Pittsburgh - An Australian CJ

[duack 14]

Hello everyone and welcome to my first CJ. When starting this city I didn't intend for it to be a CJ but later on I got inspiration from other people and wanted to make my own. In it there will be some Australian history and some parts that are just made up to make the story more interesting. I'm also using lots of mods like the street addon mod, NAM, water texture mods, radical ordinance, residential simulator, One flag many nations. anyway lets start the story:

1795-

"Captain Pitt?" awoken sailor Morris in the middle of the night. "We have a minor problem"

  "Come back when its a major problem. We've nearly arrived at Sydney Harbour it should be smooth sailing from here!" All of a sudden, a huge shock is felt, knocking Captain Pitt out of bed and the ship tilts towards the starboard side.

  "I belive its now a major problem sir"

  "Not to worry naive Morris I'll fix this" Still in his nightgown and sleeping cap, Captain Pitt approaches the steering wheel on the ship's deck. While it is heavily raining, he violently steers the ship owards the port side beliveing this would balance out the load. It doesn't.

"Sir a huge hole has been punctured on the side of the ship! The convicts are trying to break out!"

"Not to worry! Look over there it's Sydney Harbour. Land Ahoy!"

"I don't think that were in Sydney Harbour sir"

"Nonsense Morris. Off course we are. Now get these prisoners to the jails."

"I don't see any jails sir"

"Well find them then" Knowing that there was no way to get through Captain Pitt's thickheadedness, Morris decided to go into the forest for a while and try to make up something.

"I was told be the governer that we need to build our own jails now using some supplies we brought with us. All the ones here are already full"

"Right then lads get started! Then once we have the prisoners locked up we can fix the ship and get back to Britain." This is going to be a long day thought Morris.

"Right then gents! Load up the prisoners!"

"I don't think that's wise sir. that fence is only a metre high" Morris tried to explain.

"I see Morris. Well then we'll just have to stay here with them all night and gaurd them."

"You know Morris. I always thought Sydney might have a few more people on it"

"For the last time were not in Sydney!"

"Wait a minute. This isn 't Sydney! Morris why would you say that we are in Sydney? How could you steer the ship to this forsaken place?"

"Well now that you've finally realised that were not in Sydney let's make an attempt at getting some food?"

The next morning, the great Captain Pitt managed to make a deal with the convicts - they came to an agreement that they must worship Captain Pitt while at the same time hunting for him and serving him. luckily before they could kill him, Morris settled them down and allowed them to join the crew of the ship in hunting in return for their freedom, explaining to them that they are actually on the west coast of Australia and that a journey to Sydney at this point was impossible.

Next time - The start of a new colony.

[JakeMD 107]

Wow, looks interesting! Can't wait for the new colony.

[blue sinjid 7]

Looks very unique! And also welcome to the world of city journals!

[fabsies55 5]

yea welcome to the world of cj's

and yet another cj with a story ill be sure to keep in touch.

[duack 14]

Yeah my CJ is kind of going to be a mix of story and time passing by so that i can show actual progress of the town

UPDATE 2

"Sire?" asked Morris whilst he and Captain Pitt explored the region. 

"What is it this time?"

"We've been stuck here for a month. Do you think that we will ever be back in England's green land?"

"Well of course we will you dimwit. It's not like we've started a new colony or anything. But in the meantime, just look at that smashing view of those flame trees"

"There not flame trees. They're flaming trees! What'll we do?" Asked Morris.

"A little fire never hurt anyone Morris. Let's keep going. I say, who are those jolly fellows up on that hill?" A spear flies right by Captain Pitt's ear, just missing him and hitting a kangaroo.

 

"Why those fellows aren't jolly at all! They're trying to kill us!" As Captain Pitt and Morris run for their lives, several spears miss them, all them hitting kangaroos. Suddenly an aboriginal man jumps out in front of the two, who stand their gazing at him and screaming. After a while they realise that the aboriginals are not after them and are just hunting kangaroos.

"Well this is a jolly good surprise." (To the aboriginal man) "I say, what do you call that donkey like animal jumping around young chap?"

