Secrets of Barrington Tops: wild search with wilder theories - Newcastle Herald
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A Cessna vanished into Barrington Tops on August 9, 1981, and the theories about what happened have grown wilder than the search itself.
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Theory Briefing
- A Cessna disappeared over Barrington Tops on August 9, 1981, entering Hunter Valley history and never fully leaving it.
- Decades on, the search has spawned competing theories that the article suggests outpace even the physical hunt for answers.
- The remote wilderness of Barrington Tops has kept whatever evidence exists hidden long enough for speculation to fill the void.