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This article provides an overview of people who have walked across Australia, a list of people currently walking across Australia, and information for individuals considering such a walk.

Distances involved

People who have walked across Australia typically chose to walk from either of the geographical extremes of the continent, or from directly opposed cities on opposite shores of the continent. These would typically include the western-most city of Perth to the eastern-most city of Sydney; or the northern-most city of Darwin to the southern-most city of Hobart.

Latitudinal

Walking uninterrupted for 8 hours per day at an average walking speed of 4.3 km/h, the walk between the two cities should take 109 days to complete. Despite the marginal increase in distance, walking cross-country would invariably take longer due to the lower rate of speed when walking on unsealed surfaces.

Longitudinal

Walking uninterrupted for 8 hours per day at an average walking speed of 4.3 km/h, the walk between the two cities should take 116 days to complete (excluding the time lost on the ferry between Melbourne and Devonport). Despite the marginal increase in distance, walking cross-country would invariably take longer due to the lower rate of speed when walking on unsealed surfaces.

Circumambulation

Circumambulation of Australia is difficult and rarely attempted. From the people who have successfully circumambulated the continent, it took a range of 217–238 days to run around; and between 365–401 days if walking. Distances involved are in the vicinity of 14,300 km,[1] depending on the route taken.

Completed journeys

The names of the individuals who have walked across Australia have been listed below in chronological order. Sources for data contained within this table have been listed within the body of the article, or where not readily available, directly from the individual concerned.

Name Start date Finish date Duration Starting location Finishing location Direction
Robert Burke 20 August 1860 9 February 1861 174 days Melbourne Normanton ‡ S>N
William Wills 20 August 1860 9 February 1861 174 days Melbourne Normanton ‡ S>N
John King 20 August 1860 9 February 1861 174 days Melbourne Normanton ‡ S>N
Dave Kunst 3 November 1973 20 July 1974 260 days Fremantle Sydney W>E
George Perdon August 1973 1973 47 days Fremantle Sydney W>E
Tony Rafferty August 1973 October 1973 74 days Fremantle Gold Coast W>E
Ron Grant 1983 1983 217 days Brisbane Brisbane CIR
Sarah Fulcher 1985 1985 96 days unknown unknown unknown
Steven Newman 1 July 1985 20 June 1986 293 days Darwin Melbourne N>S
Roger Scott 6 August 1988 22 November 1988 109 days Darwin Dover N>S
Ffyona Campbell 11 September 1988 14 December 1988 95 days Sydney Fremantle E>W
Nobby Young 1 March 1993 1 March 1994 365 days Sydney Sydney CIR
Robert Garside unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
Polly Letofsky 29 October 2000 22 July 2001 267 days Melbourne Port Douglas S>N
Jon Muir 18 May 2001 22 September 2001 128 days Port Augusta Burketown S>N
Deborah DeWilliams 11 September 2003 15 October 2004 401 days Hobart Melbourne CIR
John Olsen 2004 unknown 167 days Cape York South East Cape N>S
Jesper Olsen 31 October 2004 11 February 2005 104 days Sydney Perth E>W
Colin Ricketts 4 January 2005 17 January 2006 379 days Adelaide Adelaide CIR
Jeff Johnson 5 April 2007 2 September 2007 151 days Port Augusta Kurumba S>N
Deanna Sorenson 2 May 2008 unknown unknown Perth Sydney W>E
Mike Mitchell 5 May 2008 12 May 2009 372 days Cape York Wilsons Promontory N>S
Gary Hause 19 May 2008 2 November 2008 168 days Cairns Torquay N>S
John Olsen 18 June 2008 3 January 2009 200 days Steep Point Cape Byron W>E
Mike Pauly 2009 unknown unknown Perth Melbourne W>E
Dave Phoenix 1 August 2008 8 January 2009 161 days Melbourne Kurumba S>N
Mark Gibben 22 February 2009 18 May 2009 86 days Perth Sydney W>E
Leigh & Sam Thomson-Matthews 8 March 2010 3 July 2010 118 days Perth Melbourne W>E
Sarah Mycroft 4 April 2010 27 November 2010 238 days Sydney Sydney CIR

‡ Normanton did not exist upon Burke, Wills and King arriving. The site of the town however is widely accepted as the northern-most destination of the Victorian Exploring Expedition.

