Show Logan Utah Thursday June 28 M3 The HraW Jwrnal- -lf 5 Trekking Across Australia By Jonathan Stone Australian Information Bureau ADELAIDE Australia — Three women living in Adelaide the South Australian capital are walking 1300 miles across the continent from south to north in hopes of becoming the first women to cross Australia on foot With two men who are im- migrants from the Netherlands and also living in Adelaide they comprise the first expedition to attempt a crossing of the continent on foot this century leader of the group is Bob Mossel 37 who immigrated 'here 18 years ago The other members are his brother Vim 35 who has been 16 years in Australia Sharks Dolak 18 darkroom assistant who came to Adelaide from Chechoslovakia four years ago Annabelle Douglas-Hil- l 20 laboratory technician and Sue Thompson 24 a typist They headed north from Port Augusta at the head of Spencer Gulf in South Australia on May 20 and plan to reach the Gulf of Carpentaria at the mouth of the Albert River by late August averaging about 16 miles a day They will retrace the steps of the Burke and Wills expedition of 1861 What she does not bother to From Port Augusta the party to the sea are mangrove swamps will walk through the Flinders which are impassable on foot mention is that she is deaf A she spent last Ranges to Copley thence to die trekkers will paddle down g and working Marree and up the Birdsville the river on a raft or in a boat year Track into Queensland by way of Bob Mossel who is a pilot has her way from Adelaide round the Bedourio and Boulia to Cl recently flown over the route eastern coast of Australia to much of which has been flooded Cooktown Queensland and ap(population proximately 3500) the largest by the heaviest rains in more bock town they will pass through on than 10 years Recently she has been rock their long march "We shall certainly have a climbing in Victoria's Grampian From Clonrurry they will varied hike—from drifting sands Ranges “just to loosen up” follow the course of the to what may well prove to be an Sharka Dolak eager for the Irichhardt River leaving it to embarrassment of mud and adventure though she was swing to Burketown and finally water" he said claimed to be leaving one of her Food and equipment depots "great loves” behind— her bearing bail: to the east to meet th Albert River at a point about have been established and the German Shepherd seven miles from its mouth in of the Royal Flying Rexy whom she has owned the Gulf of Carpentaria Doctor Service has been since he was five weeks old Because these last few miles guaranteed The Mossel brothers will carry In return the party will carry a packs and the women small quantity of mail featuring about 40 lbs each a special cover proceeds of Bob and Bill will be carrying which wiU go to the Service an impressive array of Mr Mossel who with his They equipment photographic brother has roamed over many are experts in Its use of and Australia remote areas An Adelaide television station Papua New Guinea said he had has first option on a film record decided to organize the ex- of the treck and Bob proposes to it was because pedition write a book about it hitch-hikin- ry ld 70-l- b something which offered a challenge to him personally and to include women because it was something which women had not before attempted They were chosen from 16 applicants after many testing hikes in recent months Sue Thompson who sees the long walk as a personal challenge is very fit and is a Judo expert Although she has been cam-pn- g and hiking often she admits she "has never attempted anything even remotely like He recently published a book illustrated by more 104-pa- ge THREE WOMEN and twa men have begun continent on foot Above Annabelle Douglas-Hil- l than 200 color photographs about 11 remote areas of walking across Australia from south to north helps Sue Thompson adjust her park during a Australia and Papua New The women hope to be the first to cross the recent hush walk exercise Guinea which he visited with New Guinea is currently battery Bill An item on the menu will be aircraft operated Entitled WHERE NO ROAD showing throughout Australia frequency distress beacon with a mung beans which sprout roots Australia's and has attracted wide publicity GOES South and swell when soaked in water range ground-to-a-ir Governor Sir Mark Oliphant in newspapers on radio and on distress and an signals They expand to about fivp television wrote the preface for it be times their normal size and are emergency water still-- will Bill's 16mm color film on Among some 250 lbs of dehydrated food including dried then substantial and highly Australia’s north and Papua equipment— which includes a bananas peaches and sultanas nutritious fresh vegetables 100-mil- AT THI SOUTH END OF SUITHFIILD this" a Annabelle Douglas-Hi- ll member of the Adelaide Club for two years says' she has no reason for wanting to walk across Australia except that she thinks it “will be Bush-walker- s’ good fun” Anti-Smokin- g PRICES GOOD THRU SATURDAY - It's SAl£M Ore (UPI) against the law today to smoke at a state government meeting OF THE “trekkiag across Australia" expedition include Sue Thompson MEMBERS Bob Mossel Annabelle Douglas Hill BUI Mossel and Shnrfca Dolak Service photos) (Australian Information in Oregon Gov Tom McCall signed a bill Wednesday banning smoking at such gatherings It took Swift's All Beef FRANCIS effect immediately 12 ox pkg 5 1 U COUNTRY STYLE DAKIQY HAMBURGER and HOT DOG BUHS 39’ X Fresh Danish CIIICKEII BREASTS SWEET ROLLS Thick Sliced Y Specialized Decorated WEDDING CAKES Up to 20 in 6 tier POTATOES New Rad or Whitt FUDGE CICLES I19 CRUNCH CICLES I19 A Cartifraih 4 Western Family 22 oz SYRUP 38c lOOcl American Beauty 24 oz ELBOW SHELL SALAD RONI WEEKLY Canned Pep BUDGET SAVERS SPECIAL PRICES J Sandrosa X 2 l2Gal TURKEY BOLOGNA a BREAD C4 SHASTA 1U for 1 Bake Rite a AA 0 u OO a aaa L i 99 a to Western Family PEANUT BUTTER Kleenex Jumbo w for 1 ca a 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