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'On Track tells the story of John Blay’s long-distance search for the Bundian Way, an important Aboriginal pathway between Mt Kosciuszko and Twofold Bay near Eden on the New South Wales far south coast. The 360-kilometre route traverses some of the nation’s most remarkable landscapes, from the highest place on the continent to the ocean.
'This epic bushwalking story uncovers the history, country and rediscovery of this significant track. Now heritage-listed, and thanks to the work of Blay and local Indigenous communities, the Bundian Way is set to be one of the great Australian walks.' (Publication summary)
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- Dyslexic edition.
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The Narrow, Green Land : John Blay's Back Country
2021
single work
essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , September / Spring vol. 80 no. 3 2021; (p. 94-107) 'John Blay is a humble Australian bushman who is uncomfortable about comparisons with Henry Thoreau, but let me explore the parallel a little. Now in his seventies, Blay lives at Eden on the south coast of New South Wales with his beloved forests at his back. He has spent 40 years exploring them on foot and celebrating them in writing, most recently in his book Wild Nature: Walking Australia’s South East Forests (2020). The book completes a trilogy that began with Trek Through the Back Country (1987) and continued with On Track: Searching out the Bundian Way (2015). Most of his writing is inspired by close, sustained engagement on foot with rugged, wild, untracked bush.' (Introduction) -
On Track: Searching Out the Bundian Way : Review
2015
single work
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , December vol. 39 no. 2015; (p. 299-301)
— Review of On Track : Searching Out the Bundian Way 2015 single work prose -
Scenic Trek into the Distant Past
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 October 2015; (p. 24-25)
— Review of On Track : Searching Out the Bundian Way 2015 single work prose -
Walking as Thought
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 375 2015; (p. 18)
— Review of On Track : Searching Out the Bundian Way 2015 single work prose
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Walking as Thought
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 375 2015; (p. 18)
— Review of On Track : Searching Out the Bundian Way 2015 single work prose -
Scenic Trek into the Distant Past
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 October 2015; (p. 24-25)
— Review of On Track : Searching Out the Bundian Way 2015 single work prose -
On Track: Searching Out the Bundian Way : Review
2015
single work
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , December vol. 39 no. 2015; (p. 299-301)
— Review of On Track : Searching Out the Bundian Way 2015 single work prose -
The Narrow, Green Land : John Blay's Back Country
2021
single work
essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , September / Spring vol. 80 no. 3 2021; (p. 94-107) 'John Blay is a humble Australian bushman who is uncomfortable about comparisons with Henry Thoreau, but let me explore the parallel a little. Now in his seventies, Blay lives at Eden on the south coast of New South Wales with his beloved forests at his back. He has spent 40 years exploring them on foot and celebrating them in writing, most recently in his book Wild Nature: Walking Australia’s South East Forests (2020). The book completes a trilogy that began with Trek Through the Back Country (1987) and continued with On Track: Searching out the Bundian Way (2015). Most of his writing is inspired by close, sustained engagement on foot with rugged, wild, untracked bush.' (Introduction)
Last amended 25 May 2022 15:02:21
Subjects:
- Mount Kosciuszko (Kosciusko), Snowy Mountains, Cooma - Snowy - Bombala area, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
- Twofold Bay, Eden area, Far South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales,
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