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them and their farms from financial ruin and are angry that the government did
not act sooner.
A group of school children who were travelling
in a privately chartered
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aeroplane from Sydney to Queensland to take part in a musical concert found
themselves swimming for the shore when their aeroplane had to land in the sea
just three minutes after taking off from Sydney airport. The
pilot managed to
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bring the aircraft and its 50 passengers down safely in the calm waters of Botany
Bay where boats and pleasurecraft were able to come to the rescue of the boys.
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The fact that it was a weekend meant that there were hundreds of boats in
the bay enjoying the good weather and this undoubtedly
helped the rescue
operation. 'We owe our lives to the skill of the pilot,' said one of the boys, but the
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pilot replied modestly that it was 'all part of a day’s work'. However, all their
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musical instruments were lost and they never got to play at their concert.
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