Re: From Australia

[Peter Milbury <pmilbury@ERICIR.SYR.EDU>]

We really are a world wide community! Thank you Barbara, and LM_NET
friends everywhere for your caring thoughts and messages on this tragic
day.

Peter

On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Barbara Braxton wrote:

> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 06:46:18 +1000
> From: Barbara Braxton <barbara@AUSTARMETRO.COM.AU>
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: From Australia
>
> Dear Peter
> It is 6.40am here - before I go to school in an hour or so, I will be
> getting a large candle which will burn in the school library and there will
> be other candles that any child who wishes to, may light for the children in
> the US.  Not just the children who have lost their lives or their parents
> but for each and every child in each and every corner of your country whose
> sense of safety has been so horrendously violated.
>
> It is indeed but a gesture, but I think it may provide some peace of mind
> for our children here that they can do something to share the burden and
> that the flame of peace, harmony and hope for the future will be burning
> again.
>
> Kia ora
> Barbara
>
> Barbara Braxton
> Teacher Librarian
> Palmerston District Primary School
> PALMERSTON ACT 2913
> AUSTRALIA
>
> T. 02 6205 7241
> F. 02 6205 7242
> E. barbara@austarmetro.com.au
> W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Genco [mailto:fairview@iu05trc.iu5.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 September 2001 6:14 AM
> To: Barbara Braxton
> Subject: Re: From Australia
>
>
> Hi Barbara....
>
> What a day at school today has been.....  We were notified of the first
> tragedy during Period 1 today.  We have had some problems with our TV cable
> system and not all rooms had access to a TV ....  Some classes came to the
> Library to watch .... We all watched in disbelief as each new event
> unfolded .... throughout the day.  Americans do not think that something
> like this could ever happen on our shores.  It can, it can happen anywhere.
>
> I live in a small city, each over 500 miles from New York City or
> Washington .... but many things here have closed.  Flights bound for Canada
> were re-routed to the small airport in my city.  Our government building
> closed, our universities closed.  All domestic flights were ordered not to
> take off and Reuters reported that all domestic flight have now landed.
> Incoming Trans-Atlantic flights were re-routed to Canada; Canadian domestic
> flights were canceled to handle the US overflow.  Just unbelievable.
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> At 05:47 AM 9/12/01 +1000, you wrote:
> >I do not know what to say .... but on behalf of ALL Australian
> >teacher-librarians and teachers, our thoughts and prayers are with you
> >
> >Barbara
> >
> >Barbara Braxton
> >Teacher Librarian
> >Palmerston District Primary School
> >PALMERSTON ACT 2913
> >AUSTRALIA
> >
> >T. 02 6205 7241
> >F. 02 6205 7242
> >E. barbara@austarmetro.com.au
> >W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au
> >
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