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Hi Barry

I have not read that book, but one that I have and had the effect that you could not put it down was the book "Too Many Spears" by Peter Pinney and Estelle Runck.

It follows the first white person to set up the outpost at Somerset at the tip of the Cape, Frank Jardine who was the Government Resident and Police Magistrate.

If you can get hold of it is a great read.



Cheers



Stephen

G'day Barry.Read his book a few years ago, and met Rodney at Groper Ck. when he was visiting friends who were camped near us. Interesting book, and an interesting man to talk to. Cheers.

Roger B...

Yes and its in my hands now. I bought it from Rodney in 1998 and he has signed and autographed it for me. We met him in Weipa just perchance!

Have it here and its worth reading Barry - it describes how various indeginous groups migrated to Australia and carried wars of extermination against other locals , and goes into various shipwrecks and other unsavory incidents - quite an eye opener really.

Throws a different light onto the early colonization of this country.

Hi Barry,

I haven't read that particular book but have recently read the diary of Ludwig Leichhardt (his Overland Expedition to Gulf country), and 'Australia Twice Traversed' by Ernest Giles. They were particulary interesting.

Have also read 'The Dig Tree' by Sarah Murgatroyd...a fantastic read! and 'Where is Here? 350 years of Exploring Australia' By Tim Flannery.
Ciurrently planning a trip out to some of the Country explored by Burke and Wills....if it is dry enough later in the Winter.

Still to read Sturts and William Landsboroughs journals but it has re-ignited my appetite for early European exploration of this wonderful Country.

I have them all on my Kindle e reader so can take them with us and re read bits when we are on the road.


In addition I ordered some books from the EO Shop yesterday also on Australian exploration and look forward to receiving them soon....

Regards,

Heather
Heather