--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Chris <seeker42@gmail.com> wrote:
"A "powderworks" is a gunpowder factory, yeah. The significance to this list is the record label of the same name, founded by Midnight Oil and Gary Morris, on which Midnight Oil, Head Injuries and Bird Noises were released."

 

This is what I was after.  So a powderworks is a gunpowder factory, and

--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Jeremy Peisley <j.peisley@sdvaustralia.com> wrote:

"go to google maps, look up australia & then type in powderworks road.  it is a road that runs along the northern beaches of sydney"

 

This tells me the importance of it to MO. 

 

I was aware of the label name, but not sure what the word itself meant.

 

And with regard to the following, I had the same interpretation, Kevin, but didn't know what the word itself meant:

 

--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Kevin Yates <kyates@bne.catholic.edu.au> wrote:

I had always thought that P'works was about the nuclear threat in the 70's/80's. World is/was like a powderworks ready to explode.

 

Sh*t storm a coming

Coming soon

Fat boys call the tune

Two sticks - always thought these were like fire sticks/fire lighters, ready to ignite

 

run no race, ain't no prize - arms race?

 

etc etc etc

 

I could be reading too much into it.