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'The vast deserts of Outback Australia hold many secrets, but there's one great mystery which stands out among all others - the mystery of the lost Leichhardt expedition. In April 1848 Ludwig Leichhardt and six other men set out westward from the Queensland frontier, heading for Swan River settlement in Western Australia. They never arrived. Somewhere in the immensity of the Outback, then almost completely unknown to Europeans, the entire expedition disappeared. For more than 160 years supposed clues to the fate of the expedition have been discovered - human skeletons, old guns and rock paintings, Aboriginal stories of white men being massacred or perishing of thirst, trees marked 'L' or old wagon tracks beyond the frontier. Official and private expeditions have followed up leads, but nothing conclusive has been found. This book draws together and summarises all the search expeditions, assesses the validity of all the claimed 'Leichhardt' relics and the various theories proposed - all the attempts to answer the perplexing question, Where is Dr Leichhardt? ' (Source: TROVE)
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Contents:
pt. 1 The Northern Route
1.Central Queensland
2.The Gulf and Roper River Country
3.The Tanami-Victoria River Region
pt. 2 The East-West Route
4.The South and South-East Simpson
5.The North-East and North Simpson
6.Western Australia
7.Discussion.
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- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Where Is Dr. Leichhardt? : The Greatest Mystery in Australian History [Book Review]
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Territory Historical Studies , no. 25 2014; (p. 174-176)
— Review of Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History 2013 single work non-fiction -
Review : Where Is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 8 no. 3 2014;
— Review of Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History 2013 single work non-fiction -
[Untitled]
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Politics & History , vol. 60 no. 1 2014; (p. 132-133)
— Review of Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History 2013 single work non-fiction -
The Man and His Mission
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 January 2014; (p. 22)
— Review of Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History 2013 single work non-fiction -
[Review] : Where is Dr Liechhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , December vol. 37 no. 2013; (p. 189-191)
— Review of Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History 2013 single work non-fiction
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[Review] : Where is Dr Liechhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , December vol. 37 no. 2013; (p. 189-191)
— Review of Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History 2013 single work non-fiction -
The Man and His Mission
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 January 2014; (p. 22)
— Review of Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History 2013 single work non-fiction -
[Untitled]
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Politics & History , vol. 60 no. 1 2014; (p. 132-133)
— Review of Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History 2013 single work non-fiction -
Review : Where Is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 8 no. 3 2014;
— Review of Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History 2013 single work non-fiction -
Where Is Dr. Leichhardt? : The Greatest Mystery in Australian History [Book Review]
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Territory Historical Studies , no. 25 2014; (p. 174-176)
— Review of Where is Dr Leichhardt? The Greatest Mystery in Australian History 2013 single work non-fiction
- Simpson Desert, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
- Roper River area, East Arnhem Land, Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,
- Tanami Desert, Central Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
- Victoria River area, Central Northern Territory, Northern Territory,