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Mailman of the Birdsville Track WEIDENBACH, KRISTIN
Australia Hachette Australia 2004 0733619355 / 9780733619359 Paperback
Good Condition, nice clean copy great value 8vo - from 7 ¾" tall to 9 ¾" tall. The Birdsville Track is one of the best-known - and loneliest - tracks in Australia, and for twenty years Tom was the mailman, battling the searing heat, floods and mechanical breakdowns. He made the run every fortnight and was a lifeline to the isolated settlements and stations along the way, delivering everything from letters to essential supplies. The Track is still just that - a track through the desert and sandhills. Tom began in the days before reliable vehicles, good communications and air access in case of emergency. He made running repairs to his truck, he loaded and unloaded tons of stores to ferry his cargo across flooded creeks. He kept people in touch with the outside world - and was sometimes caught up in the grief of a lonely death. Tom Kruse always got the mail through - come drought, hell or high water. It is the classic story of the Australian outback, and captures part of Australian history that is fast vanishing.
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15.69 AUD
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Mailman of the Birdsville Track WEIDENBACH, KRISTIN
Australia Hachette Australia 2003 073361521X / 9780733615214
Black and White Photographs Very Good Condition The Birdsville is one of the best known, and loneliest, tracks in Australia, and for 20 years, Tom Kruse was the mailman, battling searing hat, floods and mechanical breakdowns. He made the run every fortnight, and was a lifeline to the isolated settlements along the way. This is his story, a truly classic Australian story. Tom Kruse first drove the Birdsville Track in 1934 - and from 1942 to 1963 he was the mailman, making the run every fortnight. He battled floods, sandhills, the heat (sometimes as high as 49C) and frequent breakdowns - and that was in between the back-breaking loading and unloading stores that he delivered along with the mail. The Track was just that - a track through the sandhills and desert and Tom did much of his work before the days of easy air access in case of emergency, radios, and reliable vehicles. In 1954, Tom was the subject of the famous documentary "The Back of Beyond" (seen by millions in Australia and around the world) - and then in 2001, he and his famous truck (The Badger) starred in another documentary, "The Last Mail Run From Birdsville to Marree".
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Mailman of the Birdsville Track WEIDENBACH, KRISTIN
Australia Hachette Australia 2004 0733619355 / 9780733619359 Paperback
Good Condition, nice clean copy great value 8vo - from 7 ¾" tall to 9 ¾" tall. The Birdsville Track is one of the best-known - and loneliest - tracks in Australia, and for twenty years Tom was the mailman, battling the searing heat, floods and mechanical breakdowns. He made the run every fortnight and was a lifeline to the isolated settlements and stations along the way, delivering everything from letters to essential supplies. The Track is still just that - a track through the desert and sandhills. Tom began in the days before reliable vehicles, good communications and air access in case of emergency. He made running repairs to his truck, he loaded and unloaded tons of stores to ferry his cargo across flooded creeks. He kept people in touch with the outside world - and was sometimes caught up in the grief of a lonely death. Tom Kruse always got the mail through - come drought, hell or high water. It is the classic story of the Australian outback, and captures part of Australian history that is fast vanishing.
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15.69 AUD
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Mailman of the Birdsville Track WEIDENBACH, KRISTIN
Australia Hachette Australia 2004 0733619355 / 9780733619359 Paperback
Good Condition, nice clean copy great value 8vo - from 7 ¾" tall to 9 ¾" tall. The Birdsville Track is one of the best-known - and loneliest - tracks in Australia, and for twenty years Tom was the mailman, battling the searing heat, floods and mechanical breakdowns. He made the run every fortnight and was a lifeline to the isolated settlements and stations along the way, delivering everything from letters to essential supplies. The Track is still just that - a track through the desert and sandhills. Tom began in the days before reliable vehicles, good communications and air access in case of emergency. He made running repairs to his truck, he loaded and unloaded tons of stores to ferry his cargo across flooded creeks. He kept people in touch with the outside world - and was sometimes caught up in the grief of a lonely death. Tom Kruse always got the mail through - come drought, hell or high water. It is the classic story of the Australian outback, and captures part of Australian history that is fast vanishing.
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15.39 AUD
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