung difference between three thousand sales' AustraUan groups it promotes are Yankee mously in tiie fifties with the popularity up; as weU bands haye been independently and three hundred thdusand^leSi •: Qdnes Uke the Littie River Band ("Glen of rock 'n* roU, and pop music con­ producing and distributing their own Only one of tiie many groups tiiathave Shorrock tiiinks he was borA in fucking stitutes 80% of the sales. records. recentiy produced their own singles has CaUfomia" - Dave Wamer). The criterion Some 80% to 90% of tiie records sold Taking Brisbane as an example, the past appeared on Countdown. That group is for appearing on Countdown is a Music in AustraUa are manufactured locaUy year has seen the Go Bet^'eens, the I^ Femme who have managed to score Industry contract and a current single (i.e. 20 miUion LPs and 6 mUlion singles). Riptides, the Apartments aU release suigles TWO (gasp!) Countdown appearances for (for everyone except La Femme). And the However, these aren't AustraUan records. on the Able Labd; as well, Razar and the reasons that have never been fuUy Music Industry makes sure that anybody 90% of them are manufactured under Leftovers have independently produced explained. La Femme are now expectuig wh tours Australia appears on Countdown. licence from overseas. their own singles. Razar have also produced that their record will go triple platinum. Any lingering doubts aboul Of the seven major companies only anEP. If they hadn't scored Countdown appear­ Countdown's close involvement with die one, Festival, is locdily owned. (It's part These records wUl all pay for them­ ances they would have been lucky to seU Music Industry are dispelled when Molly of tiie Murdoch empire). Of the re­ selves or make money, despite the fact three thousand records. Meldrum appears for the appropriately mainder, three are American companies that they won't be played on commercial And Countdown broke Abba!! named 'HUMDRUM' segment to review (WEA RCA and CBS); EMI is British radio and the groups mil never appear on Although they're old hat in AustraUa, new record releases. Using a vocabulary owned, and PhiUps and Sony have tiieir Countdown. Abba are currently engaged in breaking that consists chiefly of 'fabulous', headquarters in the Netheriands. These It seems almost impossible for Brisbane into the American Market, and you often 'fantastic', and 'great', band name dropping overseas owned companies aren't in­ groups to get their records played on see articles on them in American musical at the rate of 10 a second, it's seU! seU! terested in producing records by Brisbane commercial radio; The Saints had media referring to them as a bright new seU!, as the front man for the International AustraUans. a record in the English Top Twenty and group. You see the AustraUan Markel is Music Uidustry swings into gear. There are large costs mvolved in still weren't played by commercial radio used to pre-tesl overseas groups and As a PR gesture, Countdown came to producing local records. You have to pay in Brisbane. Maybe it's because no Brisbanerecord s before release in America or Brisbane on the 4th September. And guess for studio time, for highly trained people, group gets on Countdown. Britain. how many local groups were uivited to for technicians, tiiere are costs involved After all it's a lol cheaper to have a film appear? That's right. None! The five local in printing the covers, and more money THREE MILLION BOPPERS IN dip on Countdown, sell a couple of groups who have got current singles aren't is sucked into promotion and distribution. THE POCKET tiiousand records, make a few more bucks on the major labels who are the friends of It involves risk and large companies don't You see. Countdown controls the on tour, see if you have a goer and another Countdown. Some Brisbane people were a like risks. It's far easier to land a master record industry in Australia. Appearing Countdown Discovery bursts upon the bifupset about this. tape from overseas for only $200, rely on tv/ice a week on the nation-wide ABC world. Thanks to Countdown, AustraUa is overseas promotion and you're lau^iing network, the Countdown audience Is a ranking power in the Music Uidustry. TAKE YOUR MUSIC LOCAL AND aU tiie way to the Rockefeller-Morgan estimated at 3 milUon. The program has an For consumption! LIVE controUed bank. And who gives a stuff amazing impact on tiie Austialian Record So that's why we were slanding outside about AustraUan culture? Market. COUNTDOWN YANKEE CLONES the Brisbane studios of tlie ABC in WeU, AustraUans do. The New Nation­ When Jolm Paul Young was crowned Despite tlie fact that it appears on the beautiful, downtown Toowong on that fine alism of the past decade has had its King of Pop last year, one of. the first ABC and you'd expect it to be promotmg spring day, with the sun beating down on us and the cars wliizzing past us along Coro Drive. We were demonstrating against Countdown. Razar were there with sigris thai read 'Shutdown Countdown' and 'Stamp Oul Disco' and 'Take Your Music Local and Live'. Martin Hardy from The Purge was re, holding a sign that said 'Counl- wn - Opiate of the Masses'. Tlicre were nks in leather jackets, apprentice fiosa types - wearing black wrap und sunglasses. And look, folks, king strikingly non-descripl in thongs jeans. It's tnat worid-renowned non­ entity, ME!! I'm the one carrying the

17 TIME OFF October 1979 ash from his cigarette over them a TV The height of MoUy's campaign to slogan that reads 'Smash the International payable to people outside AustraUa? Week photographer who was there got .Music Front!!' It's not only our mines and forests that make everyone as stupid as himself came in his interview with Bob Mariey: "How them to pose with us for a story they One of the great ihings about demon­ get plundered but our very earholes!! were going to do on the demonstration. strating against Countdown is that you get As songwriters, as musicians, locals would you define your music. Bob?" MoUy asked. "It's revolutionary!" said to meet the Countdown Kiddies. Tlie don't get a chance. 'It makes you a con­ PIRANHA IN A FEEDING Countdown Kiddies are the nine year olds sumer, a Potential Moron' read anotiier Bob, and smiled a particularly zonked who make up the Countdown audience FRENZY who scream on cue al the end of songs and After a few photographs were taken, wave Uieir hands in the air during live' we gave the Kiddies our placards and they acts. ripped tiiem to pieces; their tiiought The Countdown Kiddies decided to processes seemed to be "Slogans attack engage us in argument. "What's that sign Countdown. , .slogans bad". It wasn't mean?" they asked the Razar member Uke Nazis burning books; their pleasure carrying the slogan that read 'Take Your was far more simple-minded and elemental; Music Local and live'. "It means that you they remmded me of a school of piranha should support local groups. Don't you one of our slogans. (The Countdown smile. "Oh," said MoUy in horror, "I in a feeding ftenzy!! know any local bands?" said the Razar Kiddies couldn't understand that one tiiought it was.. .FUN". 1 couldn't help admiring how complete either). the Countdown Lobotomy is. Apart from person. "Yeah, Dave and the Derros" ****** repUed the Countdown Kiddies. We the neurons that co-ordinate hand waving pointed out that Dave and the Derros DRUGS TOO CONTROVERSIAL and screaming, there wasn't too much left. weren't a local group; they're from FOR MOLLY And in another time and space, the Just a fanatical loyalty to Countdown and Melbourne. "Yeah", said the Countdown The most sickening recent development Countdown Kiddies are resorting to trick a subservience to any culture that is Kiddies, "they're from Australia, that's on Countdown is that MoUy has decided questions: "OK," they say to Razar" foreign. local!" to set himself up as 'moral guardian'; VOU name a local band ". Though one of the Kiddies was brighter See how insidious Countdown is? The Stranglers were banned from appearmg Before the Countdown Kiddies were tiian the rest. During the program he These kids don't even know any local on Countdown after tiiey said they liked whisked away to perform their sacred apparently kept saying; "Why do we have bands. Is il any wonder that 99% of drugs. Nothing controversial, nothing duties of waving their hands in the air, to scream at the end of every song? They manufacturing licence fees and artist that might provoke. . .thought, . .appears and screaming on cue at the ends of should pay us for this!" royalties for records sold in Australia are on Countdown. songs, and having Marc Hunter flick the Pra-fob Simions Rasurfoca When the Monkees toured Australia "What the Monkees mean to me? - in 1968, I was 12. The girls at my school The sound that's no good on a nice stereo. were agog. The lucky ones rushed around But like a symphony on a tranny. Tlie proclaiming in loud voices that they closest sound to your Kapok Acoustic were going to see the Monkees. 1 was a ill the bedroom. Soimds great in the little bemused. How could these other­ kitchen. And besides my guitar looks like wise sophisticated 12 year olds be so llie ones on the front of their singles. excited about going to the zoo? Uiey come from Brisbane too. And they 're It's not that I was particularly re­ still at the school dance." tarded or deprived, merely nol in­ Peter Loveday of the ToeSuckers, terested in television; except, of course, hibernating Supports and avid coUect or of for faduig re-runs of the Many Loves of Monkees singles. Dobie GUlis. Besides the Monkees TV programme was over for the day by the They were stUl at the QIT dance 1 went \ • I ^ > / time I came home from school. to last week. It was then that I began to Television was the Monkees. Pure pop. reaUse that interest in the Monkees was not Four Beatie clones being zany for 30 only individual obsessions but more Uke minutes once a week. Very disposable. a conspiracy. The Apartments perform a Or so I thought. For now, over ten years few Monkees songs. Their set was fairly later the Monkees are a recognisable force lack-lustre until a glorious rendition of in the Brisbane music scene. Daydream Believer. This was followed a A couple of months ago, I was give a little later by the practicaUy offensive gift of a plastic baby with a safety pin You're Not The Only Cuddly Toy, through Its head and a copy of Alternative But tihe Go-Betw?ens appear to be Title B/W Forget That Girl. At the tune Brisbane's truly devoted fans. They didn't I thou^t the choice of a Monkees single need much prompting to claim the was an aberration. Although a {feasant Monkees as a major influence. Grant Go- enough one. Between suggested that his childhood in But since then I've begun to realise Caims was the culprit. In Cairns, he said, that in Brisbane the Moidtees are very the only entertainment was television and trendy. My friends are gathering coUec­ the Monkees dominated. The Go-Betweens tions of dogearred second-hand singles. have had three Monkees songs in their And various new wave bands around repertoire. town are performing Monkees numbers. The Riptides refused to have anything One of the most interesting aspects of to do with the Monkees. Mark CaUa^an, this revival of interest in the Monkees by the lead singer and songwriter, remarked, New Wave bands and afficionados is that "The Monkees were just there, like the there are probably the absolute anti­ Beatles". Their influence was powerfid thesis of new wave. and pervasive; but now they are virtuaUy The Monkees were put together by ignored by rock historians. Dismissed as Don Kirshner, an experienced rock one of the minor quirks of rock 'n roU. enlrepeneur, to cash in on Beatlemania. Tlie ToeSuckers, The Questton Marks, The television programme was based The Patients and Razar aU perform (I'm on "Hard Days Night". Of die four mop Not Your) Steppin' Stone. Although this tops chosen Micky Dolenz and Davy could have just a Uttle coimection with Jones were previously child actors. And those Kings Roads doyens; it does point Peler Tork and Mike Nes'mith, musicians. towards monkeemania. Apparently one of the hopefuls for a But why? One cynic suggested that it musician's role at the time was young was because the chords are so easy. This Stephen Stills. Bul he was rejected on is obviously a major consideration. Mostly, die grounds that he had bad teeth. though, it is because the Monkees Kirshner had been behind the BrUi produced the most delicious, tooth- Building pop scene where a host of decaying pop. Tliey were put together for writers and musicians churned out some TV, their best song was written by various of our greatest pop songs. People like other people, they had no particular com­ Carole King, Neil Sedada and Diamond mitment to their music or each other. It's began there. And it was some of those in these ways that the purity was attained. great, teams that wrote the Monkees first Pure trash. Pure pop. hits. Kirshner had the formula right. And why are Brisbane's young punkers Tlie Monkees had a hit TV show, and two picking up on these corrupt clowns? best seUing albums without bothering to Children of the TV age? Following the play a note! "The initial impetus of the Go-Betweens was a cross between The leader back to the 60s? Or maybe a lack In 1966 the Monkees began a US tour of pretention which has led to the Monkees Monkees and Patti Sinith. The Monkees were pop and bad poetics; Patti with support act - Jimi Hendrix! He nemesis in the eyes of the music industry. Smith poetics and bad pop. Micky Dolenz we regarded as the definitive very sensibly and quickly withdrew. They .60s star. Whenever I think of the Monkees, it's a sunny tnorning, the were big. But their success was based on Hey, hey we're the Monkees brightest colours, and David Jones' eyes. Their music is perfect, as perfect tiie television programme. Ui 1968 the people say we monkey around show was cancelled, and the group dis­ as pop could ever be; 'Last Train to Oarksville' has been written, and we But we're too busy singing are left with our own imperfection." solved. But they live on in the minds and To put anybody down. Robert Go-Between hearts of Brisbane's chic punks and ex- grammar boys. -ANNE JONES

18 Its the kmd of smell that ts more than a smell. It's sensurround." Short story writer KENNETH GA UNT is talkmg about that barely tolerable male tnstttution Crystals tn public loos. This is an article of hberation and reminiscence ("then, walkmg towards the trough, be gltmpses tbe colours that heftrst saw with his father"). Of sharpened nervous systems, strength-giving perfumes, tbe sacred piss MISSION FOR THE SAKE OF MAN'S KIND

I'm on a train and it's one of those matters of supreme historical importance. It's where I'm gomg, what I'm going to do. It's a Mission. Just after finishing university I went overseas. What they say is true. There's a closed-ui feelmg at uni and if you're one of those people who's been brought up to think tiiey might one day be useful you've got to go somewhere. You've got to get close to life, and that takes some doing for a uni student who has a fair idea that most things are useless but has a gut feeUng, a gut desire to be some sort of cog. Overseas and penniless is probably the besl somewhere for reconcUiation of tiiat kind, and even before the Call I knew it was aU having some effect on me. 1 was beginnmg lo realise il's mainly a matter of redirecting your dreams. Though even at uni I was never into Women's Lib in a big way, I've decided that myjjercejJtive abUities are likely to be turned to best use in that field. Tiiat's why I left my dog pound job in Malacca after only three weeks to return lo Australia. That's my Mission. And it might shock the Libbers to know that it reaUy does take a guy to do what I'm going to do. Maybe it was the whinmg of all those dogs smeUing the condemned bitches on heat, but there I was in the depot loo, piddUng into the western-style trough when it caU came to me. The force of the Vision almost struck me down, and that could've been fatal. But 1 kept control and just Ustened to the Call. By the time I washed my hands the future of womanhood seemed well and truly in Tiiese are the Crystals of inequality. The h's the revolution they've been waiting you might imagine. Just bringing them into them. weaker sex is weak aboul them. for. And they'll be glad it's all so simple. the open air wUl probably attract con­ It's all to do with the Crystals. Or lack ll is, by all appearances, a conspiracy. But that's nol the reason I came back siderable attention, even if I'm the only of them. Most Third World countries are The Crystals are after all designed solely to Australia. 1 came back for some high person for miles. Women wiU be attracted worse off than we are because most men for the apparatus designed solely for the grade Crystals. Tlie really good ones. And by a source of strength, a centre of real there just never see them. And for a time relief of the male genitals. Rather than since the best ones 1 know are in Brisbane, upUftment. Men, familiar with the feeling, I thought that was bad. The dog pound aboUsh Crystals completely or simulate in I may as well enUghten Australia first. wiU no doubt be indignant. . .probably enlightenment made me realise that no Ladies the atmosphere of a properiy hostile. I will be in immense danger. That women (anywhere) ever see them. It just equipped Gents, the male dominated world So here I am, on my way lo Brisbane, .helps explains this tenseness, tliis excite­ isn't something that all men realise, and the prefers to keep the Crystals top secret. back to a little block in the Botanical ment, this sense of final Mission. sooner those few who aren't committed Even men in the underdeveloped countries, Gardens where 1 first went as a len year to the preservation of injustice do, the deprived of the physical, mental, and old. The Crystals there were superb. I It has occurred to me that in open air sooner they wUl locate the roots of sexism spiritual powers of Crystals culture, remembered them back there at the the Crystals may lose their powers, that and begin to constructively work towards zealously keep what they can gJean quiet Malacca doggie depot, in thai magic maybe they can exist only in their own an aware egalitarian society. Just as I aiti in the hope that one day all men wUlte instant when for the first time I realised environment, and die the instant thev now doing. equal. the social and economic significance of leave their dingy dunnies. Then where will ft has to be the Crystals. Now if you're I am working on the conspiracy theory. male toilet troughs. The best Crystals 1 be? Tlien I could only inform the women, a woman, you won't know what 1 mean. 1 just can't believe that something as im­ are medium sized, and there in the could only speak of magic Crystals and ofa And precisely this is the problem. portant as Crystals could be kept so secret Botanical Gardens they come in shades conspiracy more fundamental than they Whenever a male human bemg enters a wUliout some conscious plot. How / of purple, in reds, yellows, greens, blues ever imagined. Even with my degree they pubUc w.C, hefeeh the Crystals. He smells remained unconscious for so long is and oranges. Even in black. There you wouldn't believe me, them, inhales a soft, strengtii-giving beyond me. Maybe the uni years were might sometimes see a multicolour. And I will play it by ear. At least now 1 am perfume, and his nervous system sharpens. less consciousness-raising (han 1 thought. the smell! I find it difficult not lo pass close to Ufe. At least now I feel a cog. TTien, waUcing tov/ards the trougli, he StiU, I'm hoping to do the universUies out just thinking out it. Indescribable. I am travelling lo Brisbane to steal some glimpses the colours that he first saw with on a sponsored lecture tour soon. The God's own fruit musl rot in comparison. crystals. Maybe to change the world. 1 his father. They are there, and there Ihey women's groups will surely sponsor me It's the kind of smell that is more than a dream of the day when women wUl thank remain after the piss, even after the flush. when I explain this incomparable theory smell. It's sensurround. nie for their Liberation. Deodorizing and opening up the sense. of sexism and sliow Ihem the display. Stealing Ihe Crystals will be harder than -KENNETH GAUNT

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of the field, "I'd say that Well they hung them from lion album turning up in playing I was. unpressed the New Wave and Punk the lamp post. . .but 1 teU the record shops every few with the undoubted musical situation was the most you honey, they won't drive months. If il wasn't for abiUty of the band. The powerful thing to happen us to ground." (Shaking the repetitious nature of the' vocals are strong and clear, since the begmning of rock Hands with the Sun). The tracks you could swear he the drummmg powerful, and roU." first Unes of ft's My MUid was StiU holed up in some instrumentation adequate. He deplores the fact that provide a clue; "Sitting out LA recording studio But on the second playing most of the energy of that on the Moors, druikuig churning the stuff out. I found the material boruig genre has dissipated into big bottles of wine, gettmg Granted, Polydor has a and monotonous. The business concerns, but drunk, , .watching your limited amount of material tracks have an overaU same­ to release, but fans have a understands tiie cause of eyes." And is "I Confess" ness, and famUiar sound; right to expect a more that dissipation; "generaUy an oblique reference to it has Umited appeal. Dif­ imaginative selection of tiiey were working class chUd kilUng? "I confess I ficult to classify, it doesn't songs on what the sleeve people. If someone offers killed the cat. . .It was an seem to be new wave; you some money and a says is a "Limited CoUec- disco or whatever. angry cat. But 1 thought U tors edition". Buy it if you sUuation that is better than was laughing." your chUdhood, it's very like Collectors Editions - PersonaUy I wouldn't Moors murders or not, difficult to resist." otherwise, don't bother. play it again; I wouldn't this is a dark album, and Regarding fellow eccen­ -KJAZ PERRY buy it either. At record one for which the singUig prices nowadays you could tric loner Brian Eno: "I've styles of Coyne and Krause got my doubts about him. get a belter value album are ideaUy suited. Coyne with more appeal. He's a bit too arty-farty smgs with the emotion of for my tastes. However, in The Yachts formed in a person whose mmd is on mid 77 in Liverpool. the sense that he's an overioad, scrcanUng for individual doing something Havmg worked with Elvis help from an uncaring in a very un-individual CosteUo and the Boomtown worid. Krause has an business, I respect him." Rats they have received equally emotion-filled voice. some recognition and a Coyne's new album, She bears comparison to foUowing in the U.K. "Babble", is a departure AustraUa's Jeannie Lewis, KEVIN CCYNE another singer who can give Yachts' debut album was from previous recordings. TEDDY BEAR IN A VALLEY OF TEARS Uistead of playing a leading a convincing interpretation lecorded in New York just role (Kevin Coyne with of a mind on the brink of before Christmas and re­ Depression and various degrees of mental pain feature Backing Band), he shares disaster. leased ui August '79. They heavUy in the music of Kevin Coyne, who came to equal bUling on "Babble" The sixteen songs are have done some major Brisbane recently to promote a foUow-up album to with German bom singer presented ui a range of tourmg around the U.K. "Teddy Bears and MUlionau'es" and to headline at a Triple Dagmar Krause. Both styles; U-onicaUy pleasant- but the stories of "Yachting Zed Joint Effort. TONY GILSON spoke to Coyne and Krause and Coyne began sounding shuffles, anguished YACHTS: Fever" seem exaggerated. MATT MAWSON compUed this profile and reviewed the tiieir musical careers in baUads, bitter raging dirges, Yachts (Radarscope, I fmd il hard to believe new album. their early teens, Coyne in unsettUng child-Uke melo­ distributied by W.E.A.) tiiat there wUl be any Kevin Coyne is cult the punk bands was "be folk clubs, Krause in jazz dies. Some tracks are simply The first Yachts' album •fever' in Australia over material. His idealism and true to yourself, some­ clubs. voice and acoustic guitar, brills to mnid the recent the Yachts. sincerity in an often shallow thing Coyne has been In 1970 Krause recorded others are full-fledged pro­ 'Fastnet* disaster. On first ^KEVIN REID and success-oriented world pushuig for years. In his an album of electronic ductions. of rock have ensured him music he tries to promote music and later recorded Marjory Razor Blade permanent residence on the the concepts of freedom, would love this album. fringe of popular music. three albums with a band strengtii and self-expression. called "Slapp Happy". She DRUMS AND WIRES: - Now 35, Coyne has been "I'm vety much against has toured Europe exten­ XTC (Virgin L37059) playing music publicly for people being 'plastic', or sively and has been involved I fmd it difficult to be objective about XTC. They 22 years, hi that time he has uniform to one design" he Ui various theatrical pro­ have had numerous monumental smgles (e.g. "This Is released eleven albums. said, "I hope I can indicate jects. Pop", "Are You Recehing Me", "Statue of Uberty") Only in recent years has he die v/ays one can obtain "Babble" is a song cycle. which have been virtuaUy ignornl by the mass record enjoyed a degree of success freedom." It was first performed at buying market. This criminal n^Iect also goes for their in Australia, thanks mainly High ideals, certainly, two previous album rdeases ("White Music" and "Go to airplay on alternative London's Rock Garden in but one of the features of July 1978 and has been per­ 2"). radio and a moderately Coyne's style of music is "Drums and Wires" js successful tour vdth formed by Krause and tiiat it contams no com­ their third album and is Country Joe McDonald m Coyne as "spontaneous promise. In the studio or in confirmation of the fact 1977. theatre" tiiroughout a live situation, Coyne's Europe. As Coyne writes that XTC are the greatest Lasl time around, Coyne music comes from the on the sleeve notes: pop band in the world played to a seated audience heart and owes nothing to GLORIA: today (I say this without at Mayne HaU. This time, any behind-the-scenes Babble is essentially a love Jimmy Hendrix any reservations whatso­ armed only with a tape of image-makers and profit- story ever). The title of the album electronic rhythm, an mongers. There isn't much left to is virtually a description acoustic guitar, and a The lovers are shown strug­ His style tends to alien­ gling to communicate be said about Jimmy Hen­ of the band's new sound. powerhouse voice, he ate a lot of people and he drix, or the music that he Keyboards player Barry screamed his bizarre, manic Succeeding then failing is unlikely to ever have played. You either like the Andrews has now left the depressive lyrics lo a The lovers are lost... significant commercial radio heavy guitar solos and five band and his "clapped out standing and pogoing audi­ Does it really matter? success. Not that he is minute finale's or you wish organ" and "steam piano" starts with a haunting whis- ence at Cioudlands he'd sink into rock oblivion. have been replaced by Dave pered vocal and builds up baUroom. particularly concerned; The sonj cycle met "I'm the sort of bloke some contioveisy in If the Hendrix Legend Gregory's R 'n' B guitar to a garish nightmare of Kevin Coyne's songs are that hangs around for a long England when it was sug- StiU features large in your work. echoed guitar and unde- often sung in the first Ume and waits for people .gested that it was based on record coUection then The one thing that cipherable vocals. "Roads person, from tiie point of to catch on slowly to what tiie infamous Moors mur­ "Gloria", put out by quickly becomes noticeable Girdle the Globe" is view of the mentaUy dis­ I'm doing, h's not a big derers, Myra Hindley and Polydor wUI be for you. about "Drums and Wires" probably the heaviest track turbed, the paranoid, the commercial thing." Ian Brady, The couple It has been released as a is their more straight- on the album featuruig suicidal. This is under­ Coyne has a lot of time depicted on the album are a twelve inch single, with two forward approach to the warbling bass, somewhat standable. He spent four for New Wave music and tracks, "Gloria", and songs. This is not to imply similar to J J. Burnel. years in the late sixties as pair of misfits; "WeU thinks that ex-Sex Pistol MussoUni he had it all. Dylan's "All along the that the band have lost Other tracks worthy of a social therapist in a watchtower" - the two any of their individuaUty mention include "Millions" psychiatric hospital, then John Lydon and his band They pinned him and his public Image was way ahead mistress against the wall. tracks fans seem to consider but as one feels that the (which achieves a strange worked as a kind of warden the eiptome of the Hendrix band is playing wrong. Oriental effect through in a housuig scheme for sound. Colin Moulding's Chamber's percussion) and menlaUy disiurbed people. Both tracks are given a material on the album seems "Scissor Man" which By 1972 he had liad his fairly orthodox treatment, to be -more m the pop features a chaUenging and full of "persuading people particularly "Gloria" which vem than Andy Partridge's innovative chord construc- to put down axes, watching surely can't hold any more songs. For proof one needs tion. them die or aiding and excitement for the regular only to look at "Ten It reaUy is hard to sup- abetting in gratuitous com­ listener to his other albums. Feet Tall" or the wonder- press the enthusiasm that mittals to menial hospitals" "AU Along the Watch- ful "Making Plans for I have for "Drums and and turned liis attention fuU tower" is a more exciting Nigel" (a song about a Wires". As mentioned, it time to music. track, with the development boy with an mactive sex is more straightforward than Coyne delivers his of riffs into a rowdy, organ). either "White Music" or thouglit ful lyrics ui a vocal compUcated, but controUed Andy Partridge's songs "Go 2". Some people have and visual style somewhat finale. seem to be divided into two criticised the album as reminiscent of Joe Cocker. His death, almost a areas. Tracks such as being too Ughtweight but He could be described as a decade ago, hasn't seemed '.'Helicopter" and "Real these people faU to under- punk-folk singer, but he to deter the popularity of by Reel" are reminiscent stand that XTC are first and refuses to put a tag on his the guitarist, stiU claimed of the old XTC while foremost a pop band. As work, describing it only as by many as the best in the "Roads Girdle the Globe" CoUn Moulding said: "There "Kevin Coyne Music". worid. Nor has it deterred "Complicated Game" forge wiU always be a place for He says he has no liis management from new ground. the three minute pop song." conflict with the recent new casliing in on the Hendrix "CompUcated Game" is 1 rest my case, wave of British music. He cult, wUh a new compUa- an Ultravoxish piece which -TONYGILSON believes a basic message of

