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Well done!

A "well done" to the writers for this article, notably User:GRAHAMUK. My father knew Len Beadell in the 1950s at Woomera, South Australia and, from my father's tales, they were at least to some extent friends. This meant that I heard second-hand about Beadell's exploits and the long periods he spent off surveying, either alone or with the highway construction teams. Of course, Beadell surveyed ahead of the team, so he was alone even when notionally with a team. I grew up with a copy of Too Long in the Bush and his other books around the house; and, I read them. Peter Ellis 02:06, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My father too knew Beadell but at Maralinga and today I have two signed watercolours of aboriginal boys and a signed cartoon of deliveries to Maralinga which my father brought back to the UK in 1957. My father was a civil servant working on the bomb trials.Sebmelmoth (talk) 10:35, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Australian Stonehenge section

This entire section is terribly written. It looks a little like it has passed through several language translators. Needs an urgent re-write! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.241.205.2 (talk) 03:49, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Len Beadell's first road

Fellow (gender neutral) editors. The articles Len Beadell and Gunbarrel Highway both erroneously state that the Gunbarrel Highway was Len Beadell’s first road. The first road he built was from Mabel Creek Station to Emu in October 1953. The Gunbarrel Highway was begun in November 1955. It is my intention to correct the error in both articles, provided there are no objections, by the end of May 2011. The change will involve a partial re-write. If one of you out there chooses to do so beforehand, well that is your prerogative. --Summerdrought (talk) 07:15, 5 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Len's last road?

I've been told that the Talawana track from Newman to Windy Corner was Len's last road. I assume it was built in about 1963. Can anyone confirm or refute these claims, and possibly include the information in the main article? Thanks. Also I think it would be very helpful for the article to include a list of the roads Len built -- I can't find that anywhere on the Net. ARBrennan 12:08, 22 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by ARBrennan (talk • contribs)

The Talawana track was the last road made by the Gunbarrel Road Construction Party, completed 6 Nov 1963. Reference:(Bayly, Ian (2009). Len Beadell's Legacy. Seaford Vic 3198: Bas Publishing. ISBN 9781921496028.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link))

A pledge

I hope to expand this article and others concerning the Len Beadell roads when time permits. Summerdrought (talk) 19:59, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'd be grateful. ARBrennan (talk) 02:05, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Len photo

There must be a more flattering picture of Len than the one at the top. How about it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.27.8.108 (talk) 15:56, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find a better suitably-licensed image, please point it out so we can use it. Kerry (talk) 16:10, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]