MOVING MOUNTAINS

Words & Music: Phyl Lobl

Having women truck drivers in the open cut mines seemed like progress toward sexual equality. However in 1988 it was only women who were married to mine workers who had any chance of such employment. The colour of the hard hats worn demonstrated the hierachy and the division of jobs.

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Faith can move mountains,
So can Sue and Karoline.
They're helping move the mountain,
At the Savage River mine.

Hear the hissing of the slurry,
Hear the rattle of the ore.
As its heading up to Latta,
Through the Span's narrow bore.

Euclid and Ten Yarders (The name of the trucks),
Seem like child's play.
When you're sitting in the Big One (Biggest truck of all),
And the ground drops away.

Trouble with the engines,
Keeps the Gypsy on the run (Breakdown truck).
While you're on the beer garden (Side of truck),
Just drinking up the sun.

Stories in the crib room,
The nick names and the jokes.
The cursing of the company,
The talk of other strikes.

Single or married man,
Can get a job like that.
But a woman only gets one,
If she's married to a hat.

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