In the Tracks of Old Bluey : The Life Story of Nat Buchanan

Written by his great-grandaughter, this is the story of Nat Buchanan – the first European to cross the Barkly Tablelands from east to west, and first to take a large herd of breeding cattle from Queensland to the Top End of the Northern Territory. Nat created a droving record when he supervised the movement of 20,000 head of cattle over this route. He established the first station in the Victoria River District of the Northern Territory. – Wave Hill. Other firsts – cattle to the East Kimberley in West Australia, to stock Ord River Downs; to cross the Murranji country with men and stock; to take cattle overland for the East Kimberley District to the Murchison River in WA; Europen to cross the Tanami Desert from Tennant Creek in the NT to Sturt Creek in WA. Opened up the vast pastoral areas of North Western Australia, enabling the Duracks, Emmanuels and MacDonalds to follow. pp. xiv, 188, illusts #0418.1220X/110122 ISBN 10: 1875998195 ISBN 13: 9781875998197