An extraordinary guest speaker
12 Sep 2024
The Combined Probus Club of Berwick secured an extraordinary meeting with Arnold, an internationally acclaimed humanitarian, barrister, scientist, and professor of engineering.
Arnold specialises in transit infrastructure and subterranean systems. He spoke of his 30-year experience in dealing with disasters, particularly the recent collapse of a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas.
He led the rescue of 41 trapped miners, explaining it as a team effort. The rescue was witnessed on television by 1.4 billion viewers.
The successful rescue, without loss of life or injury, earned him international acclaim and celebrity status in India, and he was later given due recognition in the Australian Parliament.
The Club President, Noel, thanked Arnold for the informative presentation and presented a handcrafted gift representative of a comic-engineering professor and a specific plant suitable for his flower farm development.
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