Boaccomet, it was also interesting to note that the current QF staff at the time, had begged, borrowed and stolen anything that was not nailed down, to give to the Darwinians on arrival. They had boxes of everything imaginable, from food to clothing, toys etc and as the bewildered Territorians arrived they were inundated with gifts and offers of accommodation, not just from QF staff but TN and AN also. That is of course when Airlines were "families" and people were not so suspicious or cautious. If the same thing happened now, insurance would be the big question, and QF, TN, and AN or of course now JQ and Virgin would not dare to perform the same feats. The repercussions would not be worth it, and I imagine the full job would now fall on the RAAF.