LIFE ON THE LINE

The Workshops Rail Museum

Queensland Museum Network Travelling Exhibition

Education Activities

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This program has been produced and published by The Workshops Rail Museum, North Street, North Ipswich, Qld, Australia 4305. The Museum’s Vision Statement is: to be recognised as a creative, innovative and exciting journey of discovery into Australia’s rail story. The Mission Statement is: to harness the significance of the Workshops precinct by delivering international standard cultural and tourism related activities, education and public programs associated with the interaction of rail on people’s lives. Education programs produced by The Workshops Rail Museum whether in hard copy or accessed from the museum’s internet website are able to be reproduced and used by educational and like institutions for educational purposes free of charge. Programs cannot be reproduced or used for commercial purposes in any form. All programs, their contents and their images remain the property of The Workshops Rail Museum or other therein acknowledged sources, and normal copyright laws apply. This program © The Workshops Rail Museum 2006 For further information and inquiries: Phone: 07 34325100 Fax: 0734325156 Email: info@theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au Website: www.theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au Front cover Crew A Toogoolawah-based crew and an Ipswich based-crew chat at Borallon while changing trains to return them to their home depots, 1966. Image courtesy of Russell Watkins

CONTENTS

Introduction ............................................................................ 4 Exhibition Activities

Working on the Railway ............................................................................. 5 Profile of a Railway Job ............................................................................ 6 Mapping Queensland ................................................................................. 7 Photographic Timeline ............................................................................... 8 School Activities

Photo Fascination ...................................................................................... 9 Life on the Line Today ............................................................................... 12 Past, Present, Future ................................................................................. 13 Make a Guard’s Hat ................................................................................... 14

Answer Page ........................................................................... 16

INTRODUCTION Life on the Line Railway workers perform many different tasks. They build and maintain the track and drive the trains. Large numbers of people work behind the scenes. They might make sure that the trains run safely, work out timetables or sell tickets. Queensland Railways was once the largest single employer in the State. Machines and computers now make many tasks easier than in the past when more work required heavy manual labour. This has resulted in a smaller workforce but their work is no less demanding. Life on the Line documents this unique aspect of Queensland’s history and the following activities will help to guide you through the exhibit.

WORKING ON THE RAILWAY Working the Trains and Keeping the Trains Running are the two sections of this exhibit. Examine both sections to discover the many different roles of railway workers. Write down these jobs in the appropriate column below.

Working the Trains Keeping the Trains Running

• Locomotive drivers

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• Divers

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PROFILE OF A RAILWAY JOB After viewing the exhibition photographs, create a profile for one of the jobs you see. 1. What is the job?

2. What types of tasks might this person do in their job?

3. List the types of objects or tools this person might have needed to do their job.

4. Detail the contributions this person made to rail in Queensland.

5. Sketch the person you are profiling doing their job.

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MAPPING QUEENSLAND In the space provided,

• write the location where the different photographs were taken

• circle the names of the photographs that were taken in North Queensland

• underline those taken in South East Queensland

• place a *star* next to the photographs taken in Central Queensland. Photograph Location Hard Work ________ Crew ________ Ash Disposal ________ Rail Motor Crossing ________ Climb Aboard ________ Mount Isa Line ________ Indooroopilly Bridge ________ Rockhampton ________ Chemist ________ That’s Dedication ________

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PHOTOGRAPHIC TIMELINE Find the photographs listed below. Write down the year the photograph was taken and number the images in order from the oldest (number 1) to most recent (number 10). Number Photographs Year ___ Steel Baseplates _______ ___ Jigger _______ ___ Mayne Junction _______ ___ Railway Architect _______ ___ Steam Locomotive Repairs _______ ___ Coupling Up _______ ___ In the Galley _______ ___ A Good Place to Sit _______ ___ Crew _______ ___ Shunting _______

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PHOTO FASCINATION Examine the photographs below and answer the questions. That’s Dedication Image courtesy of Gold Coast City Council Library Services

1. That’s Dedication What do you think happened in this photograph? Why do you think he was still at work?

Indooroopilly Bridge Image courtesy of Queensland Rail

2. Indooroopilly Bridge Describe what the people in the photograph are doing. What do you think this job was like?

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Uniforms Image courtesy of Queensland Rail

3. Uniforms List the different jobs that are shown in the photograph. Would people still have the same job today? How might this job have changed over the years?

