Norma Jones speaks about her early life, attending Kedron Park Teacher's College, participating in a protest against the visit of United States President, Lyndon Baines Johnson. She outlines her teaching in Toowoomba and recalls that the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education was newly established in Toowoomba and played a part in politicisation of the city's young people. She characterises Toowoomba as a very conservative city.
Bill Marklew discusses his earliest experience with unionism during his time in the Army in Townsville, Queensland. He explains how he received training in crowd dispersal to combat student and union protest.