Blast the Bush, 9781864367362
Paperback
Aussie surveyor Beadell faces outback challenges leading up to a giant blast.

Blast the Bush

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  • Paperback

    212 pages

  • Release Date

    31 December 2000

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Summary

Blast the Bush: Beadell’s Atomic Outback Adventure

With his road-building exploits behind him, Beadell was the perfect choice for the task of selecting and preparing the location for the weapons testing trials.

With his characteristic humor and embellished with his own cartoons, Beadell tells the story of the people who worked on the project – in some cases, it was as much a trial of them as it was of any weapon – and he recounts the sequence of events that led up to the gig…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781864367362
ISBN-10:1864367369
Author:Len Beadell
Publisher:New Holland Publishers
Imprint:New Holland Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:212
Edition:2nd
Release Date:31 December 2000
Weight:310g
Dimensions:20mm x 138mm x 207mm
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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