Our West End

About West End (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) … what the place is to us, what it has been, what we want it to be.

EXPO88

Posted by muchfree on 2006-11-01

Just another day talking to the people entering Expo88 and telling them how this was effecting the local community.
expo88

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Free Speech

Posted by muchfree on 2006-10-20

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Anarchists from West End often went into the mall to have fun on the soapbox on friday evenings, during the 80’s.

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The history of public toilets, community notice boards and welfare agencies in West End

Posted by John T. on 2006-10-15

by John Tracey

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The Boundary St. Public toilet now boasts a tenancy advice service, community internet access and a health service.

Here is the nearly absolutely accurate modern history of the public toilets in Boundary Street, the community notice boards in Boundary Street and the West End Community house.
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Stop the Hale St. Bridge!

Posted by John T. on 2006-10-14

Flickr Photo
Do Not InHALE, by Bandido of Oz.

please see

the Stop the Hale St. Bridge website

and

“Do not inHale”
from the Bandido of Oz

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Labor Party Occupation

Posted by muchfree on 2006-10-14

labor party

This action from the 80’s was the first protest in Qld(maybe Australia), using a mobile phone.

We hired the big chunky analogue phone for the day.

3 of the participants on this day are presently involved in court action regarding another occupation (at Pine Gap).

http://www.pinegap6.org/

labor party, by muchfree1.

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