26th of December 2011 to 1st of January 2012
Boxing day started the week and shoppers hit the stores
Yachts took off from Sydney in a race to Hobart’s shores
Investec Loyal won the race, the closest one in years
A challenge from Wild Oats claimed that the win was not so clear
North Korea appointed Kim Jong-Un as the man in charge
At Kim John-Il’s funeral, a giant was looming large
A woman trapped inside her car was found after three days
She had tried to cut her leg off but she couldn’t find a way
In cricket, the Aussies played India in the famous boxing day test
Australia won quite easily, James Pattinson was the best
John Howard was appointed to the Order of Merit
Japan got some familiar scares when a few more earthquakes hit
The end of the week was the end of the year and fireworks were on show
2011 waved goodbye and a new year waved hello