Not understanding what the english man has just said, the aboriginal replies

"Kangaroo?" (meaning "I don't understand")

"Kangaroo? Well thats smashing name for such an animal!" 

The two are walking back to the settlement, discussing their future plans. 

"So captain, getting back to what i was saying before, how exactly do you propose we get back to England?"

"England? Your still thinking about England? Forget about that word for now. We have a settlement to establish."

"And what exactly do you plan on calling this new land?"

"Hmm. Let me think for a second. It has a native population in it already so I think I'll name it..."

"...TERRA NULIUS!" (meaning "empty land")

"It's already been declared Terra nulius back in 1778"

"Very well then. If i can't name the country, I'll name the colony after myself. We'll name it 'The Great Captain Pitt's amazing discovery!" morris replies, shaking his head,

"Too long. How about Pittsland?"

"No that's terrible. We'll name it Pittsburgh. I have a cousin who lives in a Pittsburgh. Fine lad"

"Can i have a part of my name in it?"

"Let's see. Morris Jones. No that doesn't fit in with Pittsburgh". Feeling dissappointed, Morris doesn't talk much on the way bakc to the settlement. All of a sudden, a man from the settlement confronts them.

"Captain! Captain! We have no water left!" he yells, trying to catch his breath.

"Oh nonsense sailor I can see plenty of water right in the sea over there" 

"I meant fresh water". The man is not surprised nor amused about Pitt's reply.

"Well you should learn to be more specific next time sailor. You can learn quite a bit from me you know." Suddenly, a clap of thunder is heard and it begins to rain. "Well there you go we have water for another day". Captain Pitt, believing that he has perfect control of everything, walks into his cabin to shelter himself from the rain allowing it to be lost. While he gone, Morris organises for the town to biuld a rough catchment to try and secure a supply of water. 

Evenutually, the town begins to grow while at the same time hope of getting back to England slowly disappears. By 1800, the town looks like this.

The current population stands at 450. This consists of the 28 crew members and capatin Pitt, 272 former convicts, and 150 children who were born in the last five years. No doubt child labour in this area is very common. 

In case your wondering where the plants came from, the ship was carrying seedling of some crops normally grown in Britain. Unfortunately for the settlers, these don't grow so well in  Australian soil, so work is extra hard. This hard work however, does not deter Captain Pitt's know-it-all-ism, as he does very little of the hard work claiming that royalty don't get their hands dirty. For this very reason, he promotes himself from Captain Pitt, to King Pitt, to King Lord Mayor Pitt of Pittsburgh.

[flyinbird93 2]

great story and supporting city to go with it. looks nice, keep up the good work

[duack 14]

UPDATE 3 - King Lord Mayor Pitt of Pittsburgh...or is he?
 
Settler 1: I seriously hate this king we have. He's not even a king but he acts like the greatest king on Earth!
Settler 2: I am honestly not looking forward to today's town meeting even if it means a break from hard work.
Settler 1: Well if you count listening to King Pitt as hard work then it really isn't much of a break.
King Pitt walks up onto the stage.





"My loyal citizens! You may bow in front of your great king!" The audience in grandstand take a bow then sit down. 
"Recently, many bad incidents have been happening in the past month. Now these are common mistakes that are easily avoidable like the time we decided to turn the sea water into drinking water by dumping all our water supply into it."
Settler 3: "You told us to do that!"
"Well we can sit here playing the blame game or find a solution to these problems. We will discuss this later. Next on the agenda, for as long as these foolish accidnets have been made, Morris has been missing. Has anyone here heard from him yet? No? Alright then."
All of a sudden, the stamps of horses are heard in the distance. The audience loss their attention towards King Pitt and look to see were it is coming from. 
Settler 4: "It's Morris! It's Morris!" Morris runs up on stage with his horse followed by another man on a horseback. 
Morris begins to address the audience 
"People if I could have your attention for a minute. I'd like to explain something to you." He gets interupted by the other man. 
"What is this town doing in my territory?" Morris replies 
"Governer Flinders, I told you already we crashed here six years ago and started a colony from there"
"And who is the ruler of this town?" King Pitt interupts
"'King Lord Mayor Pitt of Pittsburgh the Great!’ You address me by my full name or not at all!” Aggravated, the governer shoots the King in the leg and kicks him off the stage. A mighty roar rises up from the crowd as they celebrate the impeachment of their king. The governer then turns to Morris.>>

