Here in the McPherson ranges
here in the most easterly point
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in Australia
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is the sight of one of the most
amazing rescues in Australian
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aviation history.
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Plane soaring
erratically and crashing.
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How is it possible so many
search planes had already flown
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thousands of kilometers
trying to spot that one crashed
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aircraft. So many people
searching, so many people
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investigating and everyone
finally giving up. There was no
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chance. How could it be that
one man in the dense rain forest
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would make a remarkable rescue
completely on his own. How could
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one man heading through thick
bush where almost no one ever
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goes save lives. Well,
you're about to find out.
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The American built Stinson
plane had flown out of Brisbane,
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Australia on the
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17th of February 1937. It was
headed towards Lismore on its
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way to Sidney. A prop plane with
the pilots Captain Rex Boyden
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and Captain Beverly Shipet
and with several passengers.
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Soon it flew
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into a storm and
couldn't quite get around it.
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It was like a cyclone in
the upper air with darkening
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clouds and winds bursting up to
100 km/hr. The plane was getting
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forced down over the mountain
ranges and thick jungle. People
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on the ground could hear the
noise of the engines up in the
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storm clouds. It sounded
like that prop plane was getting
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very low and that it was in
trouble. And then, it simply
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disappeared. People said it was
missing over the wild Hawksberry
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country near Sydney. There
had been no communication and no
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sign of the plane at Lismore,
its first stop. Well in the week
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that followed this turned into
the most intensive aerial search
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in Australian history. Air force
planes flew out going over that
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flight path and nearly every
civil plane on the east coast
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joined in combing over
that plane's course. Surely they
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could find some trace of the
missing plane. But no one did.
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Not a hint or a trace of a crash
anywhere. Finally, everyone had
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to give up. But not long after
that one man, Bernard O'Reilly,
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was actually trekking through
a dense forest, climbing up and
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down mountains, compelled
to search and rescue. Why would
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anyone do that? Why would a
single individual think he could
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search for what hundreds of
planes and people had proven was
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impossible to find. Bernard
actually lived in this forest
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world on the east coast of
Australia. He and his wife Viola
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had a home here. They were
nature enthusiasts and loved the
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great outdoors. Bernard enjoyed
living amongst the birds and
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animals in this mountain setting
He spent a lot of time in nature
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and was regarded likely as a
fine bushman. Planes flew close
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over their house twice a day
and Bernard saw them as splendid
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machines, links with
civilization. He would even set
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his clocks by
those timely flights.
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(Radio) From the Australian
broadcasting commission. After
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eight days of searching all
hope has been abandoned for the
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missing Stenson airliner VHUHH.
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Bernard heard about this plane
crashing and was curious where
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it had crashed and why it hadn't
been found. Somewhere in this
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man's head was the idea
of Divine intervention, a
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possibility. To him it seemed
that if God wished to intercede
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and save some men he would
inspire someone to go out and do
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his will. And Bernard even began
to view his life out there in
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the forest as a good preparation
for such a job. The eighth day
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after the crash he was struck
by another idea. Bernard was
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talking about that tragedy with
his brother who'd seen the plane
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fly overhead into the cloud
bank holding its regular course
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toward Lismore. Bernard also
read newspapers theorizing about
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the crash. Reporters believed
the plane had made it within 15
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minutes of its final destination
in Sidney and the air crash
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investigators believed it had
flown out over to the coast and
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out to sea from Brisbane to
avoid the bad weather over the
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mountains. But now Bernard began
hearing about people in the
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district who had seen the plane
disappear into the clouds as it
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approached the mountain ranges
on its way to Lismore and then
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it just struck him. That plane
was lying somewhere up in the
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jungle and gorges of the
McPherson mountain range. But
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still, would anyone go out for
such a search? No, of course not
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These McPherson ranges had
some 80 thousands hectares of
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unbroken trackless jungle.
Visibility on the ground is
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limited to 10 meters. One
man searching through that vast
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area, it could take at least
three lifetimes. But the next
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morning Bernard managed to
get a friend, Bob Stevens on the
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phone. He was one of the
last people to see the plane in
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flight as it was buffeted by the
strong winds. Bernard checked
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out an aerial survey map. Now he
drew a straight line from where
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it was last seen to its
destination Lismore. That line
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went across four high mountain
ranges. Well he thought if the
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plane crashed it would surely be
on one of those northern slopes.
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Now Bernard O'Riley is preparing
for a search, an amazing
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journey. He packs potatoes,
onions and tea. He's ready for
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whatever lies ahead. Fortunately
there was a riding trail to
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Mount Gathongaville and Bernard
was able to get the old chestnut
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mare appropriately named The
Great Unknown to help him get
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there. Arriving at the high
mountain ranges he pointed her
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back toward the house and said
Shoo! Now he's walking alone.
