Anniversary of death of Tom Kruse
Submitted: Friday, Jun 29, 2012 at 13:24
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Tomorrow is the first anniversary of the death of E.S.(Tom) Kruse M.B.E. -
Birdsville Mailman.
He was a man to whom the term Outback Legend truly could be applied.
Very appropriately we were in
Birdsville at the time and remember the flag at half mast, with toasts and DVDs playing in the pub.
The books "Mailman of the
Birdsville Track" and "Thirty Years with Men" together with the DVD " Back of Beyond" are
well worth experiencing.
Cheers, Graham.
Reply By: aussiedingo (River Rina) - Friday, Jun 29, 2012 at 16:45
Friday, Jun 29, 2012 at 16:45
G'day Graham, sadly a man who is irreplaceable today moved on & can you imagine the memories in his mind he took with him! - no one in the current generation could handle the obstacle's he encountered regularly on each trip. (
check out the movie "back of beyond" where he played himself in that film produced by
Shell oil co.) I was fortunate enough to have a chat with him at the unveiling of his bust in 2008 at
Birdsville, also he signed my copy of "back of beyond" I was privileged to meet him.
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