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[breneta]

Hi all, this is my second attempt at writing this blog since my computer crashed and lost what I had been writing.

 

8/6/10 We went off to the post office so Nan could post of the large mountain worth of post cards we had collected over the trip. While N&P where doing that I went and had a look for a book, since I had finished the one I had in less then a week (damn I wish books lasted longer). I ended up with a book called Red Dirt Dairies I haven't read that far in but it seems good.

 

We then set off down (or up I don't know) to china town to go to the pearling Museum. Nan wants me to do a short report on it.

 

Pearl Masters arrived in the early 1870s and diving began in Roebuck Bay, quickly making Broome the pearling capital of the world.
 
Japanese, Chinese and Islanders were the main divers, along with some local aboriginal people. They braved drowning, the bends divers paralysis and the storms that wrack the Kimberley in the cyclone season.

 

When they started the only had naked diving (IE Sending indigenous down to depths of 5 meters). Then hard hat diving was invented which enabled them to go to around 60 meters deep. To keep them selfs warm they needed three pairs of thick woolen stockings, jumpers , pants and gloves, They needed the large suit over the top and the helmit as well as about 100kg of waits. When you add it all together they wore about 150kg.

 

After the tour we went to the beach and I had a lovely swim. Then we got out and I went on a camel ride. The camel I rode was a lot like Pally.

 

I hope you get a ruff idea of the pearling

Comments

[relliurad.blogspot.com]

That sounds interesting. It's crazy what people do to just get pretty shiney things hey?

What did you think of the camel ride? They're so much fun aren't they? I love camels.

diving gear?

[grand-moogi.livejournal.com]

They wore clothes as diving gear? I wonder if they did them in lanolin like your Mum did the soakers to make them water proof.
Why the hard hats? Were they afraid of bumping their heads on the bottom???
I can understand the need for weights to get them down but then how did they get back up? Maybe they dumped the weights? I am very confused by this.

Re: diving gear?

[breneta]

They just wore the woolens to keep them warm coz as you can guess it would be very cold 60 metre under water. The hard hats were the helmits they wore over there heads to keep the ozigin in and to keep the presour down. Someone pulled them up from the boat on a rope called the lifeline. try this web site to find out more http://library.thinkquest.org/10236/index.htm

Re: diving gear?

[grand-moogi.livejournal.com]

I looked up that link. It is very good and gives a great deal of information. I know you are doing this as part of your home schooling but gees I am being educated as well by the things you are telling me.
Most interesting. I love learning things. Thanks.
Keep up the good work.
Did you see the picture of your brother and sister in the snow? It is on your Dad's blog.
GM

[breneta]

The camel ride was awesome!!!! The Kedesh (the camel I rode) was so much like pally his faverit spot was behind the ear just like Pally