Henry Lawson Walk Videos

The 'Sad Australian Sunset'

This was a view of the sunset looking west  from the Bourke cemetery on Friday, July 17, 2009.  The cemetery was a setting in the Henry Lawson story 'The Union Buries Its Dead.'  Lawson made reference to the 'sad Australian sunset' in this story as well as in a poem called 'Trooper Campbell.' 

Ice on Blankets - Fire in Sky

On the second morning of our Bourke to Hungerford walk, we awoke with a layer of ice on our bedding.  We stoked the fire back into life for warmth and for breakfast preparation and took in the stunning dawn. 

Repeat 12,000 times

There is beguiling beauty to the outback which belies its harshness.  Kilometre after kilometre of red dust carpeted much of our journey.

Warrego Hotel at Ford's Bridge

Having finished the walk, driving back to Bourke, we stop in for a drink at the Warrego Hotel to thank the owner Andrea for her hospitality and encouragement.

Videos supplied by Sean Morahan and Greg Bryan