Robert Burke

Main article: Robert O'Hara Burke

Robert O'Hara Burke was an Irish soldier and police officer, who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was the leader of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north. The expedition left Melbourne on 20 August 1860 with a total of 19 men, 27 camels and 23 horses. Burke, along with William Wills, John King and Charley Gray, reached the mangroves on the estuary of the Flinders River near where the town of Normanton now stands, on 9 February 1861. Flooding rains and swamps meant they never saw open ocean. Upon returning, the expedition was weakened by starvation and exposure, and was hampered by the tropical monsoon downpours of the wet season. Burke died at a place now called Burke's Waterhole on Cooper Creek in South Australia. The exact date of Burke's death is uncertain, but has generally been accepted to be 28 June 1861.[2]

William Wills

Main article: William John Wills

William Wills was a member of the famous Victorian Exploring Expedition. He was originally appointed as third-in-command, surveyor, astronomical and meteorological observer of the expedition in July 1860 on a salary of £300 a year. The expedition left Melbourne on 20 August 1860 with a total of 19 men, 27 camels and 23 horses. They reached Menindee on 16 October 1860 where Landells resigned following an argument with Burke, where Wills was promoted to second-in-command. Burke, along with William Wills, John King and Charley Gray, reached the mangroves on the estuary of the Flinders River near where the town of Normanton now stands, on 9 February 1861. Flooding rains and swamps meant they never saw open ocean. Upon returning, the expedition was weakened by starvation and exposure, and was hampered by the tropical monsoon downpours of the wet season. Wills died alone at a place called Breerily Waterhole on Cooper Creek in South Australia while waiting for rescue. Burke died soon after. The exact date of their deaths is unknown, but has generally been accepted to be 28 June 1861.[3]

John King

Main article: John King (explorer)

John King was an Irish soldier who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was responsible for the welfare of the camels used during the Burke and Wills expedition who reached the Gulf of Carpentaria. King was the sole survivor of the four men of the expedition, and survived with the help of Aborigines until he was found on 15 September by Edwin Welch - the surveyor in Alfred William Howitt's Victorian Contingent Party. King returned to Melbourne and was hailed as a hero. King never fully recovered from the expedition, and died prematurely of pulmonary tuberculosis on 15 January 1872 aged 33.[4]

Dave Kunst

Main article: Dave Kunst

Dave Kunst is the first person verified to have walked around the Earth. Kunst's trek began June 20, 1970 and ended October 5, 1974 (the dates in the table reflect his arrival and departure from Australia).[5][6] During their travels, the brothers collected donations to UNICEF. Unfortunately, John (Dave's brother who was also walking with him) was killed when bandits shot him in the mountains of Afghanistan in October 1972. Dave was also shot in the chest during the same attack, but survived by playing dead. After spending 4 months recovering from his injuries, Dave resumed his journey along with his brother Pete, from the spot where John was killed. As they continued their travels, Dave and Pete were denied access to the USSR, so they flew from India to Australia. Pete returned home during the Australia-leg of the trek, where Dave continued on alone, by this time on his 3rd mule. Unfortunately, the mule died and Dave was left hauling his wagon of supplies himself. He was on the verge of abandoning his supplies, when he fortuitously met Jenni Samuel, a schoolteacher from Perth. She helped pull his wagon with her car, while he walked alongside. Dave returned to Australia for a year after completing his journey. Jenni and Dave later married and are still together as of 2008.

