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ChatterBox
Early this morning i saw a very interesting doco about Len Beadell. I must admit i had never heard of him or his brilliance. What he and his team did in brutal conditions is nothing short of incredible.
The footage covers a convoy travelling along the desert highways constructed by Len's team such as Gunbarrel highway,Gary highway,Sandy Blight junction road, also the Anne Beadell highway,Atomic test sites,Connie sue highway.
Some of the terrain and conditions that his trusty series 1 put up with would test for more modern 4X4's. Conditions so hot it caused vapour lock of his fuel lines with him needing to pour water over them to keep going.
The skill needed to pinpoint his position with the sun and stars and moon is awesome.The way the military used his skill to survey the Woomera site and Giles weather station was very smart. IMO i think Len was maybe the last Australian explorer to open up the red center.
When the doco was over i felt like grabbing the keys to the disco and head for the desert.
Fossicker
What channel was it on
Swaggie
and he wore bobnail boots without socks.......
ForumSage
SubscriberActually , he wore Hobnail boots...Originally Posted by ramblingboy42
Yes a true legend, lots of books and docos to watch about him, a lot of the tracks and roads he surveyed are still in use even with todays better technology etc they havent found a better route than he set up.
(REMLR 235/MVCA 9) 80" -'49.(RUST), -'50 & '52. (53-parts) 88" -57 s1, -'63 -s2a -GS x 2-"Horrie"-112-769, "Vet"-112-429(-Vietnam-PRE 1ATF '65) ('66, s2a-as UN CIVPOL), Hans '73- s3 109" '56 s1 x2 77- s3 van (gone)& '12- 110
Swaggie
sorry I missed the capital h but hit b with my smooth typing technique.
he also wore shorts (spelt correctly Digger!)
I dont know how kept the prickles out.
he really deserves to be immortalised.
RoverLord
He wrote a number of books, starting with 'Too Long in the Bush', all of which I have owned since their original publication. (I don't think I have missed any)
Get hold of and read them willl give you the best appreciation of the man.
John
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
ForumSage
SubscriberI know it was a typo... but I wouldnt feel
right if I didn't have a dig!!!
(REMLR 235/MVCA 9) 80" -'49.(RUST), -'50 & '52. (53-parts) 88" -57 s1, -'63 -s2a -GS x 2-"Horrie"-112-769, "Vet"-112-429(-Vietnam-PRE 1ATF '65) ('66, s2a-as UN CIVPOL), Hans '73- s3 109" '56 s1 x2 77- s3 van (gone)& '12- 110
ForumSage
SupporterOther titles include:
A Lifetime in the Bush
Blast the Bush
Bush Bashers
Still in the Bush
Beating About the Bush
and
End of an Era
I have them as a boxed set published by New Holland
1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.
ChatterBox
This one was called Desert Highways The Roads Of Len Beadell.
OldBushie
iYeah, I own this one. It's a good read, a truly marvelous man.
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