Outback Pioneers [electronic resource] : Great Achievers of the Australian Bush
Evan McHugh2009
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In Outback Pionners , Evan McHugh gathers the enthralling stories of the men and
women who opened up the Australian outback and in the process discovered the
beauty and terror of this extraordinary country.
We meet the little-known convict explorer John Wilson, the first European to
cross the Blue Mountains (though history favours the proper English gentlemen
Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson); we follow Australia's greatest drover, Nat
Buchanan, as he blazes stock routes from one side of the country to another; and
we marvel at the genius and grit of the men who overcome political treachery to
build the Coolgardie Pipeline and the Trans-Australian Railway.
There are some delightful inclusions: a gentle Pakistani cameleer who saves
foolhardy expeditioners; a nerdy ham radio operator who invents the pedal radio
and paves the way for John Flynn's Flying Doctor; two bush nurses who toil in
the ruins of a pub while saving outback lives; and the modern-day pioneers who
battle apat...
Main title:
Author:
Evan McHugh, Author
Imprint:
Australia : Penguin eBooks, 2009
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (278 pages)
Audience:
00
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781742286693
Language:
English
BRN:
439063
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |