A Miner's Diary - Emily

Today I had to work down in the wet dewy mines. I hate it, but at least we get lots of gleaming dollar notes and coins. I hate it when I get wrinkly feet and then they go horrible, black and rotten. My uniform is overalls or jeans, bandannas to absorb my sweat, hard hats and gumboots. I work all day, then we have a little bit of time in our tiny dormitory with 50 people in them. After that I go off to the pub with my mates and have a nice cold beer and do our noisy gumboot dances. I like it when I talk all the time with my best mates, it’s way better for me than down in those cold, wet dewy mines, because it’s a bit lonely, and it’s really really hard work for me and all of my team mates. Well, at least my day is over for me and my team mates, but then it’s time to sleep in my tiny stuffy dormitory. Goodnight everyone.

Gumboot Dancing - Oliver

I just had the most unspeakable day at the mines, because the boss was so angry today. I can’t even be bothered to go to gumboot practice and thats the most wonderful part of the day. But I guess I have to do it or else my boss will fire me. When I got there, they had already started and one of them yelled “Hurry up! You’re late!!” When I was doing it, I could really feel the beat. It wasn’t such a dumb thing after all, it was pretty wonderful. It was like a bommy-knocker hitting my legs, then WOZA!!!!! It was as loud as ten thousand speakers with someone yelling into it. After gumboot practice, I had a nice cold beer. Yum.

A Miner's Diary - Perry

Dear diary

It was my worst day ever. I came back from work today it was horrible! This guy got killed today and five others got badly injured and I nearly got hit by a big tumbling bolder. It gets worse. This room is unbearable! And the pay is stink. But luckily its gumboot practice today the best day of the week. Whats gumboot dancing you say. It's the best dancing were all get together and dance. It feels like were really alive. This is luxury compared to that work that we have to do. I mean dancing isn't that great but compared to the work that we do its awesome.

The Day in the Life of a Miner - Holly

My head is ringing, I feel dizzy. The sound of people chipping rocks is replying in my head. A revolting smell a revolting smell covered the mine making everyone uncomfortable. I feel squirmy on the rock-hard beds we have to sleep in, but when I do the gumboot dance, I get sucked away from the bad thoughts of the mine! I feel joyful because we work as a team. Then we I get back from the mines the fun is drained from me!

A Day in the Life of a Miner - Ben H

After a hard day after work I was glad to get back to my house my toes were freezing because down in the Gold mine it is pretty dangerous. I was practicing my Gumboot dancing for my Gold mining that way my buddy and me can communicate and thats how I got warmed up.I am pretty good at my Gumboot dancing, I know many cool kinds of dancing. there are many kinds of Gumboot dancing. I said in my head they help a lot in my Gold mining so that if any thing falls down we can still communicate even through a big brown rock in the way and so that is why I have to master it. Then I went to bed.