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West toward the first of
the four high lateral McPherson
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spurs. Yes, battling his way
through trees, over rocks, up
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and down steep slopes. Here's
the very interesting way Bernard
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kept going in the right
direction. Can you imagine how
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in this dense jungle where
you can't see very far. Well he
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would walk up to a tree
and check out its trunk.
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He'd walk around
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from the smooth side to the side
covered with lichen and moss and
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he knew that the mossy side was
the southern side of the tree so
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he could keep aiming in a
certain direction. He could also
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estimate his altitude. At a
lower level trees were going to
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seed, at 700 meters they were
blooming, at 1200 meters they
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were in early bud. And here's
another interesting aspect of
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this rescuer. How did he keep
going steadily? How did he not
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just give up in this thick
forest? This misty world is home
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to some of Australia's rarest
creatures and Bernard saw them
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as God's creation. Even though
the going was tough, Bernard
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admired the nature and kept
moving forward. Now here's a big
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question. Can this lone bushman
ever find the crashed plane? And
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more importantly even if he did
would there be any survivors?
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Was there a point to this search
It was almost certain that every
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passenger would have died
in that fatal plunge into the
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mountains. Well let me tell you
what happened. Forced down by
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winds Captain Rex Boyden knew
his plane was being tossed into
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the mountain. The crash
inevitable, he banked his way
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sharply to the left. That
desperate act saved the lives of
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three men on the left side. Two
big trees were chopped off by
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the impact and then the machine
hit squarely on a big tree. It
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was a fatal crash. Two pilots
killed and two passengers on the
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right side. But three other
men managed to crawl out of that
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wreck. As the plane turned into
a furnace, John Proud, a wool
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broker in Sydney smashed a
window and dropped through to
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the ground. Though his leg had a
fracture he desperately assisted
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another man, Joe Binstead,
through a narrow opening. Then
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Binstead helped an Englishman
Jim Westray out. His hands were
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badly burned. Dragging
themselves away the three
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watched the wreck burn fiercely
for many hours. They had
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survived, But now, they wondered
would they perish here through
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exposure, starvation and despair
Soon Binstead saw Proud smashed
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leg. He helped wipe that
blood away. Then he managed to
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pull out from the plane
some broken wing fabric that had
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survived the fire. He wrapped it
around that broken leg to give
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it a chance to heal. And now we
come to another rescuer with an
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unexpected ending. It was one
of the survivors, the Englishman
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Jim Westray. The next morning he
decided to walk out and try to
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find some help. But sadly while
clambering down rocks beside a
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waterfall he would take a fatal
fall and not be able to recover.
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Binstead had decided to remain
with John Proud who had a broken
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leg. He would do everything
possible to keep him alive. He
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soon realized this injured man
desperately needed water. He had
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to climb down the mountain
some 300 meters over rocks and
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twisted vines to a small stream
but with great effort he managed
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to bring water back. In the days
that followed Binstead would
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have to return to the stream
again and again. Eventually he
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would actually crawl most of the
way almost completely exhausted.
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But he still kept providing
water and even managed to
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collect a few berries to sustain
Proud. So that's the answer. Yes
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there were survivors of
that plane crash. There were men
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desperately waiting and in need
of help. But would Bernard be
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able to get there in time?
Climbing out of the gorge he
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made his way up to Mount Trope.
This was the first of the four
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lateral ranges. Heavy white
clouds enveloped the mountain
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top. Now he could see the three
remaining ranges. But what a
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vast stretch of forest. How
could anyone find anything out
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here? It seemed hopeless.
Suddenly Bernard saw something
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that caught his attention.
It was about 13 km away on the
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third range of Lamington Plateau
Just where it rose sharply there
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was a striking scorched brown
treetop against the rich green
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forest. Now Bernard just had to
investigate. He couldn't ignore
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what he had seen. He struggled
on, farther and farther, for
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eight hours toward that burnt
tree. Finally he got to the top
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of the range to get a good look
across to the burnt area. But
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now clouds covered everything
and there was no way to see. So
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Bernard had to just walk through
to the third range of the
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Lamington Plateau. He hoped he'd
held a straight course. He hoped
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he was getting closer to that
dead tree. Now he decided to
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call out. But first he had to
wait until he caught his breath.
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Then he yelled. His voice
echoed sharply across the gorge.
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And then, can you believe it?
A response. Someone called back.
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Yes, a real human voice.