George Perdon

George Perdon ran across Australia during the 1973 Trans-Continental Run, completing the 4807 km journey in 47 days, 1 hour and 54 minutes. He averaged 100 km per day, and set records for 1000 miles (1600 km), 1500 miles (2414 km), 2000 miles (3219 km) and 2,600 miles (4184 km).[7]

George became a household name in 1973 when competing in the 1973 Trans Australia race and racing his rival - Tony Rafferty. George was was unable to get time off work at the appropriate time and missed the official start, giving Rafferty one week’s head start before heading off from Fremantle. Perdon was to end up beating Rafferty into Sydney by a day. They took slightly different routes during the run, causing the run to generate front page headlines for a majority of the journey.[7]

George passed away on 29 June 1993.[7]

Tony Rafferty

In 1972, Tony Rafferty became the first man to run from Melbourne to Sydney, pioneering ultra-distance running in Australia. He was also the first man to run from Perth to Adelaide, Adelaide to Brisbane, Melbourne to Brisbane and Sydney to Brisbane. In 1978, he became the first man to run from Melbourne to Sydney and return.[8] In August to October 1973 Tony became the first person to run from Fremantle to the Gold Coast, and in the process became the first person to run across the Nullarbor Plain.[9] He completed the run in 74 days.[10]

Tony has received many commendations for his achievements. Most notably, he was a Torch Bearer for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and the recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2002 for services to Ultramarathon Running and the promotion of Community Fitness.[9]

Ron Grant

In 1983, Ron Grant ran 13,383 km around Australia in 217 days. Ron completed the run in an anticlockwise direction. Starting in Brisbane, he then proceeded to Townsville, Mt Isa, Darwin, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, then back to Brisbane. He maintained an overall daily average of 61.67 km, and was the first person to do it solo. Soon after this achievement, he was awarded the Queensland Sportsman of the year Award in 1983, Queenslander of the Year in 1984, and the Order of Australia in 1984.[11][12]

Sarah Fulcher

Sarah Fulcher ran 4363.2 km across Australia in 1985, completing her journey in a record breaking 96 days.[13] She is reportedly the first woman and only the third person to complete a 2,700 mile run around Australia.[14] Sarah also set the Guinness world record for longest continuous solo run with a distance of 17918 km (11,134 miles) in 14 months, an average of a marathon a day.[15]

Steven Newman

Listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the first person to walk around the world solo, Steve Newman crossed 20 countries and walked some 15,000 miles during his four-year journey.[16][17] For the Australian leg, Steven flew from Bali and commenced his walk in Darwin on July 1, 1985. He travelled south along "The Track" through Alice Springs, Coober Pedy, Adelaide, and on to Melbourne. He concluded in Melbourne on 20 June 1986, before proceeding onto Vancouver for his American leg of the journey.

Steven later published a book documenting his journey in 1989 called 'Worldwalk'. The handmade cart he used to cross the deserts was named 'Roo' and is currently on display at a museum in the USA. His backpack 'Clinger' and the tattered boots he wore across Australia were temporarily displayed in the Smithsonian after his record-setting solo walk around the world was completed. The 1989 Guiness Book of World Records has a large photo of Steve wearing his 'Clinger' and pulling the 'Roo' and in the Australian outback.

Roger Scott

Roger Scott departed from Darwin for Dover on 6 August 1988, raising funds for the Top End Life Education Centre and the NT Spastics Association.[18] He walked via Kununurra and Halls Creek, arriving at the Eyre Bird Observatory on the southern coast of South Australia on the 22nd September 1988 where he encountered Ffyona Campbell on her walk across Australia.[19] He then proceeded on to Adelaide, before catching a flight to Devonport and walking to Dover. He completed the walk in 109 days, and traversed the Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, and Nullarbor Plain on his journey.[20][21]

Ffyona Campbell

Main article: Ffyona Campbell

Starting from John O'Groats on the northernmost coast of Scotland in 1983, then 16-year-old Ffyona Campbell set out to walk around the world. She departed from Sydney on 11 September 1988, and arrived in Fremantle on 14 December 1988 - a journey lasting 95 days.[22] She completed the journey with David Richard, who acted as her support crew and drove alongside her on her journey.

