BUSH BASHERS

In this book, Len Beadell tells the story of his second road across Australia which was driven 1600 kilometres from east to west, from south Australia through to west Australia through the heart of the great Victoria desert. Construction took years, as the road was driven through the almost impenetrable mulga scrub and over sand ridges which until beadell's bulldozer came along had stopped everything but camels. In his own inimitable style, Len Beadell tells the story with an eye for the human and humorous details that make a memorable enterprise into a lively and readable tale.

Soft laminated cover. 163 pages. approx. 207mm X 136mm. APN 9781864367348  (2003). RRP $16.95

STILL IN THE BUSH

Len Beadell's descriptions of the country side, the adventures the team experienced, and the Australian bush characters they encountered are by turns illuminating and hilarious. His high spirited account of the work that had to be done ' before they called it Woomera' makes vivid and entertaining reading.

Soft laminated cover. 175 pages. approx. 207mm X 136mm. APN 9781864367348   RRP $16.95

TOO LONG IN THE BUSH

Too Long in the bush is the story of how, from 1956 to 1958, Len Beadell and his team made the first road to cross central Australia from east to west. On the way he built the Giles Meteorological station and aerodrome before moving on to skirt the edge of the infamous Gibson Desert. In the telling of their adventures, Beadell's happy nature keeps the tale bubbling along with humorous touches that make this remarkable journey one that every armchair traveller will enjoy.

Soft laminated cover. 176 pages. approx. 207mm X 136mm. APN 9781864367195 . RRP $16.95

BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH

When your grader breaks down in the middle of the desert, there's only one thing you can do- attach it to your bulldozer and tow it back to civilisation. Len Beadell recounts in his own colourful style the outstanding events in its construction,

Soft laminated cover. 195 pages. approx. 207mm X 136mm. APN 9781864367188  RRP $16.95

END OF AN ERA

Len Beadell's team had to contend with flat tyres and broken gear boxes as well as all the natural difficulties of the outback country of seemingly never ending sand hills and limitless Spinifex plains, in searing heat, bitter cold and violent wind storms. but regardless of these conditions, the team maintained a  much needed sense of humour  and an awareness of taking part in an exciting venture.

 Soft laminated cover. 206pages. approx. 207mm X 136mm. APN 9781864367331. RRP $16.95

BLAST THE BUSH

With the road building exploits described in TOO LONG IN THE BUSH behind him, Beadell was the perfect choice for the task of selecting and preparing the location for the weapons testing trials. With his characteristic humour and embellished with his own cartoons, Beadell tells the story of the people who worked on the project and he recounts the sequence of events that led up to the gigantic explosion that was to BLAST THE BUSH.

Soft laminated cover. 212 pages. approx. 207mm X 136mm. APN 9781864367362 . RRP $16.95