Ahhh, yeahhh, Bill.
They say Burke and Wills made big mistakes that helped get them into their fatal fix.
This guy seems to have had bad luck but made quite a few mistakes getting into his fix.
Did he know the risks he was taking? Did he tell his Mum? it seems not.
Diamond Creek seems to have lost a bungler, mate.
Max safe in Seattle
On Mar 31, 2015, at 14:14, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dane's dead.
> A modern day Burke
> or Wills
> found up near Coober Pedy.
> Search parties
> turned up a note.
> Not Dig.
> Just Help.
> Poor Dane,
> bogged,
> snake bit,
> near his car,
> seeking traction
> with a stick.
>
> We tried to help, Dane,
> All those posters,
> tacked on shop windows,
> taped round poles,
> planted in front yards.
> We were out there
> with you, somehow.
> We networked,
> scoured faces,
> hoped you might
> just turn up
> back in Diamond Creek.
> But outback mud and viper
> had other ideas.
>
> bw
> 31.3.15
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