Aussie - where were you?
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gemfyreHere's one for us Aussies. We've had our fair share of major events.
When the Beaumont children went missing from Glenelg Beach (Janurary 26 1966) - This was long before I was born. It's an intruging mystery though.
When Harold Holt disappeared off Cheviot Beach (December 17 1967) - Again, before my time.
When a 6.9 scale earthquake hit the wheatbelt town of Meckering, causing shocks all the way to Perth (October 14 1968) - My mum and nan vaguely remember the tremors.
When cyclone Tracy struck Darwin on Christmas Eve (24 December 1974) - I wasn't born yet, but I do remember when I was a kid I got a book called "When Tracy came for Christmas". I didn't realise what it was about until I read it. The book was fiction but the photos in it were real.
When Gough Whitlam was dismissed by the Governor-General (November 11 1975) - "God save the Queen! Because nothing will save the Governer General!" I wasn't born yet.
When a train struck a bridge in Granville, causing it to collapse and killing 83 people (Janurary 18 1977) - Before my time.
When the Ash Wednesday fires burned throughout South Australia and Victoria (February 16 1983) - I don't really remember this. But Matt has told me stories about it. The flames were visible from their house.
When a 5.6 scale earthquake struck Newcastle (December 28 1989) - It wasn't long after that L.A. earthquake we had to write about. I remember it, but not awfully clearly.
When Ivan Milat, the Backpacker Killer was caught (May 22 1994) - A friend of mine was rabbiting on about how terrible it all was. I didn't really have a clue what was going on.
When Martin Bryant shot 35 people dead at Port Arthur, Tasmania (April 28 1996) - THIS I remember. I remember the newspaper the next day with a full page colour shot of Martin Bryant and the large words KILLER above it. Port Arthur affected me weirdly. I collected news articles and became quite fascinated. I don't believe Bryant was at all malicious, he belongs in a mental ward, not jail.
When the Sydney to Hobart yacht race ended up disastorous with 6 deaths and 12 boats never finishing (December 27 1998) - I saw quite a bit on the news. The storm was amazing, the death toll was terrible. I saw a documentary on it later and was proud to learn of the heroism that occured that day. I think only one or two boats actually kept racing to the finish, the rest participated in the rescue efforts. I remember them showing footage of a waterspout out in the middle of the Tasman on the news.
When bodies were disovered in a bank vault at Snowtown (May 20 1999) - I thought this was longer ago than that! Not long after we passed through Snowtown by bus and went there to catch the bus on the way back to Perth. Didn't see the bank however.
When the Sari club in Bali was bombed (October 12 2002) - Claire was desperately trying to contact Jared because she knew his parent's were leaving for Bali that day. They were okay. It was also my birthday!
Others (no dates)
Hoddle St Massacre - don't remember
1994 Sydney fires - They were BAD.
2003 Canberra fires - That was just freaky, residential housing!! Not bushland with the odd house among it.
Mid 1998, when a 21 year old guy fell down a well in Lesmurdie - I remember seeing it in the news! 6 months later I met the man and started going out with him! *giggles*
When the Beaumont children went missing from Glenelg Beach (Janurary 26 1966) - This was long before I was born. It's an intruging mystery though.
When Harold Holt disappeared off Cheviot Beach (December 17 1967) - Again, before my time.
When a 6.9 scale earthquake hit the wheatbelt town of Meckering, causing shocks all the way to Perth (October 14 1968) - My mum and nan vaguely remember the tremors.
When cyclone Tracy struck Darwin on Christmas Eve (24 December 1974) - I wasn't born yet, but I do remember when I was a kid I got a book called "When Tracy came for Christmas". I didn't realise what it was about until I read it. The book was fiction but the photos in it were real.
When Gough Whitlam was dismissed by the Governor-General (November 11 1975) - "God save the Queen! Because nothing will save the Governer General!" I wasn't born yet.
When a train struck a bridge in Granville, causing it to collapse and killing 83 people (Janurary 18 1977) - Before my time.
When the Ash Wednesday fires burned throughout South Australia and Victoria (February 16 1983) - I don't really remember this. But Matt has told me stories about it. The flames were visible from their house.
When a 5.6 scale earthquake struck Newcastle (December 28 1989) - It wasn't long after that L.A. earthquake we had to write about. I remember it, but not awfully clearly.
When Ivan Milat, the Backpacker Killer was caught (May 22 1994) - A friend of mine was rabbiting on about how terrible it all was. I didn't really have a clue what was going on.
When Martin Bryant shot 35 people dead at Port Arthur, Tasmania (April 28 1996) - THIS I remember. I remember the newspaper the next day with a full page colour shot of Martin Bryant and the large words KILLER above it. Port Arthur affected me weirdly. I collected news articles and became quite fascinated. I don't believe Bryant was at all malicious, he belongs in a mental ward, not jail.
When the Sydney to Hobart yacht race ended up disastorous with 6 deaths and 12 boats never finishing (December 27 1998) - I saw quite a bit on the news. The storm was amazing, the death toll was terrible. I saw a documentary on it later and was proud to learn of the heroism that occured that day. I think only one or two boats actually kept racing to the finish, the rest participated in the rescue efforts. I remember them showing footage of a waterspout out in the middle of the Tasman on the news.
When bodies were disovered in a bank vault at Snowtown (May 20 1999) - I thought this was longer ago than that! Not long after we passed through Snowtown by bus and went there to catch the bus on the way back to Perth. Didn't see the bank however.
When the Sari club in Bali was bombed (October 12 2002) - Claire was desperately trying to contact Jared because she knew his parent's were leaving for Bali that day. They were okay. It was also my birthday!
Others (no dates)
Hoddle St Massacre - don't remember
1994 Sydney fires - They were BAD.
2003 Canberra fires - That was just freaky, residential housing!! Not bushland with the odd house among it.
Mid 1998, when a 21 year old guy fell down a well in Lesmurdie - I remember seeing it in the news! 6 months later I met the man and started going out with him! *giggles*