Her entire journey around the world took a little over eleven years to complete. She completed 31,529 km and raised £120,000 for charity. Ffyona Campbell is unfortunately most remembered for cheating during a 1000 km stretch through the United States when she became pregnant to one of her support team, Brian Noel.[23]

Nobby Young

Through 1993-94, Nobby Young became the only person to walk around mainland Australia. The 16,000-kilometre journey, which took exactly a year to complete, is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.[24] He covered a distance of 14,900 km, whilst raising funds for the 'Life Education Centre'.[25]

John Muir

On 18 May 2001 Jon Muir walked across Australia with his dog, a Jack Russell Terrier named Seraphine, from Port Augusta to Burketown. It took him 128 days, spanning a distance of approximately 2,500 km.[26]

Deborah DeWilliams

Deborah walked around Australia in 2003/2004. She aimed to break the record set by Nobby Young (who was also on her support team), the first person to walk around Australia back in 1993/1994. She broke the record on the 23 September 2004, and raised a total of <TBA> for the Kids Help Line in the process. She is the first woman to walk completely around Australia.[27]

John Olsen

John Olsen has walked across Australia twice, between the northern and southern-most points, and the western and eastern-most points.

His first journey commenced in 2004. John walked 5,622 km unsupported from Cape York to Tasmania in 167 days, and raised a little over $10,000 for a charity working with children with cerebral palsy. On 18 June 2008, John Olsen undertook his second walk, walking from Steep Point, to Cape Byron. He travelled a distance 4752 km, raising $130,000 for the Australian Lions Children’s Mobility Foundation (ALCMF) and the Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group Inc (ALDS).[28] The disparity in distance is due to John walking back to his home in Geelong after reaching Cape Byron. Both the ALCMF and ALDS help children with progressive degenerative brain disease, which gives rise to mobility problems. The progress of John’s second journey was broadcast by Ian McNamara’s ABC radio’s ‘Australia All Over’ program on Sundays. John completed the walk in 200 days, finishing on 3 January 2009.[29]

John’s accomplishment was recognised by Sensis when they depicted him on the cover of the local (Geelong and Colac) Yellow and White Pages directories for 2010/2011 [30]

Jesper Olsen

Main article: Jesper Olsen (runner)

Jesper Olsen is a Danish marathon runner who ran across Australia as part of his first journey around the world. He departed from Sydney on 31 October 2004, and arrived in Perth on 11 February 2005.[31][32][33] He completed the journey in 104 days, before proceeding onto Los Angeles to complete the American leg of his run around the world.

Colin Ricketts

Colin Ricketts walked solo walk around Australia raising money for kids with cancer. He departed Adelaide on 4 January 2005, returning 15,430kms and 379 days later on 17 January 2006. He pushed a three wheel baby jogger named 'Wilson' and followed National Highway 1 in an anti-clockwise direction.[34]

Polly Letofsky

On August 1, 1999, Polly Letofsky left her home in Colorado on a 5 year journey spanning 4 continents and 22 countries. She started her leg across Australia on 29 October 2000 from St. Kilda Pier on Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, and concluded on the 22 July 2001 after arriving in Port Douglas. On 30 July 2004 she concluded her journey having walked over 22,730 km (14,124 miles), having raised over $250,000 for breast cancer research, and having officially became the first woman to have walked around the world.[35][36]

Jeff Johnson

On 5 April 2007, Jeff Johnson walked from Port Augusta to Kurumba (Qld) to raise money for the DeafBlind Association of NSW. Motivated by the then recent death of his deaf-blind niece, he raised approximately $5,700 for the charity towards the purchase of a bus for transport of wheelchair bound deaf and blind children.[37] He completed the walk in 151 days, finishing on 2 September 2007.[38]

Deanna Sorenson

Deanna Sorenson is a Canadian motivational speaker [1]. She started her journey on 2 May 2008.

Micheal Mitchell

Michael Mitchell left Cape York on 5 May 2008 on his 'Great Australian Cancer Bush Walk'.[39] He aimed to raise $1 million for cancer research, and was motivated to act because some friends and his siblings (Mick and Maree Egan) were living with cancer.[40] He followed the National Bicentennial Trail for a large portion of his journey.[41]

Michael was able to raise $20,000 for the Cancer Council.[42] He finished on 12 May 2009 upon arriving at Wilsons Promontory, and was greeted by staff and student body representatives from the school where he works.[43]

Gary Hause

Gary Hause departed from Cairns on 19 May 2008, and arrived in Torquay on 2 November 2008.[44] The leg across Australia was completed as part of his journey around the world on foot. A detailed account of his journey is available on his website.

