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Man shipped from Australia wants to reconnect with Irish pals who helped him plan, plot and execute daring trip home
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Incredible story of a British teenager who airmailed himself home from AUSTRALIA
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Crate escape: Search for Irishmen who airmailed Brian Robson home
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He bought a wooden crate the size of a mini-fridge and booked his slot with Qantas airline. The Irish pair helped to harness him into the crate and nail it shut. It was a tight fit as it also contained his suitcase and pillows as well as a flashlight and a book of Beatles songs to keep him company.
Horrific experience
Mr Robson was not expecting a pleasant journey, but it was still much worse than he had bargained for. âIt was quite a horrific experience, in truth.â
The journey from Melbourne to London was supposed to take 36 hours but that flight was full, so he was loaded onto a Pan Am flight which took a much slower route.
Welsh man who mailed himself home from Australia wants to find Irishmen who helped him
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An adventurous teenager, Brian heard about financial incentives from the Australian government and Victorian Railways for immigrants who wanted to come work in the country.
He didn t give it a second thought, and he was soon jetting towards Australia with a guaranteed job waiting for him.
It was only a few hours into his Australian adventure, however, when he realised it wasn t for him.
He said: “The first day I arrived, I actually phoned the British Consulate in Melbourne and told them I’d made a mistake and wanted to go home.