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https://static.timesnewsgroup.com.au/prod/uploads/sites/9/2022/12/DSC_0008-scaled.jpg25601707AS a young man, Dr Fred Cahir found himself stranded along the Nullarbor Plain, running out of food and water. He lived to tell the tale, but said he decided to find out as much as he could about how to survive in the bush. “When I explored the archives and our pioneering peoples’ journals [...]Read More...