Giles and Tietkens set out to look for Gibson |
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| Title : | Giles and Tietkens set out to look for Gibson |
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| Creator : | Giles, Ernest, 1835-1897 | ||
| Source : | Geographic travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874, p. 193 | ||
| Place Of Creation : | Melbourne | ||
| Publisher : | Printed for the author by M'Carron, Bird | ||
| Date of creation : | 1875 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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William Tietkens prepared three pack horses and riding horses for himself and Ernest Giles, while Giles recuperated from his struggle in the desert. He suffered severe cramps after his long privations, and only the necessity of a search for the missing Gibson compelled him to leave the camp so soon. They set out on 2 May, the day after Giles' return to search for Alfred Gibson. Some rain had fallen, not enough to leave water on the ground or rocks, or fortunately to obliterate the tracks, but it cooled the air to a comfortable 70 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact Giles held little hope of Alfred Gibson being still alive. With a horse he should easily have reached the depot ahead of Giles. The horse had been Giles' own and was a good one. When they left the depot, one man, Jimmy Andrews, would be left by himself, but there was no choice in the matter. Giles could only trust he would be safe. |
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| Related names : | Gibson, Alfred, d. 1874 Giles, Ernest, 1835-1897 Tietkens, William Henry, 1844-1933 |
| Coverage year : | 1874 |
| Place : | Gibson Desert (WA) |
| Further reading : | Ernest Giles's explorations, 1872-76: South Australian parliamentary papers 1872-76 Adelaide: Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 2000 Giles, Ernest, Geographic travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874 Melbourne: Printed for the author by M'Carron, Bird, 1875 Ericksen, Ray, Ernest Giles, explorer and traveller, 1835-1897 Melbourne: Heinemann Australia, 1978 McLaren, Glen Beyond Leichhardt: bushcraft and the exploration of Australia South Fremantle, W.A.: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1996 |
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