Port Arthur Massacre
 

Just seen on 7 news about the anniversary of the Port Arthur Massacre, I'd never heard of this before so googled it and wow, how awful was it!!! :(

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Yep, it was pretty horrific. We knew a few people who died, particicuarly the elderly couple, David and Sally Martin, who ran the B&B Seascape. We had stayed there several times. It was all very sad.

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Crazy, I just googled image searched the killer, WOW he is very scary looking!!!:ohmy:

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The worlds worst gun massacre 35 dead happened in OZ. l thought most people in the UK knew about it :confused: The guy was a total physco, l have a link to the full story below.
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/n...t/index_1.html

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sorry, South Korea claims that particular title:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woo_Bum...yeong_massacre

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The worlds worst "gun" massacre the Korean killed vicitms with grenades (explosives) as well as guns
so its not really a gun massacre. OZ is in the history books for the worlds worst peace time gun massacre.

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Well Yay for Australia then. Although none of the sources break down how many of the Korean's 57 victims were shot vs blown up.

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It's hardly a competition....:sneaky:

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I was under the impression that most people knew about it in the UK. I remember it being on the news and it was particularly topical at the time as it was so soon after Dunblane. If you read more about him the scary thing was that he actually took inspiration from the Dunblane massacre

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OMG just read the article, thats so awful, Vaguely remember hearing about it. So sad:(

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We visited the place last year, the cafe where a lot of them died is now an empty shell and is a memorial to those killed.

We have friends who live in Hobart and they told us that the gunmans name is never ever mentioned in Tasmania and it is a bit of a taboo subject.

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I think it is probably the same everywhere there is a massacre of that kind. My cousin used to live in Hungerford and he said the same about Michael Ryan

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Jenny
If you ever got down to Tassie, a visit to Port Arthur is well worth it. Not so much for the massacre connection - though they do have a very moving memorial -, but for the great history lesson about Australia's convict past.

It's also a beautiful part of Tasmania. We've been there twice and I've decided that when I win the lottery, I'll buy a holiday home down there ;). I'd better start playing the lottery then :p

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Truly scary bloke.
You have to wonder if he is being punished by being locked up or if he just enjoyed the notoriety. But then how can you punish someone who has no capacity for remorse?:frown:

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Yes tasmania is a beautiful place, probably has the best scenery in OZ, l really liked the ruggard unspolit coastline.