I can’t believe I was only 7 years old, hanging out at the Newcastle Blood Bank on Watt Street Newcastle. There were police in there at the time, waiting their turn to donate blood when the earthquake struck. People thought it was a bomb, or a gas explosion, or something over a BHP. A nurse was caught in the lift. I’m sure many other people were caught in lifts around the place too.
“When the Earthquake happened” was the story starter of choice going into year 2 for most in my class. Definitely a “where were you?” situation…
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