Diary. Walker Brothers Prospecting Expedition 1913 by David Nash and Jeremy Long

Diary. Walker Brothers Prospecting Expedition 1913 by David Nash and Jeremy LongThe annals of Australian land exploration include many expeditions remembered for misfortune, inexperience, or poor bushcraft. None of this applies to the eight months in 1913 when Chris Walker (1861"1930) led his brother Arthur and two other men (Crofts and Everett) prospecting by camel from Ryans Well (north of Alice Springs) west and southwest to Wiluna. The aim was to investigate unknown country between the routes of previous desert explorers. The

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