Tragedy took a year to cross the world
Last updated at 16:11, Thursday, 21 June 2012
NEWS travels faster than ever these days but 150 years ago it could take months to cross the planet.
The descendants of a Langholm man who died in the Australian Outback in the 19th century have pointed out that copies of the Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser have been travelling the world for a long time.
For the full story see this week's E&L Advertiser
First published at 21:38, Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Published by http://www.eladvertiser.co.uk

