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Bubsie and the Boys

The First Journey Around Australia by Car

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Bubsie and the Boys

By: David Riley
Narrated by: David Riley
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In the winter of 1925, a pair of 21-year-old men drove out of Perth in a small second-hand Citroen nicknamed “Bubsie” headed for Darwin. At the time, no motor vehicle had ever drive to Darwin from Perth and their borrowed Citroen had less horsepower than a modern-day lawn mower. There were no serviced roads north of Meekatharra and few petrol stations. With most of the routes north unmapped cattle station tracks, the boys—Nevill Westwood and Greg Davies—would need to rely on the generosity of cattle station managers for food and fuel.

Getting to Darwin was adventure enough, but their journey took an unexpected turn when a car dealer encouraged them to keep driving to the east coast instead of returning to Perth via steam ship. It was a journey that would make Australian motoring history—the first car to drive around Australia—and the original vehicle is now housed at the National Museum as a vehicle of national significance.

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Absolutely incredible! "Bubsie and the Boys" captivated our entire family from start to finish! We found ourselves reminiscing about our own lap and miracles we experienced. The storytelling is so engaging that we genuinely couldn't stop listening - it had us completely hooked. We especially loved the layered history lessons woven throughout about Aboriginal Australians and early Australian history. It's deeply saddening to confront some aspects of our past, but this book handles it with sensitivity and honesty. We appreciate the both the beauty and the painful truths.

Whole family completely hooked!!!

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