Not to be outdone by the British, in the weeks that followed, an American

archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story

published in the New York Times: "American archaeologists, finding traces of

250-year-old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an

advanced high-tech communications network 50 years earlier than the

British".

One week later, Australia's Northern Territory Times, reported the

following:

"After digging as deep as 30 feet in his backyard in Tennant Creek, Northern

Territory, aboriginal Billi Bunji, a self-taught archaeologist, reported

that he found absolutely bugger all.

Billi has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia had already

gone wireless..."

Makes me feel bloody proud to be Australian!