1. Idyllic Scotland Island Roost
2. Technical Bulletins now Online
3. Forming Technical Bulletins now also on the Web
4. Experience Shows in Period Masterpiece
5. Extra Lane Eases Bridge Crawl
6. Unusual Alchemy Gives Birth to a Steel Industry
7. Did You Know...?

Where better to escape to paradise, than unspoilt Scotland Island, in Sydney’s Pittwater. This dream encouraged well known actor, John Jarratt, to find a dilapidated old fisherman’s cottage on the island. The fisherman’s cottage soon proved less than a dream, as its cramped spaces left no space for entertaining, the roof leaked, and it was literally falling down around John Jarratt’s ears. Read more here:

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=20scotisle

BHP Steel's comprehensive series of Technical Bulletins can now be found online. With topics ranging from material selection to reflectivity, it is one of our most popular resources. The Bulletins themselves are preceded by a comprehensive index to help you quickly find the particular area you are looking for, and are viewed in the convenient Acrobat format. View the Technical Bulletin series here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=20techbulletins

The Forming Technical Bulletin series is a comprehensive resource for the manufacturing industry. The bulletins comprehensively cover the major forming operations such as shearing, punching, bending and rollforming, giving details on dies, lubrication and machine settings. For the best forming resource available, follow this link:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=20formingbulletins

One of the pioneers in building period reproduction homes in Victoria has adapted its larger homes into a new range of cottage style houses. Highview Homes has been building upmarket one and two storey period style homes in Melbourne for 35 years, replicating classic Australian architectural styles. Following extensive research Highview has recently introduced a range of cottages for buyers who require smaller homes with authentic Victorian or Federation styles. For more information:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=20masterpiece

The strength of steel is being used to add an extra lane to the city side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of the the widening of the Western Distributor project commissioned by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) to ease traffic congestion. BHP Steel specifically developed a series of long, heavy steel plates to make the project a reality. A limited construction site, busy city streets and an ageing concrete structure were just some of the obstacles to widening the road leading onto Sydney's most famous bridge. Find out more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=20bridgecrawl

Australia's steel industry has its origins in an unusual reversal of the ancient art of alchemy. Its founders made their fortunes not in the pursuit of gold and silver, as they all in some way hoped they might, but in the making of iron and steel. The industry has its genesis in the 19th century, in the days when gold mining and great landholdings were the main hope for wealth in Australia. Just where the story begins is a matter of personal perspective. Read more about the birth of steelmaking in Australia at:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=20alchemy

Five completely trivial but fun facts to boggle your mind. The theme for this edition of 'S.O.S' is tennis. Did you know:

• The very first Wimbledon Championship was in 1877 when it was watched by some 200 spectators. In 1999 it was broadcast to 174 countries, with an estimated global audience of 1 billion people.
• Tennis was first played in France before the 12th century, using bare hand to hit the ball. Players then progressed to using gloves, then short bats and now rackets.
• Before it became known as tennis, the sport was called 'Sphairistike'
• Slazenger has provided every tennis ball for the Wimbledon Championship since 1902.
• The youngest ever US Open men's champion is Pete Sampras, who was 19 years and 28 days old when he won the title for the first time in 1990.

Thanks for reading,

Adam Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager

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