▁actions ▁and ▁support . ▁ ▁People ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁were ▁listening ▁to ▁these ▁broadcast s ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁listen ers ▁was ▁a ▁young ▁Dutch man ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁Ben ▁V ene . ▁He ▁later ▁lived ▁in ▁Al bury ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years , ▁and ▁v ivid ly ▁re called ▁the ▁events ▁as ▁they ▁unfold ed ▁over ▁the ▁radio . ▁" I ▁was ▁just ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁we ▁were ▁listening ▁to ▁the ▁drama ▁while ▁the ▁aer op lane ▁was ▁as ▁we ▁thought ▁flying ▁over ▁Al bury ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁wireless . ▁We ▁heard ▁about ▁the ▁elect rical ▁storm . ▁Then ▁we ▁heard ▁about ▁the ▁Mor se ▁signs ▁with ▁street ▁lights ▁and ▁cars ▁being ▁asked ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁race course ▁and ▁making ▁a ▁landing ▁strip ▁for ▁the ▁aer op lane ▁to ▁come ▁down . ▁We ▁knew ▁about ▁Melbourne ▁being ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁but ▁Al bury ▁was ▁something ▁entirely ▁new ▁to ▁us . ▁We ▁had ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁a ▁map ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁where ▁it ▁was . ▁After ▁the ▁race ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁" Al bury " ▁in ▁Holland ▁came - to ▁mean ▁more ▁to ▁us ▁than ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁Sydney ". ▁ ▁The ▁morning ▁after ▁the ▁landing ▁a ▁huge ▁crowd ▁gathered ▁at ▁the ▁race course ▁to ▁l end ▁what ▁assistance ▁they ▁could . ▁C live ▁C ros ser , ▁a ▁retired ▁builder ▁from ▁Al bury ▁was ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁said : ▁" I ▁had ▁a ▁push bi ke ▁and