“You shall become the new king, son” Everyone gasps and the crowd falls silent. >>

“But how?” Morris asks bewildered. >>

“Look inside your hand. You have the family mole, shaped like an eagle” says the governer. A settler interrupts, >>

“That’s not a mole! Moles bump up. That’s a birthmark! It’s too flat to be a mole!”>>

“Silence! Now I’ll be getting back to my settlement.” Governor Flinders looks at King Pitt. “You may want to get rid of him”

The townspeople hurriedly got up to throw the former King into the water, cheering all along the way.

That is the last thing King Pitt saw of his town before drowning. 

With King Morris now in power, things in the town became better. An alliance was made with the natives and this proved useful to the town in the years to come. By 1811, the town population grew to 550, but the one hundred new citizens were all under five, making 250 of the entire town children. Very few settlers from other parts of Australia settled into the town.
Here is a picture of the town:



As you can see, cows and horses that came from the other settlement were now breed in Pittsburgh. The town's food supply was now steady and the townspeople would not have to go hungry.

Next Time - You'll have to wait and see (to be honest I haven't thoguht of what to do next )

[Deathtoall 28]

Nice start, i like the alternate history and the wit. Keep it up!

[jacqulina 162]

great start and intro my friend,nice first shots,great story

[duack 14]

UPDATE 4

Now that Pittsburgh has developed connections with Perth, it was also connected to Britain via Perth. As a result, convicts were being sent to Pittsburgh and this posed a problem to the small town.

1812 - Town Council Meeting.

Morris: We have to do something about all these convicts were being sent. Theyre consuming our towns food supply like rabbits on a pile of...rabbit food.

Council member 1: I propse we make the laws so tough that we can have them hung for the most rudicolous reasons! That'll reduce th number of them we have to take care of.

Morris: No that wont work. We have to find a way to make them self-sufficient. That's it! We'll release them long before their sentence is over, offering them a piece of land in which they can grow their own crops and have their own house!

Council Member 2: Wouldn't we be lying to the queen?

Morris: Yes. But I doubt the queen really cares. So long as they don't end up back in Britain its fine. 

Council Member 1: My idea is a lot safer. We don't want the convicts walking around on the streets.

Morris: Most of these convicts have only committed petty crimes. A few items being stolen here and there is worth doubling our labour force. Obviously we wont release the deranged ones.

Council Judge: All in favour of Morris's idea say I.

All except Council member 1: I

Council Member 1: Fine then. Well have it your way. But don't come crying to me when your stuff gets stolen!

With the convicts now freed, the population of Pittsburgh rose significantly. This led to the construction of new homes and farmlands and the first shops opened up in Pittsburgh.

and heres a zoomed out shot of the town

All was going well and the local economy was booming. However, the solution to the food shortage created a new problem. The settlers were taking more and more of the land of the Kirrimbilli tribe, the natives of this area. As more and more farms were built, tensions mounted and one day this all exploded. 

the aboriginals were just burning some trees one day, as this was the way they hunted kangaroos. But then the fire burnt uncontrollably and burnt down a field.

"Sue! Come quick! their burning all our crops!" yelled farmer John to his wife.

"Oh my Lord what is going on out here!?" she asked frantically.

"I just told you. Theyre burning down the field! This must be because I hit one of them the other day"

"Well why would you do that?"

"He was trying to steal my apples! What was I supposed to do? talk to him?"

"Put it out! Out it out!" yelled one of the aboriginals, however they are not understood by the settlers. 

"We don't have any water what'll we do? We burnt their food!" the aborignals ran around frantically, desperately trying to put out the fire. But this was impossible, as there was no water nearby.

