Comments on: 6 Unlucky Australians Who Couldn’t Catch a Break http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19468 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:18:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Michael http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19468/comment-page-1#comment-103037 Michael Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19468#comment-103037 Along with the Burke and Wills story is the "dig" tree. After returning to the Coopers Crossing camp there was a large supply of food and water buried at the base of a tree where the word "dig" was carved into the trunk along with an arrow pointing down. It was buried to stop the supplies from being eaten by animals or stolen by the aborigines. Neither Burke, Wills or anyone else in the party saw the sign left for them, if they had found it they would of had enough supplies to survive and would of been able to tell their stories themselves. Along with the Burke and Wills story is the “dig” tree. After returning to the Coopers Crossing camp there was a large supply of food and water buried at the base of a tree where the word “dig” was carved into the trunk along with an arrow pointing down. It was buried to stop the supplies from being eaten by animals or stolen by the aborigines.

Neither Burke, Wills or anyone else in the party saw the sign left for them, if they had found it they would of had enough supplies to survive and would of been able to tell their stories themselves.

]]> By: James http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19468/comment-page-1#comment-102900 James Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19468#comment-102900 Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin in 1974. Darwin is an amazing city, well worth the out of the way visit. Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin in 1974. Darwin is an amazing city, well worth the out of the way visit.

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