General interest & information
Following explorer's routes is a tremendous way of having a goal and a focus, rather than just aimlessly wandering about the Outback, visiting the tourist hot-spots. Creating trips based around explorers and the pioneers has enabled Rick to gain a much fuller appreciation of the mighty Outback.
Researching stories of explorers & pioneers and attempting to follow their routes can be enormously satisfying. It certainly gets you off those beaten tracks. And it also leads to making fantastic contacts; people who add an extra dimension and bring another perspective to the journey.
Here's a collection of people worth following - in no particular order. Read the books and study the maps - search on-line - these are the Europeans who shaped our current status. Some are modern day bushmen, some are truly great explorers and others are pioneer characters of the Outback. It's all fascinatin' !
John McDouall Stuart
John McKinlay
Larry Wells
Frank Hann
David Carnegie
Len Beadell
Michael Terry
Charles Winnecke
David Lindsay
John Forrest
AC Gregory
Ludwig Leichhardt
Charles Sturt
Richard Maurice
Henry Tietkins
Ernest Giles
Peter Egerton Warburton
William Landsborough
Ernest Favenc
Edward John Eyre
Charles Todd
Burke & Wills
Nat Buchanan
Spencer & Gillen
Ralph & John Milner
Alfred Giles
Charles Chewings
G W Goyder
Sidney Kidman
Rex Ellis
Bejah Dervish
Cecil Madigan
Jon Muir
Tom Cole
Ted Egan
Herbert Basedow
Reg Sprigg
Resources
Visit www.diamantina-tour.com.au. It's a colourful, comprehensive and interesting visit. Guaranteed to whet the appetites.
Researching stories of explorers & pioneers and attempting to follow their routes can be enormously satisfying. It certainly gets you off those beaten tracks. And it also leads to making fantastic contacts; people who add an extra dimension and bring another perspective to the journey.
Here's a collection of people worth following - in no particular order. Read the books and study the maps - search on-line - these are the Europeans who shaped our current status. Some are modern day bushmen, some are truly great explorers and others are pioneer characters of the Outback. It's all fascinatin' !
John McDouall Stuart
John McKinlay
Larry Wells
Frank Hann
David Carnegie
Len Beadell
Michael Terry
Charles Winnecke
David Lindsay
John Forrest
AC Gregory
Ludwig Leichhardt
Charles Sturt
Richard Maurice
Henry Tietkins
Ernest Giles
Peter Egerton Warburton
William Landsborough
Ernest Favenc
Edward John Eyre
Charles Todd
Burke & Wills
Nat Buchanan
Spencer & Gillen
Ralph & John Milner
Alfred Giles
Charles Chewings
G W Goyder
Sidney Kidman
Rex Ellis
Bejah Dervish
Cecil Madigan
Jon Muir
Tom Cole
Ted Egan
Herbert Basedow
Reg Sprigg
Resources
Visit www.diamantina-tour.com.au. It's a colourful, comprehensive and interesting visit. Guaranteed to whet the appetites.