22 various weird and wonder­ get the amusing story of a MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. . .BUT THE BEAT ful Uistruments to be found 60 year old woman who GOES ON: here. Tiiese include Castanet camp in to Discreet Re­ trombone and snake guUar, cords enquiring about tliis Rezillos (SIRE SRK 6069), fretiess has. lovely' song by some punk THE UNDERTONES: "Another Green World" xock gioup (she was refer­ The Undertones (SIRE SRK 6071). '' I is probably not as accessible ring to 'Egyptian Reggae'). These two albums show what can and can't be achieved as 'Taking Tiger Mountain" "Rock 'n RoU. . ." is with the increasingly popular idiom of power pop (excuse and hence requires repeated an amusing album in parts, (he cliche) playing. After ths several but with repeated playuig The RezUlos are now zUlos set would not be TT classics start to emerge. the joke soon wears off. defunct and "Mission complete without the in­ What I'd consider to be For a truer depcition of the Accomplished" is a recor­ clusion of their classic "Top Eno's best ever piece is talents of Johnatlian Rich- ding of the band perfor­ of the Pops". The remaining TAKING TIGER MOUNTAIN (BY found here in "Zawinal/ man, one should pick up a ming live at the Glasgow materia] that has been Ufted STRATEGY): Lava" (paraUeled only by copy of the first Modern ApoUo on December Srd ftom "Can't Stand The Re- ANOTHER GREEN WORLD: "Through HoUow Lands" Lovers album (one of the 1978, It features a cross­ zUlos" does not differ radi­ Brian Eno (Polygram) from "Before and After few definitive new wave cut of material from their cally from their studio Science"). albums), or their later live only studio release ("Can't Both of these Eno afliums have been the subject of a counterparts. They're Remember, these arc not album. Stand the RezUlos") and perhaps a bit brasher and recent re-Issue by Polygram. Tiger Mountaui" was ori­ some non-originals. ginaUy released m 1974 and "Anotiier Green Worid" new albums. Eno has never -TONYGILSON more energetic. the foUowing year. been a creature of habit Of course, any live Re­ Of the non-originals the best are the Kmks "I These two albums show Tlie instrumentation is and since the release of Need You" and Chinichaps die striking contrasts of plush and weU structured these vinyl pieces, he has "Ballroom BHtz" (made Bnan Eno's work. "Tiger phU Manzanera's guitar moved on to liis latest con­ Mountain" is more rock- work is particularly inipres- cept of "ambient" niusic. famous by the grotesque oriented than anything else sive throughout (especially However, both tiiese albums Sweet). My One coniplauit whUe "Another Green on "Tiiird Uncle" wliich are classics, in the truest of "Mission Accomplished" Worid" is more low key and features such a dischordant sense of the word and pro­ IS the non-inclusion of the was the first album to signal solo that it makes Steve vide a rare insight into the great "Flying Saucer Eno's move towards the Jones sound like Don Mac- mind of one of the most Attack". field of muzak. lean). underrated musicians of "The Undertones" is an modem music. To describe "Tiger Every song on "Tiger entirely forgetable affair. Mountain" as just a rock Mountain" (yes, they are -TONYGILSON I know very little of this album would be doing it a songs!) exists on its own band's origins as WEA neg­ gross disservice. Eno's off- credits. Taken as an album, lected to enclose a bio­ beat approximation of a they ^ow that sometMng graphy. This is no great voice and his chaUenging could be done within rock crime as the music(?) on melody constructions in- niusic in the mid-seventies the Undertones vividly dis­ stantly separate him from plays the band's mediocre that could emerge as an origins. his contemporaries. innovative work. Tliis was the first Eno "Another Green World" The album is fast, crass, album that I heard. It was is a stark contrast to Us flat, tinny, boring and shit­ the one that sucked me into predecessor's anarchic house. tho wonderful worid of Eno energy. It shows Eno taking -TONYGILSON and kept me there ever a back seat role and ex- since. ft is as good a place perimentuig with studio as any to start your Eno technology, various inslru- collection. j^^^^j ^^^^ strange combuia- ni»«iWM«»^MMI(WIMMMMM«MMl(WMlhl||»«nAlW ft feaures a most un- ^^^^ ^f ^^^^^^ Musicians ROCK 'N ROLL WITH pressive Ust of musicians. ^^ the album mclude THE MODERN Shanng the credits are Roxy Robert Fripp, John Cale LOVERS: Music s PhU Manzanera and ^J^^ phU CoUins. Johnathan RIchman & Andy Mackay, Robert It is a "quieter" album The Modern Lovers (Be- Wyatt, the Riik Fairies, than "Tiger Mountain" but serkley L36879) Brian Turrington, Genesis' no less interestmg. Eno's Recorded in a ladies' Phil CoIUns and the hor- vQ^als appear on only five toilet (true!) this is a very rendous Portsmoutii ^f ^he fourteen tracks, but different Johnathan Surfania (who did to the even here his voice does Richman to the man who classics what should never not take a front seat. aeated 'Pablo Picasso' and - be done to the classics) Ratiier, it is used for a 'Roadrunner', Eno himself plays syn- phonetic purpose whereby ft is an acoustic sound, tiiesizer, keyboards, guitar ^he vocal becomes an and captures J,R. in a very • and suigsaU vocals. "instrument". This is a whimsical mood. It features Witii regard to the ^vork method tiiat Eno in- reanangements of tradition­ ' material, one could easily troduced to Bowie on his al folk songs and chUdren's just fall m love with the "Low"-"Heroes"-"Lodger" songs. song titles, e.g. "Burning trUogy. The best tracks are 'Ice AirUnes Give You So Much ^ost of the remaining Cream M.-m', 'Rockin' • More" "Put a Straw Under pjeces are brief instrumen- Rockin' Leprechauns' and Baby". "Motiier Whale Eye- ^^ j^ the main featuring his hit (!) 'Egyptian less" etc. etc. T^Q on his ovm. There are Reggae'. Ill never quite for- :

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23 TIME OFF October 1979 THE WORLD IS FULL OF MARRIED MEN: written and directed by Jackie Collins ihowlng BLUE GCHIAR at local drive-ins. Produced by Don Guest, directed by Paul ft's nothing new. Novelists Vike Jacqueline Sussan Schroder. Music by Jack Nitzsche. Coming soon and Harold Robbins, along with various HoUywood to Brisbane. screenwriters have been writing about these glamorous Social Consdence movies are all ihe rage these days. bordering on pornographic, bitter-sweet love affairs for It seems ironic that HoUywood, centre of cultural im­ years. Ms Jadde Collins however attempts to outdo perialism, with aU its vested Big Business interests, is them all by bemg sexier and more outrageous. AU havuig much success with such strong comments on attentkin grabbing stuff, as is the fact that Ms CoUins injustice and corruption as "The China Syndrome" and is sister to well known actress Joan Collms, has unportant "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", theatrical agents as parents and is a deUdous looking beauty with quite a reputation as an actress (she starred in "The Stud") and now as a novelist. "Blue Collar" is another "The Worid is fuU of affair with a pop star, of film in which the Message Married Men" is her first aU people, shares equal billing with the ' novel and she wrote the It's so unbdievable it entertainment value. screenplay for the film can only be considered as Almost documentary in after it. The story line a joke by the viewer - feel, "Blue Collar" concerns would hardly win awards totaUy irrelevant and a mis- itself with the exploitation for originality. take which was included of the lillle person by large David Cooper, the aging only so as to have a few organisations, and the Advertising Executive more fucks in the movie, Message is spiced with slick (played by Anthony The pop star (Paul Nicholas) production, sex, dope, rock Franciosa), has a brief but and Linda (CarroU Baker) 'n roU, violence, and the scandalous affah with a were unconvincing, mandatory car chase. young, gorgeous modd If the characters were Zeke, Smokie and Jerry, from his Soap commercial sugar coated then the dia- two blacks and one white, (Sherrie Lee Cronn plays logue defmitely wasn't. It are workers on an assembly tiie beautiful Qaudia), She was raw and bitter. Every- line. They're employed by a is a frustrated actress one was bickering at every- that Ms Collms wUl run major car manufacturer in a though and, m her des- body else and playuig Uttie, up against a lot of cri­ production plant in Detroit. peration to "make ft" into scheming games - terribly ticism for doing this Working conditions are the movie worid, succumbs exaggerated and much too movie, not for the frank­ dirty, iioisy and dangerous. to the desires of a fat old in-ftating. Husbands for- ness of sex but for the Zeke caUs the plant a novelty stcie, they over­ movie producer. She duti- getting to call their wives, nastiness glossed over by "plantation". power the nightwatchman. fuUy performs his sordid wives picking arguments, fantasy. The beautiful, Their employers (clue: They escape with the safe sexual fantasies, and girifriends askuig tiieir near naked women running there's no traditional "cars and are disappointed to she'll never be a good lovers if they stUl make love around after weaUhy men courtesy of Ford Motors" find a mere $600 inside. actress (beauty and brains to their wives and silly with glamorous occupations credit at the end of the They also fuid a receipt don't mbc remember?) and repUes like "Of course - syndrom is just a fabrication fdm) pit newcomers against book, which contains evi­ of course we're led to be- at Christmas and Easter", after aU. Unfortunatdy it Ufers, black against white, dence that the union is lieve tiiat she probably has Bitterness comes to sur- might be a popular young against old within the making big money on iUegal secret desires to be face in the end when poor fabrication. ranks of the workers in an loans. somebody's wife after aU. David suddenly can't get it The last movie 1 saw effort to hide the enemy From this point the film And the good Uttle wife "P for aU the ladies he has about marriage was "An (the bosses). Never the less, gets heavy. Our three anti- m this particular story is in abundance now that he's Unmanied Woman". "The the workers are aU staunch heroes try tq,blackmaU the Lmda, sfttmg at home w '• a "free man" How frus- World is FuU pf Married unionists. union, bu^ things go the kids getting suspicious, • "*' "i"i - "^ Men" has und<^ie all that Their union, however, horribly ^ong. They fat and fmstrated. When wife's aivu.v— "An Unmarried Woman" exploits them ahnost as haycnt the-^expertisc.; to she finaUy wakes up to the girlfriend s kicked hiin out v'.., ed and replaced it much as the company. Their carry out a successfiflsblack- fact that her husband is of the beautiful penthouse with a fantasy 'which is a grievances are recognised by maU and the union hoods screwing the arse off every- he's paid for. lot of crap. tiie union, but notiiing come down hard. tiung in a skirt she has an I can't help but think -TILLY VAN ILLA changes. Pay rises are in­ EventuaUy Smokie dies a effective against inflation. gruesome death in an The union seems to be an "industrial accident", Zeke extension of the company, seUs out and accepts a weU Zeke (Richard Pryor), paid job m the union, Smokie (Yaphet Kotto)and Jerry comes close to being Jerry (Harvey Keitel) are murdered and goes into FBI friends, drmking mates. custody for protection. They decide to burgle the At the end of the film pooriy guarded union office the union is no less corrput .thrUler with mgredients of and steal union funds. Their and the factory is just as humour, a good soundtrack motives vary: Zeke wants to oppressive. Nothing has (you may have heard some shake the union out of it's dianged. of the music score on complacency; Jerry needs "Blue CoUar" may leave 4ZZZ), credible actmg and the money to support his you depressed and paranoid some nice directional famUy; Smokie, an ex-con about big organisations touches. and mastermind of the which ruthlessly deal wth If you're looking for burglary, wants "revenge", the individual if he/she more than escapist enter­ Tlie clumsy burglary pro­ bucks the system. tainment in the cmema, vides the fiUns lightest mo­ Despite its depressing make sure you see "Blue ment, when, wearmg dis­ message, "Blue Collar" is CoUar". guises bought from a entertainment, a gripping -ANGUS McPSEUDONYM

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24 As it tiuTied out this year's Film Festival didn't come off quite as smoothly as 1977 by another of Japan's leading direc­ organisers had hoped. tors, Masahiro Shinoda. A regretfid Festival director, Francey, 6RIS6Rn€ FILfn-F^STIVRL 79 •*•*•• came on stage on the Festival's fmal Saturday to explain that the day's high­ "Mdody in Grey" is an example of the light, from Cuba, 'The Last Supper", social realist tradition at Us most powerful. which had promised a unique perspective The mode has fallen out of current fashion on slavery, wouldn't be arriving. with western directors, though it recently saw a popular revival with Bertolucci's "The Baker's Bread" from West "1900". "Melody in Grey" is also his- Germany had also been delayed. Mr. toricaUy set, and opens in 1918 with Francey had the sympathy of the audi­ faithful attention to perkid detaU. ence who sensed tiie frustrations he'd faced trymg to persuade customs The film explores, Ui an autobio­ 'authorities to use thdr discretion and graphical way, the life of a young bUnd release the fdms which were being held girl, Orin, througli the suffermg and up by a mere technicality. sodal rejection of her thirty or so years. The documentary content of the fdm But such is the struggle of organising exposes a uniquely oriental and now dated a FUm Festival. As Mr. Francey pomted social structure which obliged Orin to faU out, Queensland is only a second rate into a socially outcast group of female state on the cinematic status ladder and singers known as "Gozi". the Brisbane Film Festival is treated with a corresponding lack of interest by authori­ However, Orui, who loses her virginity ties. early on, can no longer remain with this celibate grou and must continue her

*«4ti|i*« wanderings alone. Orin's problems arise because she is bUnd and more significantly because she The Festival also underwent a minor is a woman, but the film also explores the programme reshuffle in the first week dUemma of her sexuality, which both she when the ItaUan 'Tree of Wooden Qogs" and the director have come to terms with faUed to leave its homdand shores. in an honest and open manner. But, although the Festival's course The bluid girl aUows herself to be the could no longer be predicted by the pages subject of sexual exploitation because of the comprehensive Festival Guide, this is the only form of close human film buffs didn't lose out entUely. contact that Ufe has offered her. On the final weekend two ftiU feature bl its exploration of tiiis theme, the films were obtained to replace those that film transcends the limUs otherwise im­ hadn't tumed up. posed by time and place. The new additions to the Festival were '• "Melody m Grey" does develop into a the German film, "Black and White, Like romantic tale later on when Orin discovers Day and Night" and a Russian special, comfort and protection m the person of "A Hunting Accident" based on a Chekhov HeUaro, the clog seUer, who becomes her story and famed for its spectacular land­ adopted brother. However, the film's scape photography. romantic element by no means over­ The Festival organisers have promised rides the impact of its socio-historic that the missing features wiU be screened^ framework and comment. vhea they finally turn up, at a reduced Botii elements converge in the director's prke for Festnal ticket holders, with the flair for visual Unagery. The movie develops publk alao to be induded on this through what amounts to a series of occasion. pictures, each beUig so complete, that they The tentative date now set is for the could ahnost be mdividuaUy extracted fourth of October at the Crystal cinema, and hung up for examination, as classic Windsor. pieces of oriental art. The programme explained somewhat apologetically that there was no distin­ ****** guishing theme in this year's Festival, one wonders U" this is reaUy necessary. Another significant input to the What was important was that the Festival came from the Atstralian cinema. Festival managed to fulfil the demand On the openii* evening, "The Night for alternative filmviewing . Ptowler", Jun Sbaiman's production of a This year's programme did offer Patrick White short story, was screened, the filmgoer a taste of tiie variety pro­ and at a later date, "Pahn Beach" by Albie vided by tiie medium, particularly in Thorns. terms of intemational spread, plus an There were also a few Aussie shorts acceptable range of mode, with two gentle including the two FUm Australia produc­ comedy pieces included, the Czechosko- tions, "Now You're TaUcing" and "Five vakian "Nick Carter in Prague" and the Bells". And from the FUm and Television British/Indian "HuUabaloo Over Georgie School, "Chabc and Cheese" and "Decep­ and Bonnies Pictures", tion". The shorts offered a sprinkluig of both in Grey, documentary styled and ammated fihns. 0****^1

I've chosen to take a closer look at "Pahn Beach", produced in AustraUa Particularly refreshing was the marked last year. absence of American and Western Director, Albie Thoms, says he auned European films. to "choose lots of stories and get them aU The Festival featured a weight of going at once." Eastern European work, rarely seen at this He was also aimmg to bring out wiiat he end ofthe world. sees as a neglected aspect of the AustraUan Indeed, the so-caUed Soviet bloc could character, Aussie hedonism. lay claun to no less than six feature films "Palm Beach" looks at a handful of on the programme. young peopte whose lifestyles are centred These included "A Room with a Sea around Sydney's drug and surfing sub- View", from Poland, "A Strange Role" culhire of the northem shore suburbs. from Hungary, "Nick Carter m Prague" The actnn is amply sprinkled with and "Cruel Love" from Czechoslovakia cUched suspense creatuig possibUities, and 'To My Beloved" and the late There's the bjg dope deal, the nark, the addition, "A Hunting Accident" ftom shooting incident, the junkie, and so die Soviet Union, forth, but somehow it just doesn't work. There were also two Japanese films on The fihn was produced on a low budget the programme. One was the French/ and the actual shootmg had to be done Japanese co-production, Nagisa O'Shima's almost on the run. "L'Empire des Sens", which has gained However, this doesn't exempt the its share of publicity as an erotic movie; director from responsibUity for the film's passed by the Australian FUm Censor­ major faUurc, a lack of imagmation, botii ship Board only after cuts had been made, in the script and the photographic work. (Tltis film, by the way, is to be screened The attempt to foUow through and at the SchoneU in the near future, Unk up major developments in the Uves of providing there arc no hassles from the several characters is only partially success­ Queensland censors). ire Des Sens ful. The most ambitious technique The other Japanese feature at the employed ui the movie, the contuiuous Festival was "Melody in Grey", made M

TIME OFF Ocrtober 1979 25 background drone of the local radio The director's secret lies in his ability station and its uiane palter of advertise­ to present the chess board as a cinematic ments and disc jockeys which filters study, to be viewed from aU possible through the lives of aU involved, could dimensions. In order to achieve this he have a lot gouig for it, but just isn't given has employed a slow but roving camera sufficient justification within the context technique, that gUdes around the chess of the film to have an authentic effect. pieces and players. Effectivdy antkipatuig ****** the tensk>n that reaches breaking point at several moments in the drama. One of the festival's eye-openers came ****** from West Gennany, WoUgang Peterson's ''Black and White, Like Day and Night". The Film Festival organisers must be Hiis unexpected arrival turned out to be applauded for their new choice of one of the Festival's most popular xreening schedules, spread over two moments. UiUke the other two fihns weekends. A weekends' viewing is heavy reviewed here this one was very tightly going, but the old system of a week long structured. movie marathon was close on impossible There was an irresistable quaUty about for att but the most 'dedicated. Here's this fihn that can probably be credited hoping they stick to the same plans next to the fantastic but quite irrefutable year. logical premises which it sets for itself Finally, a parting thanks on the behalf from the outset. of Brisbane film goers for the hard work The proposition that the fUm's pro­ undertaken by the members of the tagonist, Thomas Rosemund, is possessed Brisbane Cinema Group to make the Film by chess and that such fanaticism can Festival happen each year. only lead to madness, becomes evident when Rosemund as a chUd loses a game •' - SHAUN HOYT of chess and at the same tune takes leave of his senses, bites the hand of his opponent in an animal like gesture. Rosenburg's obsession about beatmg the reigning chess world champion even­ tuaUy leads him to blow up the table at UBU: which the world masters are to compete Produced and directed by Geoff Dunber for the Arts Council of Great with a tune bomb, a fardcal event perhaps, Britain. but one which the audience accepts as a As someone who has aspirations of some day masteruig the mysterious and de­ tunely, if I may be excused the pun, and manding art of animatron, this reviews considered "Ubu" to be the h^hUght of the mdeed fittmg resolution to the psycholo­ recent FUm Festival. gical fantasy. FoUowuig a couple of tedious docu- with low menacing rumbles, piercing Perhaps one of tiie greatest, and cer- mentaries and a clever, but short ani- screeches, and word baUoons, rather than tauUy one of the most unique achieve­ mation by Brisbane resident John Eyley, speech, and whose bodies contort grotes- ments of this work is the dUector's skUl Ubu had the packed audience in hysterics quely to suit their moods, in keepuig a captive audience while the with its unique and imaginative visual ITie film is 20 mmutes of brUUant camera focuses for lengthy periods on punnery. graphic movement, stark contrast to those the concentrated and tune consuming Based on a script by Alfred Jarry, dull, static Hanna Barbera efforts (Flint- deliberations of the players over the chess who wrote it as a puppet play per- stones etc.) that infest afternoon tele- board. One suspects that few members version of Macbeth, Ubu features car- vision, of the audience would have been prepared to sit over a game of chess in their own toon characters who express themselves -MATT MAWSON Uving rooms for that period of time. v.^ \-y

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It is meeting is arranged between not an entertaining film Mya and, a'modern Medea', and is definitely not Ibr Brenda. everyone. EUen is an American Underneath the story it woman in prison hi Greece is basicaUy a film about for the murder of her three guilt and the morality of T.N. Company, at La Boite Theatre, Milton, Sydney playwright, Richard games. Games which Uiciude chUdren. Uke the mythical revent. Dassin's handling of directed by John Milson September 20-October Bradshaw called "Bananas", the empty cUdies, "objec­ Medea she kUled them as this subject, specifically 3. ft's very simple and I didn't tive" and implied value free Of the three one act plays at the Gomg Bananas night Uke it much. I won't explam responsibUities. It's re­ of the TJV. Company, the fuial play, 'The Flaw", by what it's about as by out­ vealed, thai the subject Mil Perrin, was the one that had the audience rocking lining h you can't help must fit the hypothesis ta their seats in hysterics. It was a script within which givmg away all that it has conjured up by the social three exceUent actors, Pat Thompson, Geoff Cartwright to say. Most people who scientist. and Duncan Wass changed characters, accents and social I've spoken (o (bought it I wisli the psych, situations very rapklly. was OK, though. anthrop., and sociology Tlie high qualily of the The play lakes off Sandwiched between departments would suspend acting and the tiglitness of and never stops spinning these two comedies was a lectures lo La Boite theatre, the production overaU, tiirougli changes as the really brief but poignant for an amazing lesson m wluch is typical of John accountant becomes a look at the sodal inves­ "what do 1 really mean by Milson's direction, makes middle class trendy, de- tigator's ethics ui con­ objective assessment, with T.N.'s shows great refer- fenduig the non-musical ducting case sludies, par­ no invasion of the subject's ences for any student in- talents of his chUd, and the ticulariy in the area of privacy". terested in learnmg about boss becomes a whinging interviewing study sub­ Pat Thompson is such an theatre. Witii "The Flaw" neighbour and less high jects. excellenl aclress (hat she you can be roUed m the brow and dignified. Thai's John Summon's "The handles (he role faultlessly aisles simultaneously. not even half of it. The Coroner's Report" is a and John Milson should be play works on (he elemen( harrowingly descriptive commended for not under­ The play begms with the revenge against her husband aopUed to the question of of surprise that leaves audi­ play of the cold cUnical playing the heaviness. boss coming to the home when he took a lover. a woman's right to revenge ence anticipation unful- invasion of a person's Going Bananas with T.N.. of an accountant to teU and uijustice done to her by fiUed. ft's greal. I can't privacy. The subject was a Company is an excellent ex­ The meeting is a disaster him he's fired. In order he husband and sodety is give loo much of the con­ middle aged, single woman, perience. Footnote: all the but a friendslup develops to liide this from lus wife noteworthy. He does not tent away without spoUing Irene who worked in a plays are Australian works; between the two women. tiie accountant twists tilings however draw any con­ it. factory. She is shy and John Summons had a play The fdm traces the parallel to seem Uke he's been stories of the play Medea clusions. He merely presents Beginning the night is a reluctant lo answer ques­ in F.A.S.T, 1975. the ca".', promoted, to the chagrin bit of nonsense by a tions; she doesn't under­ and EUen's account of her of the boss. -BARBARA ALLEN own story. "A Dream of Passion' stand the interviewers EUen Burstyn is exceUent is the most unpressive film as the religious fanatic I have seen in a long time. Port Augusta. Included in Brenda. MeUna Mercuri is Go and see it some time NEW DIRECTOR the new season of plays perhaps a Uttle too passion­ when you feel up to having al La Boite are two new ate ui her role as Mya, a ton of bricks dropped on AT LA BOITE plays from S.A., written by but the Greeks are supposed you, Stephen Measday and to be a passionate people. -MARGARET WERTHEIM La Bohe has appomted director, wUl be producing Doreen Clark. a new artistic dUector, more Australian plays. The AustraUan plays seem Malcohn Blaylock. He is policy of theatre has always i^Kfl 0,\ to be growing in impor­ from professional and been to support new and tance in the selection of amateur theatre m South unusual drama. The last theatre groups' seasons of AustraUa and was artistic director. Rick T'HE HOLy meUNTAIN plays. Tliis is partly as­ instrumental ui getttag BiUinghurst, did a great deal sociated widi the govern­ Steve J. Spear's plays on to contmue this in the 70s. h^ A film by Alexandre Jodorowsky. ment grants system tiiat to the AustraUan boards. Tlirougli his imaguialive The Holy Moiuitain is a polarising piece of cinema. required companies to have Spears plays, 'Young Mo' genius BiUinghurst has Some people regard it as a brilliant masterpiece, others * some AustraUan disniiw it as pretentious non.sense. IQ fact, (he differing and the 'Elocution of es(abUshed an expectation Benjamin Franklin' are of high quaUty, new app­ playwrights' works. 1 be­ reactions mirror (he ongoing argument over the merits WM lieve, however, tiiat Aust­ or otherwise of SurrealisNArt in general. ^ ^ now among the great Aust­ roach productions at La ralian successes m the UK Boite. He is universaUy ralian plays are invariably TtK' siirreaiisi :irlist produces images from subcon­ tor to the Circle Tlieatre interesting because tiiey scious inspiration, and .surrealism should be appreciated and USA. admired for his (hea(re Co,, as weU as dircclmg skiUs. are local products. ;ilnu).sl on a subconscious level. It's sonieiliini; that dis- It would be hoped that for other S.A. theatre WhUst La Boite is niK'i;r;ilos under clinical diagnosis. La BoUe, by choosing such His successor, Blay­ groups. In 1978 he lec- changing their leading Viewing "Tlie Holy cificd Clirists. eadi witlfliis a person for artistic lock, has been artistic direc- in the performing arts at horses from BUlinghurst to Miuiniain". ;i Iilm hy sur- own face. '' Blaylock they are rehearsing rciiiisi master Jodorowsky. It's an incredibly rich "They Shoot Horses Don'l i^ like experiencing;! drenni. film, and the attention to They?" for October, in the OJ peiliaps a [liglilmare. Il's detail indicates stables out the back. This is a series nl' ama/ing images. Jodorowsky's genius as a a play from the briUiant ''iiimed down studenl nini-nuiker. movie, known to most rioters bleeding blue, green people, ft's a smootidy and yellow hlood. sparrows \( you enjoyed digestable poUtical play and dowers escaping fttnii Jodorowsky's previous lilni. concerning the lack of free­ tlieir wounds;: a naked man '"HI Topo"Totx)'". and you missed dom of persons during (he lying panic-slricken on the the recent .season of''The Depression in America. La ground while scores of huge Holy Mountain", you'll be Boile has managed to hire black and yellow taran- pleased to know that the an entire dance floor for tulas crawl over liis crotch, Schonell Theatre will be its set. 1 hope the pro­ cliesi and face: a young bringing this audio-\isuid duction is a remarkable one, man awakening ni a ware- t'easi hack I'or a repeat as the play itself certainly lunise, sill rounded hy lile- season early next year. is. M/e niasiei siaiiies o\ cm- -MATT MAWSON ' *^(fm.m9acH VIBKPH. .. /Dii/wca iti^^ om^a^fK,—• -BARBARA ALLEN

TIME OFF October 1979 27 COPPELIA Australian ballet production at Her Majesty's male dancing at Us besl - Theatre, a new production devised and directed so much so that a couple by George Ogilvie, of ockers sitting immediate­ ly behind me (they'd been Coppelia has been around Brisbane for a long time. dragged along by tiidr In fact, there have been so many different productions wives) were completely lost of this Delibes/Saint-Leon classic that one wonders if with admiration. there is ever a chance of anyone squeezing any fresh­ ness out of the frequen( reworkings. "Jeez, Wish we had him playing for CoUingwood!" Then along comes the the evening came from Ann one was heard lo remark lo George Ogilvie production Jenner and Kelvin Coe the olher. superbly danced by The dancing the roles of village Australian Ballet, and the maiden and village boy. answer must be a re- Ms. Jenner brought a The Australian Ballet sounding YES. delightful sobrette touch have just returned from For a start this is a higlily to the role - one which another overseas tour where dramatic version of Ihe tale seems ideally suited to rave notices were the order of tiie evil toyniaker and Ogilvie's direction. She of the day. Looking at the magician, Dr. Coppelius, Uterally sparkles her way sheer polish and visual who al tempts to steal the from the first scene to the delight of this performance soul of a village lad, Franz, last. those raves were hardly sur- and transfer it to the doU Coe gave a prising. The week of F.A.S.T. is past and most of those dulgcnl performance of he has created. denionstrat ion of powerful -DAVID K. WHEATLEY involved are thankful - not because of disappointment in "God". Costumes were striking the festival, but due to exhaustion. All seven days of The Lunchbox's per­ and colourful - as was the F.A.S.T. were just tliat! From the early (9am) warm-up formance of "Out at Sea" work of the corps dc baUel. rr- '^'W^^^^^^^^^H sessions through days of intensive workshops to evening was slick and professional. Obviously everyone enjoys [ ;M!8£S.H^^^^^H performances and on to early morning parties to relax (?) Though the script is fairly dancing this particular •T^tl^^^^^^^l - and (hen of course the 9am warm-ups, etc., etc. well-known, the characters Coppelia, for il shows with By the end of the week There were some ex- wrung Ihe most out of it. virtually every swiriing good intentions had been tremely avante-garde dis- The three leads were sequence. seduced by bad company plays such as Sydney Uni's powerful as ccrtifiably car­ The toyshop sequence and there were noticeably "U times 6" and nivores and the various dog- was a visual delight with . _. rT^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H fewer faces fronting before Rockhampton's Peter, paddling extras added lots of ingenuity in the ^^Jn^S^^^H midday. StUI, most stag­ Peter, Pumpkin Eater, depth. The rather stark costume department. Ray Powell as Dr. Cop- gered back in tune for the Tighter, but still modern­ setting carried the lean and *-' * •'J evening performances. istic, drama came from hungry essence of the play. pdius, ably supported by / • Sodally, the festival was 'The Rock' which was a Considering the his coUection of remarkable ^^^^''" ' '>( a huge success. Besides the precarwus state of drama on 'toys' literaUy fUl the stage ^ '^B^t -^f^^^H bfting satire on the ques­ M^^^L '<.. \\ nightly parties, mnumerable tion of educationalists' Holy this campus last year, this with magic. unpromptu gatherings even- Grails. It also took time out dual uivohemnet is a But the real magic of tuated at the Student's Qub for a larger-tiian-Ufe look at remarkable come-back. This and also at the R.E. and the first-year sexual encounters. is a reflection on the theatre Regatta by those interstate More generaUsed social activity being rekindled by visitors anxious to peruse comment came from the bigger better Cement the native habitat. Kelvin Grove part-tuners Box. On one occasion, a large who presented a double bUI The remodeUed theatre number of students staged on unemployment. The was one of the real 'stars' a theatrical event m iSng crude, apathetic mood of of F.A,S,T. The seating was being radicaUy re-arranged up to six times a day and tiie Ughting finished up as snakes and ladders gone wrong. Whatever was asked of the Cement Box was pro­ vided. It stood up to over 50 performances, (a few) mexperienced techs, numerous set changes and re-paints and stUI survived. When F.A.S.T. was aU over, the Cement Box was ready for more while the par- ticipents were knackery material. On the fmal Saturday George Square and were the plays seemed to be there was an open day duly informed that they weU grasped by the smaU for the pubUc which had were causing "a pubUc cast. all the drawmg power of nuisance". Far from being Queensland University a leper colony social. At incensed, most of the were twice represented; by least everyone present visitors were elated - tiie Drama Sodety's "Mir­ enjoyed themselves and unagine! THEM bemg rors" and by Lunchbox's were able to view what heavied by a real Uve "Out at Sea". other worktops had pro­ Queensland Policeman. 1 "Mirrors" was a tight, duced. suppose the memory was a terse production with the F.A.S.T.'s fmal flurry beder souvenir than a post­ acting up to the high was a Woolongong staged card. quality of the script. The performance of 'Christie At the fust Sunday's play revolved around a in Love'. This play was fast bar-b-que everyone seemed meetmg between Lewis and moving and the cast to enjoy themselves and mbc Carroll and his 'AUce' did justice to uijustice. fairly easUy. Serious aspira­ characters ten years after. There is a strong tip that tions cast on the quaUty Anyone expecting a Ught one of the major Brisbane of "our fourex mate" but fairy tale was disappouited comparues was so impressed an empty keg and hangovers as the story was as twisted it is soon to perform this soon settled that one. and mvolveS as was, sup­ work, Things looked a bit grun posedly, Carroll's mmd. FoDowing "Christie", after this inUlal debauchery, Perhaps it was refreshuig everyone wound down by but with so many strange, not to be battered sense­ getting tight at a ping on weird people assembled for less with a play's meanmg a spit behind ZZZ. AU the purpose of enjoying but this play ^ould carry got rather maudlin and themselves, there was no a wamuig, "Hidden melanchoUc and the week stopping them. Meanmg - PhD's only fmidied with some rather TTieatrically, tiie week admitted", StUl U was ex­ emotmnal scenes with ranged from fah to brUUant. ceUent theatricaUy, and isromises of "next Year". Almost aU represented shows how far this troupe Happily for Anna and her campuses put on at least has progressed since they motley hdpers, next year is one play and the bUl of fare copped a bucket earUer this to be in Sydney! was as varied as it was year for a rather self-Ui- -DAN FLANNERY extensive.

