Captain S A White.

Ornithologist and explorer Captain S A White made several journeys into outback South and Central Australia between 1911 and 1922.
In 1913 Captain White took his wife, Ethel, on a trip lasting over two months. They travelled by camel from Oodnadatta to Hermannsburg, to the Alice Springs Telegraph Station and south east back to Oodnadatta, noting such features as Chambers Pillar, the Finke, Simpson Gap, the MacDonnell Ranges and the station homesteads on the way.

This book is a lively, closely-observed account of the country, its few people — Aboriginal and European — its birds and other fauna, and its plant life.

White’s photographs, and a map, add to the book’s interest. To make the tiny type easier to read, the page size has been increased by 30%.

The introduction is by Dr Philip Jones, Head, Division of Anthropology, South Australian Museum.

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