Bruce Simpson and the Glenormiston Relics

Derek Barry
August 21 2021 - 7:00am
Author of In Leichhardt's Footsteps, drover Bruce Simpson.
Author of In Leichhardt's Footsteps, drover Bruce Simpson.

I went for a walk with Bruce Simpson last week "in Leichhardt's footsteps". German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt disappeared in the Australian interior in 1848 with his team of men and animals on a quest to open up Australia to Europeans. Simpson was a drover and bushman who lived in many of the places opened up from Leichhardt explorations, including the place where he possibly died. Leichhardt's disappearance after leaving Mt Abundance remains a great Australian mystery littered with near misses of evidence.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options
Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

Get the latest Mt Isa news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.