Headlines in NSW talk of Radio Active spill, a road work site.
I was there, have in my post history spoke about it, here and in another long gone forum.
4 December 1980 Bago Turn ,a small green van and semi trailer crashed.
Driver of the car/van died.
My road crew was called within one hour after it took place.
A construction crew,traveling to work,had taken over traffic control and sent for us to do traffic control.
Another few came to assist the clean up, until the wrecks had been removed.
I spent the day there.
Holding a stop go bat and then up to my chin loading the next truck.
To understand the words to come,how a trade union delegate could not question this you need to understand I was a casual, had already been laid off once,and Even a glimpse of union activity got you sacked..
I had recently seen 5 kids in my care and mum hungry.
That truck had three main items food Radio active drums I thought two, and poison white powder poison.
Everything was covered inn a white dust.
Including me,always a get into it worker I, driven by hope for a full time job threw myself in to it.
By mid afternoon rain came, my arms and face burned as the white powder became acid.
We demanded blood tests,we got them,after true insistence from Union driven by me.
We never got the results ever.
Years after a fish kill big one, just down steam in a lake Dick Smith offered to spend $100.000 to clean it up!
He was told it was not there,no radioactivity? No not in my view but if you test for coal in a sandy beach?
Years after, my third turn to work by now permanent,I demanded those blood tests,no records of the event.
I Found in the 1990s the minutes of that health and safety meeting, I saw this answer to my request he is still alive so it could not have been too bad
If we get a run More even more shocking and every word true

While mistakes take place,if one single word I say here is a lie I am worthless.
In the weeks after that event we, against hard pressure and ridicule forced those blood tests.
We never got those results, the two young police officers took sick and I think both, never worked much again.
My attempts to get those results from the health and safety group met with more ridicule but no results.
After my appointment, as one of 6 state RTA union delegates to the peak body my attempts to get them met with?
We can find no records of the event!
Even on producing my records of that health meeting!
Today I found out, the two police interviewed on ABC radio said DDT and Tolulol!
And confirmed my fears and memory, two not the one shown on TV last night, Radio active containers came on that load, indeed one lay cracked and open, in front of me for hours.
We buried it by that road,no more than 50 meters from the smash site.
Trees half a century old and more died,every one of them.
The fish kill did take place.
The site, known to the RTA was test drilled before tenders had even been called.
I FULLY informed the firm I thought would win the job of its existance danger and place.
The police victims had been told NOT TO SAY ANYTHING SHUT THEIR MOUTHS.
My work mates died of cancers.
I ran a state wide list of cancer victims and presented it to? the RTA peak body, no results, even today no one will tell the truth what was the result of those tests what was on the load.
How could white powder flowing in the wind be dug up and removed.
A look at the evasiveness taking place, pretending they do not know where it is is sickening,conspiracy? you betcha!

Not enough is it?
Well first you need to understand the culture of NSW country work in 1980 and the culture of the then DMR.
It operated as many Fiefdoms, an Engineer after his usual 18 months then move on work plan got his kingdom.
He inherited foremen , like himself good and bad, even ugly.
They had control and large work forces, more knocking on the door for a job.
We road workers? apart from the formans sons son in law and family? disposable throw aways.
A shadow still existed,from the days a worker who had zero chance of getting a job any other place, got one FIRST!
It was about to change, soon 8.500 state road workers would become 2.000 today it would not be one thousand.
But a country town Foreman, even one known to drink more than one bottle of scotch a day,at work, owned you.
So there is the reason we never could uncover the truth.
It is culture, No matter the impacts, to cover up for a mate, that Foreman existed, he was transfered not sacked, that was/is the culture.
If it was not? 8.500 would still work on those roads employed and delivering .

hi belly...we know..*you wouldnt lie..[and cant blame YOU!}
so..lets skip over all that..when you say

""we,..against hard/pressure
and ridicule..forced those blood-tests.""

WE BELIEVE YOU!
[ok..i do]
""We never got..those results,!!

i..believe you

""the two young police/officers took sick
and I think both never worked much again.""

how can we check
recall their names?
station..give you a card>?

""My attempts to get those results
from the health/safety..group met
with more ridicule!..but no results.""

who can you..complain to
[who..did you..complain to

""After my appointment.. as one of 6
state RTA union/delegates to the peak/body
my attempts to get them met with?""

wernt met?

just a meeting..and they..refused to meet?

