The burden of leadership |
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| Title : | The burden of leadership |
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| Creator : | Giles, Ernest, 1835-1897 | ||
| Source : | Australia twice traversed ..., volume 2 p. 201 | ||
| Place Of Creation : | London | ||
| Publisher : | Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington | ||
| Date of creation : | 1889 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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Giles's fourth expedition was equipped with camels from Elder's Beltana stud and in this passage Giles praises their quality. He also writes of the strain and responsibilty of leadership with six other men dependent on him to get them through safely. They were enjoying the luxury of a plentiful supply of water after an arduous march of some 16 days since they had filled their casks at Boundary Dam. Giles was searching for a useful route between Adelaide and Perth, and having previously explored further north and discovered Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and Lake Amadeus, on this expedition used a more southerly route hoping for better conditions. Water however, in sufficient quantities for men and camels was difficult to find. |
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| Related names : | Giles, Ernest, 1835-1897 Elder, Thomas, Sir, 1818-1897 |
| Coverage year : | 1875 |
| Region : | Flinders Ranges and Far North - Outback |
| Further reading : | Giles, Ernest, Australia twice traversed: the romance of exploration, being a narrative compiled from the journals of five exploring expeditions into and through central South Australia and Western Australia, from 1872 to 1876 Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964 Ernest Giles's explorations, 1872-76: South Australian parliamentary papers 1872-76 Adelaide: Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 2000 Ericksen, Ray, Ernest Giles, explorer and traveller, 1835-1897 Melbourne: Heinemann Australia, 1978 |
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