Mike Pauly

In mid 2009, Mike Pauly walked from Fremantle to Federation Square in Melbourne in support of Arthritis WA.

Dave Phoenix

In 2008, Dave Phoenix walked from Melbourne to Kurumba following the route taken by Burke and Wills in 1860-1. Dave is a postgraduate research student at James Cook University studying for a PhD in Australian exploration history, and is the President of The Burke & Wills Historical Society.[45]

Mark Gibben

Mark Gibbens left Perth on 22 February 2009 and arrived at Civic Park in Sydney on Monday 18 May 2009. Mark undertook the walk to raise money for research into prostate cancer, and as a tribute to a close friend and mentor who died of cancer in 2007.[46][47] Proceeds from Mark's walk were distributed through cancer research organisations in each state he has walked through, namely the Children's Leukaemia and Cancer Research Foundation in WA, the McGuiness, McDermott Foundation in SA, the Victorian Prostrate Research Consortium in Victoria and the Australian Cancer research Foundation in NSW.[46]

Leigh & Sam Thomson-Matthews

Leigh and Sam, two brothers from Queensland, set off from Perth on 8 March 2010.[48][49] Sydney was their original destination, but the two decided to complete their journey in Melbourne , arriving on the 3 July 2010.[50][51] The two completed the journey as a personal challenge, and not as an attempt to set a record, raise awareness for a cause, or funds for a charity.[51]

Sarah Mycroft

Sarah Mycroft ran around Australia on 27 November 2010. She ran an average of 62 km a day for 238 days, covering a total of 14,772 km. In doing so, she also raised $3021 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).[52][53]

Journeys under-way

The following list provides links to people currently walking or planning to walk across Australia. Only reputable sources have been referenced, in so much as there is proof the individual has commenced the journey, or a reputable charity or organisation has sanctioned a fund-raising event.

Name Start date Starting location Finishing location Benefactor (if raising for charity) Cited references
Andrew Cadigan 28 December 2010 Sydney, NSW Sydney, NSW Cancer Council [54][55][56]
Jeff Johnson 24 April 2011 Cape Byron, NSW Steep Point, WA Newborn and Paediatric Emergency Transport Service [57][58][59]

Associated risks

There are a multitude of risks which would be encountered by someone when crossing the Australian wilderness. These can include being struck by a moving vehicle, dehydration, heatstroke, sunburn, hypothermia, infection from chafing and blistering, getting lost, being unable to communicate due to a lack of cellular coverage, being attacked by a predatory animal such as a dingo, or being bitten by venomous snakes, ants or spiders.

Further reading

  • David Kunst & Clinton Trowbridge (1979). The Man Who Walked Around the World. William Morrow. ISBN 9780688034375.
  • Steven M. Newman (1989). Worldwalk. William Morrow & Co. ISBN 9780688077624.
  • Ffyona Campbell (1991). The Whole Story - A walk around the world. William Heinemann Australia. ISBN 9780855614249.
  • Ffyona Campbell (1999). Feet of Clay: On foot through Australia. Firebird Distributing. ISBN 9780752826035.
  • Deanna Sorenson (2003). Going the Distance: A walk across Australia. The Radiant Coaching Company. ISBN 9780975002100.
  • Jeff Johnson (2009). Gulf To Gulf - The Long Walk. (self published). ISBN 9780646508788.
  • Polly Letofsky (2011). 3mph: The Adventures of One Woman's Walk Around the World. GlobalWalk, Inc. ISBN 9780983208501.

See also

Bibliography

  • Ffyona Campbell (1999). Feet of Clay: On foot through Australia. Firebird Distributing. ISBN 9780752826035.

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* Steve Newman and Polly Letofsky personally contributed information about their respective journeys in the creation of this article. Their contribution is received with thanks from the author of this article.

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