Mailman of the Birdsville Track: The Story of Tom Kruse

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Hachette Australia, Feb 26, 2015 - Biography & Autobiography - 315 pages
The Birdsville Track is one of the best-known tracks in Australia, and for 20 years Tom Kruse was the mailman, battling 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.

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Mailman of the Birdsville Track: The story of Tom Kruse
Kristin Weidenbach
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Kristin Weidenbach
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About the author (2015)

Kristin Weidenbach became a writer after completing postdoctoral research at Stanford University in the United States. She has won several international awards for her writing and her articles have appeared in Science, Australian Geographic and academic publications. She is the author of THE MAILMAN OF THE BIRDSVILLE TRACK and the children's picture book, TOM THE OUTBACK MAILMAN, illustrated by Timothy Ide, and winner of the Eve Pownall Book of the Year Award, 2013.

Bibliographic information

TitleMailman of the Birdsville Track: The Story of Tom Kruse
AuthorKristin Weidenbach
Editionillustrated
PublisherHachette Australia, 2015
ISBN0733633285, 9780733633287
Length315 pages
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