28 SUBURBIA OR BUST: By Christopher Maver, Planet Press, $1.50. a Jus|-ij llWie swaj Mr. Maver, the back-cover tdls us, is a 'jack of aU arts', A reading of his sUm volume "Suburbia or Bust", invites the completion of the cliche: but a master of •none. Bette midlers Floating out of red sunsets THE SECOND LEUNIG,. .a dusty little swag: doesn't it. Well humoured vulgarities Refugees by Michael Leunig (Angus & Robertson) Anyway, Leunig's new Always give queens an Packed tight Do you reaUse how quickly you can read the Second book is a little sadder than excuse to rage, Salted sardine cans, Leunig? I read ft on a No. 37 bus, between the dty and his first. His images are God Escaping radiated jungles & Toowong. I reaUy don't think that this is quite fair of more introspective. And he Luv .cities... Michad Leunig. It is really exhausting to be bombarded has lost much of the Them. by so many emotions in one short Brisbane City CouncU viciousness of his eariier but often has Uttle 'literary' Bus Ride. work. But it is a con- The author, being an merit. Yet m the same poem tuiuatbn. He is not extroverted and theatrical he has managed to include breakmg new ground. His person of a minority sexual some Unes which show that themes are the same. And persuasion, may, of course, with a little more regard for many of the cartoons are In one of the grisaUles Second Leunig is a series of feel quite justified m dis­ how his work looks as (it is compulsory to use haU remembered old favour- missing any unfavourable writing he could produce eels, too. Ues from Nation Review. this word when writing The Second Leunig made criticism as merely a veiled some damn good poems. meaningful reviews of me melancholy. But I could Also included m the form of 'poofter-bashing'. Lines such as... cartoons. . .my dictionary remember a time when Second Leunig are selected WeU, dear readers, this re­ defines it as a "pmnting Leunig made me laugh. So moments from the voyage viewer is nol in the habit Hendrix bites & sucks bis executed wliolly in shades the next time 1 had to go of Vasco Pajama and Ws of partaking m that great guitar of grey". . .it's right, I inlo the city, 1 caught a direciion findmg duck. AustraUan sport, so to keep Giving us our first clue... suppose. . .) created by No. 37 bus and reread "Always pointing lo new up the pace we'll launch Machine guns spit out the whimsical Mr. Leunig, the Penguin Leunig. 1 know joys." into what wUI be hopefully, Songs ofsaigon tea... a sign prodaims: "A ddi- what you're thinking - If you already own a some constructive criticism. The greatest faUing in cate mixture of Joy, Des­ some people sure know how copy of the Penguin are far too good to be Mr. Maver's work is an peration and Nonchalance 10 wallow in urban angst - Leunig, it's probably not deflated suddenly by the unfortunate by-produc( of is the essence of successful right. While I was checkuig worth buying (he Second closing the printing press. We are Eel HandUng". A litUe man the meaning of angst, I Leunig. But go and stand in found the word anguilliform a booksliop and read il. confronted by words on a Kill & mutate in flare & bemg marched past in a wliile background, devoid cage comments: "Life itsdf which means shaped like an It doesn't take long. styles of hiroshima eel. Seems to be rdevanl, -ANNE JONES of (he non-verbal ges(uring Yellow peril or cake? is a series of eels". The and tonal inflection of (he autiior. When I s(a(ed (ha( All too often the poems Maver was theatrical, I was end this way, with what m referring, again, to (he notes street theatre would be seen (and the photograph) on the as a necessary hammering back cover, where we leam home of the point to often that 'he has done a fair disinterested passers-by, but amount of professional and a poem shouldn't need this amateur theatre.. .and poli­ kind of 'footnoting', the tical street theatre'. flow of the words and Much of "Suburbia or Unes ouglit to be enougli. Bust" would, in fact, make Mr. Maver, by being a excdlent street theatre, but jack of aU arts, has failed to it is not at all successful gain mastery of the art of as writing 'on the page' poetry, bu( I look forward where much of the impact (0 seeing and hearing hun of a personal delivery is perform. 1 mus( point out obscured. Maver's flair of (in all due fairness) tiiat it working with (and through) is 1 who has chosen to cUches in an attempt to review "Suburbia or Bust" express his views, 'to give as a book of poetry becuase the worid a piece of his it appears to present itself mind', as he says, lends a as such. The author is more certain theatrical flavour to ambiguous. He merely refers the writing to U as 'tliis stuff. -CORNELISVLEESKENS

N BETWEEN THE I was left with the over­ SHEETS: whelming impression that al By Ian McEwan. Pub- the end of the first story ished by Picador, 1979. 'Pornography', the giris Ian McEwan wUI not be were playing games and a famUiar name with many tiiat they had sussed oul Australian readers. He won O'Byrne's sexual trigger the 1976 Somerset before even he had realised Mai^ham Award at the age it. But it was nol rammed of 28 with a rapturously down my throat as a less received coUection of short secure writer might have stories called 'First Love, done. Last Rites'. Since then he The style is short and has been at work puttmg elegant. On occasions the together the second volume. word usage is like a shower In 116 pages McEwan (cold) dashing (he ideas manages to explore more of down to strike before the dark side of the mind you're almost aware of than most writers would them. even consider. Vide: 'Ref­ And always readable. lections of a Kept Ape' Tlie whole book look only wliich deals with the re­ an hour and a half lo read. lationship (sexual and Tlic ideas look some time otherwise) between and ape longer to digest thougli. hi and his mistress, a first up fact I'm StiU thinking about writing success. Vide: 'Dead them. as They Come', a story of For (hose people who a wealthy businessman's find a perverse delight m love for his store dummy. skating across thin, ice of All seven stories are twisted lives and mmds tlus written with a simplicity book is highly and economy 1 fmd de­ recommended. For those vastating for effectiveness. who sunply want to get And, more important, the away from the traditional author does not waste his in writing this book is an and my time by "writing excdlent start. down" to his readership. -CALVIN NOACK

TIME OFF October 1979 29 to separate state, society AustraUan Quarterly, en­ THE DEEP NORTH: and govemment are endless. titled "Queensland's Image By Deane Wells (Outback Press, $9.95) The Premier has his own and AustraUan Nationalism" attributes Joh's success to The character of Queensland and particularly of its private plane which he uses the ineffective leadership patriarch, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, has long puzzled for poUtical campaigning and machinery of the ALP Australians. Is he a rare phenomenon true only to paid for by the government, after the 1974 double himself, or is he a product of a partfcular environment? but the state opposftion dissolution. He writes: 1 stUt can't conclusively answer this mysdf, although leader was denied funds for I have been in 'exile' here from Sydney for four years - charter fligh(s during the "Tbe Labor Party had in a move that came about from a scries of circumstances, 1977 elections. Since the effect created a vacuum in rather than a conscious choice. It's been a question that writing of "The Deep Queensland poUtics which has been consistently explored by the media. The autiior North", the new Par­ the Premier and his pubUc of "The Deep North", Deane Wells, weighs his case liament House, or Taj Mahal relations machme quickly towards Joh as a self-created and self-perpetuating as it is caUed, has been fdled," phenomenon. opened with fourteen Denis Murphy argues storeys of luxury accomo­ that it is this pubUc dation, but there is no rdations machuie that has He's written a com- Deane WeUs sets out to office space for the staff been more responsible for pelUng book on Joh Bjelke- prove his thesis of Joh's of the Labor leader, who the creatwn of Joh BjeUce- Petersen which is likely to totalitarian nature by first has been given space three Petersen, than the state of cause more embarrassment lookUig at comparable blocks away. Queensland. They have to the Premier than Hugh poUtical phUosophies from Throughout the book learnt a lot from Richard Lunn's more rambling book conservatism through to Deane Wdls remtads us that Nixon. In fact, Joh "is "Joh". anarchism. These two chap­ Ufe in (he Sunshuie State is one of the less stable and Deane Wdls has pub­ ters seem overly no picnic. It has been less competent Premiers the Ushed two previous books explanatory and turgid - rumoured that Joh BjeUce- state has had, but he is also - "The Wit of Whitlam" the author states that they Petersen has his poUtical the closest Premier ever to and "Power can be overlooked by any coUeagues address him as being a marketed product Theory". The latter has reader wishing to get lo the "Mr. Leader" in party along the Unes of a Richard been described by critics guts of the book. They may meetuigs. In this way the Nixon", as a university thesis on have been better at the end. author argues he is conform­ the phUosophical morbidity One of the key touch­ ing to the Fuhrei principle- Historians also attribute of the AustraUan Liberal stones of his argument is he is equattag his wUl with some of the current poUtical Party sandwiched between how the state is viewed the wUl of the state. One hegemony to the lack of chapters of a book, ft didn't and used by poUticians, such mstance was the state­ secondary schooUng that receive good reviews, Conservatives lUce Jun existed in this state. Queens­ although it is useful to ment he made with regard KUlen look back to the land did lead AustraUa in poUtical science depart­ to the state entermg the phUosophy of Burke and free hospitalisation, but it ments. "The WU of field of banking: "I dont argue that the state con­ sadly lagged behmd in Whitlam" was reviewed as a want fifty reasons why the serves the fruUs of civi­ education. The majority of sUm but amusing volume. state cannot enter the field lisation and keeps the of banking. I want the the populace left school at "The Deep North" is populace in check. Government officers to pro­ 13,untU the introduction of assured of havuig much The Liberal Party in vide a way it could." compulsory secondary more impact, BiU Hayden general adopts a social education ui 1963. Joh and Some have seen Joh as obviously was wUUng to contract theory of the state his coUeagues come from an agrarian sociaUst. Even help push the barrow, when which rests on the consent this generation. he launched the book at of cUizens for legitunised "The Courier MaU" Humphrey McQueen in Canberra's Press Club. government. Most ALP questioned his staunch anti- "Meanjui" (Issue 1, 1979) The book investigates supporters adopt a socialist stiid on the one writes; "There is something and analyses the patriarchal Bethamite social utUity hand, and his determination to the view that Queensland to control a (rading bank rule of Joh Bjelke-Petersen. theory as exemplified by personal command of the residents are different, on It doesn't just look at taught," on the other. Gough Whitlam - the state's leader. CiyU disobed­ A very damaguig and average* they are much less Joh in his Queensland state's purpose is to ience is viewed no In press interviews educated, very much less context, it places him in msufficiently pubUcised act promote the greatest weU- differently ftom common of Joh in terms of a totaU- Bjdke-PeteTsen would deny unbiased, more Ukely to be the worid's poUtical arena. beuig of the greatest num­ crime - it is seen as crime all these charges and pro­ AustraUan bom and less Not surprismgly, he emerges tarlan ethos, was his suc­ ber. The left-wing of the against the state. The autiior ject an image of a caring Ukely to work in a factory." rather badly. He's not the cessful aUempt to stop a Labor Party, which Deane quotes several of Joh's health survey m 1977, of fatherly poUtician. But in McQueen argues that fatherly figure he would Wells omits, tend towards statements to the press, his case, rugged have us bdieve, but an Queensland Aborigines for industriaUsation is not a more Marxist power elfte as an example of this: one Trachoma, a fatal eye individuaUsm is tinted with beuig implemented in ingenious totalftarian with theory of the capitalist reads, "I wasn't elected to Uitheran fundamentalism - a 'nice' unage. uifection, after he aUeged Queensland because it state, which sees govem­ aUow chaos and violence in that two members of the a Protestant work etiuc would create votes for "The Deep Nortii" starts ment legislation as the only the streets and denigration survey team were members supportmg and extreme Labor. with the reader's own ap­ means to keep big busmess of law and order, 1 was of the ALP, He denied form of hard work, m a These are crudal issues proach dearly stated: "I from exploituig the people. dected as Premier to uphold Aborigines medical society presumably where outside tiie scope of "The make no apology for The two otiier theories your freedom, and my free­ attention because he dis­ everyone is supposed to Deep North". However the analysing the right-wmg of about the state that Deane dom, and the freedom of agreed with the poUtics of make it. book is StUl an exception- Queensland poUtics in philo­ WeUs analyses are anarchism the state," some of the health officials. But what sort of alter­ aUy dear and Ulustratmg sophical terms, suice the which beUeves tiiat the state An example of Joh He has taken his phobia natives to Joh exist m work. Chapter Four, which most basic issues ui poUtical has no desirable purpose, Bjelke-Petersen seeuig the of opposition to such an Queensland? Deane Wells contains many of Joh's phUosophy are so and totaUtarianism, which state's ri^ts as synonymous extent, that ui his elec­ argues that Russ Hinze quotes, is practicaUy a tour- fundamental that every sees the individual as being with society's rights was his tioneering he has insinuated would be an even more de-force. poUtician, however stupid, justified only Ui terms of appointment of Senator that electorates won't rutiiless totalUarian, and wUl hold a view on them," -MARGARET SMITH tiie state. He argues, 'tiie Albert Fidd m 1975, where receive their fair share of Uew Edwards is a shabby totalitarian would he used the state agamst its the cake if they insist on genteel product of the emphasise that the state has own dtizens, in this case, voting for the opposftion. Uberal Party. He never rights against the citizens, against the ALP's chosen He has said of one elec­ displays the integrity of rather than that the dtizens representative for the torate, "Mackay is lucky Yvonne McComb, though have rights agamst the Senate, Senator Mai to get what it does after he is adroit at handling state." Totalitarianism differs from all other phUosophies "I'm not here to be interrogated fella. You can go jump in the lake. m its tendency to uicor- For goodness sake, just accept what I say. I'm not here to be cross examined. porate society, state, and You're just looking for a story. I've always treated you fellas fairly — don't govemment, as one single unit. There is no distuic- push your luck. j^^^ Bielk«-l*rtorMn to a Briibana joumallrt 1976, tion made between the people of that society, the semi-permanent framework Colston, This move ignored alt the attacks on me and the media. The autiior of state administration, and 75 years of precedence. It other government members, cotnments: "If Edwards the ruUng party. also gave Fraser more num­ Mr, Casey attacks and succeeds, Queensland wUl The confusion of state, bers on the Senate, when his ridicules me and the revert to a capitaUst orien­ society, and govemment, government blocked Supply government," ted economy," can lead to political to the Whitlam Of anotiier he said, Unfortunatdy, Casey paranoia. Totalitarian poU­ Government, "How could we do things doesn't come wUhUi the ticians are unable to see the Another example, was for Rockhampton when all ambit of tills book. His real motives of opponents, Joh's refusal to allow SEMP they are out to do is put rise to the leadership of and cannot accept that they and MACOS to be used in skids under us. Let's get the Labor Party came too have sincere disagreements. state schools. He is quoted Rockhampton working and late, which is a pity Deane Wells argues success­ m the press as saying: get rid of the two ALP because he is a popularist fully that Joh faUs into "Someone in the Education members," Uke Joh, who beUeves in this category. Department doesn't seem The political advantages Ills own variation of the Also, poUce are seen as to understand what the that have ace med to the Protestant Work Etiuc. merely an uistrument of government wants BjeUie-Pelersen govern­ Labor historian Denis the state, often under the Queensland children to be ment because of its refusal Murphy in his article ui

30 SHISKA BABB RESTAURANT DOOLEY'S Hastings Street, Noosa Heads. (071) 47 3132, Some of the desserts •669 Stanley St, Woolloongabba, BYO, phone cook it. After a very short Lunch 12-2 dinner from 6pm. Licensed, Children sounded tempting (pawpaw number recently disconnected. wait three huge pla(es welcome. lemon meringue pie and appeared pUed high with High noon and the Mate finally chose chocolate chestnust mousse) If you've driven down Stanley Street, between Wool­ food. We turned back the and aU were priced around loongabba and South Brisbane, no doidit you've noticed country show holiday found lasagne ($3.95) and I de­ white sUced, buttered bread us stroUing idly along cided to (ry something fishy tiie two dollar mark. a garish red and purple buUding covert with multi­ with was supposed the ac­ Seafood entrees were ex­ coloured signs advertismg the "SlUshka-Babb" restaurant Hastings Street in search of - vine leaves and Taram- company the meals. pensive (e.g, bug vmaigrette and flashing lights. It'd be hard not to notice. Accom­ an eating house. WhUst salata (S4.50). The salads, which came S6.50 and deep fried panied by two friends I ventured into the Shiska-Babb peering rudely into the Len Evans earUer in the on the same plate as the calamari $3.80) but this is on a quiet week night and I'm happy to say it's not as dimness of Dooley's seeking year cited Dooley's as meals,* were decidedly uisphation a famUiar face to be expected of seafood in sleazy (or exotic for that matter) as it appears. evidence of the high Australia it seems. Even boring. The saffron rice materiaUsed from the gloom standard of restaurants in was lukewarm and gluggy good old fish and chips 'Kitsch' is the only word within and clauned us. Noosa, makuig special men­ appeared (for a bottle of and came with canned peas from the corner cafe has to describe the restaurant's Knowing the waitress is tion of tiieh large serwngs daret?!!) (yecch!). Tlie other salad become a luxury fast food interior. There are tables seldom an acceptable cri­ of highly flavoursome food. Having won our hearts pieces however were very these days. witii plastic covers, plastic terion for choosing a res­ Unfortunately the fish Sammy went back to fresh and plentiful. hi my book Dooley's is flowers and waterlUly watdiing "The Young and taurant but at the tune U soup upon which he heaped We all remarked on the not aU it's cracked up to be. candles, Chiistmas decora­ the Restless" as we perused seemed lUce a good idea. such high praise was not tenderness of the meal and It does however have an tions hanguig from a huge the menu. The range of Thus did we fmd ourselves, available so we could not agreed that Miriam had intimate bustling bistro at­ net pumed to the ceUuig, meals is huge - 38 different together with benevolent compare. fared best with the Turkish mosphere with a quiet bar and pictures of Greece, main courses from dozens father-in-law and errant son, What we did eat thougli grill. The spicy mince on gropmg our way to an for pre-duiner drinks and flowers and a Greek of national origins. Prices left us with a few mis­ my Albanian Kebab was empty table m this fairly the decor - cool Irish beauty contest wmner are very reasonable (no meal givings. Easy gouig Dad ui- suspiciously sunilar to the famous seafood restaurant. greens and warm wintry hanging on the red walls. was over S4.80) and all the law was quite happy with sausages on the Turkic b'rowns - is in the best ot Elvis Presley's "Way Down" meat was displayed in a ref­ After a few mmutes we his steak which was large, GrUI but nevertheless very taste. blasted from the juke box rigerated glass cabinet m noticed that the place was thick and tender though tasty and the bacon turned We fmally burst into the as we selected our table. the restaurant - just Uke a chokkers. A good sign we sUghtiy underdone for his out to be a salty ham. The sunshuie agaui clutchuig Next to the juke box a butcher's shop. Strange idea thought and feU to musuig taste. French Pepper Steak was gratis mints and messy chUd colour TV was piaymg this but effective all the o'er the menu. Mate's lasagne was also thin, tender and smothered and were so high from the (fortunately with the sound same. The oldster murmured large - grotesque ahnost - wUh a tasty gravy. hish coffee we didn't mind off). My friends decided on something about good old but appeared to have been Tiiere were no sweets too much about the food. the French Pepper Steak fasliioned cardboard menus warmed over and was the owners of the on the menu but with main and chose a safe Chargrilled Ui fact we forgot to pay (a fillet steak in a rich, decidedly short on flavour. Shishka-Babb are Albanian courses so large it is not Rump Steak with salad the bUI and were hotly pepper gravy - $4.50) and and this night their Uttie surprismg, Turkish coffees (S5.50). The warm brown loaf pursued up Hastmgs Sireet the Turkish GriU (a pork boy, Sammy, who couldn't (a very thick, gritty and and herbed was presented by our friendly wahress at kebab, garUc sausage and have been more than 7 or slightly sweet coffee served Bored babe meanwhile with complunents and was a wluch pomt somebody told egg - S4.80) while I chose 8 years old, was playing at in tiny cups) were a perfect occupied himself pouring welcome change from the an Irish joke and we all feU the .Albanian Kebab (spicy being waiter. He jumped up ending. We fdt we had milk over the green gingham usual gariic bread. about on the footpath with minch .ind bacon - 53.90). doths and plucking leaves from the TV set and gave feasted in style and not The Irish coffees (S2.50) merriment. from the hanging exotica, us our menus with a big Tlie waitress, cook and harming our budge(s, were potent and deUcious. -ELIZABETH DIMES grin. 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By ROBERT CONNELL

Some thne ago 1 spoke with MUce This seems to suggest that these pro- Walsh on his show about the predictions phedes came through what is often des­ of the remarkable prophet Nostradamus cribed today as automatic wrUing. The and how (hey affect our day. apparatus connected with these prophecies WhUe his name is legend among many could also sugges( the use of the device people, few know anytldng about the facts which the Bible describes as (he Urimin of birth or his life. He was born in the and Thumbin, which was used by iMoses (own of St. Remey in the year 1503 and oUier prophets of (he House of Israel. and was the greatest of aU the prophets In more recent limes, it was claimed to of the Remaissance. There is some hint have been used by Joseph Smith of the that he was of Jewish descent but that his Mormon Church, and indeed it is family had been converted to Christianity. instructive to compare many of the pro­ He is said to have claimed that he was phecies of Nostradamus with this more of the tribe of Issachar, deriving from this modern seer and indeed they seem to his gift of prophecy, for they were "men throw a great deal of light on what seems that had understanding of the times, lo to be obscure in Nostradamus and which what Israel ought to do." (I Chronicles indeed can often be understood only X!n,32). through hindsight, that is, after the event. This claim has been called into question The Joseph Smith prophecies are indeed as Issachar happens to be one of the Lost very dear about the future and he very Tribes, Many modern religions (including accurately predicted the American CivU the Mormons) identify wUh these legends War, the First World War and the Second of the Lost Tribes. World War. His description of a Third

"Nostrodamus' description ofa Third World War seems very much to be the description of a nuclear holocaust and the events which lead up to this event also seem to make it perilously near."

The father of Nostradamus was a World War seems very much to be the notary. His mother's ancestors were skUled description of a nuclear holocaust and in mathematics and science - a fact the events which lead up to this event also which seems to lend credence to the fact seem to make it perilously near. that he was Jewish, as it was (he Jews who carried on (hese studies durmg the Dark Ages. His grandfather was accomplished in the celestial arts (astrology) which he Profile By DAVID K. WHEATLEY passed onto his talented grandson. On the death of his grandfather he went For many years, Brisbane soprano Phyllis began serious musical study in to a school at Avignon, where he took Phyllis Ball has been possibly one of the Brisbane IS yean ago, spending three humanity courses. Later, he went to the state's most under-rated artists. Seven years as a part time student at the University of MontpeUer, the most famous years ago she came back to Queensland Queensland Conservatorium studying school of medicine in all France at that from London where site Imd worked her under James Christiansen. tune, and there he studied both phUosophy way up ihe ladder in the Sadlers' Wells "I was interested in opera, so 1 decided and medicine. company to become one of their soloists to tackle London, ft was a case of off Montpelier dkl not escape the Black and key understudies. went Topsy into the unknown. Talk about Plague which swept Europe at the time She then joined the Queensland Opera dumb. I had absolutely no contacts over when Nostradamus studied there and at Company - where site's been ever since. there to help me. I'd heard it would be a that time three quarters of the population But any suggestion that the lady hasn 't big fight, so I sunply roUed up my sleeves, of Europe died, which set the scene for what it takes vocally liave been dispelled took my savings out of the bank, and off the Renaissance of the next century, and by the performances site has given with the I went." Nostradamus became the great prophet company. Earlier this year, for example, for this tumii^ pomt in the history of site surprised Brisbane audiences with That first year in London was a struggle. mankuid, the excellence of her "Lucia ", a role tliat PhylUs took a variety of part-tune jobs, U was unusual that Nostradamus did has become synonymous with Joan such as stacking groco^ies m supermarkets, not burn at the stake, as many of his con- Sutherland. to help pay the rent. And then she was (emporaries did. Nostradamus, however, accepted mto the chorus of Saddlers' knew of the danger and prophccised the Why then did de opt for a smaU WeUs where she stayed for fWt seasons persecution of astrologers in the Spanish regbnal company, plagued as ft is with before coming back to Brisbane. Inquisition, and in the latter days through lack of money, and of facUities which In the time that she has been with the which we are now living. Mosl modern artists in the large companies take so Queensland Opera Company, PhyUis has astrologers are aware that a lime is coming much for granted? seen a tremendous amount of develop­ when the organisation of the Church wilt "Well, for one thing, I was almost out ment within the group. wage an unholy war on astrologers. of my mind with homesickness. Besides, "And that tremendous development While in many respects Nostradamus I'd reached the stage where I knew if I within the company is really surprismg, was an astrologer, most of his famous stayed there any longer, I'd be there for considering the battles we've had. One predictions were not given through astro­ good, and I couldn't bear the tiiought of early season of Madame Butterfly was logical methods. In many respects, this Througli the study of astrological it. I iikc my Aussie sunshine." done using air and excitement - there period could be caUed the Dark Night of phenomena, this would seem to occur "And while there are obvious dis­ was virtually no money." astrology, when supcrstUion and nonsense towards the latter months of 1984, which advantages of working in the isoiaiion bccime attached lo this oldest of is not too far distant from our present. of a regional company, there are also At the moment, Phyllis is singing humanity's arts and sciences. He seemed To understand the prophecies of tremendous advantages. Being given the before the public in the Warana to have used it wisely, both in the practice Nostradamus it is quite essential to relate chance to sing "Lucia", for example. spectacular of "A Midsummer Night's of medicine and his predictions of the iheni as well to Biblical prophecies, with Nowhere else in the world would I have Dream", organised by the Queensland world to come. However, it seems that his which Nostradamus was very familiar. He been given a chance to tackle that role Theatre Company. prophecies were derived by another prin­ was a devout man and went to a great at this stage of my career." "In Ihat I play a moth in Albert Park. ciple. deal of trouble so as nol to anger the And then I'm back lo serious opera lo This is well attested to by the first Church, much as the mystic and The disadvantages, apart from the fact sing Elvira in Don Giovanni at the end of quanta from his books: theologian, Erasmus, had done more (han that the company has to manage on a October. One thing, it's a life that lends a century before. This was the reason very tight budget, arc very much those itself to plen(y of variety." "Seated at night in my secret study. (hat Nostradamus survived his time and bound up with isolation, Alone, reposing over the brass tripod, died a natural death, which is very rare for "One of the worst aspects is that one And with the variety comes a great A slender flame leaps out ofthe solitude, a prophet. doesn't have anyone to go lo for coaching deal of discipline, for an opera singer Making me pronounce that which is not in It is instructive also to relate the m the finer pouits of the roles. Larger must remain fit physfcaUy if the voice vain." prophecies of Nostradamus with those of companies have vocal coaches who help is to fulfU the demands made on ft. the engravings on the Great Pyramid, you to create a role. Here, because we arc "BasicaUy it's a life of hard work and The second quantum reads: which seems to give a timescale and a such a smaU company, everyone has so very Uttle glamour. We all live very econo­ pattern for the future of our race. many extra jobs to do." mically. Not for us the life of the top "With divining rod in hand, I wet the limb "Also there is not the same chance for liners whh lights round their names," and foot. Top Australian astrologer Robert regular performance as there is in larger "But we do it because it's something Set in Ihe middle of the branches. Connell can be contacted by mail at companies. We tend to do our we love doing - and right now, I can't Fearsome awe trembles my hand, I await. Room 6, 13th floor, 66 Kings Street, perfonnances ui several blocks throughout, tWnk of anything else I'd rather do in Heavenly Splendour! The divine genius Sydney, NSW. Or phone him on Sydney the year, aod. then^^soend the rest of our place of ft." sitteth by." 295087. I time hi preparation. 32 PHIL MANZANERA