It seemed clear and close, 200
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hundred meters down the slope
to the left. He had made contact
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Bernard called back and then
rushed down. Now a second voice
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was calling back too. They
guided him toward them through
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the thickly meshed forest. He
came to a gap in the treetops.
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Yes, trees blackened by fire and
there it was, a place of horror
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and death, a pile of smashed and
charred metal. Two voices called
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out to him from below the wreck.
He spotted Proud first, his eyes
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sunken in almost like a corpse.
He'd been lying for 10 days on
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wet ground with a broken leg
that was not green, swelling and
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maggoty. Then he saw Binstead.
This man tried to shake his
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hands even though they were torn
and raw from his painful trips
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go the stream. Bernard learned
about the crash, their struggles
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and their survival. In his mind
he was anxious. Would he be able
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to save these men? They were
badly injured, weak and failing
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fast. Bernard first heated up
some tea for them. Then he gave
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them his warm clothing
and left them his supplies. He
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looked at Proud and realized
that he just had to get medical
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help within 24 hours. He
promised, I'll bring back a
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doctor and a hundred men. But
what would be the quickest way
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down the mountain to get help.
Yes, the gorge below, the south
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branch of Christmas Creek and
the first clearing where people
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should be found was still 15 km
away. It was down cliffs, over
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loose rock, through
perpendicular slopes of chunky
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earth. Then a waterfall blocked
progress. Bernard just had to
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find a way to get help. And then
he spotted the young Englishman.
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Sitting with his back against
a big boulder. Hey there Bernard
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shouted. Westray didn't answer
or move. Bernard came up to him
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and saw sadly he was dead. He'd
been bathing his smashed ankle
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in the torrent beside him, his
face scarred too. He had taken
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a big fall down these cliffs and
just didn't make it. Bernard had
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to keep running frantically
racing to reach help. He
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splashed over a streambed, fell
against rocks, jarred, but kept
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telling himself hurry, Proud is
dying. And he believe God would
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give him enough strength to make
it. Finally he stumbled into an
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open flat, a timber track and he
heard the crack of a rifle. Hey,
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he yelled. A young man yelled
back cheerfully. I found that
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missing plane, he gasped, and
there are two men still alive.
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The two men quickly rode down
on horses to civilization where
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Bernard could phone for help.
A man named Bob Stevens helped
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him make plans into the middle
of the night and a woman began
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phoning for volunteers. How were
they going to rescue those two
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men, two broken men, in
that inaccessible jungle and how
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could they make it happen
quickly? Here's another striking
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aspect of this rescue. Beginning
at dawn hundreds of volunteers
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actually cut away branches
and undergrowth to make an open
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track through that
thick mountainous forest. With
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urgency they cut a track through
the rain forest with brush hooks
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and axes working so that people
could carry the two survivors
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back on stretchers in time.
Bernard O'Reilly would lead
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another group directly up
the steep slope to the wreck. A
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physician, Dr. Lawler, trekked
with him and also some men
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bringing medical supplies,
nourishment and waterproof
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covering. Heavy drenching rain
slowed them down. This was to be
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an arduous journey that
took over eight hours. Now you'd
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never guess what Bernard
remembered about those two
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survivors as he and his party
pushed on through obstacles.
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He recalled what struck him when
he found them wounded by the
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crash. They could still joke,
they still had a sense of humor.
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Yes as he helped them they
managed to get a little humor
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out and this is what Bernard
would tell himself. God forgive
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me if I ever complain again. The
vision of those two suffering
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men lying there was fixed in his
mind. Then Dr. Lawler and the
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rest arrived. He would heat
up some water and straighten out
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Proud's broken leg. Yes, Proud's
life and limb will be saved.
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Well the other volunteers
accompanying Bernard swiftly
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cut a track up the steep slope
on top of the plateau and there
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the two survivors were placed
in a tent-like shelter. Now they
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could sleep well with the aid
of medication and sedatives. It
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was a tough night for the
volunteers with pouring rain and
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no way to keep warm, no dry
clothes. But they stayed on and
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formed stretchers lashing cross
pieces with clothesline rope.
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And off they went carried by
men on that trek cut through the
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vines and bushes. It seemed
almost like a tunnel now through
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the forest that they could go
steadily, quickly without falls
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or interruptions. Bernard kept
a careful watch over the two
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injured men. A few others walked
ahead with brush hooks slashing
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loose vines and spikes just in
case anything might still trip
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someone. Soon they made it
to real transportation. Eleven
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hours after that start at dawn
Proud and Binstead were placed
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in ambulances. The big rescue
venture was accomplished. What a
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remarkable rescue. One man,
Bernard O'Reilly, trekking out
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to do what hundreds of rescuers,
scores of searching planes had
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given up on. Quite memorable,
quite a fete. In fact 50 years
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after that event the relatives
of some of those involved would
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come here again. They wanted to
honor that rescue. Some dropped
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a wreath over the crash site.
