the stinson wreck
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The Stinson Disaster
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Year 7 is reading a class novelentitled Hatchet by Gary Paulsen,written in 1987.
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The book tells the story of Brian Robeson, a thirteen-year-old boy who becomes lost in the Canadian wilderness after his plane crashes.
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Although Hatchet is fictitious therehave been many true tales of peoplesurviving in the wild after crashing orbecoming stranded and thenattempting to survive, walk to safetyor help rescue others.
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One tale of survival and rescue some people in Queensland might be familiar with is the story of the Stinson wreck.
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In 1937, a Stinson aircraft was flying from Brisbane to Sydney.
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After flying into a thunder storm the plane crashed into the Lamington Ranges.
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Four of the seven on board were killed and an extensive search failed to turn up any wreckage.
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Nine days after the crash, Beaudesertgrazier Bernard O'Reilly set out on foot to find the Stinson wreckage.
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Through his superior bush skills he found the crash site and, to his surprise, two survivors in desperate need of medical attention.
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After making them comfortable, he left them to organise a rescue party.
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Read more about the Stinson disaster…
http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/FamilyHistory/Other/QueenslandHistory/THESTORYOFTHESTINSONWRECK.htm
http://www.visitscenicrim.com.au/in-the-beginning/very-famous-locals/bernard-oreilly-family/
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Bernard O’Reilly resting after the rescue
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A 1968 reunion of the survivors, Joe Binstead, John Proud and rescuer Bernard O’Reilly
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