Phil Manzanera is the gtdtar player What is the situation within the the new album. I think now that I haven't heard from them in a from Roxy Music, one of tbe few band regarding solo projects at the we're on the road again, we'll de­ long time. Quite a few people have groups churning out music of any moment? finitely come to Australia next time. asked me what they're doing. worth in the early seventies. They Well, none of us are doing any split up in 1975 to pursue solo basically. There was a rumour circulating Is there any possibility that you'll projects. Bryan Ferry scored a at the beginning of the year that Eno do any more work with them? series of solo hits ("Let's Stick Are you all content within the was again working with the band. Yes, An extreme possibility. I like Together" etc) while Phil Manzanera context of Roxy Music? Was there any truth in this? them very much. They're very was less successfid in the commer­ As long as we're all happy vvorking No, that was just a rumour. Just talented. I don't know if they're cial field. However his solo work was together in the band, we will a few weeks ago Eno was in New planning to come back to England praised by the critics. continue doing that. When we get York at the same studios as us doing but if they do... In late 1978, the band reformed. fed up with Roxy Music, we go off the new Talking Heads album. We're The English press in its predictable and do our solo stuff. over the ego problems and we get Is it true that Andy Mackay is bouts of cynicism and sarcasm on OK. He doesn't like being in a again working with Howard ridiculed the band endlessly. Do any members of the band have band. He likes to be totally in­ Schuman? (They worked together "Mamfesto" was released March aspirations towards taking a par­ dependent, to be ablo to do wliatever on TV's "Rock Follies"). 1979 to polarised reviews. Vou ticular direction wfth the music? he wants to do whenever lie wants I don't think so. He was meant either loved it or hated it. Time We've all got very catholic tastes. to do it. to be doing a filn; with him. But Offs TONY GILSON managed to Wc iike lots of different types of I'm not .sure whether they've got secure this interview with Phil music. Roxy Music is a product of From what I can ascertain, the the finance. Manzanera. all liioso different likes & dislikes, English press seems to have done an it's not like Andy warns iis to go about face on its initial cynicism What kind of reception did the How long before the band intend jazzy or I wont to go this way or regarding the band's reformation. band meet on the "Manifesto" recording the follow-up to that way. Yeah (io'jghs). Basically, we tour of America? "IVIanifesto"? expected to gel a lot of criticism It was great. We had been getting V\!e're starting right away. Most of Is there any possibility of a Roxy when we reformed. For some reason, a lot of negative response in England "us have been on holidays for a few Music tour of Australia in the near journalists didn't vvant us to get from tho press, but in America weeks. Before that we re-recorded future? back together again. everything was so positive. It was so "Angei Eyes" from "Manifesto". Well, that's a shame actually, They seemed to have been con­ much better than ever before. because we wanted to go to Australia sistently cruel to the band. Is that the new single? this year. But when our manager Yes. It's obviously annoying to How are Gary Tibbs and Dave first made enquiries, the Australian It'll be released as a single in us. We've noticed that things tend to Skinner (new bass and keyboards promoter said that it wasn't possible England shortly. We re-recorded it go in cycles. They built us up to start players) fitting into the band? for us to go there. and went over to New York to mix with and once you become success­ (3ary has proved to be one of the it. ful, it's no longer fashionable to best bass players we have ever worked with. Dave was just brought We had the collapse of Compu- support you. What's the difference between the in to do the tour really. He's played ticket which wouldn't have helped two versions? with me and Bryan on other things. matters. I recently spoke to a couple of the It's totally different. It's almost He's a songwriter in his own right Yeah. We wouldn't have done guys from Split Enz and they said to like a new number. It's got a new and I think he's going to continue well and he couldn't guarantee that say hello (Manzanera produced Split arrangement. recording his own stuff. we'd get paid. It was just ridiculous. Enz "Second Thoughts"), Nobody seemed to want us to go Oh great. What are they up to In retrospect what's the bands Would you consider the reformed there. But a couple of months ago, these days? opinion of "Manifesto"? Roxy Music to be a long term they rang back and wanted us to proposition? We haven't really had time to sit go. Unfortunately we'd already com­ They're touring Australia at the back and reflect on it that much Well, I think we've got a much mitted ourselves to oth^ things. moment, promoting the "Frenzy" more mature attitude now. We're really. We only just finished touring Now we're getting on to finishing album. about four weeks ago. We've been on really trying to create some good holiday and tried not to think about music. We've gotten over all our the music I suppose it turned out ego problems. much better than I hoped. It set us up for the next album which I think What's the next step for the band? will be twice as good. Well, it's really to do the recording and then do a lot of touring after Which album would you consider that. We'll then see how we feel. to be the band's greatest achieve­ We see it as committing ourselves ment? for longer periods. Well I don't think we've done it yet. Every albums has tracks that I Is there something that you'd like on it. like to say that you haven't been asked? My personal favourite Yes. How has the band's "Stranded". reformation and the "Manifesto" Well, a. lot of people in England album received in Australia. and Europe like "Stranded" and "For Your Pleasure", But in Well, the music press was quite »America, their favourites are receptive to both the album and "Country Life" and "Siren", Every­ the reformation. The non-musical body seems to have a different press was a bit more reserved in its favourite. Personally, I think we're views. still yet to do our best one. We're Good. We'll be looking forward setting out to make this next one the to coming to Australia perhaps next best one ever. year. See you then.

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34 split Enz recently undertook Possibly. At the moment we've bandwagon. Tim and you also worked on their "Wbhrlwind" tour of Australia.go t a possibility of a deal with Yeah, to a point. It's a case of "Listen Now" didn't you? They broke bouse records en route Chapman, If that comes through, progression. You have to see what Just a very minimal amount. ' but StiU that elusive bit sin^e andthere' s a good chance we'll be going is going on around you if you want Basically we just called into the album has bypassed the bam. They over to America or England to do it. to survive. .1 don't think we've sold studio one night and Phil asked us : have not received any significant Otherwise we'll do the album here. out though. if we wanted to lay down some ebon reaction in this country since piano and vocals. the release of "My Mistake . Split With "Frenzy", the band received I heard that you recorded about Enz have been the critics darlings a tot of critical acclaim but mass 10 extra songs as demos for What do you think of the English for quite a while now but this sales still seem to elude the band. "Frenzy". groups that have cropped up in enthusiasm has never redly crossed I know, I don't know why, I Well we put two of the demos on recent years? over to the masses. Whilst on the don't think it's that bad an album. the B-side of "I See Red". We're I really like a lot of them. It's Qld leg of tbe tour TONYGILSON We're maybe not taken as seriously very proud of them. Either we'll happened the way I thought it would managed to secure an interview musically as we'd like to be. People save the rest or they'll come out happen. All of the rubbish bands vjitb drummer MALCOLM GREENperhap s get distracted by the visuals. on the B-sides of singles. They will broke up while the others with a bit and keyboards player EDDIE come out eventually. of potential stayed around, like RAYNER. There seems to be a conscious Blondie and XTC etc. de-emphasis away from the visuals The band's new material seems to What prompted you to undertake of late by the band. be more up-tempo. Returning to the question of the "Whirlwind" tour? The music is getting stronger. . We seem to be going to two ex­ electronics, there seems to be an MG: We're a little bit in the There used to be just a lot of ideas tremes at the moment between very incorporation of this form of music middle of things at the moment. but now we're a band. The visuals up-tempo and ballads. into disco. We're looking for an overseas deal complement now. It's a more subtle Yes. I think a lot of the electronic and new nnanagement, so it was approach really. ENTER EDDIE RAYNER keyboard players these days are fairly pointless us leaving Australia. pretty faceless people. They play We're making the best of it by going Have you any particular I was talking to Malcolm about on a lot of disco records. I really on tour. influences? the Korg synthesizer you're using like some of these new disco singles Not really. The one thing that we now. like M's "Pop Musik". A lot of these Retrospectively what do you all have in common in the band is ER: It's a vocoder. It works songs are just synthesizers with a think of the 'Frenzy' album? that we've never been great musical on the principle of so much voice bass drum and a snare drum. I'm not satisfied with it. I think listeners. and so much keyboard. it's a good album. I can look at it Do you find any difficulty in negatively or positively. How long after the release pf Have you considered using this manipulating a synthesizer? "Second Thoughts" did you and new PROPHET synthesizer? It takes years to learn how to Some people have criticised Nigel Griggs (bass) join the band? ER: I'd love one if I had enough play one but once you've got the Mallory Earl's production. I joined the band about 5-6 money. But you can't get them here. basics down, the scope is virtually Yes. It's not as good as we feel it months after the album was released. They were designed by a pair of unlimited. could be. We were in the studio for Nigel joined after Phil Judd's and electronics buffs in the States - a month. When it came down to the Johnathan Chunn's departure which It's got 40 memories. It's digital Have you heard the Human mixing we only had a few days left. was just after a tour of the States. and you can store up to 40 sounds League yet? If Devo are any baro­ on the memory. The polyphonic meter of the power of Bowie's and What would you consider to be Do you think Split Enz will ever synthesizer I've got at the moment, Eno's patronage, the League should the band's best recorded product? be able to achieve success in the you can only store one sound on it. be popular. As far as I'm concerned, the best USA? Well Devo have only done reason­ things we've recorded are demos, Yes. I feel very confident in us What do you think of this new ably well. They haven't really which haven't been released. "I as a band. What we've got to get wave of electronics that seems to crossed over to the masses yet. t See Red" and the two B-side cuts together now is the other side of be coming into favour? liked their first album, but I didn't were done like that. things, in promotions etc. I think I think that the extreme syn­ think Eno's production was par­ we are a unique band. I see us as thesizer groups like Kraftwerk tend ticularly good. What are past members of the being a band on our own. to be very unhuman. | just like band doing these days? synthesizers to complement my main On the question of producers, Well, Em lyn Crowther (ex What's the situation regarding instrument which is the piano. is there any one producer who you drummer) is having fun playing at songwriting wtihin the band? were really satisfied with? the weekends and he's working for Tim (Finn) is the most prolific About your work on Phil Man­ Not really, Geoff Emerik who a P.A.. corfipany, Phil Judd has a writer. Neil (Finn) and Eddie zanera's "K-Scope", what do you produced "Dizrhthmia" didn't bring new band called the Screamers, Rayner) get the occasional song in think of the end result of the album? out the best in us. David Russell Rob Gillies (ex-horn player) is as well. As for arrangements, Personally, I wasn't given much (producer of "Mental Notes") was working for a TV company desigiiing someone writes a song, plays it and freedom to do what I wanted to do. basically a pain in the arse. We'd sets and whatnot and does a little we develop our own ideas within Phil knew what he wanted and more come into the studio and he'd be bit of playing now and again. .the song. or less told me what to play. He told out fishing. On "Second Thoughts", Tim what to sing and Neil what to it was reaHy Phil Manzanera's first I heard that you might be After the "Frenzy" tour, there sing. I really enjoyed playing on experience as a producer. It was a recording the next album in Los were some cynics saying that Split "K-Scope" because he recorded it good clean sound but he didn't Angeles. Enz had jumped on the power pop at Chris Squire's (Yes) studio. really push us in any one direction.

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- 1^ < iv.>wJwO . , ,^ Jn;i I cording process. The method supposedly produces a sound clear, RY COODER brighter and more dimen­ sional to ordinary record­ Ry Cooder plays guitar, mandolin and banjo, just ings. The album however, Ske ringing a bell, preserving and synthesizing - despUe its bright, clear modestly and clearly everything valuable in authentic sound, is not as boppy as American music..." one might think. It's cer­ Rolling Stona, 10th Annivartary Itua. tamly not as funky as the Tex Mex albums. With the onset of an Australian tour by Ry Cooder and David Lindley, the time seems ri^t to use up a Uttle But what about this Time Off space for the purpose of previewing and David Lindley person I reviewing these two very notable musfcians to come out hear you ask! WeU Lindley of America. is a guitarist, a steel guitar­ Coodei's albums have by a promotional tour of ist, a vioUnist extraordin­ seen him experunentmg in tiie States by Cooder and aire, and a much sought such diverse styles as blues. Captain Beefheart's Magic after sessmn player for such ragtime, R&B, Calypso, Band which recdved rave artists as James Taylor, HawaUan, and Tex-Mex. He reviews Davkl Crosby and Gr^iam is possibly best known for i,, j^s second album, Nash, Rod Stewart, Linda his "Chicken Skin Music" "into The Purple Valley", Ronstadt and Jackson album and the Chicken Cooder's distinctive man- Browne. He toured Aust­ Skm Revue, which dolm and bottie-neck guitar ralia with Jackson Browne displayed his love for Tex- style came mto the open. ui 1977, Mex. It's a fun and foUcy Randy Newman hdped him AustraUan audiences wiU music style, origmatmg out with his third album, be the first audiences to from Latin America. "Boomer's Story". His hear and watch Cooder per­ And more recently, founh, "Paradise and form songs from the "Bop Cooder has made a break- Lunch" revealed Cooder's TiU You Drop" album. tiurough witii the worid's passion for Gospd music, Along with David Lindley, fu-st rock album to make Veteran jazzman, Eari Cooder wiU also perform use of a revolutionary Tatha' Hines joined in on songs from other albums, "digital recording" process, an impromptu .track off songs of Lindley's, and new The album, "Bop TUl You tlus album, "Ditty Wa material rehearsed especially Drop" has just been re- Ditty", for the tour. leased m Australia. After "Paradise and If you're wUdly excited Uke so many other Lunch" two years passed aboul the thought of guitarists, Ry Cooder start- before Cooder brouglit out another Ry Cooder tour ed his career as a session liis "Qucken Skin Music" guitarist Gabby Pahinui and vious albums. U was titled jazz. Cooder's voice is and at the thought of musician, becoming album and it was yet accordianist Flaco JimUiez, "How Can a Poor Man hardly used on the album. seeing anotiier whizz-bang involved with such people anotiier direction for Cooder perfected Tex Mex Stand Such Times and Which brings us to his guitarist jamming witii him, as Jack Nitzsche, the Cooder - a direction that and assembled the Oiickcn Live". After that came latest album, "Bop TUl You there's just one more bit Everiy Brothers, Arlo possibly sprang from the Skin Revue with tiiree black a mostly instrumental Drop", a guitar-based of information you're gonna Gutiuie and Captain Beef- song "Mexican Divorce" gospel singers. album titled "Jazz" wliich album wluch goes back to need, . .Cooder and Lindley heart. His first solo album, from the "Paradise and The foUow-up album was revealed Cooder's passion styles on his earUer albums wUl play at Brisbane's "Ry Cooder", was released Lunch" album. Tlie style a live album featuring new for yet anotiier style of but presents them through Festival HaU on October 11. in 1970, This was foUowed is Tex Mex, Together with versions of tunes from pre­ music, traditional American the revolutionary digital re­ -BRIDGETVAN ILLA

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Telephone (066) 21 2267 •. -..I • ;,'.•;> mm^mm 4^ TIME OFF October 1979 37 BALE 'EM UP BUSH BANO: production of RUMOURS MADAME X -AN ABSOLUTE mc/ods." Hex Backhouse-Smith will play at a dance organised between October 3 & 6. It's DICTATOR Sl ERIKA'S -Watercolours, Tom McCautley by West End Campaign Against another Warana attraction. And PASSIONS Mon 22nd THE -acrylics, Victoria Fonteyn - Nuclear Power. It's on Saturday, from the 3lst October till 24th POWER OF MEN IS THE pstels and Rona Powel — pen October 22 at the Church of November there's A MAN WHO PATIENCE OF WOMEN & I sketches. Films from 4ZZZ: A concert you won't England Hall, cnr. Gladstone CAME TO DINNER starring OFTEN THINK OF HAWAII Grumbacher will also be shown. want to miss is Nick Lowe, St. and Vulture St, WEst End. Frank Thring. Tues 23rd a free Goethe- For more info, ring the gallery liave Edmunds and Rockpile Admission is $2 (or the' Institut programme WOMEN al the above number. appearing with (VIental as Any­ employed and $1 for others. AT WAR (West Germany) tha THE PADDINGTON thing and The Apartments fn GAY BALL; will bo held at story of a German family in GALLERY: 88 Latrobe Tee, JOINT EFf=ORT No. 16, Baroona Hall, 17 Caxton St, Prague during the war, Mon. Paddington, ph. 36 6362. An CLOUDLAND, Saturday. Oct. petrie Terrace, Saturday, 20th 29th Lillian Gish & D.W. exhibition of paintings and 13. Prices are $5 and $3 for October. The band playing is Griffith films, UNSEEN drawings by Arthur Gunthorpe Triple Zod subscribers. On Zero and there'll be a light ENEMY, NEW YORK HAT, will commence SOth September Saturday, October 20, JOINT show and juke box. It's licensed ORPHANS OF THE STORM and run till 16th October. Also EFFORT No. 17 gets underway and will cost you $2.50 (f Wed. 31st LES ENFANTS DU at Paddington Gallery In Oct. at CLOUDLAND with Jo Jo you're a 4ZZZ subscriber or PLACARD & RAFAEL OU LE - the Half Dozen group will Zep and the Falcons, Ross student and $3 if you're not. DEBAUCe (France). All exhibit a mixture of paintings. Wilson's Mondo Rock and CAXTON STREET JAZZ screenings are at Aust. Govt Their exhibition runs from ARTS THEATRE: 210 Petrie Centre Theatrette, Cnr. Ann James Griffin and the Limou­ BAND: plays at the Caxton Terrace, Brisbane, ph. 36 2344, I9th October till November. sines. That's $4.50 and $3.50 Street Community Centre, 17 a Creek Sts, ph. 36 6958 or BRISBANE ETHNIC running till October 6 is 30 2762 for subKribers. HOTEL Caxton Street, Petrie Terrace, CATHERINE, a play by local COMMUNITY: has supplied BRISBANE: has lots of bands every Sunday night - 7.30- playwright, Jill Shearer and ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OE artwork for an exhibition of booksxl for October. . .Oct. 6 11pm. It's S4 for new members. directed by Jennifer Radbourne, BRISBANE: Presents the film Ethnic Arts and Crafts spon­ - The Elks and the Dukes, $2 for members and $3 for Then starting Thursday, 11th' L'IRONIE DU SORT, Wed. sored by Warana. It can be Oct. 16 - Quasar and Fat visitors. Also it's licensed. October and playing until 10th 24th October, Spm. The Add­ seen in the City Hall Supper City, Oct. 20 - Switch and November is the play WINTER ress - Room 29A, Archibald Room, Adelaide St entrance Footloose, and Oct. 27 - JOURNEY by Clifford Odets. Court, 21 Adelaide Street, ttie from 10am October 1-5. Ph. Mistreater antt 42nd Street. It's a backstage look at the life City. The film Is all about a 2250411 for details. October 27 also sees the of an actor and is on story of the French under­ EAGLE STREET GALLERY: opening of the HOTEL fiiii^fffi Wednesdays to Saturdays at ground set in Nantes during 72/76 Eagle Street, Brisbane, BRISBANE for Saturday after­ 8pm. the German occupation. ph. 229 2140. Paintings by noon gigs. You'll be able to see HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE: Lola Thompson will be the Boys Next Door there for CEMENT BOX THEATRE: exhibited from 23rd Septem­ $1 or Si.50. At the SURFAIR Oueen Street, the City. Ph. University ot f), underneath ber till 13th October. Gallery HOTEL at Coolum on Wed. 221 2777. The QW Light Opera Schonell Theatre. The Shoe­ hours are Monday to Friday Oct 3 you can see the Elks Company's production of string Company with their 10-5pm, Saturday 10an>12 and the Aliens, Oct. 10 - WHITE HORSE INN will run production "Dames at Sea" (a noon, and Friday evenings 7-10 Jimmy and The Boys and from October 4th - 20th musical set in the 1930s) will pm. Razar, Oct 17 - Ross Wilson's nightly at 8 with Saturday run nightly at 8pm from 4th Mondo Rock and James matiness at 2pm. INSTITUTE OF MODERN to I3th October. For bookings Griffin and the Limousines, ABEL SMITH LECTURE ART: 24 Market Street, Bris­ ring 269 4623 or 355 2589. Oct. 24 - Boys Next Door and THEATRE: Old University. bane. An exhibition of photo­ The Popular Theatre Troupe Each Thursday afternoon at Oct. 31 - Australian Crawl. MORE FRENCH FILMS: graphs by Glen O'Malley will will perform their new 'SAYS 3pm the English Department be shown from 2nd October WHO' show Monday and presents rehearsed play readings Mondays In Room 81, Forgan Smith Building, OkJ. Univer­ till 23rd October. The title Tuesday 8th & 9th October on social/political/llterary is "4 Months in North Qld". between 12 and 3. And the sity between 1 and 3 there's themes. Dates and titles for full length feature films In It's a photographic account of KINETIC DANCE COMPANY his travels. comes to the Cement Box on October are: SCHOOLDAYS, French with English subtitles. Monday, Tuesday and Wed­ SCHOOLDAYS (The Classroom Monday, 1st October M/LADY nesday - 15th, 16th and 17th in Literature), 11th - AN Monday 15th October UN 1 . October. For more enquiries •AFTERNOON WITH ENFANT DANS LA FOULE & •o: ring 371 1611. BERTHOLT BRECHT & 18th Monday, 29th October UNE SI - either a Modern Drama or JOLIE PETITE PLAGE. CAMERATA THEATRE Dream to 1642 classes. POPULAR THEATRE (AVALON): Sir Fred Schonell Vl ROTORUA MAORI TROUPE: 60 Waterworks Rd, And if that's not enough Drive, St. Lucia, ph. 372 4917. CULTURAL THEATRE: Ashgrove. Ph. 36 1745. Selected 42ZZ also promote FESTIVAL It's a muMcal comedy and runs betvireen 27th September and films are screened Sundays at HALL concerts. For October Thursdays to Saturdays at Spm. 1 the big attraction Is Ry Cooder 7th October you can seo this 7pm. October 7 there's DOING and David Lindley - October internationally famous group TIME - 4 films on life in prison 11, for $10,90 or $9.90 for perform for free in King George THE JAIL, INSIDE WOMEN STUDIO HOOKEY MADOOK: subscribers. (Articie on Ry Square, tha Botanic Gardens INSIDE, ST. THERESE and is a new concept in exhibiting Cooder/Davld Lindley in this and various Shopptog Centres. MAXIMUM SECURITY. Oct. the arts and promoting the Issue). The daily press will give time 14th there's two films on efforts of unknown artists and and location details. QLD FOLK FEDERATION: Theatre in Education SEEDS designers. Its address Is 81 WARANA SENIOR DRAMA OF A NEW LIFE and CLOSE Margaret St, Brisbane. They stay are gening Into the swing of FESTIVAL: runs from October things for Warana. . .Monday, YOUR EYES AND HOLD open till 9pm FrWay nights 2 to October 6 at The. Park YOUR STOMACH. and until 4 on Sundays. Also, 1st October there's Dancing Playhouse, Hampstead Rd, In King George Square. A SCHONELL THEATRE: If you're an artist, interested Highgate Hill. Phone 52 3284, in displaying work, ring them noulti-coltural evening starting for details. University of Qld, St. Lucia ph. at 6.15pm. Saturday, 6th 371 1879. Some of October's on 379 3456. ARTISAN GALLERY: 10 October, the band 'Rantan' TWELFTH NIGHT THEATRE: attractions to the Schonell Lambert Road, Indooroopilly, will play at King George Square 4 Cintra Read, Bowen Hills, Include: 1900, L'INNOCENTE, beiween 12 pm and 1pm, ph. 52 7622. The Brisbane LA VIE PARISIENNE, THE exhibits paintings ceramics and also that night there's a Actor's Compnay with their DEERHUNTER, HINTER-A silver jeweJIery, crafted fur­ Colonial Dance at South production, 'ON APPROVAL', CAREER, IN SEARCH OF niture, creative patchwork, Brisbane Bowls Club, Musgrave ANNA, THE TEPMTER and hand-printed fabrics and in­ will run from 26th September BRISBANE CINEMA GROUP: Park, South Brisbane starting at to 13fh October. It's a sparkling MAHLER. We suggest you pick dividually made clothes and 8pm. Admission is $3 atvJ $2 2nd floor, 303 Adelaide St, up a programme from the accessories. It's open Mondays comedy for all the family and Brisbane. Membership is $20 for members. a feature of Warana. Starts University and various shops to SatunJays - 9.30am-4.30pm. for 21 programs and is available 'around Brisbane. 8.15pm. On the 21st, 22nd from above address or through and 23rd October a short the American Bookstore. Here's review titlod 'GREAT BANANA their program for October: SPUT 2' can be seen. It's Tuesday 22nd RlFlFI, a Jules Ci«is^»^iMii:i;f produced by Ken Lord and Dassin classic crime thriller and *iW^iL-,AiRT starts 8.15pm. Tues. 16th LA GUERRE EST LA BOITE (BRISBANE FINIE, a study of a group of REPERTORY THEATRE): 57 Spanish revolutionaries exiled OLD ART GALLERY: 60 Ann Hale St, Brisbane, ph 36 162Z in Par'ts. All screenings are at The City, ph. 229 2138. Port­ raits from a collection of Lady The TN UNDERGROUND'S the Clu brooms - 2nd floor, CHILDREN BY CHOICE: 97 HILLTOP HOLDOin' BLUE- production of GOING 303 Adelaide Street. Trout. will be exhibited bet­ Moggill Road, Taringa. Pregnancy GRASS BAND: plays at the BANANAS can be seen til ween 23rd September and 20th GLEN HOTEL, Pacific H'way, October 13th. It's a selection October as a special Warana and Abortion advice every week­ Eight Mile Plains every Friday of 3 Australian plays; feature. They are by a variety day morning and Monday, night. BANANAS by Rkhard of artists. Tuesday and Thursday evening. BARLEY MOW FOLK CLUB: Bradshaw, CORONERS THE CLOSEBURN GALLERY Phone 371 5477 for an appoint­ at the CALEDONIAN CLUB REPORT by John Summons & TEA HOUSE: is a fun place ment. ROOMS, Shafston Ave, and THE FLAW by Mil Perrin. to visit on Sundays. It's 7 Kangaroo Point, has an evening PREGNANCY CONTROL: Abor­ Thoy're all comedies. After a kilometres past Samford on tho of Cellidh-Folk Dancing on tion referral centre, incorporating short break The Repertory road to Oaytxjro, An old Dairy every first Sunday of each pregnancy help and advice. Mon, Theatre's THEY SHOOT has been converted Into a month. Runs from Tuos Thurs and Friday 9am- HORSES DONT THEY will be gallery of arts, crafts and an­ 5.30-9.30pm. on. That's from 24th October NATIONAL FILM THEATRE tiques on one side and a sit 5pm also Wed 4pm-8pm and EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY OF till 17th Novembw. It's all OF AUSTRALIA: ts a non­ out area where you can munch Sat 9am-12pm. Focalpoint QUEENSLAND: hold regular about a Dance Marathon during profit, subscription organisa- on hom made bread or Devon­ Arcade, 249 Brunswick 'St. workshops In 16th ceniuty the Depression In Anierlca - tloa Thair address )$ GPO shire Teas on the other. Fortltutle Valley. Phone 521444. dancing at KELVIN GROVE from tlw film by the same name box 2341, Brisbane, 4001, ph. SUNNYBANK GALLERIES: WOMENS HOUSE: 31 Bartley CAE in tho 'G' block (tho oW and It starts each night et Spm. 36 6958. Subscriptions are $6. Shauna Downs Shopping St, Spring Hill. Sen/ices include SGtO - QLD THEATRE Ptiyslcal Sciences Block) every Their program for October Is: Centre, Cnr, Beenleigh Rd, & shelta accommadation, support COM>ANY: Turbot Street, tho Monday nJght at 7.30pm. For Wed 3rd TROBRIAND Wynne St., Sunnybank Hlllj. and advice for women in violent details ring Grog Rogers on City, ph. 221 3861. The Warana CRICKET (Papua New Guinea) Ph. 345 6057. During October domestic situations. Phone 229 225 2821 (business hours) or feature, MIDSUMMER a GAMES OF THE XXI there will be an exhibition of 592Z 398 1043 (after houn). NIGHT'S DREAM wHh the QW. OLYMPIAD (Canada); Mon. 8th llthographtv firom America as THE TAR POT FOLK CLUB: Theatre Co., Q|d, Ballet Co., THE MOUTHPIECE (USA) and vvd(ar8tcmiyi Nolan painting SELF HELP GROUP: for families at tho NATIONAL HOTEL, LEO THE LAST (Great Britain) TTitdfWt:.K«Uy and Crusade Youth Ballet & The Qld Opera of prisoners meet every Thursday Queon Street, on the Ist floor, Company will run till October Wed. 10th EFFIE BRIEST $ariwpit)'',aiMrday & Sunday owiV Thursday nlflht at 8pm. 6 In Albert Park. The Sydney (West Germany) Wed. nth the 29m aW'30th October a at 10am In tho East Brisbane • It's $1.50 to got In or $1 for Dance Company comes to the A TOTALLY NEGLECTED seminar will .be hold at the Community Centre, 2 GtflShdm mombers and 4ZZZ subscribers. SGIO with Graeme Murphy's GIRL {Germany) Thun 18th gallery. Arttstt demonstrating St, East Brisbane ph 391 7116.

