History of Tom as a tunnel digger
In the year 1923 Tom and his buddies were finishing a day of banging a
few more holes in the nearly finished tunnel. His shift was almost done
when he heard a sound of people digging on the other side, everyone
gave a big hit and the wall collapsed. After a big cloud of dust swept
through the tunnel they met the people from the other side.
few more holes in the nearly finished tunnel. His shift was almost done
when he heard a sound of people digging on the other side, everyone
gave a big hit and the wall collapsed. After a big cloud of dust swept
through the tunnel they met the people from the other side.
After they walked to the end of the tunnel and got a ride with a local horse
carriage person named Lil. She asked where they wanted to go and the
answer to that was the pub.
carriage person named Lil. She asked where they wanted to go and the
answer to that was the pub.
Five horses were used to pull a carriage and the road was rough and
jagged so they had to take a horse. It was a bumpy ride but they got
there safe and sound. Everyone got drunk that night, they even put a
bit of bacon throw a mangle!
jagged so they had to take a horse. It was a bumpy ride but they got
there safe and sound. Everyone got drunk that night, they even put a
bit of bacon throw a mangle!
FACTS:
- What did ill's family often live in A: tents
2. Which section of the road needed carriages A: Arthur's pass to Otira
3. How did cars get up the hill earl 1920s A: 2
horses tow them
4.In what year did the Otira tunnel open A: 1923
5. Accidents often happen with the horses on the steep bits A:
false Started 1907. End 1923
false Started 1907. End 1923
I like how you wove the facts you learned into your story. Well done. Next time you go over from Ōtira to Arthur's Pass, imagine the days of Coachdriver Lil! (And when you pass Jackson's, I bet you'll think of bacon in the mangle!)
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