The boundless Australian deserts are the stony lockers of many secrets – but the most enduring modern mystery to be held there is the fate of Ludwig Leichhardt, the strange Prussian scientist who ...

Along with a small band of artists, surveyors, historians, traditional owners, pastoralists and scientists, Bill retraced the 1844-45 journey in 2012-13, examining Ludwig Leichhardt and the ...

An historian who has studied the fate of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt says he has found some evidence of more trees marked 'L' in Queensland's west. Darrell Lewis has released a book into what happened ...

When explorer Ludwig Leichhardt departed from Jimbour on his journey to Port Essington north of Darwin in 1844, little did he know that nearly 200 years later intrepid followers would be replicating ...

"This is my 'Australian room'," the 73-year-old retired engineer declares in a wondrously guttural voice that belongs to another century. He points to a large linen wall-hanging depicting a map of ...

My aim when I write a novel is to take my readers, and myself, on a journey back in time. The allure of delving into the past, of stumbling upon long-lost stories and uncovering the possible truths ...

An image from the cover of The Leichhardt Diaries: Early Travels in Australia During 1842-44, published by the Queensland Museum.(Conrad Martens' Forest, Cunningham's | Gap (1856), Queensland Art ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. When Ludwig Leichhardt was a young boy he didn't know much about his famous namesake – the 19 th ...

He travelled from Brisbane to Darwin following the footsteps of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt. Over 15 months he detailed the explorer's life through his sketches, which he later turned into paintings.

One of Australia’s most enduring mysteries — the unsolved disappearance of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt — is the backdrop for a new book. My aim when I write a novel is to take my readers, and myself, ...

One of Australia’s most enduring mysteries — the unsolved disappearance of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt — is the backdrop for a new book. My aim when I write a novel is to take my readers, and myself, ...