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UNEMPLOYED WORKERS Bank Building, 240 Queen St, jom a group. Each group adopts activities and a 5 course Chinese UNION: If you're unemployed Brisbane. Phone 226 3100, has three prisoners. By letter- banquet. For bookings ring and live in the M/l ton-Rosafie an Interpreting service to mig­ wfiting io the authorrtie.'! and 374 1271 or 378 1407 or write area, the Rosalie-Milton self help rants in most languages. publicity on behalf ol the to the Australian China Society, prisnoers. the group trios to employment cooperative meets DOWN TO EARTH FAIR: P.O. Sox 360, North Quay, a obtain their release. A group every week to discuss problems held at ORLEIGH PARK, West 4001, enclosing your $10 per subscription is $25. Amnesty person or $6 for pensioners, and share any jobs they get. Internationars address is 272 End on the 2nd Saturday of mmt: id IIM each Month. There's all sorts students and unemployed. For information phone Mai Pntriu Terrace, Brisb.ini;. Ph. ADVENTURERS CLUB: McKenna on 36 5119 or U W U 221 0221. They're open 10am of arts and crafts, info on alter­ WOMEN BEHIND BARS; agi- native lifestyles, music, ac­ Brisbane Jazz Club & Riverside 221 3190. • ' • •3pm Monday to Friday and Folk Club. They have many tating for better conditions for they've recenily opened an tivities for the children and WOMENS COLLECTIVE women in prison. Groups need more. If you'd like ot know varied activities, extonded ond "op" shop - 2nd hafKf bargains, weekend trips, courses and UNEMPLOYED WORKERS assistance both personal and with proceeds going to tho or­ more about the Down to Earth fairs ring 372 5693. social functions. Age group is UNION: Directs its energies financial. Open to anyone in­ gan isation. CAXTON STREET COM­ 18 years and over and the cost towards the needs of women terested 'in improving cof\ditions MUNITY CENTRE: Baroona of membership is $25. Clubs are whose only source of income is for women in jail. Contact Mary- I^Ji Hall, 17 Caxton Street, Petrie at 1 Annio St, Kangaroo Point. state benefit, includes studenis, Theresa, cA Womens House, ph m i Terrace, ph. 360 297, bocomes Como along any Wc

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Something ugly is happening to ducklings on the uni lake. No sooner have they come out from under mother's wing than Students to they're in a pelican's beak - that is if they haven't already had their toes nipped off by an eel. If they make it back to the shore they face being kidnapped by Sunday school picnickers, who lure the little assess staff? creatures with grain. In one grim October week the BY GAIL FURNESS AND JENNY MCDONALD brood of twelve ducklings pictured below vanished. Meanwhile Neville Bailey, controller of maintenance, says Future students at Queensland University may take part in the assessment of their lecturers and tutors, "nothing ever happens to the duck­ if new Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Wilson has his way. lings. I have never once heard of Student assessment of academics was one of many changes to university administration suggested by people taking them." Professor Wilson in an interview with Write-Off. He made further recommendations in a statement to the We have eye-witness reports of Senate. duckling-snaffling from journalism students, .and you know you can The statement, which was cir­ always believe a journo. culated to all university departments, also indicated the kind of atmos­ phere he eventually hoped to create, despite morale-lowering cutbacks in university funding.

The perspective of the Vice- Qiancellor, who has been al QU for six months, is very much that of the senior administrator of a large com­ plex, organisation. In such a perspective the interests of students become just another factor in assessing the needs of the univer­ sity.

In his paper Professor Wilson wrote: "What we have to find are strategies for improving quality and developing academic excitement in our departments, at a time when a natural reaction is to become depressed about the future."

WRITE-OFF asked the Vice-Chan­ cellor how he felt these proposed changes would affect students, what their role would be in any changes, and what Ihe position of siudents would be in times of financial cut­ backs. What emerged seemed to indicate PICTURE: BRIAN BALWIN that despite a liberal outlook on assessment, Ihc view from the 'top' seldom seemed to encompass the welfare, needs or rights of students. The Vice-Chancellor did, however, Legal aid work harming say that he hoped the benefits would eventually "dissfminatc down"

Students working in the University of This is not to say the adminis­ tration is antithetical to the student Queensland's Legal Akl Service have interest: it is just that the benefits been told that contact with such a law careers which the proposed changes are 'bodgie organisation' could be held assumed to bring are never examined against them in their careers. from the student point of view. The director of the Legal The lepl profession in part in these centres, Nuna revealed. was to get through theu^ Overall, students are not seen as Aid Service, Mr. Noel otlicr states were much Mr Nunan said. Only one lecturer, Mr course and start making either direct beneficiaries or par­ Nunan, said this advice "lore aware of the social More students at the Chris McKelvie, has money. ticipants in the proposed changes. had been given by a P^?^l«"" *]if* ^°f^ '"' Umversity of New South worked at the Legal Aid The Legal Aid Service n-i--..- Jli-'! •« he ped by the setting up Wales have applied to Service at QU, AU lec- was foimded by Mr Professor W'ison is not opposed Brisbane solictor to ^^f^^ >:^ centres. The work in legal aid centres tiuers in the law school Nunan in 1975. He is an to student participation or student parents of students. law school at the Univer- than could be placed, had been approached. arts/law graduate from needs, but his attitudes show that The advice reflected the sity of New South Wales according to Vernoica A final year QU law students need their own voice to extreme conservatism of actively promoted legal Lalethin, a third year student, Richard Oliver, The Service received a fight for their particular interests, student at UNSW. claimed most law grant from the Students' not only within the univera'ty, but on many members of the '*^T.,«"Ht!':„,?,L'^nr However, at QU only students found the law Union last year of legal profession in ^.J^^soulh" wS suj- six students out of a course at QU too time- $30,000 and employs a other political decisions affecting Queensland, and their pijjj students to both total enrolment of 1000 consuming to allow for full-time solicitor, a full- their interests - such as TEAS or concern at legal services Macquarie and Redfem law students at Queens- any extra activity, time secretary, and a the re-introduction of fees. being provided without legal aid centres and law land University were Many law students solicitor who works three Cont. on page 4 charge, he said. lecturers took an active working in legal aid, Mr said their main concern days a week. • •"• 4 iijiiijiiJiUiiiiiiiiiiiiiijjitJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiintnitiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiititiiHiiiiiiiiHHiiiniiiiiiiii^ tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiin iiii inii i iiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiitiiiiiHiiiii I PAGE 10 PAGE3 PAGE 16 | PSYCH DRAMA: Is there life after Last page graduation? ESSAYS GONE liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiJininiiiiniiiiiiiijjitiiiiiHiiHniiiiiiiiiHniiitnitiiiiiiiitiiiiiiMmiiMitmiiiiiiiiitH iiiiiiiiniiiiiiniitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiKHiiiitniniiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiimtiiiiiiiiii^ Page 2 THE INSIDE PAGE

The Premier, Mr Bananas, was an unexpected guest at the Annual Country Banana Peeling Contest held in City Hall, Thargomindah, last week. Law grad aims The fremier entered the peeling contest. Needless lo say the Premier, being the fastest skinner in the for African parit bunch, peeled in an incredible 3.4678 seconds, much to the BYJUNECUMiVllNGS delight of a collection for an independent dc­ of Cane Toads who had The Griffith Uni The outcome of the Zimbabwe constitution talks in London will affect the future of lunch-box snatcher parlmcnt, in the hope gathered to witness the that journalism tradi­ Columbo Plan student Godfrey Chanetsa. swearing in ceremony (see page 11) has a younger sibling. tions will survive and Born in Zimbabwe of school teacher parents, Mr Chanetsa considers himself privileged but says he realises of Split llinze, the new he pissed along lo rock (smashing) ftroup. Student al Ctairvaux that this carries responsibilities. College (Mt Gravatt younger generations. "In a developing Catholic Boys School) 'I'he loDds later took African counlry where had liis lunch stolen there is no parliamentary up a collection to send every day for a week. tlie i'remicr to next syslein of opposition lie got his revenge Sonw professranal parlies, sliulcMts play an world championships, on the following being held in Ghana rugby league players opposilion role and .Monday when he re­ have found a good way speak lor the people," Banana, later this placed ilis asual Vege­ to make money out of he said. century. mite vvith a .spread of laxative. Sodal Services. Mr Chanetsa said After his lunch was Tiic players chose to Soutii Africa .siudents stolen again, and Ihe defer weekly match were politically aciive culprit was caught payments and collect and saw their role as a The University their money as a lump hierarchy is not happy spending an uncom­ conlrolliny force on fortable afternoon in sum. with staff members in This allowed them yovernmcnl. the Michie Building, the toilet block. Does (hat help at all, to receive the dole for While studying law at According lo a Griffith? all but the week the Ihc University of recent circular, last lump sum was picked Zambia, Mr Chanetsa year's electricity bill for up. said he could speak oul that building alone was As the dole is a aliout events in Rhodesia minimum of S.'>1.45 and .South Africa. 540,000. The total hill Some people are oc­ was 5860,000. a week and the foot­ "This was during the casionally possessed by ball season lasted some Angolan War and we feci The director of the an extremeley urgent 20 weeks, that gave the wc influenced the buildings and grounds desire to point the bone players the chance to Zambian attitude to that section has suggested at our politicos. (Es­ make some SIOOO. war," he said. that staff should not pecially aboriginal reci­ "We were also con­ make unnecessary pients of the non- cerned about the way demands on electricity Zambia was developing Glaucoma treatment Noticed that the _ especially between plant. To those, we and tlie multi-national 10am and 4pm. Telegraph and Courier- rip-offs. These things wc suggest a trip to the Mail are underlining Journalism Sludies, demonstrated against," Queensland University's large numbers of their on the lower floors of department of journal­ "1 think studenl poli­ headlines? tical activity should be Michie, uses almost ism. no electricity. Could it be because taken to violent ends There are a number no one was paying at­ if there is no other way. of bones being pointed tention to tiiem before? In Rhodesia and South all the time, and several I hear that soon arc for hire or lease. African societies, there they'll be issuing free is no other way than by Kadaitcha men, rulers to .slap the wrists force." Reds are everywhere bone clutched firmly in of non-attenders. "The conference on department: hand, have been Rhodesia is a result of obscene stalking the violence, ll was the Our favourite ex- corridors of learning. impact of siudents that lay preacher and These are the real old Playboy is well- deposed Haile Sclasce," current radio talk-back time witch doctors. known for its amazing he said. voice - front man for straddling of the double Godfrey Chanetsa has somebody or other's They are credited with having the power standard. few studcni friends. He Brisbane - once ran for But how do you like finds living in Queens­ state parliament as a of Ufe and death over their followers or acol­ this — a recent centre­ land "very boring". Labor Party candidaic. ytes. fold subject was quoted He said thalAuslralian He lost narrowly. The idea of a visit as saying her greatest students, unlike their is to support the move dislike was voyeurism. British and American counterparts, were ignor­ ant of and unable to dis­ cuss African or overseas affairs. Mr Chanetsa said that there is no chance to this was due to isolation LATEST in the FOR NATURE build a new Aborigine. and media coverage of But education may help series of US super- LOVERS. it's rumoured .'Aal did some African affairs. him to relate his past specials is "Network investigative reporting "There is an to his prcsenl." Battle of the Stars on that rarely-seen intentional way of re­ Mr Chanetsa would Hollywood Celebrity nocturnal native species porting that looks down like to promote the Roast". King's . Crossius on anything African," he THE NEWS aboriginal cause at Com­ Flirtcous. said. monwealth level. The casts of Eight "This is reflected in partHi to the Australian Aborigine say that in English. But tribal origins This desire fits in with Is Enough and the ihc Australian attitude aborigine," said Mr his long term objective Muppet Show do battle - many people approach Chanetsa. are their only form of identity and it represents to gain a seat in a newly- to find out who really THE TV ratings me 10 ask What do you "Their main dis­ constituted Zimbabwe are the puppets; think of Idi Amin?" advantage, compared to a rejection of the white battle hots up again man's identity," he said. government. He is con­ Charlie's Angels expose this week. According to Mr the black South African, fident the conference in Wondcrwoman as Poor old Aunty ABC Chanetsa the average is that their labour is nol The African identily, London will achieve Colombo in drag; is a surefire chance lo Australian sludeni is in demand. Nobody Chanetsa explained, was agreement on a consti­ Grizzly Adams finds maintain her unbeaten politically uninformed. wants il. The South a new concept of recon­ tution. romance with a Russian record of losing every "There is a pretence African Government wQl ciling some of the old With this committ­ circus bear in the Love survey since she kicked here that everything is forever rely on bltick kinship values with an ment Godfrey Chanetsa Boat; and Quincy beats up her skirts and turned okay. There is no place labour. This realisation, educated progressive aims to complete a two the MASH stars in a on her transmitter where everything is all plus the learning of new idcnlity, to create a new year Master Degree in half-hour autopsy sonic jet, which will almost 20 years ago. right. Students have lo low-lcvcl technical skills man. Social Planning in the search for Gomer enable their on-the- involve ihemselves with is raising the conscious­ "The idea of people Netherlands before re­ Pylc's brain. spot news gathering social issues." ness of blacks and their going back to roots is turning home. team to break stories "Take the aboriginal white oppressors. The disappointing," Mr A WELLKNOWN aborigine does not even "Then, as a BEFORE they happen I situation. I think they Chanetsa said. privileged person with That's one better QUIZ show mogul has are one of the mosl have this role." , , "There will never made a pilot program two degrees, there is so AFTERNOON than O's live-eye sub­ oppressed groups in Ihe "Going back to tribal '~again be a traditional called Mastermouth. much I could and must SO API E fans will be marine. The ABC is world. My oppression life is a mylh. ll is a Aborigine in this land. do," he said. glad to hear Nine is countering by putting Guest panelists will has been nothing com- contradiction to hear an Being an isolated group running a competltbn a new lens in their compete against one In which viewers are box-Brownies. another to talk the asssssss: aiked to recall the studio audience to Wtiumi storylines of Days of sleep. In the scenes I WRITE OFF vol 1 no 1 was produced by Our Lives for the last previewed, Diana Pisher second year journalism students at Queens- MEANWHILE, the five years. just managed to beat land Universitv with a little help from our whisper from the Bernard King. Firsl prize is a Mountain h that Chan­ friends: complete film copy of nel Nine will scoop the Marie Blanch (typesetting) ratings pool with an Matt Mawson (graphics) General Hospital and CHANNEL O'S in-depth documentary, Nick Udovic (photo processing) a year's supply of SECRET WEAPON for "The Laylow Brothert Valium. the turvey battle it Tim Low (graphics) Hit the Big Smoke". believed to be the 32nd Rob Cameron (organisation) IN THEIR latest Third-year journalisrn'students (feature-writing) expose, Mike and Mai rerun of ''QiHigan't take their four-wheel Itland". Ferretarta UP THE ROAD AT heard that the Broad­ (headlines) SEVEN, the emphasis drive into the wilds of Sydney and their zoom casting RubberStamp it on news. . .The Tribunal gaw a "C Editors: see .Last Look, back page. Channel hat jutt comp­ lenses into the very innards of the Bullock's dassificatkin to tha DfaBeinit. leted a hush-huth deal programma. for a Conoordt tuper- Kidney. , ssssssssssssssssSsssssss

2 WRITE OFF OCTOBER 1979 Qld academic lashes out at uni tenure criticism Clainris of academic incompetence in Australian Universities have been rejected by a prominent Queensland academic. favour the Vice-Chcn- volving only them would cellor's proposal of an Dr Paul Reynolds, lead lo a bad evaluation on-going evaluative he said. president of the Univer­ Dr Reynolds said thai Senate on July 26th that process. sity of Queensland Staff the concept of academic he saw evaluation of Mr O'Sullivan said "But no purpose is that this year the Union Association. was tenure had been tradi­ staff performance as part served by a witch-hunt." tionally applied by of the accountability had undertaken a series answering criticisms He said that continual of counter-faculty or made by Dr David Kipp governments of all shades process within the in­ assessment of academic of political opinion. alternative handbooks to of Murdock University stitution. staff took place for While permanent be compiled from ques­ in Western Australia. "It helps each of us promotion purposes. tenure had been almost tionnaires which had {Letters to tbe Editor, improve our work and Dr Reynolds said that been circulated to first Refec pricesf automatic in the past, raises morale," he said. the evaluation of an Australian, July 28). it was the policy of the and second year students "University teaching is academic's performance in order to evaluate the However, Mr Eugene Federation of Australian a fairly unique kind of should be a tripartite O'Sullivan, president Univetsity Staff Associa­ courses, lecturers and occupation. In few other process involving peers, tutors. staff eat of the Students' Union tion (FAUSA) tliat staff jobs is it assumed that superiors and students. of the University of should be tenured only individuals can perform While students, as the By John van Queensland, said aca­ after a rigorous pro­ well wilhout training. consumers, had a right to demic incompetence was bationary period. "Somehow, the pos­ an input, a process in­ Blommestein for less a matter of concern for session of a Masters BY SHEREE TAYLOR students in many TRADITION degree or a PhD is different courses. expected lo carry with Dr Reynolds des­ Lecturers and above it, as a bonus, teaching Rumours that students are paying more cribed claims of incom­ were under probation competence." petency as "bogus jar­ SPECIALIST MEDICO for their daily bread than the administration for three years, after The Vice-ClianccUor gon, a whole farrago of which they had a right said the expectation staff are always doing the rounds at QU, unsubstantiated alle­ to expect some measure existed that individuals gations by an academic of job security. without teaching ex­ from a small Western Professor Brian perience were able to URGENTLY NEEDED Write-Off investigated and found the Australian university that Wilson, Vice-Chancellor perforin nol just ade­ rumours have more than just gossip value. can not be applied to of the Umversity of quately bul well. the academic profession Queensland told a Dr Reynolds said as a whole." meeting of the University that academic staff While the two studenl Mr H.B. Green, FOR UNI SPORTS refectories, the Students' administration registrar, Union refectory and the said thre should be a Biological Sciences refec­ By WENDY DIXON and JULIE ANN HART move to stop students tory charge .'55 to 60 using the staff canteen. Psych drama: cents for sandwiches and "After all, students do The university health service urgently needs rolls, the staff canteen is have their own charging 35 lo 40 cents facilities," he said. a specialist in sports medicine to cope with an for the same items. essays gone increasing number of sports injuries among But students are students. But the service cannot childhood and family, or NO COMPARISON BY PETER ADAMS to do with what's hap­ get, the money it needs pened previously in their from the uni either to The manager of tne Forty-six essays are missing from the Psychology Department. lives. M.irital problems usually on very limited employ the extra doctor are also very worr>ing. Staff canteen, Mr Denis budgets. If they can save The essays, for first-year subject PY 102, are worth 50 per cent of the or to give her space to "Often parents have Simocas, believes one up to 20 cents on a sand­ subject's total marks, and precede a final exam with the same weighting. work in. high expectations of reason could be the in­ wich - well, why not? The essays were due asking why there was in two weeks later. He also Acute illnesses, viral their children, while experience of those If Mr Green wants in on October 9. adequate security in the suggested that the infections, glandular some studenis have very running the refectories. studenis to stop using Students were to leave Undergraduate Course department may pro-rate fever, accidents, contra­ high cxpeclalions of Mr Simocas has been Ihe staff canteen he them in a padlocked Centre. the essay mark off the ception and .stress, arc themselves and get dis­ in the business for 35 could do one of two metal strongbox in an Psych tutor Rob exam rate, as there was some of the other typical tressed if they feel they years. things: open room in the Under­ O'Shea who phoned usually a high correla­ reasons for student visits are not meeting the re­ "They try hard but I •Make sure the staff graduate Course Centre. students the following tion rate between them. to the health service. quirements." don't thmk you can ex­ canteen prices are Staff believe someone weekend advising them According lo health The health service pect any more from brought more into Une Mr McBain .said the tipped the box to make of the essays disaster, service director Dr. Janet badly needs n new them,"he said. with prices charged by disappearance of such a the papers fall back out was tight-lipped when Irwin, studies have building and extra staff Mr Allan Shawcross, the two student refecs, large number of essays of the chute. Write-off talked to him. shown that between 10 according to Dr. Irwin, manager for the 0/ was "most uncommon". The essays were prob­ He referred us to flie to IS per cent of Dr. Irwin said a new Students' Union refec­ *Get the adminislra­ ably taken sometime late Course Controller for In the fulure, essays students have some mild building had stayed on tory, said there was "no tion to give the students' in the afternoon or early the subject, Dr Boris would be received, as to serious disabling the drawing board for comparison" between refecs the same benefits evening. Crassini. well as distributed, in stress. the past five years. the refec prices and those the staff canteen ob­ Psych staff think it Dr Crassini was as tutorials, allowing better "There has been the "We'd like another charged by the staff can­ viously enjoys. could be a student prank equally guarded. Asked supervision, he said. occasional suicide and staff member, especially teen. Both ffie stiideni taken too far, or the what would happen to At present the full- that's a great worry to someone who specialises "The Refec runs at a refecs are responsible for work of a student trying the assessment of the time attendant at the us. This is not common, in sports medicine be­ loss, there is no profit," all their service charges to boost his or her own students involved, Dr Undergrad Course but most year's there's cause we gel a lot of he said. "That's why, we and the Biological assessment. Crassini said: "Wc'lj Centre was on vacation one," she said. sports injuries, but the liave to be subsidised by Sciences refec has to The dissapperance of tell that to the students." and the centre was being However, Dr. Irwin university doesn't have the Students' Union fees pay rental lo the the essays has upset The head of the Psy­ supervised by tutors on said there was no more the funds, nor do . we to the tune of Siudents Union. many of the studenis. chology Department, Mr a rotation system. De­ stress at Qld Uni than have the room. $100,000". Not only are they un­ J.D. McBain, denied pending on fulure staff anywhere else. Mr Shawcross But what aboul the "However, they do staff canteen? sure about what they will rumours that students cuts, the present system "It's obvious studenis support us adequately suggested that the staff have to do lo replace would have to resubmit may become permanent. are more disabled by for the staff we've got." canteen enjoyed benefits Wliile the adminis­ the essays, but the delay the essay. "It's an anomalous psychological and emo­ Two full-time and two that were not available to tration doesn't interfere in finding out their He said they could position as to whether tional problems than are part lime doctors are either of the students with the running of the marks has interrupted submit their notes, or we're being screwed or manual workers, because employed, with three refecs. student refectories il their study schedules. possibly submit another they are," Mr McBain if you are under psy­ visiting psychiatrists and Students are also essay on .another topic said. chological stress, it is a clinical psychologist, as PRICES TIED very difficult to concen­ well as one part-time trate on your studies. and two full-time nursing sisters. The manager of the certainly does with the Australian students should study African music, according to a "Considering the Biological Sciences refec, staff canteen. number of students here, All the staff are paid world authority on ethnomusicology who visited Qld uni this Mrs Margschinke, said The interference it is remarkable how well by the university through she was surprised when seems to take the form semester. most of them cope. Of a government grant. told of the price dif­ of .the dictating of cer­ Professor Kwsbana course, you can't blame "We don't have the ferences between the tain prices, low rental Nketia, one of the the university for every­ time or the staff to do staff canteen prices and and a smaU subsidy. founders of Ihe study of thing. Students should more than wc do now," those charged by the two ethnomusicology, was work out a rea.sonable Dr. Irwin said. refecs. Obviously the BONGO IN THE administration doesn't visitiqg the university's program for them­ "In a year about "Our prices are tied Depvtment of Music. selves. 25,000 people pass mind subsidising the staff to those of the Union canteen so staff can have Professor Nketia is CONGO - YEAH! , "Also I think some tlirougli our doors, for refec because we lease low prices. However, it students have left eitiier medical or nursing director of the Institute the building from the won't subsidise the music. The Amencan Africa to study the over problems from services." of African Studies in IJnion," she said. .students refectories. Ghana, the African Per­ music that Westerner's musical forms, forming Arts Group and listen to is particularly "It is this exchange The University or the Dance Company of influenced by African' that makes the use of Queensland Union will Ghana. He is the Chair­ beat and rhythm," Prof music important in the hold a Special Election UNION HOLDS SPECIAL man of the Arts Coimcil f^etia said. process of change and Meeting on Thursday, "In terms of people's transformation," Prof of Ghana. November 8. of Governors of inler­ interest in jazz and rock, Nketia said. ELECTION MEETING The meeting is to be national House 1 think some A member of the TRY introduction to African Ashanti tribe of Ghana, held in the E.G. Whitlam (1) Union Transport music would be im­ PtofessoT Nketia's in­ Room at 6.15pm. Officer ficer Membership of Ethnomusicology was portant. Western rock & terest in ethnomusic­ Non voting positions (1) Legal Aid Director (1) Electoral Officer various committees will the study of the oral jazz music has its roots ology began with the to be held are as follows: (1) Union Nights Con­ (3) Deputy Electoral also be elected. traditions, as well as the in Africa, but this is not music of his own peopte. (2) Assistant Union venor Officers Nominations close at written forms of music. realised." He has written several Secretaries (1) Guest Speakers (1) Music Room the start of the Special T^ofessor TTkiotia said. books, the most recent The oral traditions in Professor Nketia said (1) Women's Rights Convenor Director Election Meeting. he believed the influence being "The Music of Organiser (part time pakl (1) Assistant Chairper­ (1) Incoming Dele­ Full details are avail­ music were uncommon Africa." to western forms of of African music was position) son of Council gations Officer able in a currently cir­ music. growing, particularly in (1) Chairperson of (1) Film Director (2) Student reps, on culating Mini Sepmer, America. American musi­ By Marcus Breen "Wa are surroanded Council (1) Video Director the Board of Campus or from Annette Read, dans vegularly went to by forms of African (1) Rep. on the Board (1) Environment Of. Travel Union Secretary.