Hectic Time Image courtesy of Queensland Rail

4. Hectic Time What is happening in the photograph? Does it still happen today? How would it have changed over time?

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Laying the Dust

Image courtesy of J.L. Buckland Collection, National Library of Australia

1. Laying the Dust Why would the coal need to be hosed down? What would happen to the Central station tunnels if the coal remained dry?

In the Galley Image courtesy of Queensland Rail

2. In the Galley List the types of kitchen utensils you can see in this photograph. Are they the same or different to those we use today?

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LIFE ON THE LINE TODAY Life on the line today is very different to the past. Some jobs have disappeared completely while other jobs have been created. Choose two railway jobs that exist today and describe in at least two paragraphs how and why each job has changed. You will need to research current jobs to answer this question. Information on current railway jobs can be found by visiting the Queensland Rail corporate website at http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AboutUs/Careers/Pages/Careers.aspx

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PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE The table below shows photographs of different rail jobs and how they have changed over time. Imagine what these rail jobs will be like in the future. Sketch the missing future image. Past Present Future

Jigger (1960) Replacing Sleepers (1976)

Past Present Future

Mayne Junction (1945) Rockhampton (1987)

Past Present Future

Booking Office (1963) Booking Office (1984) All photographs courtesy of Queensland Rail

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MAKE A GUARD’S HAT (enlarge to A3)

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(enlarge to A3)

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ANSWER PAGE WORKING ON THE RAILWAY Working on the Trains

• Locomotive Drivers • Firemen • Shed Staff • Station Masters • Guards • Flagmen • Shunters • Cooks • Refreshment Car Attendants Keeping the Trains Running

• Divers

• Surveyors

• Fettlers

• Railway Photographers

• Signals Technicians

• Signals Engineers

• Chemists

• Signalmen

• Train Controllers

• Fitters

• Testing Officers

• Supervisors

• Architects

• Clerks

• Contractors

• Lad Porters

• Station Officers

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MAPPING QUEENSLAND Photograph Location Hard Work Beenleigh Crew Borallon Ash Disposal Cairns Rail Motor Crossing Toowoomba *Climb Aboard Bundaberg Mount Isa Line Mt Isa Indooroopilly Bridge Brisbane *Rockhampton Rockhampton Chemist Ipswich That’s Dedication Loganlea PHOTOGRAPHIC TIMELINE Number Photographs Year 8 Steel Baseplates 1976 2 Jigger 1960 1 Mayne Junction 1945 6 Railway Architect 1969 10 Steam Locomotive Repairs 2005 9 Coupling Up 1980 4 In the Galley 1970 3 A Good Place to Sit 1961 7 Crew 1966 5 Shunting 1969

PHOTO FASCINATION 1. The man was a Station Officer who came to work after the building was blown down by a severe storm. He would have spent a lot of time organising the paperwork for his station. He was at work because even though the station was gone the trains still kept running. 2. The people are building a railway bridge. It would have been hard work because of the lack of technology and most things would have been done by hand. 3. The people in the photograph are tailors and the young boy is modelling the clothes to help with fittings. People are still doing this job today but the equipment they use has become more high tech. 4. People are arriving by train at the Brisbane Exhibition. This still happens today, however, the clothes, the trains and the carriages have changed over time. People now arrive on electric trains not steam trains. 5. The coal was hosed down to reduce the amount of coal dust in the tunnels. If he didn’t do this passengers could be covered in coal dust. 6. Stoves, grills and toasters were used in the galley. They are the same as equipment we use today.