"We can find..no records..of the event!""

well NOTICE..
nuthin was found!0![lol]
its still..not happening belly

""Even on producin.. my records of that health/meeting!""

pathetic mate
who was in 'power'..then
where should the buck STOP!

""Today I found out,..the two police
interviewed on ABC radio
said DDT and Tolulol!*!

And confirmed my fears and memory,!

two..!
not the one..shown on TV last night,

Radio active containers..came on that load,!
indeed one lay cracked and open,!*!*

in front of me..for hours.!*!*!*!

We buried it by that road,!*!*!
no more than 50 meters from the smash site.

Trees half a century old and more died,
every one of them.

The fish kill..*did take place.

The site,known to the RTA..!*!..was test drilled
before tenders..had even been called.!*!

I FULLY informed the firm,..!*!
I thought would win the job..of its existance/danger..*and place.

The police victims..had been told!*!*!
NOT TO SAY ANYTHING..!..SHUT THEIR MOUTHS.

My work mates/died of cancers.!

""a state wide list of cancer victims
and presented it to..the RTA peak body,

no results,
even today..!

no one will tell the truth,,*what
was the result..of those tests..!

what was..on the load...!?!?

How could white powder..flowing in the wind..*be dug up/and removed.!*!

A look at the evasiveness..taking place,*!*!

pretending..they do not know
where it is is sickening,conspiracy?

you betcha"""

welcome home bro

OUG good morning, well both police officers named them selves this morning on ABC radio.
Afraid I got heated here, yet again.
We see conspiracy theory's every day, and most are constructed lies.
Here is a real one, every word true.
I came out of it stronger,once my two terms of casual employment saw permanent appointment [thanks Bruce!]my Union backed me as I fought and still lost.
One of those police, today for the first time, told us his wife was advised to terminate her pregnancy, on ABC radio, as a result of his exposure.
Consider this,the load, in 1980 was Chinese food dry squid, candied nuts tined fruit those containers, and said today, news for the first time to me, DDT and Tulol.
Every day mixed with the lunacy of conspiracy's we hear of such as this.
Just maybe we are not safe in any hands if covering it up is easier than fixing it.
My Doctors visit was scheduled for today, a month ago,to get result of blood tests.
That is my illness in the blood,we Doc and I have faced wrong diagnosis often cancer the lot, I have Barma Forest Virus, but some thing is wrong IN my blood.
Today we both confronted the view it well could be that single day at work, all those years ago that is my problem.

belly/quote..""I came out of it stronger,
once my two terms of casual employment..saw permanent appointment""

thats a great point..john howard played on that fear
work contracts..full time casual..no leaveloafding no holidays no sick pays[and so full of fear we are afraid to simply do our job fairly

BUT..i note...only once we got a belly of food
van we think of others problems[its just so typical]

""my Union backed me..as I fought..and still lost.""

thats the ol boys club game
[like fair work stalling..or lol howards work choice[but its all casual]

""One of those police..his wife..was advised to terminate her pregnancy,""

mate..to the topcats
our childrens lives arnt even enough

how many died at work
this last year alone?

work till ya drop[its old thinking
but has juliar made it better..[yeag right]..she takes orders

""Consider this,the load, in 1980
was Chinese food dry squid,candied nuts tined fruit,
and said abc today,*news for the first time..! to me, DDT and Tulol.""

yes secrets upon secrets
anything but truth

""day..we hear of such as this.
Just maybe we are not safe in any hands
if covering it up is easier than fixing it.""

yeah i first noted it..when there was cars catching fire
but the numbers 'men'..said it was cheaper to let the 'few' sue!

so they did nuthin
cause the bottum line was cheaoper to do nothing

I have Barma Forest Virus,..but some thing is wrong IN my blood.""

glad to hear that
you near served your time in hell[here]
and soon go to the light...having served your life sentance out

[you know i feel different..re sickness etc]

ok sympathies offerd

""Today we both confronted the view""
from our own point of vieuw

""it well could be that single day at work,
all those years ago..that is my problem.""

no belly..that was a possable 'cause'
the real problem is the stoney silence..from our mates!