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Commissioned by the Queensland branch of the Transport Workers Union for their centenary celebrations in 2007.

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From dusty roads, from horse and dray,
To rigs on busy freeways,
Our history tells a story
of struggle hard and long.
Our forebears fought for dignity,
A vision we hold today,
and the right to a better working life,
Their courage we'll not betray

Chorus:
Through the victories we have won,
Through the battles we have proven,
We can celebrate the strength
Of the Transport Workers Union!

When transport workers move as one
and raise our voice in union,
the bounty of our labour
will be denied to none.
From city streets to town and bush,
from airport to wharf and yard,
From where we've come and the days ahead,
our unity we guard

Chorus:
Through the victories we have won,
Through the battles we have proven,
We can celebrate the strength
Of the Transport Workers Union!

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released December 17, 2006
choir: Combined Unions' Choir
brass arrangement: Jon Christodoulides
brass band: Brisbane Brass
recording: Simon Monsour at L-Space

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Jumping Fences Brisbane, Australia

Jumping Fences is an enduring musical partnership between Sue Monk and Lachlan Hurse. Their original works contain imagery and styles that reveal both an incisive insight into Australian life and a long association with Latin American culture.

Performances feature Sue's rich voice, her rhythmic guitar technique and the colour of Lachlan's innovative bass style.
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