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3 unusual facts about Walkabout magazine


Ainslie Roberts

They made friends with characters like Bill Harney, a bushman, raconteur and writer, and Gwoya Jungarai or "One Pound Jimmy", famous for being depicted on earlier Australian stamps and in Walkabout magazine.

Victorian Railways H class

One advertisement in Walkabout magazine in November 1953, headed 'Trains we are proud of', promoted H 220 as "Australia's mightiest engine" and its nightly service hauling the 9.25 Albury Interstate Fast Freight.

Walkabout Rocks

The records were wrapped in a copy of the Australian geographical magazine Walkabout, hence the name given to the site.


George Farwell

His articles and short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including The Bulletin and Walkabout.


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