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Large Earthquake
It was a large and devastating earthquake which hit Lisbon, which killed 50,000
People. The city practically had to be rebuilt after the havoc from the destruction. Lisbon use to be Portugal capital and largest city during the 17th century when diamonds and gold
were up for grabs. The earthquake also affected cities close to the shore with a 20Foot/ 6.1m tsunami hit the areas closely situated.
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President James A Garfield shot
On this day in history president James A. Garfield was shot dead by an assassin after being in office for four months. After refusing an appointment with Guiteau, Guiteau become furious and decided to take revenge. Owner of Photo
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Mass production of the Ford model T begins
December 1 1913 the honourable Henry Ford engages the first assembly
Line for the mass production of the entire automobile. The reason for this is it was the most efficient way to make cars which brought the cost down which in all was able to
For fill his dream of everyone owning a ford model T. Many manufacturers still use
The same concept for todays car making and competition. Owner of Picture
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American steamship sinks
On February 5th 1918, an American steamship Tuscania was torpedoed by a German submarine, killing 2,000 American soldiers which were bound for Europe. The ship is to believed to have sunk off the coast of Ireland. Owner of picture
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Tsunami off hawaii
On the 1st of April 1946 a large tsunami off the coast of Hawaii killed 159 people.
The Tsunami was caused by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake triggered
4000m underneath the sea. The event caused devastating tidal waves which affected
most of the pacific but in particular Hawaii.
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Texas Port Explosion
It was 9:12am the Texas City Port situated in Galveston Bay when there was a massive explosion. The explosion happened on a cargo ship caring explosives on it. Ammonium nitrate being the largest one. It destroyed most of the city and took nearly 600 lives. The town consisted of roughly 18,000 residents and it provided a good community with steady job flow. Owner Of picture
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Oil Drilling platform collapses
On 30th March 30 workers from an offshore oil drilling company died after the sea floor they were working on collapses. They were on a platform held up by two large pontoons.This area provided accommodation and a place for workers to resort to after a day workingIt was believed to be 6:30pm, 30 workers were in the theatre watching a movie.Winds were blowing from the North sea and a large wave came and collapsed the platform all 30 Died.
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Titanic Wreck Found
In the early morning of the first of September 1985 scientists discovered the Titanic.
While on expedition with a joint team of US-French. The Ship was located 13,000/4,000m feet
Below the water. It was later explored by unmanned and manned submarines which
Shed new light on the dreadful night when the ship went down. Owner of Picture
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Moved to Hutchins
In 2015 I moved to Hutchins.
I was currently part way through grade 5 at corpus Christi catholic school.
I made the move to Hutchins early so I was able to make some friends.
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Born at Calvary hospital
Born at the Calvary Hospital, Tasmania.
My Mum,Dad and grandmother were there to
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Started Auskick
Started Auskick for Clarence junior football club.
Possibly one of the greatest decisions of my life.
By the age of nine they had already trained me up to be a gun. -
Started Kinder
Started Kinder at Corpus Christi catholic school. I was 5 years old. Before I started
At kinder I had been to kinder cottage which was a preschool. I went there 2 days
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First Rock Lobster
Caught my first southern rock lobster on a snorkel It was a soft shell and caught in about 4m of water.
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Upgraded Our Boat
Upgraded our boat.
In 2015 my family (Dad and I)
Upgraded our Quintrex 560 spirit to more of an offshore unit
being a 679 ocean ranger. Painted Black, 200hp and all the
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Played in first AFL Grand Final
Played in the SJTFL grand final gala day for Clarence football club.
We played North Hobart football club.
Unfortunately, we lost by 8 points. The atmosphere
was great. The pressure was sensational and overall it felt like
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First rowing Competition
I competed in my first rowing competition. It was the southern junior rowing comp. It was held at Franklin river which is situated in the south of Tasmania close to huonville
No one fell in from our age group. I won three races and came second in one.