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Prof Wilson.. .unis as ogres

Here is what Prof. FROM PAGE 1 Wilson had to say. It seems to me, one Have you found the might be able to do with climate VH Queensland less overall adminislra­ favourable toward the tion if you have people University? who are in the job for five years, and who inter­ Less money for More than I'd ex­ act directly with depart­ pected. I've travelled ment heads and who are fairly extensively along there long enough lo the Coast with the know intimately the de­ graduation ceremonies tails of the departments, and the External Studies and their needs and programs. Through these priorities, and to make quality education I've met many leaders of some assessment of the community and all those. So my feeling is are very positive. And that it will, in fact, certainly people that I've lead lo less adminis­ if the student can be haven't looked inlo il degree is not going lo pul to take a year off and so applied areas, so the interacted with in tration. The number of assiu-ed of confidential­ in dclail, but il is clear one inlo a sure financial on. So it is essentially students can go out Brisbane seem more posi­ committees that operate ity. from what I know of future any more. So something like less than and get jobs. But you tively inclined than I'd in this institution is There hasn't been TEAS that there seems quite apart from the 5 per cent at the end of can't think of much thought. incredibly large. enougha ssessment in the lo be no increase in difficulty of gelling a April without a job. And more applied areas than Universities are not place. We can hardly TEAS allowances. It job, one isn't assured ofa the figures for engineering and archi­ very popular anywhere resist attempts by the seems to me to be a significantly higher in­ tecture. What about the rela­ Queensland are very these days; they're seen ouiside world lo call for very unfortunate oc­ come. similar to that. as ogres that eat vast tive important you give us to be accountable if currence, ll essentially to research and teaching? Well, that's only The Humanities is sums of public money we don'l have some care stops people going full- What is the unemploy­ aboul one-quarter or bang on the 9 per cent and turn out unemploy­ fn your Senate paper you in how wc do things time to university if they ment posiiion for implied they arc of equal one-fifth of the and Humanities is not able graduates. ourself. But i don't can't maintain them­ graduates? unemployment rate for a specific training for value but earlier this year think you can use selves at some reason­ you said teachers could There has been a lot people of the same age. anything. The best, of Have your proposed accountability criteria able level. of publicity aboul un­ Of course, there is a course, is still Medicine be of limited, short-term which relate to business, People are now changes to the adminis­ value only? employed graduates and large proportion who and Dentistry; those tration to do with the industry, or anything looking into a possible haven't got the jobs highly specialised areas There are some people this may be having an fact that there has been outside. Whal I want lo form of loans, but impact on students who they've wanted. where you can hang up a c'Uback in financing who don'l do very much do is make the place students are opposed to your own shingle and research and yet remain arc doubtful whether to So it is not a horror or to do with the need more accountable inter­ loans rather than grants story, although you tend practice. very good teachers. But nally. But I'm not in­ go to university or not. for change in the vivy tlw because they have to As of the end of to hear about the in­ administration is or­ il requires a lot of effort terested in having poU­ pay them back. And to maintain oneself a- April, the unemploy. dividual horror stories. In a recent inter­ ganised? ticians come in to that's a reasonable posi­ view you were asked breal of one's discipline evaluate us. tion lo take. ment rale of 1978 I think what I'm graduates in Australia Are there some areas about the possiblity of so one can talk of one's But I think that the trying to suggest is a subject the way it is now. was aboul 9 per cent. more affected ihan a common afternoon off belter system to operate What is your position important thing from Of those about 4.3 per others? a week for all studenis. Subjects like physics and on students participating the governments' point in whenever one has a chemistry have lotally cent weren't looking for Yes. Surprisingly en­ You replied that you very large, complex in univcrsily decision­ of view is to provide jobs. This would include gineering and would look into the changed since I learned making? the opportunity for university. But the rele­ them. those going on to post­ architecture are the feasibility of it. Have vant aspect is the fact I've been used to a studenis to maintain wrosl. People keep you? One of the best recog­ Ihemselves while Ihey are graduate work and those that money is very light. system when there's been had had taken their deg- saying that universities Revenue is going to dec­ nised ways of main­ significant student input. at univcrsily. taining oneself abreast of rees part-time and are doing non-relevant Yes, 1 mquired and rease in real terms one or At one time it was very Ihings - we should be one's discipline is to fashionable to participate Would the introduc­ already had a job, and was told il wasn't feas­ two per cent a year, others may have decided Icacliing more in the whereas the salary bill aclually do research in il, but nowadays very few tion of fees turn univer­ ible. of the University tends to and publish material that studenis have the time sities into elitist in­ increase something of can be criticised by other or wanl to spend the stitutions? that order a year. people. There is really an time necessary lo make I don't think il would onus on a university in­ Therefore whal is hap­ welWnformed judge­ make any difference. It dividual in research and ments, might stop some people pening, and what has teaching positions to let happened over the lasl 1 know that in the from coming, but the his or her work be criti­ University 1 was at, socio-economic back­ four or five years, is cised. that the proportion of Simon Fraser, was one ground of the people the university budget of the most active in who come now is not all allocated to salaries has What is your attitude terms of sludent poU­ that different lo what it been going up. This towards tenure? tics. A quarter of the was in 1972. 11 might means less money avail­ I've got nothing governing body wcr? reduce the number lo able for materials, sup­ againsi tenure, but I students. They were very some cxtcni because il plies, library books and think it might become active and so forth, but might pul people who all the things that re­ tougher to get. 1 think as time went on fewer arc on the borderline late to the quality ofthe il is too easy lo get here, and fewer people would on the other side. education of the people. because I don't think one run because they found 1 don't think it wiU has the data base on that to do the job do us any good because Will your proposals which one can make the properly they had lo my experience of in­ for restructuring the cur­ best decision for the spend a vast amount of creased fees in Canada is rent organisation of this university so carly in time at it. Sludenis, by that Ihe Government university mean more or somebody's career. I and large, have become simply gives you that think wc should gel more career oriented all much less. So the univcr­ fewer administrators? tougher. I hope eventually it over the world. You sily doesn't have any will mean far less. At the find it very difficult to more money to play moment we have a Would you like to find well-informed with. So from my point variety of committees, involve students in the students who are of view I don't want some of which meet a process of a.'iscssment? prepared to participate. fees introduced because lot. A lot of people arc Yes. People seem to it costs us to Collect lied up with basically ad­ Ihink Itiut asking the AI the recent Ihcm, and we wouldn't ministrative decisions. students is the last thing Australian Vice-Chan­ be able lo keep ihem. They arc only elected for Ihcy ought lo do in cellor 's Committee There would be a major one or two years and so lerms of assc.s.sing meeting, it was stated effect on enrolments if liavc little continuity in leaching abilily. I'm used thai the committee suj>- fees arc raised to about the system. This means lo a fairly elaborate poried a major review $2,500, wluch overseas they have lo learn the student evaluation. These of the Tertiary Educa­ students are going to whole system, use it for things are always very tion Assistance Scheme pay. a relatively short period scary and frightening to (TKAS). Wliat is your It's not so much the and then they're out do: frightening for the position on this? employment situation at and someone else comes academic staff more than the end of it. It is the I certainly think thai fact that a job with a in. for the studcni, I think. there should be. I Prof Wilson., .meeting community leaders

4 RIGHT OFF OCTOBER 1979 PICTURES BY JOANNE LESLIE

BY BRETT DEBRITZ AND JOANNE LESLIE

The Veterinary Science Faculty and the Faculty Board are split over the running of Pinjarra Hills Farm. Some critics say the farm should be sold for its real estate value, while senior staff members have defended it as an important teaching aid.

As a icachinj! aid, not examme anim;iis whole lot of arlil'ieial- Ihc larin f.ivos SUKICUIS whenever Ihey feel like ities" in the showing and a knowledge of dilTercnl il," Mr Wilson saiil. jiulging of slud caltle. l)rccds. proper liaiuilinij Head of the Dcparl­ lie said the judging methods and field mcnt of Animal I'rodiic- should deal with de­ lion. I'rofcssor Simpson- lostiiii!. tails of weight gain and Farm director BRUCE Morgan said the very performance lesling us The farm, cuverini! WILSON. .safety ... a break from rectal palpations. nalure of Ilie farm of­ well. "Hie slud world :')| hectares, and only ten prohihiled students doesn't do Ihat al the problems in student ac­ h) k Home I res ftom ili'c from greater involvement moment." he said. cess. University, sluuild be with Ihc animals. re;idily accessible lo •'We'll never tiave as Professor llealh said Vetcfiniiry slitdcnts. many animals as we'd showing .stud animals However, a rcceni like." were important for Iwo edition of the Veterin­ reasons. BAN No Parking ary students niauazine, "One is that it lia.s Amnesty "Speculum", claimed brought a lot of credit students were only al­ At present, ilie in slock owning circles lowed llmiled access lo Drought master .stud is lo the University," he the Droiigliiniasler under review within the said. at U.Q. cattle. faculty. The erilieisni was in a Another issue which By ANNA FRIED Yet has caused differing PROBE Charges report made hy (he Vet­ erinary Stiulents' opinion is whether or nol the farm .should exhibil Amnesty Internation­ Association Faculty Re­ "The olher thing is slud animals in Royal al has come to the BY JOHN VAN BLOMMESTEIN AND L.J. WALKER view Commitlee. that whether we like it or Shows. It said: "The only not we have to make University of Queensland involvement with the Professor Trevor money," he said. campus. The University has delayed the introduction of charges for Droughtma.ster stud that ileath, Dean of the Amnesty, a human cainpus parking after opposition from staff and student groups. is reluctantly offered to Beterinary Science Facul­ rights organisation wliich students is occasional ty .said he had no ob­ According lo I'rofcs- works to free prisoners rectal palpations." jections to exhibiting .sor Heath, the farm is of conscience and The report of a com­ overcrowding, chaos and otherwise to Toowong However, the director animals in Shows. run as close as possible others imprisoned for mitlee appointed by the even damage to where their bicycles are of the farm, Mr Bruce "The issue is whether as a commercial opera­ their beliefs, has Vice-Chancellor was re­ vehicles," Mr. Franks stored, and then cycle Wilson said the statement or nol Shows give loo tion and so far has done operated world-wide for cently circulated among said. to and from the is "completely and ut­ much attention to things reasonably well. 1 8 years. staff associations and the campus," he said. "If terly wrong." other Ihan production," Tlie group is working Union President, Mr he said. .Animals are people do this, it will Despite the differing for the release of Uk­ Eugene O'SuUivan, said shown and judged on All have rejected the certain help to aUeviate opinions on the issue, rainian writer and jour­ that the introduction of now itiey IOOK aim some new parking proposals. the parking problems at Professor Heath said the nalist, Mykhaylo parking charges and SENSATION people say irrelevant at­ The plan entailed the University." aim of the farm should Osadchy, who has al­ zones would not be bene­ tributes are too much charging all people who be kept in mind. ready served seven years ficial to students. Problems of super­ taken account of." bring a vehicle onto SURPRISE "Those same slock arc in Soviet labour camps vision and safety often campus. used to a fair extent of and now faces three "Apart from paying restricted student access, TRY teaching - which is years of exile in the the bulk of the money, Mr Franks said, "At he said, llic large The report recom­ really what we're all Soviet Union. students would not be present adequate parking numbers of students mended that three aboul." charging zones be estab- able to park in the areas exists at the University, made individua! teaching According to the bul studcnl-s and staff Ushed, along the lines closest to the libraries difficult. director of Ihe farm, Mr SHOCK and lecture theatres, as try to park as close to of the present priority "I:ighty people can- Wilson, there were' ",i they were included in the buildings as possible. system. Osadchy was senior the red zones," he said. They overpark and lecturer in Journalism The same ADLV areas illegally park in the inner at Lvov University and Mr. O'Sullivan said i5ii would be maintained and parking areas in prefer­ editor of the IJniver­ re-named red and blue that the Union was ence to the peripheral siiy newspaper. In 1966 zones. The general finalising a submission ones, causing obstruction he was sentenced to two parking areas would be to be put lo the Build­ and chaos." years in labour camps green zones. ings and Grounds Com­ on charges of 'national­ This created a false Great Court has mittee. ism' and 'anti-Soviet impression of a shortage SENSATION propaganda". Mr O'Sullivan added of parking areas, said Mr After his release he that while it was Union F'ranks, who added that wrote an autobiog­ A sticker purchased at policy to protect the parking areas for 4,430 grotesque secrets raphical novel, 'The the beginning of the year interests of its members, vehicles existed on the Cataract', based on his campus, but the maxi­ would aUow a vehicle he supported the concept trial and his experience mum number parked to be parked in the desig­ of parking charges, LEONIE BIDDLE in the camps. This was there at any one time circulated unofficially, nated area. "Because people will was 4,160. Speculation sur­ Mullcr's grotesques are Been inspired by a com­ and was smuggled out The annual recom­ never change their al­ According to Mr rounds the identity undisputed, according to bination of his own and published in West mended fees for motor titude of parking in the imagination and by those Franks 14 parking areas Professor S.C. Mahoney, Germany in 1972. That vehicles were S40 for most convenient car of the 32 stone gro­ he saw around him day parks, the solution is to and five and a half who retired from the year he was reancsled. red, S20 for blue and tesque leering down after day, year in and build one or two-storied kilometres of road were French Department in Osadchy has two SlO for green zones from the sandstone 1977. They are: Pro­ year out," Professor car parks near the build­ available for parking. children: a seven year- with motor cycles half- fessor J J. Stable, first Mahoney said. ings." However, only two inner walls that enclose old daughter and a 13 price. professor of English and year-old son. He has seen parking areas, one on Queensland Univer­ Mr Muller had been Modern Languages; and his daughter only once. The level of fines Mr O'Sullivan said the northern side of sity's Great Court. approached many liines that the University had Professor Henry Alcock, Amnesty's QU branch would also be raised to the Commerce Building The stone figure­ firsl professor of by Ihc University Build­ discourage irregular no funds to build car off Circular Drive, and will send postcards heads are the work of History and Economics. mgs and Grounds Com­ showing Osadchy's pic­ parking and to protect parks, which would cost the olher west of the mittee who had asked about Sl million, so the master stone-carver John Two olhcr unnamed ture to President Brezh­ the rights of permit Chemical Engmeering him to carve a likeness best way to provide Theodore Muller, who grotesques are commonly nev protesting against holders. building off CoUege of himself, either as funds was to charge fees. chipped away in the accepted as workers who Osadcliy's continued Road, were for use by Great Court for almost used to be on campus. a correct portrait or as Mr Tony Franks, detention, students. 24 years, from 1939 One was a bespectacled a grotesque. "They Chief Traffic Officer, until 1953, until he was construction worker who assured him that the said that the parking SURPRISE "If motorists used the more than 80 years old. was never withoui his Iradhional medieval PROBE charges were to provide parking areas in the para­ pol of beer, and the master-mason did such extra funds for main­ meters also, there would "There is a need to other, a pe.ssimistic fore­ things," Professor The QU branch is taining and improving be no parking problems," DRAMA build car parks near the man of works who Mahoney said. also trying to help a existing parking facilities. he said. Union complex, the always carried an um­ South African, the Reve­ Chemistry, Engineering Mr Franks said that rend John Dube Manzi, He said tahl parking Mr Muller died in brella, even on siuiny SURPRISE arid Hartley Teakle build­ 18,000 vehicles moved days. who was detained with­ for less than Sl a week ings," he said. January, 1953, leaving through the Umversity his work unfinished and out trial for political for staff and less than on each week day. Although two plaster reasons in Swaziland. 40 cents a week for the identity of his enig­ According lo Mr HORROR likenesses of Mr Muller As new cases arise, students, was nol ex­ matic grotesques open to O'SulUvan the Brisbane Mr Franks did nol conjecture. were made, he h.id shied urgent action groups pensive. foresee an increase in City Council was Ttie remaining gro­ away from reproducing within the branch arc vehicles at the Miss Louise Muller, assisting to alleviate tesques include a sullen them in stone, Professor formed. They wTile Univenity, and surveys his daughter, said her parking problems at the scribe with a quill, a Mahoney added. letters and send tele­ SENSATION indicated that larger falhcr had kept meti­ University by con­ laughing scribe with an grams direct to the vehicles were being re­ culous records and files "llic two plaster Uke- structing bitumen "bike- inkhorn, a footballer, a authorities concerned. placed by smaller ones of all his work, but that ncsses of Mr Muller still ways" through Guyatt philosopher with a ban­ Postcards of O-iadchy "People should realise because of rising petrol they had been destroyed exist, wailing to be re­ Park, west of the Avalon daged face, a mariner arc available from Tom that unless the Univer­ and motoring costs. in a fire in Ihcir home modelled in stone and set Theatre, across back with his chin in his Poole in Ihe History sity gets more money to in 1952. up among the other slrecls lo within the hand and a warrior with Department. maintain and improve "The increase in Miss Muller said she works of the master," he vicinity of Toowong raQ- sliicld. existing parking areas, smaUcr cars has allowed knew no more than was said. Amnesty Inlernation­ the sub-standard and way station. us to reduce the size of presently known about "Mr Midler's ironic al, University Branch, is Miss Muller has one open to staff and unsealed ones wiU de­ "When work is finish­ some parking bays and the identity of the gro­ scn.sc of humour and of the plaster likenesses students ~ see Peter teriorate, forcing people ed in a few months, I thereby provide more tesques. reticence have shielded of her father and Fryer Butler in the Law to cram into the sealed hope cyclists will travel parking space on those The exact identities the identities of his gro­ Library has the olher. Department. car parks, causing furlher by pubUc transport or sites," he said. of only two of Mr tesques, which must have

RITE OFF OCTOBER 1979 5 Pages THE PEOPLE... THE ISSUES Hybrid car \ wtittm halves A costly joke...and not funny

off; wc never fjy off tlw liandle' and we never push fuel costs Hot off the press: Write Off, the paper that our own barrel - though wc may fall off it oc­ lifts the lid off the St Lucia campus. casionally. Write Off came off through Ihc efforts of second BY JUDY ARTHUR If you get off on Write Off, send off the fear-off and third year journnlt.sm students, working on and below to llic vice-chancellor, asking him to send off off lo bring you news of whal goes on on-campus. more ca.sli to the joumalism department so wc can Queensland uni's mechanical engineering de­ Some have claimed wc have ripped off a well- print off another issue of Write Off. partment has invented a car powered by a com­ known orf

LESS POWER

He said a reduction in engine size meant less SICK GAYS power. An electrical system, consisting of an electric motor and generator, a flywheel and a 48 BY A DOC .OR WHO T"LLS voh battery pack, was fitted lo compensate. "The small Mazda engine provides just enough, What is the role of the doctor in modern society? Is it about curing the sick and solving their problems in our energy to keep the car moving al speeds over 60 kilometres an hour," he said. community? Or is it really about perpetuating - even propagating - negative and destructive prejudices? "However, when acceleration is required, In a survey carried out sexuahty, and that cer­ are the groups who feel energy is also tapped from the electrical system. start cramping the The immutability of by four UQ medical tain suburbs have no 'straiglils'. Indeed a the church has faltered that homosexuality is homosexuals at all! homosexual son or with respect to homo- immoral. No doubl these The flywheel operates when acceleration is needed students, more than 500 are the people who slill for a short time, such as during hill climbs and medical students were Paradoxically, most of daugher would do this, sexuality. Of the two these students said Ihey so as a prc-eiiiplive major groups, Catholics carry a bottle of dis­ changing lanes in traffic. A smaller computer Questioned on their at­ infectant around with determines the source of energy lo power the car." did not mind the odd measure, the 'straights' and Protestants, only titudes towards homo­ bit of anal sex, yet scratch backs against the those vvho believe in the them - after all, both Dr Gilmore said the car's electrical system sexuality. condemned homosexuals homosexual eoiiiinunity . toilet seats and homo­ could also operate on its own, which was ideal The researchers found for practically the same with the claw.s of social mnmprcsent, as well as sexuals may carry con­ for driving in city traffic. that the views of medical behaviour. convention. f"^"'' thurch, believe tagious germs. "The all electrical operation is meant lo cope students and their The absurdities come It , ., _ • , .!„, nomoscxnalily is im- What has led lo this with stop-start driving in heavy city traffic because modern educators remain thick and fast. While Untortunately, de-s- ^,^^^1 •' marvellous formulation the car's computer cuts out the petrol engine firmly based on pre­ general attitudes suggest pile these fads, little is of attitudes within the at low speeds," he said. judice and irrationality. that medical students are concluded by the report, lloinosexiial siudents cerebrums of medical "The exhaust fumes which cause the worst Medical students arc not "too down" on whicli provides an insight in the report were almosi students? The report pollution problems in the city at presenl will be supposedly the cream of homosexuals, most of into the twilight world nf as anti-homosexual as provides some insight: eliminated." an elitist education sys­ them feel that homo- the Herston medical any of the died-in-tlie- "It is a sad reflection tem. Fifty-three per cent school mausoleum where wool straights, The of the medical course of the medical siudents that a large portion of 20K RANGE in the report attended medical students private secondary surveyed maintain pre­ schools, and 66 per cent judices, based on 'sci­ The range of the all electrical operation was had parents in upper entific' knowledge. This aboul 20 kilometres. middle class occupations. b even more unfortunate He said the car gave better fuel economy As an elite, these considering Ihat these around town than on highways because the medical students are the students will retain their electrical system operated on its own at low prime exponents of 'in­ 'scientifically' based pre­ speeds. formed opinion*. judices well into tiieir "This is the reverse of present vehicles which If the views expressed ehnical careers, nicsc give better fuel economy at higher speeds tlun in Ihc survey report prejudices will no doubl around town," he said. 'epresenl 'informed cause much hardship for He said Ihc car gave better overall petrol opinion', Queensland many members of economy than the standard Ford Falcon. gays may as well return socieiy." "It does about M.S kilometres per litre to the closet. Such a revelation fails compared with the presenl Falcon's 6.5 kilo­ Doctors are often the to identify the main metres per litre." first person contacted by grounds for failure. The concept of the car was developed in a homosexual with social Only medical educa­ 1974 by Professor Keith Bullock, head of the and personal problems. tion can be blamed. department. La.st year a prototype was con­ Should homosexuals What is flcelingly in­ structed. Work was carried out under a Sl 13,576 bump into some of the timated by the report, grant from the National Energy Research, medical students is Ihe question of Development and Demonstration Council. surveyed, they may as whether medical well prepare to accept educators have a desire life on a psychiatrist's to heal deficiencies TWO YEARS couch. within the medical Of the students inter- course. viewed, 21.4 per cent As far as I am con­ "The car is still in the development stage," said they would refer a cerned this report faUj Dr Gilmore said. "Il will be at least two years homosexual to a psy­ on deaf cars. We hear before a demonstration vehicle is constructed." chiatrist, 13.6 per cent every day aboul doctors Dr Gilmore said the car would cost about would attempt to change and their sense of duty $3000 more than the present Falcon, as il had his or her sexual orien­ to Ihe community, but more parts: "However, the fuel saving should tation, while five per I still see stormy, offset the original high outlay for the car." cent would phone (he closeted years ahead for homosexual's parents! the homosexual who has He said an older car could be fitted with sexuality Is not socially intellectual incest seems report stated that 'One social and personal prob­ Ihe new system, but fuel saving would be less And these approaches would be taken with a acceptable. Apparently it to abound, in four straights would lems. than the initial outlay for the extra parts. js one thing to be reason- Instances of this try lo convert the The car's maintenance costs would be similar homosexual who merely came with a medical able homosexuality, but failure of the mind lo homosexual to hetcro- Screw the spectre of to those of vehicles on the markel now. problem. anolher to accept homo- overcome the penis are sexuality on the - sub- social convention. Bul Dr Gilmore said discussion on the price However, all is nol scxuals as people. ! engendered in this jcctive basis that hetero- and maintenance costs for the car was specu­ lost. The quietly bigoted While 65.1 per cent report. Males arc pre- sexuality is best.' Valium and attempted lation. It was unlikely the car would become medical students would of Ihe students reported occupied by boozing One bright reject from conversion lo hetero' avaCable on the commercial markel, only identify half of the would be upset if they and ockerisms wliich the monastery on sexuality does not create gays in the community had homosexual "impress upon males the Herston I Ull even fett a person out of the "It would take a lot lo convince car com­ because as Ihc report children, they wouldn't need for tiiemselves, and it necessary lo quote the homosexual - they al- panies that it is a viable proposition to markel states, Ihcy only see object to their children in fad everybody, to passage from the Bible ready are people. But this car We have lo convince ihcm thai people exclusive homosexuality being taught by a homo­ aitliere to Ihe ideal of the in which homosexuality 1 guess medical students will want to buy a vehicle that is $3000 more llian as being 5-10 per cent sexual. Tliis variaiion is indcho heterosexisl mate, is slated as a sml An- like to identify with an ordinary one," he said. of the adult, male tike the proverbial To bolster this shaky other petty minded sub Baron Von Franken­ Dr GUmore said that al present usage rates, population. writing on the wall. All ideal, they must attack group thought that stein - at least his world oil revenues would last only another 40 It seems they do not those dirty homosexuals anytiiing or anyone who homosexuals are sick monster went after years. recognise female homo- arc acceptable until Ihey feels or acts differently." Nol surprisingly, there women!

6WRITE0RF OCTOBER 1979 THE LETTERS... Attack jobless POO SOUNDS OFF

Brisbane top breakfast copies. gards il as an integral But Roberts belter part of the business announcer has slammed known to his large radio worid. where it hurts "That's the name of the pop industry. audience as Waynee Poo said he had never the game and if you can souglii an active career add a little more mileage There has been a romaing the streets whole blame for this Radio 4BK's Wayne Rnoio to a product, tiiat's in the recording indu.stry, great deal of loose talk raping, looting and tendency can be laid Roberts claimed success killing in return. because Ihe money great," he said. "If you in your newspaper at Noel Coward's in the pop world oflcn wasn't in the recording, viewing with .such ceic- have six car dealers ad­ about the blight of un­ feet. I depended on knowing brities as Sidney I'oitier, vertising of a morning, Brigadier Arthur but in Ihe follow-through employment. the right people at the .. .touring. John Wayne and it's not unusual for a Gallinthrop (Purple I right time. Charlton Ileston, it docs dealer to ring up, and The solution is clear; Heart, Retired). Indeed, while this "I couldn't imagine wc should attack the behaviour did not "If a manager invests going on the road," nol come easily. offer you 'perks' - take lower classes - firsl by appear, and would not I heavily in a pop star, Wayne said. Ilis day u.sually runs you to lunch, provide destroying their homes be tolerated, in the he's going lo do all he "I have a wonderful to 1 2 hours, a consider­ you with a car." with bombs and rockets older colleges of Ox­ can to get a return on wife, two lovely kids, able part of which is Bul did he see this and then by mowing Sheet of ford and Cambridge it," Wayne said. and life'.s rosy why spent preparing his show. practice as slightly un- them down when they until Ihc passing of "To gel into the top do it?" Preparation includes ehtical? "No, I think run helpless into the the 1832 Corn Law ten, a record must sell reading newspapers, that's just being a good streets. shame repeal bills, I feel il has between 15 and 20 tiiou­ magazines and artieles, businessman," he said. ESCAPISM Vultures could be more to do with the sand copies. If a manger watching 1V, and talking Involved in Ihe eariy has the financial backing used to clean the I think it is dis­ new system of measure­ lo people l>olh inside day.s of disco in Brisbane, to pay for Ihat nunihur Wiiync sees his role streets, thus keeping gusting the way you ment currently fasliion- and out.side the iiuluslry. it was a natural prog­ local authority wage able. of singles, the record in radio as offering "From what you find ression for Wayne to try make fun of your immediately becomes escapism via the out and your own gut for il Job ill radio. bills down. readers by printing fa|. The old cubit and I know these views span, shekel and number one. luuiiour, Ihe characters feeling, you can tell what are unpopular, but 1 sified letters to the measure system had a "So if you've got the and the crazy effects in people want to hear have never courted editor. sounder moral base. money and the resources his .show. about," Wayne. EGO popularity, This modern im­ behind you. it's quite "People want escape Wayne sees Ilic role -M. Fra,ser (no Some people wish to perial system is an un­ easy to have a hit I Ihink radio provides of commercial radio as "I've a huge ego," relation) make sincere, thought­ veiled attack on the even if Ihe people aren't il," lie said. providing popular enier- Wayne said, "and ihal's ful comments on the Divine Right of Kings. buying. Only 70 per cent of lainmeni relevant to what prompted my entry nature of the world "H's a shonkey Wayne's programme is current trends and moral into radio. I ihink you MAil. today and all you can Surely any rationally business." planned, 30 per cent is standards of the day. Ilis need an ego lo he suc­ do is publish sick, con­ thinking man will Wayne's own attempt lefl to Ihe day. programme tries lo cessful." trived statements by realise that the new in the recording field met "You get a lol of reflect what people are But the main reasion members of your edi­ system is at the root with only minor success. characlers ringing you doing and want to know. for his success, he said, torial staff. of the increased signs up, and from Ihem you Wayne is aware ofthe was his family life. and portents in the CLICK can draw an enormous proven impact of radio "If you are happy at 1 think you should sky. amount of humour and on tho formation of home, you're happy at Shocking be ashamed of your­ The hardest thing content," Wayne ex­ societal attitudes and work." selves. Mow can we control about being a known per­ plained. beliefs, lie admits he uses "I have empathy for —Herman Goering sonality in town is One of his mosl ef­ his programme as a all kinds of relationships, state Indooroopilly. these accursed infidels when our own system getting the other radio fective ploys involves vehicle lo express his be they husband and I feel I must protest is being destroyed? stations to pay a 'Wayne ringing people, spinning own views hut he wife, parents and about the previous I despair! Roberts' song." he ex­ Ihem a yarn, waiting for always keeps in mind children, or boyfriend letter. plained. them lo 'bile' and then what people want to and girlfriend." -Colonel Whippers- telling them who he is, 1 am nearly ninety Immoral fag Ottman Adopting the name hear. But Wayne is not but I do enjoy Uslerung 'Click Zimmerman' when Tlieir responses are "I always work with interested only in (His Majesty's Colonial always very 'natural'. to the ABC. Druids) he entered into a re­ the majority, and the material success. "When If this continued to measure cording contract in 1974 "Spontaneity is my majority seem to like I say successful, I mean go on unabated, Dun­ Regarding corres­ with R.C.A. Records, greatest tool on air," what 1 do," Wayne said. witiiin yourself - I think kirk, dark days of the pondence 13th May Wayne rdeased a few Wayne said. Critics of the media that's the most war, backs to the wall, (Viceroy Lucas An- singles. Ilis most success­ Although he has see advertising pressure important kind of suc­ Berlin airlift, moral thropomorphillips) | ful, "Everything I Wanl successfully applied this as a major hazard for cess." , upheaval, hippies do not feel ths To Do," sold 8,000 fresh approach to inter- announcers. Wayne re­ -ALISON MUIR

