BETA
Chapter 1
The crimson geology of the desert
Chapter 2
Ancient wisdom and Songlines
Chapter 3
Bizarre beasts of the red dust
Chapter 4
Modern survivors and massive stations
Ch 4 · Modern survivors and massive stations
matilda Manage a massive cattle station to learn how modern survivors thrive in Australia's red heart.
matilda The RFDS uses specially equipped airplanes to deliver emergency care across 7.6 million square kilometers of isolated homesteads, communities, and mining camps.
Quiz
Who is the visionary founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, featured on Australia's $20 note?
matilda Alfred Traeger's shortwave pedal radios powered these daily interactive lessons across Australia.
Quiz
What early 20th-century Australian invention made the School of the Air's two-way radio communication possible?
Fun Fact
Underground living: Coober Pedy's underground homes are so complete they include subterranean churches, hotels, and even a fully functioning subterranean bookstore.
Quiz
How do modern stockmen find and round up cattle across the massive Anna Creek Station?
Quiz
How does the land area of Anna Creek Station, the world's largest cattle station, compare to global geography?
Glossary
station (noun)
A place or building where a specified activity, service, or public transportation route is based. South Australia's Anna Creek, established in the 1860s, is the largest working cattle station on Earth.
A place or building where a specified activity, service, or public transportation route is based. South Australia's Anna Creek, established in the 1860s, is the largest working cattle station on Earth.
Quiz
What valuable gemstone discovery led to the founding of the town of Coober Pedy in 1915?