Photographs of Aussie Characters

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Photographs of Australian Characters

Each one famous in their own right - a brief description is included.
Most have been interviewed and we have more images in our library.

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'Eddie the Camel Man'

Bomber Johnson
Bomber studied for his pilots licence while droving cattle by the
light of the camp fire. He is one of the most respected men in far western Queensland for his flying feats to save people.
Bomber still flies and is the caretaker of the historic
Burke and Wills Dig Tree.

Ada Miller _00100 Ada, Camoweal, Qld, is dedicated to preserving th memories of the men and women of the outback.	Bert_00100 Bert drove the flood truck for Thargomindah Shire Council for 25 years before retiring in Thargo and naming his shack aptly 'Bertsville'.	Ferret_00100 Shearer Ferret takes a break with companion Jess, 18 years old.
Weathered hands but warm heart_0017	Bunjie & family, Cape York Qld_0020	Helicopter pilot Bunjie, Cape York, Qld_0017
Peter McRae at the Bilby Fence in Currawinya National Park. Peter has worked tirelessly to save the endangered bilby.	Peter McRae & Bilby_00003	Peter McRae & Bilby_00001
Jeff the Purple Wiggle	Doug Langdon_0053 Doug Langdon discovered the Muttaburrasaurus langdoni.	Merv & Bub Merv who is blind, runs the Windorah Service Station with his wife Bub and can still pull a motor down and rebuild it.
Joe _0132 Leaning over the counter of the family store Joe Freckleton quietly and proudly recalls that Freckleton's Store in Camooweal has been trading since 1900.	Steve Margaritis_0129 Has carved over 1000 emu eggs.	Colin Malone_0016 Colin oversees the largest cattle yards in Australia at Julia Creek.
Dianne and Chumpy_0006	Joe and John_0006 Left the high life of Brisbane for Muttaburra and run Outback Queensland Canoe Kayak Paddle-Wheeler Hire on the Thompson River.	Peter_0002 Peter Weston flies the skies herding cattle around the Hughenden district. He averages 1,000 hours a year and is well recognised as one of the safest Heli-pilots in the north.
Cowgirl_0072	Drover_0073	The 'Dug Hotel'_0036
AKF_0083 Deborah Tabart, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Koala Foundation	AKF_0079 Deborah Tabart, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Koala Foundation	KJ Costello _0001 A descendent of the Costello's form 'Kings in Grass Castles' KJ is another amazing character.
Stumpy Malone _0297	Stumpy Malone _0305	Stumpy Malone _0301
Stumpy Malone _0308 Taught in droving camps by the acclaimed Monty Scobie, Stumpy Malonne is considered one of the most talented whip makers in Australia.	Stumpy Malone _0294	Ted and Tom Brothers Ted and Tom on the famous Kidman owned Narilyco Station. Ted and Tom's children make the third generation to have worked for the company.
John Lever_0020 Expert on crocs John Lever, Rockhampton, Qld has built an extraordinary business on the much feared salt water crocodiles.	Dogger Don_0141 He lives a life hunting dingoes to protect the lives of stock in western Queensland.	Dogger Don_0130
Frank_0004	Frank_0008 At 90 years of age Frank still keeps the coldies flowing at the iconic Birdsville Hotel	Frank and Frank_0001 At the Birdsville Hotel
Peter Brown of Rubyvale, Qld. Peter is one of the finest gem cutters and a world leading authority on sapphires_0070	Peter and Eileen Brown_0119 Eileen came to the sapphire fields as a backpacker from California and fell in love with not only the man but also the gem. Their Rubyvale Gem Gallery is gaining recognition as one of the best places to buy investment stones.	Val_0008 Val runs the Middleton Hotel in western Queensland, one of the most remote pubs in Australia.
Maureen_0014 An amazing lady who has lead an ever amazing life. Maureen was raised moving around the outback with her father, a fence and yard builder who built the heritage listed Monrika Yards. She has seen the Min Min Light, beat men in shearing comps and much much more!	Maureen_0001	Nev Bullen Orphaned at six weeks of age, Nev has returned to Muttaburra, Qld where he devotes his time to protecting the history and showing visitors around - all for free because he loves it. Nev Bullen
RFDS pilot - the saviours of many outback people.	John Beadmore - has the most complete collection of Australian parrots in his backyard on his property 'Rosehill' west of St George. His fascination with birds started in the 1930's as he would walk home from school.	Tar Pot of Windorah
Tar Pot of Windorah	Richie and Bernie Searle at their store in Winton Qld._0073	Wicksy Outback character and great bloke!_0004
Wolfgang John Wolfgang escaped life as one of the most acclaimed fabric designers to Birdsville where he pursues his passion of painting.	Annabel Tully Outback artist_0003	Davida and Terry walked to Cape York, fell in love with its unique beauty and now run the famous Croc Tent
Condamine Jack A poet and man of the bush	Norman_ 007 Norman Donpon with his amazing collection of petrified wood which he has donated to the Miles Historic Village. Norman is holding a slab of tree fern - Osmundaceae - Grammatocautis donponi.gen, which he discovered.	Dorothy at Springsure in Qld, is besotted by dolls so much in fact she has had to build a separate house for them!
Mark_2031 Ex F1-11 pilot and one of the acclaimed 'Top Guns' Mark now leads tours to Cape York, Queensland	Jim Crombie Born on the banks of the Diamantina River near Birdsville, Aboriginal elder Jim spent his working life from the age of ten as a stockmen.	Australia's most northern mainland family - now for the the third generation - John and Jacki Mulholland with children.
Cowboy hats rule in the town of Injune.	Rob_0050 Rob Boegheim of Hema took over the mapping business built by his parents.	Rainworth_0063 Sister Lorna Smith and Colleen McLaughlin remain on the property where the historic Rainworth Fort stands.
Colleen_0073 Colleen McLaughlin at 60 years of age published her first book of poetry "Tracks of Yesteryear"	Colleen_0082 Colleen at Rainworth Fort, Springsure	Battery_0001 Bob Mark at the Venus Gold Battery in Charters Towers - the largest and oldest in Australia. Bob worked here in numerous jobs including shovelling cyanide with what was then considered appropriate OH&S procedures - a long handled shovel!