Also The Last Explorer by Simon Nasht. $11.99 from iBooks Store
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> On 2 Dec 2015, at 15:56, George Appleby <> wrote:
>
> Hello all.
>
> There is a fair bit about the mainly unsung Hubert Wilkins around but it does
> take some digging. Dick Smith was a champion of him for a long time and
> funded and promoted related expeditions through Australian Geographic, so
> there are probably numerous articles about HW in the AG magazine. Otherwise
> there are a couple of books that are probably in libraries or available
> second hand. The one most likely to be of interest to Birding-ausers is
> Undiscovered Australia which started with a search for the Paradise Parrot in
> drought struck and Prickly Pear infested southern Queensland and ranging on
> collecting trips for fauna in tropical northern Australia. Owing to the
> support of the US, HW's papers are held (last time I checked) at the
> University of Ohio; this material would be a fascinating read if only a bit
> closer to Australia.
>
> My interest? Initially as HW was my great great uncle.
>
> regards,
>
> George.
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