Beating About the Bush by Len Beadell
When your grader breaks down in the middle of the desert, there's only one thing you can do - attach it to your bulldozer and tow it back to civilisation. For Len Beadell's team, that meant a journey of 800 kilometres at three kilometres an hour - the longest towing operation ever in the history of Central Australia.
The party hitched up their 'train' and set off back along the road they had just built. But while they were all set for a long and arduous journey, the last thing they expected was for their ration truck to melt. This had its disadvantages but was the best entertainment they'd had for a year!
About the Author
Len Beadell was a surveyor, roadbuilder (some 6500 km), bushman, artist and author, responsible for opening up the last remaining isolated desert areas (some 2.5 million square kilometres) of central Australia in the 1940s and 1950s. Len is sometimes called "the last true Australian explorer".
Format: Paperback | 192 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.7 x 13.7 x 1.4 | 262g
Publication Date: 01 Jun 2002
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Publication City/Country: Chatswood, Sydney, Australia
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w photos
ISBN10: 1864367180
ISBN13: 9781864367188
Condition: Very Good
A vintage book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including very, very minor scuff marks along the edges. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.