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John Bailey

Into the Unknown: The Tormented Life and Expeditions of Ludwig Leichhardt by John Bailey

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November 2011, no. 336
Darrell Lewis reviews 'Into the Unknown: The Tormented Life and Expeditions of Ludwig Leichhardt' by John Bailey

In 1848 Ludwig Leichhardt and half a dozen companions set out from Queensland’s Darling Downs, intending to cross the continent to the Swan River Colony in Western Australia. The entire expedition disappeared, virtually without trace. Since then at least fifteen government and private expeditions have tried to ...

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Broometime by Anne Coombs and Susan Varga & The White Divers of Broome by John Bailey

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April 2001, no. 229
Sasha Soldatow reviews 'Broometime' by Anne Coombs and Susan Varga, and 'The White Divers of Broome' by John Bailey

Given its present rise in popularity, if you haven’t been to Broome recently, you’re obviously hanging out with the wrong crowd. Even the Queen – always so prescient – visited Broome in 1963. Broome has suddenly undergone another rebirth: as a tourist destination, historical and cultural centre, and as the home of Magabala Books. While Sydney has Williamson and White, Broome has given us the immortal musicals Bran Nue Day and Corrugation Road.

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