"Look at them Sue. Theyre dancing to it! They must think this is funny!"

'Well we have to tell this to Morris. Come on he'll save us...again" the families living in the area were devestated and they went to report this atrocity to the town council. 

Next time - What would Morris do? You're gonna have to wait to find out

[Yeah_Right 2]

now just add the influx of vietnamese immigrants haha!!!!

nice work mate

[jacqulina 162]

very nice my friend looking good

[Deathtoall 28]

Nice work! I really love the humour in this story! Keep it up!

[astronelson 339]

What are Pittsburgh teenagers going to do? There's no school, and thus no possibility of schoolies! Seeing as it's 1812, there is also the minor problem of no Gold Coast, but they'll cope.

[Artur_001 4]

Looking good. I'm looking forward to more. Nice story... only this cars in the 19th century are out of place.

[duack 14]

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Yeah Right: Well maybe in the 1970's

Artur_001: Yeah I probably shouldve turned them off before taking the photos.

UPDATE 4

Morris: What a tragedy. Are you sure this was done on purpose?

Farmer John: Yeah! They burnt down the entire field then started doing some religion dance or something.

Morris: But the Kirrimbilli tribe have been peaceful ever since we first came here. I don't understand why they would start attacking us now.

Pete, an old man in his 50's approaches Morris. 

Pete: I'll tell you why, Morris Lionel Flinders.

Morris: Please don't say my full name.

Pete: Very well, Morris Lionel Flinders. 

Morris rolls his eyes but continues to listen.

Pete: It's because we've taken too much of their land and now they want it back. 

Morris: Hmm. Perhaps we should negotiate some sort of agreeme...

Pete (Interupting): And I say we take more!

Everyone standing around begins to cheer and praise Pete.

Morris: Wait one second, wouldn't it be better if...

Pete (Interupting again): Ever since we landed here, there have been food shortages and diseases being spread by the natives!

Everyone cheers again.

Morris: I hardly think that....

Pete: C'mon everyone! Grab your hunting guns and knives and lets go!

Most of the town follows Pete whilst a small number stay with Morris. 

Morris: This is a sad day for our colony. 

That night, the townspeople return. And gather at the town meeting area.

Throughout the meeting, Pete was explaining to the townspeople that the natives used to be a threat and that the killing of 13 natives today would stop any future attacks. Morris disagrees but because he doesn't want to lose popularity, he doesn't say much. this is a sad day in Pittsburgh's history.

A couple of weeks after the massacre, Pittsburgh recieves an unexpected but very welcomed visitor.

"Wake up Governer Morris!" Richard, Morris' assistant walks into house house in the morning.

"What the bloody hell are you doing in my house this early boy?"

"Lord Kevin Coal the inustrialist is waiting for you at the docks!" Morris quickly gets dressed and rushes down to the docks, straightening down his cow-licks whilst on his way to the dock. 

"Welcome to our settlement Lord Kevin Coal"

"Do you have any coal here?" Lord Kevin asks.

"Coal?" asks Morris.

'Yes Coal! Coal! You know that black stuff in the ground. my last name!"

'I'm not sure we've never looked" Richard butts in.

"But there is coal here"

"Perfect! Take me to it" Lord Kevin, his assistants and Morris follow Richard to the coal.

"Why was I never told about this?"

"It didn't seem important. I only used it for my fireplace" Richard tells Morris.

"Right here" Richard says to everyone.

"Right then. Begin prospecting the area. Morris?" asks Lord Kevin

"Yes"

"Well head back to town and you better convince me to stay there".

Back in Morris' house, Morris is informing Lord Kevin of why he should set up production in Pittsburgh.

"Well we have a strong labour force, and were getting more and more convicts every day."

"Shouldn't they be locked up?" asks Lord Kevin. 

"Yes but we let most of them free so that they can contribute to the town. We only keep the ones who have commited serious crimes locked up."

"Hmm. Smart idea."

"Plus, we have a whole generation of uneducated people that are soon reaching working age"

"Splendid. Well so long as you have a good supply of coal I believe I'll be staying here." Lord Kevin lets out an evil laugh.

