Okay, as I shouldn’t be, I’m now smiling at both notes…
Doug
On Mar 31, 2015, at 3:41 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
Douglas Barbour
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