Star of page and screen Counsel ifs Superjournalist will help

BY PETER ADAMS The next time you turn on the "box" or go to the movies, take a really good look - then think about people like students me' who slave behind hot typewriters churning out material to give you some idea of reality. Students at Queensland University are Yes, that's right, think ways", or "The Young apprehensive about seeking counselling about journalists - those • •••••••••••*•••••••••*:••• Doctors". help, according to Ms Elizabeth Wilson, a overworked and under­ "Cop Shop" is one of psychologist working with the University paid drudges who scour the worst. It seems to be Counselling Service. the land in search of permeated with this idea your daily news. You that the Press is the may think they get their "enemy" and that il wiU "Students have three than others, and it is do notiiing but basic types of problems", important for a coun- chance for public misreport, and defame. exposure and fame only she said. "These are per­ selior to reaUse when Incidentally, how sonal, educational/voca­ they aren't the best at newstime, but when many journalists do you tional and study person to help a par­ you take a second look know who actually have problems." ticular client," said Ms youll see that the screen the word journalist Wilson. is crawling with them. printed on the side of "Il's a big thing at their cap? Someone in any time in your life "Up in the sky! Look! EXAMS Is il a bird! Is il a plane! that programme seems to to admit that you need think they do. help," she said, "and No!. It's Supcrjourno! reaiiling that it isn't Little does the Aust­ Fortunately, not aU "Counsellors have no Australian productions necessarily a weak thing qualms about referring ralian Journalists to do is also a major Association or the if. jf. if Jf Jf if if are so moronic. Shows clients to other psy­ like A.B.C.'s "The problem io be over­ chologists within the journalistic profession, Freedom of the press McGce, a probing reaUty. Deja Vu! come." realise that Superman is is alive and well, but reporter and ilinerent Two of the most Oracle" and "Patrol service," she said. Boat" present a more their greatest piece of try and convince poor, sub-editor for a leading successful U.S. comedies "There is the same "Fven we [coun­ publicity. Consider; - old Cari of that. Don't San Francisco news- are "Happy Days" and realistic picture. Maybe that fact that the ABC ratio of males to sellors] have supervisors the world's greatest worry Carl, you can paper. Jack lives by the "Mork and Mindy". The females, and there's no to help us with any superhero could have try the Courier-Mail, adage that the pen is central chracters of both runs Australia's largest news organisation could difference in their prob­ problems we may ex­ chosen any profession they're into mylh as mightier than the sword, shows, Richie Cunning­ lems," said Ms Wilson. perience either privately but his alter ego, Clark well! but he may be in for a ham and Mindy have something lo do or in the counselling re­ Kent was a journalist! On the subject of -^^ ^^ ^^.^ ^^^^ j,,^McConncl l have with this. Although numerous lationship." Wc ah avidly wait for studies have been con­ Another journalist nionsters, /= .have Bill j^^ runs out! aspirations to journalism Ms Wilson said that as a career. the release of a movie ducted to try and who is rarely short of a Bixby and hts better , ., „ called "The Journahst" there were noticable story is Nighl Stalker half, "The Incredible Two of HoUywoods Apart from these evaluate the effective­ Hulk", Lou Ferrigno. greatest box office hits, programmes, one of the (what else?) in which ness of eounselling, this client trends throughout Carl Kolehak. Cari has Jack llioiupson plays a Ihe year, with more just one problem, he Dr David "Bruce" "AU The Presidents mosl enduring and is a difficult thing to do, Banner mu.sl pack up Men" and "Ihe China popular comedies has downsliding journo with .she said. students seeking coun­ can't gel any of bis a penchant for inviting selling in the beginning stories printed. his little overnight bag Syndrome" have central been "I'lic Mary Tyler and toddle off lo some characlers who are jour- Moore .Show". Its.setting women to whisky and of each semester, when After all, what sofa. PROBLEMS course problems arise, self-respecting news­ ncw adventure each nalists. Mosl journos • the newsroom of WJM 12 in Minneapolis. and at the end, when paper would want to week. admire Woodward and Looking back on this exam pressures cause print a story about a Why? Because he is Derstein. But what of good old and oUier works, it seems Ms Wilson said "the worries. vampire m Los Angeles, being chased! By whom? Who said that fiction Oz journos. Don'l they that journalists have a service has specialised gel a mention? And il's that time of a werewolf on a cruise- Not the long arm of the is stranger than truth, mortgage on glamour. counsicllors on hand to year again (exams) so if ship, or a Lousiana law, but the long pencil Take pride, journos. Jane Undoubtedly, for the Talk to a few, and they deal with problems like any students have bayou swamp monster. of an investigative report- Fonda and Michael most ill-informed inter­ will tell you otherwise. bad study habits und pretation of journalists problems, you know Even if the newspaper er! Douglas did it for us. Then look at how they're asserlivcncss training." where to go for help. moguls would let him Yes folks, T.V.'s jolly Subsequent events at one only has to turn to dres.sed. If that doesn't "Certain counselling print it, the police green giant lives in fear Harrisburg gave us the the Australian TV shows convince you, then techniques are better wouldn't. of non other than Jack chance to .see it in like "Cop .Shop", "Sky­ nothing will. suited to .some people By ALISON MUiR

WniTt Off- OCTOBER 1979 7

Job hopes grim MORE HELP FOR DISABLED BY MARK STARKEY should advise the handles, pubUc phones become a remedial university a year before .ind drinking fountains teacher, but found only for Arts grads so that any special ;jt appropriate heights. one teachers' college Physicallyhandicap- facilities can be worked would accept her. The commitlee also pcd students should be out for them. "I wouldn't mind recognised that dis­ doing Social Work, bul extended every facility ablement, in some BY LESLEY HERITAGE Tliis could involve even if I was accepted to enable them to cases, is accompanied undergoing work academically into the study effectively, by the social problem sample tests of their faculty I would have to Graduates, you're six years too late. No job awaits you, in a of formation of friend­ according to campus ability to carry oul refuse or defer Ihe offer market which nas been glutted with graduates since 1974. agencies. tasks as.sociated with ships. Bachelor *sf Aits because of acccssiblity 'llie nuinber of courses in which Ihcy The committee said problems," she said. Degree graduak's form rees were accepted Qucen.sland University There were at least may be interested. that although the the greatest pa I of ihe readdy, .Kcording to "My main problem gruiluiitci rclurning to 70 students on campus department of Social graduate fn -ly of Professional Fmploy- Numerous arrange- at the moment full-time study after in I') 78 suffering Services provides Qucen.sland I niversity, meni Office manager in innets for handicapped concerns timetable completion of a degree from paraplegia, quad- various allowances for and they ) ,rm the Brisbane, stt Phil studenis are co-or­ arrangements. Oasses is now 20 per cent. raplegia, alcoholi.sm, handicapped persons, greatest part of ihose Murray, dinated by the Vice- can'i foUow one vir.ual or hearing de­ the expenses were stUl seeking full-tin employ­ There, a person with Half of tho.se Chancellor's special another too closely fects and chronic ill­ greater than for able- ment. a generalisl degree was graduates are from the committee. because I take a little ness. bodied stuilenls. As to wher. i.isl year's favoured because she Arls faculty. longer to get to some graduates fou'.d employ­ ^'•'^ without The nuinber of iliese include coun­ I'hese extra costs ofthe places." A special University selling, health services, ment, the i;ii!versity of conventional vocational University gtadualcs who were nol considered commiltee investigator examination arrange­ Qiiecisland < ounselling 'raining yet possessed have difficulty finding a when the Federal of niatters related lo ments, braille, lip- Services carried out a Pt^r.^ona qualilies of job is encouraging yet tJovernmcnt .set the LIBRARY handicapped students reading, tape-recording survey. malurily, diligence and small. levels of allowances, the reported Ihal increhsing and special parking The areas of eniploy- The Counsellor's committee claimed. Bernadette was able application over three numbers of disabled facilities. nienl enlere.i by ..\rts .survey revealed that only Vo use het abilities to years of study. seven per cent of 1478 siudents were likely to Bernadette McGarry, Graduates vere ihe mo.st Architectural pro­ advoJitagc when she .Mr Murray hammered grads liad "much diffi­ enrol in Ihe fulure. who is doing second diverse of jin l';icully, visions arc also im­ helped make a film the need lo be realistic. culty" in find ing employ­ year Arts from a Ihe tradii:nii;il avenue portant. These include with Wendy Cooper Many jobs would not ment when asked at The cominittee liattery-powered wheel­ of work UMching provision of sheltered of main library on the he what many Arts Apri! .^0. [.ess than that Ixised this production chair, is aware of the continued ui lake a con­ walkways, library needs and capabilities giadlialcs expected. were actually employed. on the increase of road problems faced by siderable share at 40 carrels and the ab­ of handicapped "People have niiscoii- A surprising element aividents, advances in physicaUy handicapped per cent ^>i Aris gradu­ sence of barriers to siudents who use the ceplions aluuit jobs," he is how B.A. graduates !';ciiical technology and students. ates. mobility such as steps, library. said. In retail for find jobs. ciKouragenieni from Figures from the turnstiles and in­ Bernadette attended example people found a Only half register with V/elfare and rehabilila- Corinda Stale High "As a result of the Graduate ("ateer.s Council lot of reward in terms lion ;i;;encies for accessible lifts. of •Ati.strah.i depicted a the Commonwealth IMTI- School, one of the few film we got some pri­ of knowing how suceess- ployiiieul Service on an patient.s In train for trend nway from Students in wheel­ schools able to ade­ vileges such as special I'ul Ihey were by setting /\u.stralia average, paid e:nployinent, teaching. chairs appreciate special quately accommodate desks, keys for toUeis, targets and jchieving Itmploynient agencies rather dian exist on (oilet facilities and the wheelchair students. Ufts and lockers," she Since 1 "76 the them. said they seldom .see pensions. location of door She would like to said. number of humanities "Think of the career people with Arts degrees. graduates going lo not just the job," he .said. "How to start finding teaching has dwpped by MOBILITY The Labour Market a job was to find out almosi half. Analysis prepared by about yourself," .Murray IT'S UP YOUR STARS. Other areas absorbing the Department of l-iii- .said, "Hducate yourself Mrs Ursula Ihighes Arts graduates are Psy­ ployment and I'ouih about the labour market, of the Counselling Ser­ LEO: There's a to you, sure to feel a rise in chology/Personnel/Wel­ Affaiis used the term then look about the area vices said that during pioniotion or poss­ spirits. fare, Secretarial, .Manage­ "sub-graduate". This of your choice." ibly a demotion in ment/Administration/ the last ten years the SAGITTARIUS: described ihe job lo store this week. So The Sagittarian male PISCES: Due lo Non-Specialist and "The graduate was to university has become which mosl humanities make a king-sized is Ukely to exper­ recent bad weather _ realise that job openings highly conscious of the Liferary/Creative/Fnier- graduates were in­ effort and you'll be ience a hard prob­ and a cloud conven- ' tainmenl. were not all at the be­ needs of handicapped creasingly forced to a tearing suc­ lem this week, but tion, this star sign ginning of the year, bul studenis, especially The area of manage­ enter. cess, but don't chew sleep on it and you was oul of view. throughout the year," he those with a mobility ment/administration is off more than you should wake up with said. problem. ARIES: Baa-d expanding especially in The Analy.sis said that can bite. the solution in band. private enterprise. the option to this was "Some people may news for Arians this Today is good for week. Don't be Retail trade was one post-graduate vocational have to wail months for "I know that the VIRGO: At ten catching up on the wooUy headed in area where generalisl deg­ training. their job." university, both past ten on Ihe household chores; matters of finance or through the special morning of the 20lh, the washing and you'll be taken un­ committee and the aca­ as you're demic staff, is only too ironing. awares and fleeced approaching a house willing lo meet the in your business with pink shutters, CAPRICORN: Train Politicians are challenges of providing dealings. beware of a short Don't butt into your for these students," fair stranger bearing children's affairs sliesaid. TAURUS: Be­ for dole 'using blacks' gifts. Virgone! today, even if the ware of over- "We see il as very kids aren't as sure­ spenduig or you'U LIBRA: Don'l important that those footed as you'd like end up in the red - The (^mmonwealth upset the balnace who want lo come to them to be. stay out of china Employment Service is Politicians used social Worid Council of Uniting this week or there the university should shops. issues like aborigines for Politicians and its will be an injustice AQUARIUS: Al­ planning a new program be helped." for the unemployed, church purposes. Stale Australian associates, done. You wUl be though this is you GEMINI :A split White and Mainland which take such a radical is in store: you'll titled "A weekly clip "Even though em­ well balanced aU 'get back to nature stand," he said. week if you have have a rough time across the ear". Affairs Gauletier, ,Mr phasis is placed on week', beware of Snorts, sa"(d yestenlay. cWps on both mountain climbing keeping body and The scheme trains "It appears mosl un­ a particular student's fortunate that a poUtical shoulders. as there is the pos­ soul together, dolies to accept verbal The politicians' in­ abilities rather than volvement only multi- body like the stale sibUity of being abuse from CES disabUities, siudents plied the problems of government should be should ask for help SCORPIO: Take knocked off. The CANCER: Due to officer] and pros­ the indigenous races," deliberately cementing and report any barriers care ihis week to re­ male Aquarian the extreme mental pective employers. he said. the concept of racial dis­ they meet. Tliey should frain from stinging shouls gel down to fatigue of tbe Mr Snorta said poU­ criminalion by recognise this as part remarks; it is fatal the bare necessities authors, Cancer has The government will pretending that it exists, to upset those close this week and he's been cancelled. finance the scheme by ticians did not achieve of their independence." anyihing. when all observation of deducting SI a week the facts indicates that il Mrs Hughes said that from each dole cheque. "I'm referring to political bodies like the does not. prospective students iMNMWIMltlWllNMAfWlNMMMlMlMnMlMl

WiC Write Of f reviews ffello again, Atunch- kinsL' Well, this week, in film iluncliaboui, we MAD YANKS PAY OUT decided lo sample the FOOD trayal of Mad Mux fare at the Cafe Inter­ is too straight-laced to national House, and foUowed with Fried impress. what a delight it was! Chops a la Trevor, vege­ We arrived aboul tables lightly boUed to On the other hand death, finishing with a MAD $1-5m ON MAD MAX the villain, Toecutter, 6pm, and had a good chance to absorb delightful Glace Pauls is played to perfection Chocolate. by Hugh Keays-Byrne, the decor and atmos­ a well known Aust­ phere. Our companion ralian character actor. The decor has been chose the same entree, bul had steak a la "Mad Max" could ArlLslically, "Mad the film as ex­ His portrayal of Ihe lastefuUy done in Early couldn't be a problem puirido for the main be one of the most .Max" suffers from a ploiting violence in charismatic bikie Ugly formica, with a in "Mad Max". course and finished successful films to mundane story line. the worst possible leader is outstanding. cute tiling design on with a cunning Utile surge out of the Aust­ way. Certainly, one Director and writer the lavatory floor. The of the film's attrac­ (!eorge MUler has atmosphere may be confection entitled ralian film production Tlie plot has elements TRY Fruit Tropicale, served of the iircdictablc tions is the portrayal presented his charac­ best described as 'quiet boom ol the past de­ warm from ihe lin, western and action of violence, Bul surely ters on a purely sur­ trendy', which obvious­ cade. for afters. flick, flavoured with how the violence is face level and has Warner Brothers ly suits university made no attempt to are said to have paid lypcs, as we noticed The wine we chose Technically, it has a touch of revenge, interpreted depends but the script is •on the individual. delve into their per­ $1.5 miUion for dis­ a number of colleagues for the occasion was many faults. The sonalities, tribulion rights in the diiifng there. a Diamanlina Diesel soundirack is uncom­ lacking any real sub­ Utiitcd Stales, This is The menu, as in all ^'«f picking, fortably loud at times stance. Mel Gibson, who DRAMA the most lucrative high class Cuisineries, naturally) a rather and Ihis kills the stars as Mad Max is So how does "Mad offer ever made for on is written on a black­ numbing little drop, effect of the se(iuence hailed by George Max" seU itself? The AustraUan fUm. board, and changed bul pleasant on the iis supposed lo en­ Studies of violence Miller as having answer is ACTION! Hailed as the cull daUy according to the cars. hance. in films have shown "screen presence and that people are more a wide range of film of the decade, whims of Ihe Chef Du The service was very The shoddy editing HORROR upset by violence abilities. ,," panned as an ex­ Maitre, and the left­ good - serve yourself is apparent particular­ when il affects charac­ ploiter of violence, overs from the previous - and the cost was If Miller is correct, mildly outrageous at ly- when the fUm and .Some critics have ters they closely "Mad Max" continues day. then Gibson doesn't $2.50 per head (bodies soundirack . aren't chosen to overlook identify with. to puU in the crowds We chose Bread a la, get much of a chance of course, are slightly synchronised. the action and pan Such identification reuardless, TipTop from the ex­ to show it. His por- -PETER ADAMS tensive range of entrees, extra). 10 WRITE OFF OCTOBER 1979 WORLD NEWS

Chinese train Griffith switch

Nearly 100 students from China could be training in Australian on results universities and other educational institutions by 1981 according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Andrew Peacock. anger students The training scheme would be sponsored by the Chinese government. BY TRACY WILLIAMS The Australian government would Students at Griffith University are in an uproar as the adminis­ provide up to six months tration prepares to release students' exam results for publication of this tuition. All other next year. training costs would be In last semcinster's was a studenl on the paid for by China. University Union of exam period, the .Aca­ Academic Committee Students, also disagreed The firsl four Chinese demic Committee of which met during exam with the pubUcation of students would arrive Griffith University lime. exam results. next Augusi with the rest reversed a decision il "It was an opportune "It shows little faith expected laler next year made last year opposing lime for them lo put m the teaching methods or eariy in 1981. the publication of exam the motion through as of this university and .residts and recommended there were very few the capabilities of its Mt Peacock said that to a Council meeting studenis on campus lo 59 per cent of the graduates to suggest that on July 2 that students' oppo.sc it, however I Griffith tmist rely on nominees were highly results be published nexl don't think it was pur­ qualified research such dubious publicity year. posely opportune," she exercises as publishing workers. The resl were said. post-graduate students. The latest issue of results lo draw attention Griffith's studenl news­ "1 took up a petition lo them," she said. AU the nominees paper, "Mini Griffiti", but I could only find Sian said the attitude would study in scientific urges students to be about 90 people to sign it, so it was held to be of Ihe Chancellor, Sir Good gracious and technological fields. vocal in Iheir opposi­ Theodor Bray, was that invalid." The special research tion to the decision students Uved in a coni- areas lo be studied and to sign a letter "The issue originally included spcciaUsts pubUshed in the paper came up last year, the petitive socieiy and as opposing the pub­ idea being that publish- graduates would be sent it's WAR medicine (immunology), lication of exam re­ ing results in a newspaper out mto that society, aeronautical engineering sults. was a way of letting hopefuUy nol too c BY BRETT DEBRITZ and meteorology. Roni Lewis, I-duca- people look at the shodked by it and not -JEREMY SEETO lion Officer at Griffith, university and perhaps blaming Griffith for In a shock announcement early this morning, the validating it as a teaching having faded to prepare Premier of Queensland, Mr. Johannes Bjelke-Peterson has been established that institution," she said. them. The proposal had The Studenl Umon is declared war on the rest of Australia. Biscuits he or she has a total aversion to home-made been put lo various aca- investigating the pos- biscuits. demic committees, in- sibiUty of producing a Speaking from his Minister said. "And I The Minister said don't grab eluding Sludent Affairs, journal of student theses Kingaroy homestead, don't want to lose that the hopeful nor­ the Academic Com- which would aUow Mr Bjelke-Peterson an­ either of ihem." therners would have In the latest raid an mittee, the Studenl siudents Ic read high nounced hostUities had Mr Bjelke-Peterson lo undergo a rigorous snatcher unpatrolled lunch-box Union and aU of the quaUty work of other begun between Queens­ said that he was un­ examination lo lest containing home-made schools within the uni- students without hunlmg land and the rest of the concerned about the their ability to cope Griffith University's cakes, biscuits, and sand­ versity, and aU bul one through the newspaper nation. preparations under way with life in the twent­ wiches was taken. of the schools opposed to find their marks, In a Joint statement, in Canberra, as he was ieth century. phantom lunch-snatcher is Slill at work. the idea. For the sludeni at the Premier and the sure that God was on However, crude, The box was later According to Roni the Queensland University leader of the Liberal his side. homemade rafts Reports from the minor universitv indicate found discarded, only recourse for there are two courses of Party Dr Llew Edwards "When I spoke with carrying Queensland denuded of cakes and students is lo action, said that the lime had Him this morning. He refugees have already that the thief indiscrim- uialely attacks the sandwiches, but with individually say they do Either fill in a form come for Queenslanders assured mc 1 was doing been sighted al ihe biscuits Untouched. nol wanl their results at the adminislration to "stand up and be the right thing," he mouth of Sydney lunches of both lecturers and students. pubUshed. buUding before Seplem- counted." said. Harbour. "The learning aspect bcr 30 slating that you The thief is believed Tlie victim com­ "My gracious good­ Meanwhile, the Mr BjeUce-Peterson mented: "It can only be and the phUosophy that do nol want your results ness me, I'm quite ada­ Minister for Immigra­ said that his wife, lo be the same one who Griffith is an alternative published and receive worked the campus some one of those poor mant about lliis point, tion, Mr MacKeUar, said Florence, would stUl tasteless studenis. l>os- university is supposed to them in the maU a few and I'm quite sure that that he had received weeks ago. run for the next Senate m sums. After aU, what be more important than days later, or do what the majority of over one and a half eleciion - despite the The phantom gour­ academic could resist my the little piece of paper the majority do and Queenslanders, as million applications outbreak of hostilities. mand has no apparent safety-pin punk-pink at the end," she said, race for the paper at always, are right behind from Queenslanders "Afler aU, tlus is preference for any par­ chicken doughnut Sian Lewis, Chair- 6.30am the day results me on this one" said hoping to migrate to a democracy," he said. ticular food, althougli it snaps," person for the Griffith are released. Mr Bjelke-Peterson. AustraUa. Mr BjeUce-Pelerson The professional ambitions of senior said that initiaUy cabinet was hung over staff at the Seven Hills College of Art the mailer - but after several hours spent are intimidating students and destroying Qld art education dangling from the rafters they had come art education in Queensland, according to to see his point of view. The exportation of Brisbane artist David Paulson. pineapples and Mr. Paulson said the senior staff cultivated ^being destroyed' Kingaroy peanuts has ceased indefinitely. confusion and fear through the adminis- According lo newly trative system. appomted Reichmar- six practising artists thcy do not comform to industry. action from college ad­ aps power drills are Mr Churcher agreed shal RusseU ("call me had resigned from the these expectations, be­ "Art is individual ex­ ministrators to llic's important. that the staff situation Heinrich") Hinze, staff this year because cause it is the art edu­ pression and is not to performance untU a at Seven HiUs, where "We're going lo starve the adminislration and cators who rubber stamp do with how," sensationalised version "Nobody can define yomig people arc trained the bastards inlo sub­ aU had been replaced by or pass or faU dn their Mr Paulson resigned of the event hit the what drawing is. Drawing as teachers, is unaccept­ mission". high school art teachers, work," he said, from the staff of the pages of the Sunday is .anything and every­ able. All men between he said. "You need artists coUege two months ago, .Sun. thing, and lUc's perfor­ the ages of IS and 85 Mr Paulson said the with some experience of in protest against the mance was just anolher "These teachers might final year students had being in the competitive "The report was a view," he said. be using studenis to try have been recruited administrative system. misrepresentation, and into the army (pre­ been "tossed to the art world, who can give His stand was sup­ Painter and art teacher oul their own altitudes wind" because neither a Httle of that the damage done is un­ Roy Churcher supported and ideas, whereas they viously known as the ported by 200 students believable. By referring Queensland Police the senior staff, who experience," he said. and 32 staff members the view th,it art educa­ should be beatmg things were teacliing four hours Art education could to the performance as a tion in Queensland was out for themselves," he Force). from the fine art depart­ sex lecture, the paper Women are to bake a week, nor the replace­ not go anywhere while il ment al the college. being destroyed. said. ment teachers, were remained under the scandalised something pumpkin scones to feed "I resigned because, thai was well within He saw the decLsion He saw the role of the the troops. They wUl aware of these students* mantle of technical edu­ as an artist, 1 will not coUege as that of a place cation, Mr Paulson said. decency, and which was to buUd the college 10 foUow Mrs Bjelke- development over the be judged by a panel of kilometres from the cily for creating the founda­ past three years. "Non artistic, non about art education, lie Peterson's prize recipe Public Servants on what denigrated art education aJ a "deliberate attempt'^ tions of a Ufe's work, which has scooped the "There are no artists, aesthetically educated contemporary art edu­ to destroy art educati6n rather than as a Iroining left on the staff. The people are professional by turning what was pool in the annual cation is," he said. valid expression into a in Brisbane. place for future produc­ Kingaroy Bake-Off for senior staff are art career men who think He was to be judged tion, educators; professional that art education can sex scandal. "When the college was the last 25 years. on two charges "Students aren't When notified of the social climbers who feel be run like any other associated with the 'Ilic "Studenis are upset in town, the studenis Premier's decision, the they can be ambitious trades course," he said. affair' al the coUcgc. that the performance was could walk down George getting these founda­ Prime Minister, Mr in the art word as admin- "Artists know that art "Dragan Ilic, a per­ called a sex lecture, Street and be in touch tions because the em­ Fraser, went into a Lstrators, not artists, education has its own forming artist, told a because it denies their with the hub of the city. phasis is on the diploma "They force first year direction and cannol im­ group of over 200 people right and their access to Stuck out at Seven Hills, at the end of their state of deep shock. transport is restrictive, When induced to students to draw in a personate other types of al the college that he a contemporary art edu­ course," he said. certain way to meet education. cation. and the building itself is Mr Churcher said imlock the bathroom would take off his inappropriate for a door, Mr Fraser said thejr own limited ex­ "Rampant technology clothes, and that his events which foUowed pectations, and so dis­ is tlu-eatcning the civi­ "Art education is noi college of art because the llic affair were typi­ that lie would do body was the new sur- there isn't a single room everything in his power courage what art edu­ lising influence of art, lace tor electronic about forcing students to cal examples of the cation should -be all fcchnology trains the draw a particular way so that would hold the to resist Mr Bjelke- pencils. Is that obscene, entire studenl body. I coUcge staffs Peterson's forces. about - individual ex­ apprentice and produces or corrupt, or a form of they come up to the inadequacy. The only pression. the industry. But in art, standard set by pro­ llunk there was a deli­ "We've StUl got artistic exprflssiorti berate policy lo fragment response was to "put "Students arc in­ there is no tramuig, there Mr Paulson said there fessional educators. It is someone's head on the voters up there in is no apprentice and no about individuaUsm, so the place," he said. Queensland," the Prime timidated by faUurc if had been no adverse re­ block."

