$24.18
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2001
Summary
Beating About the Bush: A Hilarious Outback Adventure
When your grader breaks down in the middle of the desert, there’s only one thing you can do - attach it to your bulldozer and tow it back to civilisation.
For Len Beadell’s team, that meant a journey of 800 kilometers at three kilometers an hour - the longest towing operation ever in the history of Central Australia. The party hitched up their ‘train’ and set off back along the road they had just built.
But while …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781864367188 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1864367180 |
| Author: | Len Beadell |
| Publisher: | New Holland Publishers |
| Imprint: | New Holland Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 14mm |
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About The Author
Len Beadell
Len Beadell, who has been called the last of the true Australian explorers, was born on a farm at West Pennant Hills, NSW, in 1923. As a surveyor and road builder he has worked all over the Australian outback from Arnhem Land to the Gibson Desert. In 1958 he was awarded the British Empire Medal for his work in building the Gunbarrel Highway across Central Australia. In 1987 he was made a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Mining Surveyors (Aust) and the following year he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. Len Beadell is the author of six best-selling books.
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