Len Beadell was the bloke who surveyed and built many of the outback roads in Oz, including the Gunbarrel Highway. His books about doing so are terrific and very entertaining..... he was one of the last of the worlds 'true' explorers, going alone into undiscovered country.
Len Beadell was the bloke who surveyed and built many of the outback roads in Oz, including the Gunbarrel Highway. His books about doing so are terrific and very entertaining..... he was one of the last of the worlds 'true' explorers, going alone into undiscovered country.
Books can be found here: https://www.lenbeadell.com.au/