RITE OFF OCTOBER 1979 11 Heat's on for the

Thoy blit7ed Berlin, they shook San Francisco, but they've been banned in Brisbane. Lunettes •Yes that wacky bunch of loveable kooks the Scorched Lunettes, have got them­ Words and Pictures selves banned from playing live gigs any­ by ANNE SINCLAIR where in Brisbane - including on campus at Queensland University. "And what really tivities in that lovely sucks is that we're all country and sent them studenis here at this home to Australia. university," 59 year-old "We weren't there mature-age student and five minutes before the Scorched Lunettes lead authorities started singer. Vera Goebbels, picking on us," key­ told me. boards player Les Speaking from their Cunniling snorted. •home-away-from-home" "Just cause we set the cily watch-house aUghl the 747 before it - Vera and ihe olher crashed at Brisbane air­ members of ihe aU-girl port," Vera snapped. group were just a little "Musically speaking of angry. course." "We're not beaten A few weeks in de­ yet, though," bass- tention at the Wacol guilurist I'ixie Violent psychiatric centre didn't screamed. dampen the group's "Tomorrow when spirits though, or their we're relea.sed, we're fiery fetish. heading out to St. Lucia "We enrolled at Qld to confront the Vice Uni, and left a few nasty Chancellor. burns at the Admin, "He'd belter be office I can assure you," armed." drummer Anna Vera boasted. "We Rexia giggled. dipped the forms in The Scorched nitric acid before wc Lunettes, arguably the posted them." most violent new-wave How do the girls Vera Goebbels.. .vibrant and versatile group this counlry has manage to combine produced, have pledged study and heU-raising a few first-year studenis pranks and are yearning to stop at nothing to give during the semester? in the library with my for some real destruction their devoted fans the poison darts and Pixie, Lunettes lead guitarist Nicky Awlull in pensive mood as she plans a routine. "Well, Nicky brings and carnage. kmd of entertainment her flame thrower to who works part-time in "This goddamn ban, "they've always campus every day hidden the refectory has been it's sapping the group's wanted." in her Adidas bag," Vera slipping razor blades vitaUty," Vera said in a In their five year explained, "and in­ into the sandwixhes for serious tone, "If we rampage across three cinerates other students months." don't get a chance to continents, the Scorched • in class when the "And the funny thing show concert-goers our Male orgasm Lunettes have been lecturer isn't looking." is," a bemused Pixie said, stuff soon, something's arrested 47 times, "No-one's noticed yet." gonna blow-up soon," mobbed 16 limes, and "I, myself, have Bul the girls are tiring she added had they're heads busted managed to knock off of their Utile university "more times than you myth exposed can shake a hot dinner al," Probably the Is there such a thing as male orgasm? For decades scientists Lunettes' most out­ have argued about it, philosophised about it, and, in recent rageous concert was al Wembley Stadium in years, conducted countless studies. 1975. But as Dr Mary Jane who sec their penises as Dr Angst found Lead guitarist, Nicky Kwell, president of the seal of all sexual epUeplic rats could mate Awfull, sprayed the audi­ UQSMOS (University of pleasure, arc just a bunch with the female rats, ence with 200 litres of Queensland Society for of babies. I halhale them. even if the female rats kerosene and ignited Male Orgasmic Studies) Only the spherically- didn't want to. Tlie non- them with a flame­ minded male can be epileptic rats just sat said in her opening add­ thrower from stage. thought of as mature be­ around exposing them­ "It lit the sky up ress at the Society's cause he can identify selves. ninth annual dinner: "We for mUcs," she laughed, with the female to a The results of recent reminiscing. Jtill don't know." much greater extent than studies on male orgasmic The girls then headed Bul do we? Recent the penile-oriented male. or non-orgasmic capacity for the west coast of the findings by Dr, Fern The former's identifi­ are clouded by the fact U.S. Herpes and her colleague. cation with his baUs are that many men simulate "We played 12 gigs Dr. Lavinia Shoot, in­ the closest thing he has orgasm to please their Ihere as "The Toe- dicate that the mystery lo female breasts," Dr partners. Nearly 25 per Cutlers' before wc heard is on the brink of being Herpes said. cent of Ihe students in Interpol was on our solved. Dr, Shoot, who came the Herpes/Shoot survey trail," said Vera, Working under a grant to a different conclusion, admitted the had faked "Wc then hot-footed from CSIRO on campus. to Dr Herpes, had said: orgasm at some time in it to South America, Dr. Herpes and Dr. Shoot "Men don't have two their relationship. where we picked up a conducted a study of types of orgasm. They This was either nice consignment of 300 male sludenis bet­ just Ihink they do. My because they were tired, grenades, sub-machine ween the ages of 18 and own findings reveal that or because they knew guns, poison dart pipes 23, Their findings in­ they don't even have their partners would be and quite a few nasty dicate that not only is one kind of orgasm." hurt if they didn't cases of the clap," she there a male orgasm, "ActuaUy, there is no climax, or because they said, there may actuaUy be such thing as the male had headaches. two distinct kinds. orgasm. What passes for Lastly there is the Bolivian poUce caught About 43 per cent of orgasm in the male is question of tbe multiple wind of the gals' ac­ The lovely Lunettes at rehearsal. the men in the Herpes/ reaUy a mUd form of orgasm. Do men have Shoot study were found St. Vitus' Danne. This them? Unfortunately, to have trouble attaining afflicts more than 55 per here we are still very orgasm consistently or cent of the male popula­ much in the dark. did not attain orgasm tion in this counlry, and The only person ever at aU. if Dr Herpes wasn't so lo do research in this A whopping 50.5 per hyped on orgasm she'd area was Dr Helen Hagcr- 'Good record' for cent admitted they had admit she was wrong. Bamf in 1975. From two distinctly d''ferent But as far as she's con­ January through April kindsof orgasm. cerned, everything is of that year, Dr Hagcr Another 4.5 per cent orgasm," Dr Shoot said. Bamf personaUy tested attacks on women had no opinion. It should be noted more than 3000 students that Dr AmeUa Angst selected at random, for Four students fell attacks to be reported asleep during their inter­ of the Anatomy Depart­ duration and number of By day the grounds of Queensland Uni­ has also begun a three- in the hope that we can year program of lighting, views, which accounts ment, is in close agree­ orgasms. versity are relaxed and picturesque. But ment with Dr Shoot. She see a pattern and nail which has been delayed for Ihe olher 2 per cent. She died tragically at for many women returning to their cars offenders." by lack of finance," he After careful ques­ believes that what passes the age of Iwcnly-eighl. for male orgasm is ac­ or colleges at night, the university grounds Security on campus said. tioning, psychological She never recorded is being tightened tuaUy a disease. But are threatening. He said this was a up. "Last year Ughts were testing and physical her findings. So were do Security Officer, examinations, Dr, Herpes contrary lo Dr Shoot, we stand? Is Iherc such installed on the East and Wide, unUt areas and good record considering Margaret Sauer was West Engineering Roads said "There arc two she believes the affliction a thing as male orgasm? stories of prowlers make the number of people on is actually a form of appomted lasl year and for people returning to types of male orgasm. Can men enjoy sex with- walking at night a campus. will soon be joined by the coUeges." The PenUe orgasm and epUepsy localised in the oul il? Is a low orgasmic frightening experience Bul he believes that an additional offfcer, Mr Franks said that tho spherical orgasm," groin. capacity psychologically for aU but the brave or many more attacks went who wiU take the Of the two orgasms, or physiologically in­ the stupid. unreported. the security service security force lo four. worked closely with Dr Herpes said the speri- Dr Angst said this duced? This year seven "Many women are However, one of these cal orgasm was the more police at Taringa, Indoor- was shown in her recent To quote Dr Kwell attacks have lieen afraid of reporting an musl slay in the adminis­ oopUly,' and Toowong. mature. study of 100 male rats, in her recent interview reported lo the chief attack, but any report to tration block to operate The University also "Men who arc en­ 50 of which had epilep­ wiih University News, security officer and us is nol a police report," the radio, leaving fewer safety co-ordinator, Mr had a poUce officer on amoured of their penises. sy. "Who knows?" he said. ' to patrol. campus. Tony Franks. "We would like all "The security service -JILL SUDBURY

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The recent television documentary on A nuclear cala­ the Prophesies of Nostradamus will send mity could occur the nervous scuttling for Erika Cheetham's BOOKS sometime during the ART book of the same name. 1980s, according to Nostradamus pre­ satisfying part of time he can travel all the dictions. travel. lime. The Prophesies of Nostradamus is not worid is not yet nigh. He intends lo build a the kind of book one sits down and reads BRKTT DEBRITZ But Brisbane artist pocket sized model so -LORRAINE SMITH from cover lo cover, ll is more an en­ Randall Armylage has cyclopaedia of world events - past, present, According lo White Australians their designed an invincible and future. black counterparts are nol only pagans and Born in southern France in 1502, Michel cannibals, they are stupid pagan cannibals. craft to ensure that he de Nostredame could be considered Ihc So says author Robert Brain in his n»w and six crew members world's greatest and mo^t accurate prophet. book Rites Black and White (Penguin 1^79). will be around to cfean Ilis predictions concerning Hitler (whom Tlie White Australians back their view up afterwards: that's if he caUed Hisler), Napoleon, the French with numerous examples, most of them he can raise the capital Revolution, Louis Pasteur, and EUzabcth I false. Brai:rs book clearly and concisely 10 build his "Time and have aU come true. points out in the introduction the falsity Matter Machine". of these examples. He correctly forecast features of modern The fund-raising technology including baUislic missiles, jet The rest of the book concentrates on fighters, and submarines. comparing the esoteric and apparently campaign has begun On our fulure, the Prophet is vague. iUogica! riles of the Black Australian with with an exhibition of The only date he provides us with is the less esoteric but transparently illogical Randell's paintings, 1999, when the "great King of Terror" rites of the White .Australians. screenprints, sculpture will come from the sky, "Before and after," Brain is a Tasnianian anthropologist, and jewellery. The he says, "War reigns happily." an ironic combination considering the show is al the City Because the quatrains were written in history of race relations in that state. Hall's Artist Gallery an ohsciue combination of French and In this book he has done what many until December 7. Latin, interpretation is difficull. students of anthropology have wanted to Randell has already Tlie Corgi edition contains translations do; used his own culture in an anthropol­ built a model of his and notes on interpretation to aid the ogical study. reader, The result is an illuminating and read­ machine. Ms Cheetham puts forward several able book with appeal to audience far wider ll consists of tri­ theories about the unresolved prophesies - than anthropologists. angular shapes joined most of which tend to spell doom. .Move over, Donald Home, because Ihe together lo make more It seems that, according to No.slradamus, Uterary view ofthe lucky country may never complex and varied the immediate future of humanity is by no be the same. shapes. means rosy - but at least the end of the -l-LISABl-TH M.AWSON The design was in­ spired by belief that The jazz-rock group Santana has been the structure of the universe is composed of around long enough to be part of the rock grid lines forming tri­ music "establishment", but that doesn't angular patterns. mean they are jaded. music When sleeping in Their performance as ticular group members chords of the organ. h'ddje .Money, the the same room as the the headline act in up lo produce the best It was during these New York poUceman model of the Time and "Marathon Rock" on sound for each song. moments that his motto, turned rock-star, Matter Machine, October 7 at Festival His guitar playing was "Play from the heart", produced a better res­ Randell found he was HaU had enough energy more remarkable for its became meaningful. ponse. to put any new wave expression and subtlety Hits like "She's Not lime travelling. band to shame. than for technical bril­ There", "Well All Right" However, his patter Time travelling, ac­ The group played as a liance, though he proved and "Black Magic between songs was con­ cording to Randell, single, tight unit, with a he could reel off notes Woman" brought the fined to semi-coherent begins vvith a humming soUd rhythm core pro­ in rapid succession when biggest reaction. remarks about Brisbane vibration. Then there is vided by three drummer/ the mood demands it. being like. . .er.. dike.., division along whatever percussionists. "Moonflower", the The curtain-raisers for y'know,. ..Miami. grid you are on. beautiful jazz-flavoured the "Marathon", the Locking in again, Carlos Santana played RusseU Morris Band,per­ instrumental from the you can move along lead guitar in his unique 1977 double album, formed well, bul suffered Towards the end of any grid in the universe. style and also acted as showed Santana at his from the usual support his act the word "Mara­ Randall Armytige.. .in timg conductor, signaUing the besl, weaving iniprovi.sed act problem of an un­ thon" began lo take on He described sound-mixer to turn par- melodies around the soft sympathetic audience. gruelling connotations. humming as the most

If the Popular Theatre Bob Dylan was blown an uncomproniismg one. more generations, the power of faith? I can Troupe ever takes up across the winds of time, With reUgious context academia, be sure lo STAGE only say that the answer and deposited himself at undeniable, Dylan sings: for me lies within these attend the lectures, and the end of the seventies. words from "When He prepare to be bolh in­ the radio, I saw it on He has come back "either ya got faith Returns": formed and entertained. the teUy." or unbelief, The four-person show from a long spell of isolation in limbo; the there ain't no neutral That's if their classes jumped, danced, and "How long can you The Undertones' "Jumping Jack Flash" sixties were gone, the ground." are as good as their per­ bounced from sketch lo falsify and deny music is simple and much riff, probably intended eighties were coming. formance of Says Who?, sketch, attacking anyone What is real? is borrowed, but the to be some sort of The brashness of punk Ambiguity arises here a satirical look at the and anyihing from How long can you result is quite amazing: allusion to Mick Jagger. lefl society with a taste and there; is it God, or mass media, at the Rupert Murdoch to TV hate yourself (his (s on an album that Ostensibly it is a fun for realism. Mysticism fellow men, or loved Cement Box Theatre in For the weakness you just makes you feel good. song, but subtly il is an ads. sounded as old as Sgt. ones, who dot the October. conceal?" expression of mass Pepper's Lonely Hearts audience accepting his The music is 60s rock For a leclure-lenglh The actors, Therese dreams for something Club Band, Paul comments? To state 'n" roU with a good dose 55 minutes, the Troupe CoUie, Ken MacLeod, SLOW TRAIN COMING Itopelessly unat tamable. McCartney was going opinion is unnecessary, of punk. But don't let covered the history of Roger Rosser and - Bob Dylan (CBS) THE UNDERTONES ~ 'Back to the Egg", and for Dylan has no love this put you off - radio, television, news­ Kathryn PorrUI, gave a Side One: Gotto serve "iTie Undertones (Sire) John Lennon had for- for the opinionated; he I've listened to the album papers, and the influence Uvely performance. The somebody. Precious Side One: Family gotten how lo sing. has nol so much re­ at least 50 times and of the industrial revolu­ set, though sparse, was Angel, 1 believe in you, Entertainment, Girls defined the enemy, as my head is stUl in one tion on the media. skUlfuUy used. Bob Dylan relaught Slow Train. Don't Like It, Male consciously identified piece. The play's title is himself to sing, a new Side Two: Gonna Model, 1 Gotto Getta, them. Tlic lyrics arc some­ explained in the first voice encouraged by change my way of thing else again. Dealing Wrong Way, Jump Boys, sketch, when a charac­ If you get a something new entermg thinking. Do right to me his music. . .mysticism. "When He Returns" with themes of hypocrisy Here Comes The ter finds aU his infor­ chance to see the Popular liaby (Do unto others). Theatre Troupe, make Blow by blow Dylan is the closing track of and frustrated idealism, Summer. mation coming from the When you gonna wake the effort because they has sketched his new Dylan's introspective trip they conjure up the Side Two: BUly's media, fUlered through up, Man gave names to are worth it. reaUty on Slow Train into the most maligned all the animals, When problems of the adoles­ Third, Jimmy Jimmy, contacts with other How do you know Coming. His reaUty is of the mystical philo­ He Returns. cent trying to break out True Confessions, She's people. they are worth it? not unusual, but the pro­ sophies. DAVID TAYLOR of childhood. a Runaround. I Know How do you know You read il in the vince of all. We arc Is Dylan really reU­ Tlie best track is A Giri. Ustening In, something's true? paper, didn't you? Unked by the necessity gious, or does he legi­ "Male Model", which be­ Casbah Rock. "I read il in the to serve. That view is timise, for his own and gins with a speeded up -DAVID ORTH papers, I heard it on -PKTER GREGOR Y

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Brisbane City Council BY JONATHAN BORTHWICK is developing a bikeway City CouncU's BUteway interst shown by the where the real crisis, between the St Lucia Committee. State and Federal govern both urban and campus and Gailey Road, The Cominittee was governments, ecological, is," Taringa. established following a Canberra lias an ela­ "People who wanted submission by the borate network of wcU to avoid Sir Fred The two-kilometre University of Queensland maintained pa I lis. Schonell Drive have bikeway uses existing Siudents* Union for a "Surely jt is lime always been able to slick backstreets and a bikeway to the campus. the State and i-cileral to the backstreets," he specially constructed The Council wants lo governments became said. path across Guyatt Park. encourage giealei use of realist icaUy involved in Alderman Denver Beanland said he wel­ This route diverts bicycles by uni students the funding of .safe paths and staff. for cyclists," he .said. comed the bikeway, cyclists from the traffic which is in his ward. He Cyclists see the path on Sir Fred Schonell ll has allocaied said il would make a as a good idea, hut one Drive. SI 10,000 for bikeway "signirieant" improve­ Cyclists using Sir construction this year. said that until the ment to the safety of Fred Schonell Drive say The State Govern­ campus and city were the large number of it is only a matter of ment has given only connected along Coro­ cyclists in ihe area. nation Drive, the Gailey time before a rider is SIO.OOO. Alderman Beanland hurt. Koad bikeway would be .said he hoped this would Council alderman, \U The bikeway, the of token value. be the start of a net­ Joe St. Ledger,expressed fourth in Brisbane, is "Cyclists should be work of bikcways to the a project of the Brisbane concern at the lack of encouraged in the city, campus.

Open at last after 43 years. . .UQ's marathon course, knovvn as the Great Court, daily thunders under the tread of the hordes of diligent runners wSvo take part in the university classic, the leciuieto-lecture dash. At lunchtime the course is taken over by crowds of students eager to enjoy the university's cultural, culinary, and wide-open intellectual life. The Great Court is not only six times as big as Sydney University's Quad, but out-jacarandas it by five to one. Chaplain Test in scores Course sliould suit Australio V Indio chosen R.U. Chappell, not out 1 B.U. Chappell, not oul 1 U.R. Chappell, b. Y.E.S. Kirmani 30 for tour S.O. Chappell, b. M.R. Mani 100 G.E. Chappell, b. Miss Mani 1 Leaving Brisbane's cli­ Jobless Graduate O.H. Chappell, c. Much Mani, b. K.M, Lani. 60 mate and the easy-going S.O. Chappell, b. S.O.D.R. Mani 3D2 life style of its people U.P.U. Chappell, b. Al Mani 105 Unemployed graduates in statistics and computers will benefit from a ttew postgraduate P.O.Q. Chappell, b. la Tol K. Mani 13 are the biggest regrets course to be offered at the University of Queensland next year. of AngUcan Chaplain, G.F. Chappell, Ibw Much To Mani 17 the Reverend Ronald N.O. Chappell, c. and b. Arma Geddon ... 29 A course-work mas­ In 1979, a course- countries near AustraUa Henderson. Sundries and Moondries 31 ters degree designed to work masters degree, tackle the problem of NINE for 666 Father Henderson is provide in-depth training Master of Literary malnutrition. Studies, was offered lo leaving after three years in the operation of com­ Other changes will external students for the as full-time chaplain at puterised information allow people wilhout for­ systems wiU betier pre­ first time. Acting both Sl. John's CoUege mal matriculation quali­ pare the graduates for Director of External fications wiU now be able Few favored and the Queensland entry into their profes­ Sludies, Dr. C. Custan to study in the Faculty Umversity, sion. The course will also said the two year cor­ of Commerce and "1 will be leaving for provide graduates respondence course re­ Economics. The Dean of Interest at Doom- FLO'S DELIGHT England in October to wishing to remain on the moved a stumbUng block the Faculty, Professor ben on Saturday will RACING - by Police Slate oul study theology at Oriel dole the option of de­ for country students H.M. Kolsen, said that focus on the running of Right To March, College, Oxford, for two veloping their research wanting to do their the requirement of senior of the first Coalition Will earn a start his ability as a stayer years," he said. "Afler skUls. Masters of Arts. It is mathematics for enlry Handicap. in Canberra if suc­ can he traced back to that I hope to return lo hoped the second part into the faculty had the great Gerry­ F.xpcrls say that cessful here; a well- Brisbane to the cUmate Tbe stats and of this course by corres­ been relaxed. built mare with an mander. computers masters, favourite, Flo's De­ and people 1 love." pondence wdl be offered, Not only would ample chest. Worth Trained at called Master of In­ in 1981. light will be hard to Born in Victoria, the students wilhoul niathc- beat if he can get watching. Kingaroy on tea and formation systems, is Another n«w maslcrs holder of a Bachelor of malics as part of their the .spUt. THE PORTER - scones, he usually out­ offered by the Com­ course was offered this by the black Coon foxes the opposilion Arls degree in English matriculation be eligible, Big i5us.s, the maio merce department. year, the twelve month Boy oul of a white and leads with con­ Uterature, Father but adult students contender, may have Master of Community marc, Honky Belle, tempt. Henderson has been at Applicants for ad­ withoui matriculation i«o much weight and Health in Nutrition this aged grey was R. Sparkes will be Queensland University mission to the two years qualifications may also Doctor Loo is a light­ course. Only graduates bred in I-ngland. on top. for six years. full-time course must be eligible. weight who has yet to with postgraduate em­ Ran a shocker in Hard to beat but possess a bacehlors de­ Profcs,sor Kolsen said impress. "It has been a privi­ ployment in a relevant' Ihc Ariiacoon Stakes could be in for a sur­ gree in statistics and a new mathematics sub­ Young Beryl - a lege lo work here. I computer courses. field wcreeUgible. ject would be introduced when Flo's Delight prise if YOUNG dark horse flyer - enjoyed the company of The course involves from 1980, enabling whipped the field and BERYL turns it on, Could provide sur­ students, their enthus­ The Coursework seven months academic studenis who had not dictated the race. RONAn CARE - prise. iasm and their friend­ Masters degree, study at Queensland matriculated in mathe­ lite ride in this by Macos out of ship," he said. developed in the 1970s, University and four matics to cope with the Mere are comments has been snapped up Scmp, a scrawny type means pass and honours montiis fieldwork in the on all runners - He said there was less mathematical aspects of by Aboriginal rider, with a reputation for graduates may obtain Phillipines. the faculty's courses. Darby McCarthy, who interference and an poUtical activism by their degree through RIG RUSS Queensland University Mrs Margaret Professor Kolsen said the is expected to make aversion to stud course work. The Univer­ Gilliland, Lecturer in good u.se of the whip. duties. students these days; even new entry requirements Trained al Bcxiey sity had previously Biochemistry, said it Colours are aU the street marcli issue made Commerce and Rowns on the Gold Races in blinkers. offered only the trad­ would help community had quietened. Economics the second Co,i!i|, a roughic with black. Doesn't appeal Hard to have. itional masters degree. workers in developing university faculty afler big weight and a lol for the distance. DOCTOR LOO - Father Henderson Arts, lo accept unmal- of guts. YOUNG IfERYL - earned a start when spoke of the good ecu­ riculated students. Known for his un­ something of a flyer it was decided that menical spirit among TARGET ihe woftlgan^^ The Anthropology ruly behaviour, he has and could pilot this stablcmate SirWUliom chaplains on the univer­ and Sociology Depart­ a bad mouth and field home. was not up to the sity campus, each of ment will continue its always wants a bit. An ungainly type, pace. whom counseUed about How many words of course on the Aboriginal Tills is his first she is a maiden per­ Has yet to show SO students weekly. four letters can you Australian foUowing the start since being former who has yet his supporters any­ make from the lelters to score, but could thing and has been "Counselling, how­ success of the course scratched from recent diown here? be an overnight bag. beaten by Flo's De- ever, is only part of our since its introduction tliis overseas engagements. In makmg a word, To notch her first, Ught each time they duties. We are involved F R X year. The course is con­ Not fancied. each letter may be used slie wUI have to really have clashed. in sponsoring lectures ducted by the head of once only. Each word stretch oul. Lightweight with and films, organising the department. .. EARTHQUAKE must contain the large So far connections smaU credentials. pubUc lectures, con- Professor Bruce Rigsby, »CQ0MB - an aged letter. No plurals; no QlflN have been unable to Not suited to the ductuig religious services, and Hiram Ryan, a mare carrying a bit of foreign words; no proper find a rider. field, the pace or the study groups and other former worker with the weight bul has some names; no improper Could show the distance, save your community events," he Aboriginal Legal Aid sort of chance fol­ names, TODAY'S S D C Service. lowing her recent big others something. One money and buy a said. TARGET: 24 words, -JULIE BUSCH win. to watch. beer instead. ^OHN WALKER good; 34 words, amazmg.

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It comes as a sharp pain in the arm Storv and or chest, bringing for some a shortness of breath, but for others it means death, pictures by it is a heart attack — the n^ost common cause of death in Australia. TOM ARMSTRONG Its victims are rut just unlucky; their life­ style or lack of fitness has probably contributed to the attack. I^S^N«»ftK»NII( Brisbane people can now visit three local exercise clinics io have their life-styles examined and fitness tested. One of the clinics is on campus and is run Sports money by the Sports and Re­ creation Association. The consultancy service was started by the being wasted Director of the Sports and Recreation Associa­ tion, Dave WUliams. By GLEN GORDON "The consultancy was initialed basicaUy to ful­ fill a need in the com­ Part time students are mereiy nibbling munity," Dave said. "The tesls provide a tfie edges of the smorgasbord offered by base value from which the Sports and Physical Recreation Depart- individuals can assess the metn at Queensland University, says unprovemcnt in their fit­ recreation officer Pam Armstrong. ness. History records The department's An individual prog- "We've also had well- that the Olympic program was aimed at aU ramme can be arranged tramed athletes doing the flame burnt a thou­ siudents and staff - yel for only $2. tests to monitor their sand years in tribute the majority of part time The fully equipped training programmes." to the Gods who siudents did not know gymnasium can be con- Dave said that the brought glory to the whal was available. verted inlo a fullsize consultancy was virtually self-sufficient financially ancient vrarM. "When you consider competition basketball Now another flame that S13 of their student court or two praclice and was open to fee of S40 goes towards courts, two voUey- students, uni staff and heralds the oracle of our department you baU courts or six bad- members of the Sports St. Lucia's Olympian would expect some in- minton courts, and Recreation Associa­ tradition. teres!," Miss Armstrong tion. Carrying the flame said. The peak periods of "But anyone over the to the contest are the "The main excuse of use were from Ipm, to age of 35 who has not hundreds of been active for a number Roy Rankin measures body fat part timers is lack of 2pm, and from 5pm to combatents, eager to lime," she said. 7pm which left plenty of years is required to obtain a doctor's He then took "An improvement in their progress. engage in sacrifice to The very people who of limes available for measurements of height, fitness is associated with "The chances of im­ need a fitness program the part-time student, clearance for the test," win the coveted gar­ he said. weight, body fat, and aerobic exercise which provement are exceUent land of academic often, would iiot take ^hesaid. blood pressure. places a stress on the if a program of graduaUy achievement. advantage of the A consultation costs He explained the sig­ heart and lungs," Roy intensifying aerobic exer­ ten doUars which covers nificance of eacli test, said. cise is foUowed," Roy This modern mara­ the costs of the exer­ referring especially to thon has changed con- ^''Se^centre is housed "'f V"" ''Z ^?^?M' cise physiologists, Roy "Aerobic exercise said. sWerably from the ritual a comnlex consisting «"°"8'> '° .^^ •"^'''"'''^ the link beiween high includes jogging, cycUng Pam Armstrong said of bygone times. of Rankin and Sue Lewis, blood pressure and coro­ who do the testing. or swimming," he said. that during semester Contemporary con­ nary heart disease. Roy explained, how­ from three to five testants use chariots of £'Hif S 5:^i^HF The Recreation Of­ aU sizes, shapes and con­ ficer of the Sports The exercise test is ever, that the exercise patkmts a week made use rooms sporting goods 'P?^^'' ^'^ Armstrong performncd on a bicycle had lo be longer than of the consultancy. ditions. Sa """"^ ""'''' ""'' "" These were fun corn- Association, Pam Arm­ Some only have two strong, arranged for ergomeler, a machine fifteen minutes to have "We fmd that the Associated facUities petitions with the accent maintaining a constant an cffecl. wheels, one in front of Write-Off to sit in on a numbers increase during the other, but most haw on campus are the temiis °" .""^'^'' '" ' ^°"='' workload. The frequency of courts, swimming pool, *^"iP6- the university vacations four. typical consultation. By matching heart exercise is also impor­ when people have more A brave few use a outdoor voUeybaU ^ ^h^ P'°«^t ,„i '^Sl"' Tlie patients, Nick rate to workloan the tant. courts, and five krass ^X h« Sports and Phy- lime," she said. device with two pedals and Jacquie AvelLsoff, patient's fitness can be "An individual should "We keep records of Qygjj ' '^ sical Recreation Associa- bolh twenty-five, said for propulsion. approximately gauged. exercise at least three aU patients, bul these are A handful of purists Howcvcr there are less ''»" . '% ^°"f.'"".'.I^ they played social sport, The lest was not limes a week, starling strictly confidential and insist on keeping to the obvious facilities for "'"'"^'"f '° !"'£ ""= but wanted to know how strenuous, and both moderately and building help give the individual Uadition of fool slogging, those students aiming to ""''^ of =>" ""enibeni on they could improve their Jacqui and Nick up the intensity," Roy a group the natives caU ""mpus. an indication of overaU keep fit away from these camp,"s levels of fitness. expected something said. improvement," Pam •joggers'. sports. , Miss ArmsUon, . g. ,sai d Nick is a Telecom harder. Two hours were spent More dcmoaatic than said. the race of oW, the new The weight training thai one of the problems clerk and Jacqui is a Once he had inter­ testmg and advising the Students wishing to German teacher. preted the results Roy nuiialhon pcimils each room contains a multi- was trying to make sure couple. do a test should contact contestant to travel his purpose machine students knew about ac- Roy started the lest explained how ihey Jacqui and Nick said Pam Armstrong at the own path, so long as he purchascd twelve months tivities. with questions about diet could improve their fit­ they would come bacli in Sports and Recreation completes the course by ago During Orientation and lifestyle. ness and lose weiehl. three months lo monitor Associalion. a set time. '••This machine takes Week, studenis were What's more the race the frustration oul of «!"«" Un.sport a maga- is open lo women! A major hazard is the weighl training as the zme outhnmg facilities, busloads of spectators weights can be changed . J^'' ""'8='""/^ 8^^ a Mr. WUliams said universities were breeding who foUow the race, by puUinu out a pin '^'\, <=°«"8e bul ACADEMIC FLAB grounds for the three major heart disease factors thwarting the progress of - obesity, inactivity and stress. the faster competitors in and inserting it in the P°f ^ly "»»«d ,many By DAVID MORRIS tlK marathon. Perhaps the most University of Queensland lecturers and tutors "Most staff and studenis who come to see us diamatk: part is the race are trying to improve their poor physical con­ know they are not very healthy, but not sick from the chariot park to dition. enough to see a doctor. They come for advice the winners dias. on exercise and dieting because they have no Whh a handful of :nt#. ~ 1 >• -u. ».:/! not make the eiiort to In the past 18 months, 80 per cent of the 300 books they prepare for people to pass through the University Sports idea where to start themselves." the final dash, abandon mto muscle she said. ^^^ Mr. Williams .said a smaU number of athletes weilh^frainS., lould ^y actively supporting Association Fitness Assessment Centre have been charntj and sprint the also attended the fitness assessment centre to last few hundred cubits Sn it^^n Lm Andv ^«= ^porls Centre the part Campus staff. find out how fit they really were. Mo^^n 1*^ f^^rnt In time studenl would meet on fool, Mr. WiUiams, the Sports Association director Most staff at llie university were frightened AU this, one com­ said: "The majoriiy of staff and siudents ex­ to have their fitness level tested because of what petitor cbimed, for the amined al the Centre were al poor fitness level." they might find, Mr. Williams said. gkiry ofa degree. for weightlifting. "^' -DON KASSEL

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