Australian History

Nigel
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Nigel - best one I have ever found is called The Exploration of Australia by Michael Cannon (Readers Digest) - the copy I have was printed in 1987. I have no idea if it has been reprinted or if even still availble. It was available at the Bunbury Library once. Search the LISWA site for available copies at libraries in WA and make a request to your local branch.
Cheers
Greg

"The Explorers" - Tim Flannery

Text Publishing Melb 1998

hi nigel
what d you want to know
Len bedal has a few books if you want to know about road making
snailbait

check Rudi Paoletti's site. has lots on Victorian explorers

Also this site has some in their book/video section

Hi Nigel,
Tim Bowden has written some great travel type books and often does so whilst tracing the footsteps of some of our early explorers. Well written and researched and lol.
Happy camping,
Mike.

Nigel, here are a couple of great titles:
1. Bush Tucker Man ( Les hiddins ), Tarnished Heros: Epic stories of bush survival. ISBN# 0 7333 0613 6.

2. Bush Tucker Man ( Les Hiddins ), Stories of exploration and survival. ISBN# 0 7333 0816 3.

I have both of these, very informative, i'm sure you will enjoy them.
Regards,
Dave.

Try the "Dig Tree" - a good read. Covers the story of Burke and Wills. Also if you can get your hands on them, there are 10x30 min videos called Peachs Explorers. The series is avaialable from the ABC shop but they want a rediculous price. If you have any contacts with a school you maybe able to borrow them from the library.
Also if you get to Longreach - Stockman's Hall of Fame"- spend a few hours in the section that covers early explorers.

Ludwig Liechardts journal from Moreton Bay to Pt. Essington is bloody good read, a pity the silly bugger vanished a few trips later.

I reckon the explorers journals are excellent reading, if you can get hold of them. They really provide an insight into what this country and people were like then, that is the ones who got to know them.

Dean

Just a quick note to all saying thank you to all, i am going to buy the whole lot of the titles you guys have mentioned in this post.

Thanks once again