"Why did you do that?" asks Morris.

"Do what?" replied Kevin.

"You let out an evil laugh just then" 

"No I didn't" There is an awkward silence between the two until Kevin's prospectors come in.

"This town has more coal than all of Germany!" 

"Is that so? Then my evil plan is all falling into place. I mean my un-evil plan"

 

Very quickly, Lord Kevin sets up a mine, a railroad connecting Pittsburgh to Perth, and a powerhouse. This leads to the formation of many factories in Pittsburgh.

the next few years see huge increases in industry, agriculture, incomes and population, as people from all over Australia and Great Britain migrate to Pittsburgh in search of better paying jobs. During this time, it was common for a family to have about six children each and these factors allowed the resource-wealthy region of Pittsburgh to grow extremely fast. 

Next Time- Industrialisation transforms Pittsburgh.

If you have any questions or find any parts of the story contradictory please tell me so I can make up an excuse

[duack 14]

UPDATE 5

With the industrialist setting up production in Pittsburgh, rising incomes and employment attracted many migrants from all over Australia. Here is an overview of the town.

However, this growth happened very fast and without a proper system of government, much of the new parts of town were unplanned and disorganised. 

On the plus side, Kevin Coal did build a school to err..."educate" children how to run steam machines and mine coal.

But the new town hall was built to try and organise town affairs and to keep track of time (Becuase of the clock). Days after it had opened, on the 15th of February 1820, a very important event was taking place.

Morris: Today we are proud to pronounce George Flinders heir to the seat as governer of Pittsburgh. Bring up the child.

A young child is brought up to the stand and given a small badge. This is Morris' child.

Morris: Now theres the more serious manner of the town's future. This unprecendented growth cannot continue in this manner. We must set up a regulatory party in order to properly plan this city. I will be the head of this and Kevin Coal will be the 2nd in charge. I have decided to set up six councilers as the other members of this party. These six councilers will be nominated by the people and we will start election in a month. Meeting adjurned.

Next Time- I swear it'll be better next time. Nothing interesting happened during the 1820's in Pittsburgh  

[jacqulina 162]

great story line my friend

[kingdiz_55 12]

I would suggest taking the grid system off. Anyway... I liked your CJ and hope to see more of it.

[duack 14]

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King_diz 55: Yeah I finally found out how to turn off the grid

UPDATE 6

The rest of Morris' reign on Pittsburgh saw great changes and advancements in the city. 




Most of the goods being produced at the factories were sold to people in other parts of Australia, especially the farmers that surrounded Pittsburgh, who traded thjeir agricultural products for other goods. As Australia's population was on the rise, and machinery begining to replace jobs in agriculture, more and more people turned to the cities for jobs. Also, the income levels of people in Pittsburgh began to rise as they were earning money from the factories. This gave them more money to spend, and soon enough, many shops began to open up in Pittsburgh.




More demand for goods led to the opening up of more factories to fill this demand. 




Industrialisation in Pittsburgh was going full speed ahead. like a run-away freight train, Pittsburgh's growth was accelerating. this unprecedented growth gave rise to a middle class in Pittsburgh. These people lived a distance from the factories, as they could afford carriages to easily get there when they needed to.




With this unprecedented growth, pittsburgh's population balloned. By 1835, it hit a whooping 26,000 sims. 





This fast growth did bring one major problem - garbage. the streets were fast filling up with it!




But a little dump on the other side of town should get rid of that problem for a few years...or months.




Even though Pittsburgh now had to trade with other towns to obtain food, its own food production was rising saignificantly. Farmers had to however, move inland to grow their crops. this area was better for growing crops as it was further away from the sea, which reduces the fertility of the soil. 



But within the town, a drama was unfolding. At age eighteen, George Flinders, son of Morris Flinders, was the most educated man in town. As he sat in his study, going over town policies that his father put together, he was interupted by Robert the assistant.





"Mr Flinders, governer Flinders has died. Congratulations Mr Governer Flinders. You shall inherit the town" he said, to a surprised George. George had mixed emotions at this point. On one hand, he was sad as his father had just died but on the other hand, he is now governor and also Morris wasn't exactly the best father a child could have. Morris was definently the best father that Pittsburgh could have had but he tended to love his town more than his own children.
"Thankyou Robert for the news" George stood up and began to dress himself. "I shall address the people now. Order an immediate meeting at the town hall"



At the town hall, the new Governer George stood on stage to address his audience. 
"Fellow town councilers, clearly we have had time to prepare for this occasion. Morris had been sick for months and in that time I was able to learn this town's policies when it comes to managing town growth. Morris may have died, but I will carry on his job, managing the town just as well as he did in the years to come, and ensuring the prosperity of Pittsburgh..."
The councillers begin to talk positively about Governer George amongst themselves, before he has finished. "Shutup! I'm not finished yet. As I was saying, I will carry on Morris' work and most importantly of all, before my term ends, i will find the fountain of youth" All of a sudden, a wave of shock is felt by the audience, as they gasp and begin to talk of what Governer george is saying. Governer george walks off the stage, concluding the meeting.

Next Time: What the hell is governer george talking about? 




  

[Petrovar Ambassador 15]

great story line duack! and i like how your showing Pittsburgh from the beginning, cant wait to see the next chapter/update!

[duack 14]

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Hey thanks petrova this is probably the best comment Ive gotten so far

UPDATE 7

After dropping a shocking bombshell, George Flinders returned to his house. Robert quickly followed to question what he

[duack 14]

Replies: 

Hey thanks petrova this is probably the best comment Ive gotten so far

UPDATE 7

After dropping a shocking bombshell, George Flinders returned to his house. Robert quickly followed to question what he had

[duack 14]

Replies: 

Hey thanks petrova this is probably the best comment Ive gotten so far

UPDATE 7

After dropping a shocking bombshell, George Flinders returned to his house. Robert quickly followed to question what he had just

[duack 14]

Replies: 

Hey thanks petrova this is probably the best comment Ive gotten so far

UPDATE 7

After dropping a shocking bombshell, George Flinders returned to his house. Robert quickly followed to question what he had just said.

[jacqulina 162]

nice little town so far my friend,your doing great keep up the good work.

[duack 14]

REPLIES

Hey thanks Petrovar thats the best comment Ive had so far.

UPDATE 6

After dropping the bombshell, George Finders walked to his home quickly followed by Robert, who wanted to question his motives. Robert finally reaches George when he steps into his house. 

"George, Governor please wait" Robert struggles to speak as he is panting. 

"Yes Robert?" replies the governor.

"Back at the hall, when you said you were going to find the Fountain of Youth, what exactly did you mean?"

"I meant I will find the Fountain of Youth"

"With all due respect, does such a thing even exist?"

"Yes it does. As my father lay dying in the hospital, he discovered it in newspaper articles and he asked me to research it a bit more. So now that I am almost certain that it exists, I will set out to find it. Obviously not just yet, but in time I will"

"But sir, are you absolutely certain that it exists?"

"Nobody can be absolutely certain about such a thing. But it has been described so realistically in many different sources, it just has to be true. Many say it is not a fountain, rather just a large lake somewhere in Australia, and that it is surrounded by trees that must be thousands of years old because of the lake's water."

"Well if such a place does exist Mr Governor, how do you plan top get there?"

"This is a big town Richard"

"It's Robert"

"Robert" the governor walks over to his window and looks at the various sites around town"

"This is a big town. Every year our tax revenue is large enough for several expeditions and by the time I decide to leave town and search for the Fountain of Youth, our tax revenue would be double what it is now." said the Governor.

"Wait, so you mean our town size is set to double?" asked Robert.

"Triple" the governor said to a surprised Robert "but by then we will reduce taxes to promote more growth"

"If I may add a few words" the industrialist stepped into the room. 

"How'd you get into my house?" asked George.

