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Blasting on the side of the Nut at Stanley, Tasmania in 1892


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      Date: 1892 -

Description: On Decmber 12, 1892 spectators took up vantage points in Stanley Tasmania to see what they thought was going to be a spectacular event, the blowing down of a huge portion off the side of the Nut as a lot of stone was needed to build the breakwater and assist with road building. After a lot of preparation the signal was given and the button pressed and after a pause, a dull report was heard and only 74 tonnes of sand tamping belched forth in a dense cloud far out into the bay. It was a failure and it is thought that this is possibly how the Nut got its name - "a tough nut to crack".

Format: Pictorial and artistic works
Object: photographs

Titles:
Blasting on the side of the Nut at Stanley, Tasmania in 1892

Subjects: explosions

Places: Stanley, TasmaniaThe Nut, Stanley, Tasmania

Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre

Object number: CHH_00095

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