Beyond the Big Bend

by Greg Barron

In the early 1850s everyone knows that the Murray River has potential for river traffic. It takes months for drays to bring stores to isolated stations, and sheds packed with wool bales wait for transport to market. The South Australian government offers a cash reward for the captains of the first two steam-powered vessels to not only arrive at the Murray, but travel upstream to the junction with the Darling. Two men answer the call. The first is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 064535113X
• ISBN13: 9780645351132
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Stories of Oz Publishing
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"