The expedition waits for their gear to dry |
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| Title : | The expedition waits for their gear to dry |
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| Creator : | Madigan, C. T. (Cecil Thomas), 1889-1947 | ||
| Source : | C. T. Madigan, PRG 43/1 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1939 | ||
| Format : | Diary | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
Cecil Madigan set out in 1939 to conduct a scientific exploration of the Simpson Desert. The expedition on 17 June was still at camp 8 and waiting for their gear to dry out after rain. Madigan recorded that the rain penetrated 15 inches into the sand. They also collected some rainwater in ground sheets to supplement the 232 gallons they had started out with. Madigan recorded the variety of birds seen. It was from this camp that the expedition made the first of their national broadcasts using a Traeger pedal set. The expedition consisted of Cecil Madigan, geologist and leader; RL Croker, botanist; HO Fletcher, biological collector; D Marshall, photographer; RA Simpson, wireless operator; A Hubbard, cook; Jack Bejah, head camel man, assisted by Nur Mahommed Moocha; and Andrew an Aboriginal man from Marree. The expedition went by truck to Andado station and from there proceeded to cross the desert using camels, supplied by Bejah Dervish, Jack Bejah's father. |
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| Related names : | Madigan, C. T., (Cecil Thomas), 1889-1947 Traeger, Alfred Hermann, 1895-1980 |
| Coverage year : | 1939 |
| Region : | Flinders Ranges and Far North - Outback |
| Further reading : | Madigan, C. T. Crossing the dead heart Melbourne: Georgian House, 1946 Royal Society of South Australia The Simpson Desert Expedition, 1939 : scientific reports Adelaide: The Society, 1944-1948 Bonython, C. Warren Walking the Simpson Desert [Adelaide]: Rigby, 1980 Shephard, Mark The Simpson Desert: natural history and human endeavour Adelaide: Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South Australian Branch) and Giles Publications, 1992 |
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