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Michael Terry Michael Terry i(A56252 works by)
Born: Established: 3 May 1899 Gateshead, Durham (County),
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1981
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1918
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1 Chugga-Kurri Michael Terry , 1991 extract autobiography (The Last Explorer : The Autobiography of Michael Terry, FRGS, FRGSA)
— Appears in: North of the Ten Commandments : A Collection of Northern Territory Literature 1991; (p. 160-161) Author and companions come across the fabled Chugga-Kurri, or Hidden Basin: a fertile area in the midst of the desert.
1 y separately published work icon The Last Explorer : The Autobiography of Michael Terry, FRGS, FRGSA Michael Terry , Canberra : Australian National University Press , 1987 Z960403 1987 single work autobiography
1 1 y separately published work icon Hidden Wealth and Hiding People Michael Terry , London New York (City) : G. P. Putnam's Sons , 1931 Z1790036 1931 single work prose travel
1 y separately published work icon Through a Land of Promise : With Gun, Car and Camera in the Heart of Northern Australia Michael Terry , London : Herbert Jenkins , 1927 Z1522069 1927 single work prose travel
1 y separately published work icon Across Unknown Australia Michael Terry , London : Herbert Jenkins , 1925 Z1719431 1925 single work autobiography travel In 1923, Michael Terry bought an old Ford automobile with the intention of crossing northern Australia from east to west. However, the trip had to be postponed when mislaid mail wreaked havoc with his arrangements with his intended travelling partner. Whilst having a beer in a pub in Winton, though, Terry's attention was caught by a stockman he overheard talking among a group of men. He approached the stockman with an invitation to accompany him on his exploratory journey and, to Terry's surprise, the stockman, Richard (Dick) Yockney, accepted. The two shortly thereafter set off on what was to be a journey of endurance, marvel and survival across largely roadless and uncharted territory which, at one point, almost cost them their lives.
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