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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
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EXPLAINED: Bushwalker recalls stumbling on mangled plane wreck | Vintage Vibes

Southern Cloud crash site in the Snowy Mountains

Every time Ian Burke of Berridale drives through the gap on Rocky Plain Road and looks towards Black Jack Mountain, he "wonders what the terrifying last moments must have been like for those poor souls on board the Southern Cloud".

For those unfamiliar with the tragedy of the Southern Cloud, its loss was our country's first major civil aviation disaster.

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