Jack Absalom's: In The Steps Of Charles Sturt

From his home at Broken Hill, Jack Absalom retraces the journey of the English explorer Charles Sturt who was convinced the centre of Australia contained a vast inland sea.
Sturt's journey was one of great hardship as his party was drought bound for over 6 months at one location, ravaged by scurvy and attacked by wild Aboriginals on whose waters the party had camped.
The story tells of the gold rush following Sturt's explorations, of the peril still to be encountered and some novel direction finding techniques.