A complete and step by step history of the nine week long Queensland Railway Strike over wages of workers at railway workshops and locomotive depots in Queensland, Australia. A story of staunch solidarity and support from waterside workers and the general union movement.

On September the 23rd, 1948, a record crowd of over 30,000 people packed in and around Rushcutters Bay Stadium, to hear the debate between the anti communist priest Dr Paddy Ryan and well known communist Edgar Ross of the Communist Party’s Central Committee.

Filled throughout with inspiring accounts of brave and fearless Australians who traveled across the world to fight fascism and lost their lives in the struggle. This booklet is a sobering reminder of the threat of fascism and the dedication and sacrifice need to effectively fight it.

Published in 1948, “The Way Forward” contains the resolutions adopted by 15th congress of the Australian Communist Party. Resolutions concerning issues such as the unjust treatment of Aboriginal Australians, American imperialism and Australia’s role within it and the inadequacy of the Labor party show just how far back many of the issues we face today are deeply rooted in our past.