"Eyre - the forgotten explorer", by Ivan Rudolph, tells the great story of Edward John Eyre.
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/johneyre.htm
Amazing that survived, with one reason being his cultivation and use of aboriginal contacts.
He was only 25 (born 1815) when he set out to cross the Nullabor in 1840, but by that time was already an experienced bush explorer. The Nullabor nearly brought him undone, but several bits of luck allowed him to survive, arriving in Albany on July 6th, 1841.
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