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Popular Warnings or Dangers | Other Warnings or Dangers Tips | All Tips (6) At first glance this Dante-esque panorama of Bar Beach to Merewether Beach looks surreal and the colours false.
It is, in fact, the backdrop to an iferno the like of which would do Dante proud.
Inland, as the fires rage and destruction is wrought on man, beast and flora alike, without fear or favour, a pall drifts across to the coast, fanned by the hot northerly summer winds streaming across the parched brown plains.
As the earth spins and the sun falls to the horizon, so its rays are filtered through the dark gray smoke.
This then, is the result.
The moral is, don't drop your cigarettes or anything else likely to bring calamity to our otherwise beautiful country. Leave a Comment
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Generally, most of the Australian are very nice and friendly but there are expectional too. We were advised to stay in out hotel after 10pm as it is dangerous for Asian to walk on the street at night.
Well we thought ok, maybe a bunch of us walking wouldnt be a prob as the bigger the group, the safer it is. We were wrong, we were attacked by youngsters driving cars and bikes and also thrown by stones. So my advise is, always heed the local advise. Leave a Comment
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There were around 50 ships off the port of Newcastle. The day was June 8th, 2007. There had been a severe weather warning and most ships took the hint and cleared out. Some, however, grossly underestimated nature's power. At one stage four ships were in danger of founding. The first one to beach was the Pasha Bulker, an ore carrying ship of 40,000 tonnes and around 230 metres long. It came in on one of Newcastle's most popular beaches, Nobbys, after initially being stuck on the reef out the back.
At times it was pounded severely (pics 1-3), the fierce winds smashing the spray skywards over its huge bulk. It was an awesome sight.
The crew had to be rescued (pic 4) and the rescue chopper men did a magnificent job in appalling conditions to get all the crew off safely.
As for the other three boats, they all managed to get to safety, one only narrowly after sending out an S.O.S. and getting timely tug assistance. It was only 700 metres off another beach. To some, that may sound a lot. Believe me when I say that with these huge ships that's about a whisker from disaster. Leave a Comment
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Very large bugs. Leave the lights on at night. This is no reflection on our accomodations which were clean. The bugs are just BIGGER in Oz! My traveling companion is phobic about bugs (something I didn't know before this trip) so I didn't tell her about all the ones I squashed.
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A Defense tower, barely seen by day, yet at night, can be seen from miles away! Leave a Comment
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