And then the rest trekked all
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the way up here to the
plane wreck. And then they began
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reading: The Lord is my
shepherd, I shall not want.
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I'd like to show you something
about that Good Shepherd because
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he's taken a long walk too. He's
made a rescue available for each
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one of us no matter how badly
we've crashed in life. Jesus was
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journeying all over Galilee and
Judea talking to the broken the
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wounded. But the religious
leaders of the day had objection
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How dare this supposed rabbi
hang out with so many sinners
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instead of them? So Jesus
laid out this picture about his
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purpose:
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What's more, Jesus said, when
the shepherd finds that lost
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sheep he celebrates. He carries
it on his shoulders back home,
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he calls in friends and
neighbors and says, rejoice with
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me I have found my lost sheep.
It's an interesting picture. A
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shepherd trekking on and on
leaving his big flock behind
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just to find one lost lamb
somewhere out there. Well let me
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tell you why Jesus Christ was
that and why Bernard O'Reilly
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believed that God helped
him be a real rescuer. The New
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Testament shows us that Jesus
Christ was God who became a man.
00:23:35.81\00:23:40.72
He came down all the way from
heaven to some little manger in
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Bethlehem and then in his
ministry he trekked around day
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after day, month after month
touching those who felt crushed,
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broken and destroyed. And each
one would feel so healed, so
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rescued. Jesus the Good Shepherd
could find the lost sheep
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because he would take on the
mistakes and sins of the world.
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He would absorb every single
thing that has crushed us as he
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hung on the cross. Yes
his broken, wounded body would
00:24:15.82\00:24:21.46
become a means for each one of
us to get rescued from our guilt
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That's why people all over the
world have been celebrating this
00:24:26.90\00:24:32.37
good shepherd as the greatest
rescuer. He did trek through
00:24:32.40\00:24:36.34
every conceivable obstacle,
every human problem, every
00:24:36.37\00:24:40.61
challenge in order to reach us,
to raise up those crushed by sin
00:24:40.64\00:24:47.08
and guilt. Rescues are truly
inspiring. After that plane
00:24:47.12\00:24:53.66
crash back in 1937 these
mountains on the Australian east
00:24:53.69\00:24:58.69
coast indeed became the sight of
a remarkable rescue. And there
00:24:58.73\00:25:05.27
was a hill called Golgotha where
the good shepherd laid down his
00:25:05.30\00:25:10.07
life on the cross where the
rescue of humanity was laid out.
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I invite you to respond to that
shepherd who trekked all the way
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to where you are. Why not
decide to do that right now as
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we pray. Dear
Father, thank you for Jesus
00:25:24.45\00:25:30.43
going out to find one lost lamb.
We praise you for his rescue on
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cross and we acknowledge our
need our wounds, our brokenness.
00:25:35.03\00:25:41.07
We accept his divine forgiveness
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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The story of the Stinson crash
and rescue near O'Reillys has
00:25:49.38\00:25:56.48
captured the hearts and minds
of people all over Australia and
00:25:56.52\00:25:59.45
the world. Many brave things
occurred after the crash. There
00:25:59.49\00:26:03.66
were many acts of courage and
heroism during the search and
00:26:03.69\00:26:07.00
rescue. We would like to share
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all our Incredible Journey
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This book shares how you can
00:26:14.64\00:26:20.38
establish a close relationship
with the one rescuer, Jesus
00:26:20.41\00:26:24.11
Christ the good shepherd. There
are many lessons that can be
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learned from the greatest
rescue in Australian aviation
00:26:27.72\00:26:30.99
history. Lessons that can even
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00:26:31.02\00:26:35.96
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now. If you've enjoyed today's
journey to O'Reilly's to the
00:27:11.09\00:27:12.43
Lamington National Park and
our reflections on the greatest
00:27:14.96\00:27:17.97
rescue ever be sure to join
us again next week when we will
00:27:18.00\00:27:22.10
share another of life's journeys
together and experience another
00:27:22.14\00:27:26.37
new thought provoking
perspective on the peace,
00:27:26.41\00:27:29.34
insight,
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understanding and hope that
only the Bible can give us. The
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Incredible Journey truly is
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Until next week remember the
ultimate destination of life's
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journey. Now I saw a new heaven
and a new earth. And God will
00:27:46.03\00:27:50.67
wipe away every tear from their
eyes. There shall be no more
00:27:50.70\00:27:55.44
death nor sorrow nor crying.
There shall be no more pain for
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the former
things have passed away.
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