Nomad was Our Guide, A: The Story of a Journey Through the Land of the Wongi, the Central Desert of Australia, 1953

WEST AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL

“This is the story of the 1953 journey by the first motorized party to make the crossing from the western side of Australia to the Rawlinson Ranges in Central Australia & of the return journey through the sand dunes of the Gibson Desert…”

Diary of 1953 motorized trip, through Wongi land, Central Desert of Australia; trip an unsuccesful search for iron box, rumoured to have been left by the Leichhardt Expedition which disappeared in 1848; box reportedly seen by Aboriginal people; discussions with the Laverton Aborigines regarding box location; guides were Big Jimmy, Mitawalinya and Boondaroo; visits to Cosmo Newberry and to Warburton Mission; contacts with Aboriginal people and observations on their food, weapons, living conditions, way of life etc.; Mitawalinya’s visit to Perth.

First Edition.

• iv, 188 p. : ill., ports, (some col.) ; 21 cm. #281223/100424 SCARCE

• Grayden, William, 1920- — Diaries
• Wongi (Australian people)
• Legislators — Western Australia — Diaries
• Deserts — Australia — Description and travel
• Voyages and travels
• Settlement and contacts – Explorers
• Ngaatjatjara people (A43) (WA SG50-12)
• Settlement and contacts – 20th Century
• Cosmo Newberry (SE WA SG51-14, SH51-02)
• Rawlinson map area (Central WA Warburton SG52-02)
• Warburton map area (E Vic Gippsland SJ55-06)