On 29 April 2014 20:42, Stephen Loosley <step...@melbpc.org.au> wrote:
> The more than 50-day operation, which the Australian prime minister, Tony > Abbott, calls “probably the most difficult search in human history... Probably one of the more ridiculous bits of hyperbole to be emitted from the mouth of an Australian politician in recent days. John Franklin's search for the North West Passage when the entire ships crew perished after two years despite resorting to cannibalism doesn't rate? The search for the great south land? ... :) Jim _______________________________________________ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link