New to Travelling and Camping?
Submitted: Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 17:33
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Willem
Great Book of the Australian Outdoors
Published by Rigby in 1976. ISBN 07270 01582. Available on the internet.
I found this book(in mint condition), by Jeff Carter, at a book sale recently. It covers the basics of Outdoor Life in Australia and will be a great asset to your library of travel information in addition to all the up to date information obtainable through the ExplorOz website.
Now, 32 years later, some of the practices, as shown in the book, have fallen by the wayside, but basically the book is a comprehensive collection of commonsense information which is still of great value today.
The subjects covered are:
Why When Where and How
Your vehicle
What to take
Trailer and Caravans
Your car and you
Driving in the bush
In case of trouble
Making
campCamp cooking
Travelling by thumb
Getting along with country people
For the fisherman
For the hunter
Bushwalking and Bush Tucker
For the Outdoor cameraman
For the surfer
Our National Parks
First Aid
Dangerous Wildlife
Dangerous Fellow Travellers
Watching wildlife
What plant is that
Bushfires
Boats and
water safety
What about the kids
Where and when
Please send by return mail(where to look for
camping gear)
Enjoy!
Cheers
Reply By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 17:55
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 17:55
Nay i'll wait till your one comes out Will ! ~(*--)
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Willem - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 18:03
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 18:03
Ye'll be growing old then.....lol
Cheers
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Follow Up By: A J - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 18:06
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 18:06
Willem - what is included in chapter 3 - getting it all together - tents - sleeping gear - travelling light - kitchen gear - what clothes to take - pack it and see - food supplies.
A J
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Follow Up By: Best Off Road - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:31
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:31
Ah,
Now someone else is nagging you about writing a book.
Good work Wayne, it takes the pressure off me. Willie's been getting a bit cranky with me about my nagging.
I promised never to do it again, but that doesn't mean I won't encourage others to do so.
Jim.
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Reply By: Member - Willie , Sydney. - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 18:50
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 18:50
You should be buying books on gold detecting !
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Follow Up By: Willem - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:34
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:34
Sir Willie
No....I should be out there!!! Too plurry cold tho.........
Cheers
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Reply By: troopyman - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 19:45
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 19:45
I keep my bible , sorry i mean jack absaloms safe outback travel book with me always . I am still waiting for the right moment to burn my tires .
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Follow Up By: Willem - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:40
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:40
Yerrr... I recall that one....lol
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008 at 00:18
Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008 at 00:18
I hope it wasn't one of those talking books otherewise you would of copped him singing to you as
well.
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Reply By: Member - Michael J (SA) - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:09
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:09
Is there a DVD coming out???
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Follow Up By: Willem - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:11
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:11
Ignoramus!! There weren't even Videos in 1976.....lol
When ya gonna change that rig pic of yours? Maybe show off the Droopy!
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Follow Up By: Member - Michael J (SA) - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:28
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:28
Would, but can't remember how it is done.....lol lol
Michael
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Follow Up By: Willem - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:36
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:36
Ring me and I will talk you through it....(silly old bugga)..LOL
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Reply By: Wayne's 60 - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:22
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 20:22
Damn Willem,
Just had a look through the bookcase and came up with a mint condition version of the same book. I'm not sure that I should tell anyone that next to that where the
Gregory's Australian
Camping Handbook and the
Gregory's (Scientific Publications) Four Wheel Drive Handbook.
A little light reading from our early 4WD days.
Thanks for the memories.
Cheers,
Wayne.
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Reply By: Member - Footloose - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 22:08
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 22:08
Didn't Jeff carter have a farm down
Gerringong way ? I seem to recall meeting him a long time ago. Not that he'd remember me LOL
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Follow Up By: A J - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 22:27
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 22:27
Footloose - Foxground is the name of the place where he lived. So you are correct.
A J
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Follow Up By: Member - Footloose - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 22:31
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 22:31
Yep, Foxground. That brings back memories from a long time ago. I was just a kid at the time. Thanks for that :))
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Follow Up By: Nic I (NSW) - Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008 at 15:18
Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008 at 15:18
My parents were acqaintances of Jeff and his wife - as children we visited their Foxground farm/gallery several times and 'helped' them ride their horses. A really lovely spot part way up the western side of the little valley, occupied by friendly, interesting and highly talented people. Jeff certainly knew his way around a camera.
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Follow Up By: Nic I (NSW) - Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008 at 15:19
Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008 at 15:19
My rig photo was taken at the Barren Grounds, another beautiful place immediately above the Carter farm.
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 22:48
Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 22:48
Gday Willem,
Glad you found a copy. I posted the details a couple of weeks ago on thread 60123! Some classic photos in it.
Mine is no longer in mint condition - I bought it for $6.95 back in 1977 - used it to plan my first 2wd outback trip in the summer of 1978.
Jeff Carter was a legend.
I have another great book of his: "A guide to Central Australia" Sun Books 1972.
ISBN 0 7251 0136 9
But as you can see from the inside cover, he wrote a lot of other books. In the 1980's he wrote a lot for Overlander magazine - had a regular column.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008 at 08:55
Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008 at 08:55
G'day Phil
Ah yes, on search function I remember your comment :-)
My book cost 50c. Thought it would be a good one for the collection though I never read much on 4x4-ing, relying more on the School of Hard Knocks...LOL
That photo of the oil cans being buried is a classic!!!
Cheers
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