Episode 7.10: Ray 'Rowdy' Smith (Pt. 2)

Friday, 20 December 2024 - 5:30pm

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 Content Warning: this episode contains discussion of workplace incidents, and mention of fatalities.

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  Series 7, Episode 10:
 Part Two of Ralph's interview with Ray Smith aka Rowdy, who begins this episode looking back at the highlights and lowlights of his time in the industry, with also a discussion of the recent ALP Government's Administration of the CFMEU, moving later to an in-depth discussion of his time in the music industry, getting free tickets for the boys on the tools for a Chisel's 'Ringside' tour, and comparisons of construction vs. music industries. To round out the interview, season 7, and 2024, they circle back to their thoughts on Admin and the overreach of this Labor Government on builders and workers in construction. 

Listen to Part One of this Interview HERE.

Creatures of the Industry
Sunday 9:30am to 10:00am
A project by the Concrete Gang, recording the history of the building and construction industry in Melbourne since the 1960s, as remembered by those who built this city and helped establish the industrial landscape we work in today.

Presenter

Ralph Edwards

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