Len Beadell
Australian explorer · Australia · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1923 to 1995 · aged 72
Leonard Beadell OAM BEM FIEMS was a surveyor, road builder, bushman, artist and author, responsible for constructing over 6,000 km (3,700 mi) of roads and opening up isolated desert areas - some 2.5 million square kilometres - of central Australia from 1947 to 1963.
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Len Beadell is read about 16 times a day, in 3 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 29 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?Awards
About this person
Born in West Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Beadell is sometimes called "the last true Australian explorer".
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Country
Australia
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 1995 · aged 72