Len beadell youtube video

Great video, first saw it years ago and thank you for sharing.

Brings back many great memories of our ventures out into Lens roads.

The only thing we have not done is go to Lens 250 mile marker, but have been out to his 300 mile marker 3 times.

R.I.P Len, you were a brilliant bushman.

Margaret and I had the great privilege and pleasure of meeting Len on 2 occasions.
During the first occasion, we chatted about some of the bush trips we had done in our Minis in the late 60s and early 70s. He gave us the impression that he was actually interested in where we had been.
On the second occasion we met which was a couple of years later, he recalled in some detail the chat we had had 2 years before.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

A mate of mine and his family had the privilege to be on a trip back in the 1990’s where Len accompanied the group, replacing some of Len’s original track markers. I cannot remember which one of Len’s roads it was, but each night Len would relate interesting facts about the area when he first went through.

During one particularly difficult sand hill, one of the other vehicles had a lot of trouble getting up the dune. My mate in his Range Rover towed him up and over the dune at a “fair rate of knots”, so much so that they got airborne over the crest. That night at camp, Len presented my mate with a drawing of his Range Rover towing the other vehicle getting airborne over the top. It is one of his prised possessions. That, and another drawing of my mates kids in a water trough splashing about.

I also have a copy of the DVD of Len’s “Shepparton Talk”.

Macca.

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Thanks for that Nick. It brought back some memories as I spent 4 years working at Woomera 1954-58 and met Len several times there. He was always popular and talked of great adventures and was a celebrated raconteur, although not to be taken too seriously sometimes!
My work took me over some of his roads on the 'Range' and in later years I travelled with Connie Sue and Mick Hutton a couple of times on his more remote tracks. They took us to less-known places and imparted information that came directly from Len's diaries. Very privileged indeed.

I had not seen that particular video before so now shall add it to my 'Beadell file' along with much more about his exploits. With thanks to you.

What a great doco, thanks for sharing Nick.