episode 42: Royal Canberra Hospital
The original Royal Canberra Hospital was flagged to be demolished in 1997 to make way for the new National Museum. A demolition via implosion was selected, but the implosion resulted in an explosion instead, and debris showered the huge crowd of onlookers with fatal consequences.
With John Chidgey.
This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced
Report into the Incident:
- Inquest Into The Death of Katie Bender (PDF)
Video Footage of the Demolition:
- Canberra Hospital Implosion 1997 - YouTube
- Royal Canberra Hospital Implosion - TEN News 13 July 1997 - YouTube
Video of Interest:
- Miami Resort | Building Demolition | BlowDown
Links of Interest:
- Royal Canberra Hospital
- Building Implosion
- Royal Canberra Hospital Implosion
- Royal Canberra Hospital Implosion Images
- Project Coordination
- The 1996 Australian Federal Election
- Successful ACT WorkSafe prosecutions
Explosives Used In Demolition:
- Shaped Charge
- RIOGEL TRONER HE
- What is Powergel explosive?
- C-4 Explosive
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Episode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Shane O'Neill, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared and Bill.
With thanks to Infamous Sphere for the topic suggestion.