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Mailman of the Birdsville Track:

The Story of Tom Kruse
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Hachette Livre Australia., 2005 - Political Science - 286 pages
The Birdsville Track is one of the best-known - and loneliest - tracks in Australia, and for twenty years Tom was the mailman, battling the searing heat, floods and mechanical breakdowns. He made the run every fortnight, and was a lifeline to the isolated settlements and stations along the way, delivering everything from letters to essential supplies. The Track is still just that - a track through the desert and sandhills. Tom began in the days before reliable vehicles, good communications and air access in case of emergency. He made running repairs to his truck, he loaded and unloaded tons of stores to ferry his cargo across flooded creeks. He kept people in touch with the outside world - and was sometimes caught up in the grief of a lonely death. Tom Kruse always got the mail through - come drought, hell or high water. It is the classic story of the Australian outback, and captures part of Australian history that is fast vanishing.

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User Review  - Garry Griffin - Goodreads

In the May school holidays in 1975 I went with some friends on an XL250 Honda trailbike up the Birdsville Track. A few years before (1971) I had gone as part of an expedition across the Simpson Desert ... Read full review

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User Review  - Goldenwattle - Goodreads

An interesting read, bringing to life the Birdsville Track and surrounds. Tom Kruse was a very capable 'bushy'. Read full review

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TitleMailman of the Birdsville Track: The Story of Tom Kruse
AuthorKristin Weidenbach
Editionillustrated
PublisherHachette Livre Australia., 2005
ISBN0733620302, 9780733620300
Length286 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / General
Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration
Social Science / Sociology / Rural
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