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ISBN: 9781876154943
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Languages : en
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Author: Cecil Thomas Madigan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876247034
Category : Northern Territory
Languages : en
Pages : 171

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A true story of one of the epic adventures of desert exploration. In 1939 Dr. Cecil Madigan led his party of nine men and nineteen camels into the trackless and waterless Simpson Desert on an exciting mission never before attempted. This is a great Australian story of enterprise, scientific investigation, determination and human courage.

Author: Mark Shephard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876247072
Category : Desert biology
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Author: Denis Bartell
Publisher: Publicious Pty Limited
ISBN: 9780987281029
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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In his book DESERT WALKER, Denis Bartell, recipient of the Order of Australia and The Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year Gold Medallion 1994, relives many of his adventures into the outback of Australia. Tag along with him as he walks, boats, four- wheel drives and rides camels though some of the harshest terrain in the world. "The stuff legends are made of" Overlander Magazine December 1977 "Australia's most respected outback adventurer" Overlander Magazine May 1983 "Dick Smith landed his helicopter and climbed out to meet the adventurer he had been seeking." Australian Geographic June 1986 "A contemporary Australian explorer and one of the quintessential characters of Australia's inland." The Australian November 1994

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ISBN: 9781922022691
Category : Birdsville (Qld.)
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Author: Vic Widman
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486312047
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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An essential guide to safe and responsible four-wheel driving. Modern four-wheel drive vehicles are powerful and sophisticated machines, able to travel almost anywhere. Given their growing popularity with recreational drivers, there is an even more pressing need for adequate training. Even on sealed roads these vehicles require a different set of driving skills; off-road, the demands are many times greater. This second edition of the bestselling 4WD Driving Skills complements nationally recognised training courses and has been fully revised to include updated vehicle terminology, technology and recovery techniques. It explains the essential skills of four-wheel driving for every type of on- and off-road terrain, how to approach challenging situations, and what to do if things go wrong. It is a valuable reference for all four-wheel drive enthusiasts.

Author: Mike Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521407451
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433

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This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia's deserts, exploring the cultural and environmental history of these drylands.

Author: Martin Williams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107016916
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 653

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A synthesis of the environmental and climatic history of every major desert and desert margin, for researchers and advanced students.

Author: Griselda Sprigg
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781862545403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Story of a family's desert adventures, including crossing the Simpson Desert by four-wheel drive, making Griselda Sprigg the first ever white woman to cross it. Tells how the Spriggs turned a drought-stricken sheep station into a flora and fauna reserve and tourist attraction. Themes are adventure, true love and family. Includes map and illustrations. Foreword by Dick Smith.

Author: Steven K. Madsen
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 0874217083
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337

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The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S. government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John Macomb of the army's topographical engineers. The soldiers and scientists followed in part the Old Spanish Trail, whose location they documented and verified. Seeking to find the confluence of the Colorado and the Green and looking for alternative routes into Utah, which was of particular interest in the wake of the Utah War, they produced a substantial documentary record, most of which is published for the first time in this volume. Theirs is also the first detailed map of the region, and it is published in Exploring Desert Stone, as well.