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While the expedition was clearly productive and, in many ways, arduous for its members, it was also the foundation of lasting friendships.
The team would reunite at many points and their paths would frequently converge.
Of particular note is the relationship between Rivers and Haddon, the latter of whom regarded the fact he had induced Rivers to come to the Torres Straits as his claim to fame.
It cannot be denied that both Rivers and Haddon were serious about their work but at the same time they were imbued with a keen sense of humour and fun.
Haddon's diary from Tuesday 16 August reads thus: " Our friends and acquaintances would often be very much amused if they could see us at some of our occupations ad I am afraid these would sometimes give occasion to the enemy to blaspheme – so trivial would they appear.
Every now and then we then one thing hard-for example one week we were mad on Cat's cradle – at least Rivers, Ray and I were-McDougall soon fell victim and even Myers eventually succumbed.

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