John Eales

John Eales was born on the 27^th June 1970 in Brisbane, Australia. As a young boy he was not only a competitive rugby union player, but he also was a cricket all-rounder. He attended St Williams Primary School, Grovely then Marist College, Ashgrove and later on Eales completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in psychology from the University of Queensland in 1991 before taking to the international rugby stage. Eales played lock for Queensland Reds aswell as Australia and was known for being a good goal kicker and winning the rugby world cup twice throughout his playing courier. His nickname was “Nobody” because “nobody’s perfect” and his 55-cap reign as captain was a big time in Australia’s rugby history. In conclusion, John Eales has grown from a local Ashgrove boy, to a national sporting hero in Australia’s history.

Bibliography: http://www.answers.com/topic/john-eales ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Eales

Emma Millar

Emma Miller was born on the 26th of June 1839, and at twenty years of age had decided that for the rest of her life she was going to work towards the quote: "The world is my country; to do well is my religion." said by Tom Paine. She migrated to Queensland in 1879 with her second husband. While in Queensland she became a Foundation Member of the Australian Labor Party were she worked towards equal rights for women, equal pay for women aswell as families rights. Sadly Emma was diagnosed with cancer and later on passed away. She died at 78 years of age, there was a memorial established at Toowong Cemetary it is small but has great meaning. It is made out of sandstone and contains a picture of Emma aswell as the quote: "The world is my country; to do well is my religion.". The day after her death three newspapers ran obituaries, Brisbane's Trades Hall's Australian Flag flew at half-mast and Unions aswell as Women's Groups Australia sent condolences and tributes to Emma's family.
Bibliography: http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100497b.htm ; http://hiddenheroesofaustralianhistory.wetpaint.com/page/Emma+Miller

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The Turrbal People

The Turrbal people were one of the original Australian inhabitancies that lived Brisbane and southeast Queensland before the European settlement in 1825. When the Europeans came, they gave the Turrbal people the nickname ‘Duke of Yorks Clan’. There were two European explorers, Oxley and Cunningham that met some members of the Turrbal people at the mouth of Breakfast Creek in 1824. That was where some of the Europeans were staying at the time, this was the first time the Europeans and the Turrbal people met. The Turrbal people were fisherman and lived off the Brisbane River. Later on, when Tom Petrie was just a small boy in the 1850s, he observed a large gathering of Turrbal people at Roma Street. It was the largest gathering by aboriginals due to the expansion of Brisbane. By 1900s most were forced to move to missions outside of Brisbane.

Referencing: http://www.dakibudtcha.com.au; SOSE Booklet;

                   

My First Impression of MSM

Before I came to MSM I was so worried that I wouldn’t like it, or that I wouldn’t fit in. On the first day I was prepared to just stick to my friends, but that idea stopped as soon as my friends and I were put into different classes. I was astonished with the way everyone was welcomed, and how they were all in the same boat as me. I've made so many friends since then, and there has been so many great moments. For example in just the second week, the year coordinators launched the new POS ED program , there was dancing, singing, clapping, it was great. And then there was the new theme for the year launched by the year 12s, “We can be heroes!”

My favourite subjects are: Dance; Drama; SOSE and POS ED.

I am having so much fun at MSM, it’s the best school ever! :)