Bush Bashers
$24.54
- Paperback
166 pages
- Release Date
14 December 2000
Summary
Bush Bashers: Conquering the Great Victoria Desert
Len Beadell recounts his epic 1,600-kilometer road construction journey from South Australia to Western Australia, carving a path through the formidable Great Victoria Desert.
Witness the years of relentless effort as Beadell’s bulldozer battled through dense mulga scrub and towering sand ridges, forging a route where only camels dared to tread.
For five months, Beadell’s wife and infant daughter shared his desert ca…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781864367348 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1864367342 |
| Author: | Len Beadell |
| Publisher: | New Holland Publishers |
| Imprint: | New Holland Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 166 |
| Release Date: | 14 December 2000 |
| Weight: | 275g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 138mm x 17mm |
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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 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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