Len beadell biography

Len Beadell - Courtesy Anne Beadell

Len Beadell has been rightly called the 'last great Australian explorer.' With a small team of men, Len helped to open up vast areas of the outback by putting through unsealed roads.

Len was born in Sydney in 1923 and developed an interest in surveying early in life. His scout master (John Richmond) was a surveyor and took his troop on weekend excursions around the Sydney area. Len proved to be a more than competent student when it came to survey work and it was during these weekend expeditions that Len first developed his abiding affection for the bush.

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When Len finished school he was lucky, as John Richmond managed to get him a temporary position with the Sydney Water Board doing what Len loved most - survey work. Len could hardly believe his luck as he was now being paid to do the thing he loved most.

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