"Your front door was unlocked. Anyway, ever since I retired my business to my eight sons, I have been looking at the trends in the market. This extremely fast growth isn't happening just here. It's happening in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth as well. At first I thought it was just because new colonies tend to grow fast but then I saw it happening all over Europe and America as well. Governor, this is the most important time for the future of Pittsburgh. Industrialisation and its effects are amazing so your term in office will perhaps be the most important for the future of this city"

"And on top of all that I will find the Fountain of Youth" said the governor.

"Ahhhh. Now that's what I'm trying to talk you out of. In this very important time, I don't think you should waste your time chasing a fantasy"

"Well this is not the most important time to discuss this. Right now I have a town to run and the expidition won't take place for many years. So I'd like to be left alone now so that I can find a solution to this annoying city hygiene problem that has grown with the city." The two men left the Governor to commence his work. 

As time roled by, Governor George Flinders proved to live up to expectations - expectations that nobody would be as good of a leader as Morris was. Pretty soon, rubbish became a problem again, the town's expansion became messy and disorganised as city hall couldn't keep up with city growth however george could not be the one to blame. When Morris inherited the town, it was simple and small. However, now it had become more complex and while the town council grew, it could not grow fast enough to keep pace with the city and therefore inheriting this town of 30,000 was a lot harder than starting of with no town.

Next Time - How will George cope?

[art128 4,622]

these two pictures look good, great work

[suplado! 23]

wow -- really like the cool lake area...

[duack 14]

Sorry about the 10 identical posts on page one. My internet stuffed up and for some reason whenever I pressed spacebar a post was put up  So can someone delete them because for some reason my internet keeps stopping whenever I try to delete one

UPDATE 7

During George Flinders' rule, Pittsburgh continued to grow. The children of Kevin Coal the industrialist carried on his business and contributed to the growth of Pittsburgh. In 1850, the potato famine in Ireland sent many Irish farmers packing and migrating to Australia to start a new life. This along with the natural growth rate in Pittsburgh, meant that the town continued to grow exponentially. Soon, office building were being set up in Pittsburgh to manage the industrial production.

To assist in town management, a new, larger town hall was built. The old one became a storage facility of town documents. 

The first meeting to take place in the hall happened a day after its opening on the 26th of October 1854. The local coal supply was exhausted and pittsburgh's coal mine had stopped for the first time since it opened. 

"Why did nobody see this coming? How could you not know that the mine was emptying?" Governor George questioned the mines operators furiously. 

"Well its not like we check it everyday. things like this can come as a surprise" replied the mine's owner.

"So not a single worker even thought 'hmm there's less coal in here then there used to be?'"

"Umm I can fill that in" said the supervisor from the mine "Most of the...well actually all of the employees were scared to say anything for fear that they would lose their jobs. They see their boss as a bit of an ogre"

"Okay well what's in the past is irrelevent. the fact is now we have no coal left" Governor george asked "how much coal do we have in storage?"

"About two months supply at these consumption rates" said the mine's owner. "I'd be more than happy to prospect the surrounding areas. We can get a new mine running in that time if were lucky"

"Well I guess the transportation would mean higher costs for our industries" said the governor.

"Quite frankly you can't expect for us to have extremely cheap coal forever. All sources of natural resources run out after a while and when they do, we need to access resources from more remote sources" added the town's economist, Thomas Baker. "But we have only exhausted one mine so we wont have to do that much travelling to find another source. Also, because these factories waste so much of the cheap coal they have had, slightly higher prices will only stop them from wasting so much coal and eventually prices will come down again."

"Okay then. We'll find another source of coal. In the meantime, ensure that as little coal as possible is wasted. We must conserve what we have until we find more. then we can start wasting again." Governor George said, thus concluding the meeting.

Soon enough, the prospectors set out to find more coal. They soon came across this area which was perfect, it had lots of coal underground and a river to supply all the water that the mine needed.

Soon enough, the mine was built. It was located 14 kilometres south of Pittsburgh so a train line was built to transport the coal to town. A small town to house and feed the workers was built right next to the mine. 

This newly built mine ensured that Pittsburgh would have coal for at least another 40 years. Probably more if more coal was found nearby . 

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