The Dog Fence

A Journey Across the Heart of Australia

Nonfiction, Travel, Australia & Oceania, History
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Author: James Woodford ISBN: 9781921834912
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company Publication: July 5, 2004
Imprint: Text Publishing Language: English
Author: James Woodford
ISBN: 9781921834912
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
Publication: July 5, 2004
Imprint: Text Publishing
Language: English

The Dog Fence is an enthralling account of a most unusual journey over sand, gibber plains and salt lakes. It is about the hazards of travel, the lessons of history and the passion and resilience of the men and women on the land.

At 5400 kilometres, the Dog Fence is one of the longest man-made structures on Earth. It slices across Australia's desert heart, dividing the continent to keep dingoes away from livestock.

James Woodford embarks on a journey to follow its length, travelling some of the loneliest and harshest country in the world. He begins on a clifftop overlooking the Great Australian Bight and ends in the foothills of Queensland's Bunya Mountains. He meets many of the remarkable people who maintain this amazing barrier as he passes through rocket ranges, nuclear test areas, sacred sites and places where nineteenth-century explorers perished.

'Award-winning author James Woodford follows the fence on an epic journey through some of the loneliest and harshest country in the world…A thrilling account of a little known Australia, this is a funny, warm and compelling tale of the outback, bushmen and wildlife.' Age

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The Dog Fence is an enthralling account of a most unusual journey over sand, gibber plains and salt lakes. It is about the hazards of travel, the lessons of history and the passion and resilience of the men and women on the land.

At 5400 kilometres, the Dog Fence is one of the longest man-made structures on Earth. It slices across Australia's desert heart, dividing the continent to keep dingoes away from livestock.

James Woodford embarks on a journey to follow its length, travelling some of the loneliest and harshest country in the world. He begins on a clifftop overlooking the Great Australian Bight and ends in the foothills of Queensland's Bunya Mountains. He meets many of the remarkable people who maintain this amazing barrier as he passes through rocket ranges, nuclear test areas, sacred sites and places where nineteenth-century explorers perished.

'Award-winning author James Woodford follows the fence on an epic journey through some of the loneliest and harshest country in the world…A thrilling account of a little known Australia, this is a funny, warm and compelling tale of the outback, bushmen and wildlife.' Age

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