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Tag: Bass Strait

Where would we be if nobody took a risk?

Posted on June 23, 2019July 3, 2019 By Carol Altmann

Revisiting the place where Alf Altmann started his epic effort to row solo across Bass Strait.

Drawing deep for a long, tough journey

Posted on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 By Carol Altmann

A stretch of our wild beach is about to be sacrificed, but this story reminds me of why we must not give up hope.

My greatest challenge: Alf Altmann’s diary

Posted on March 30, 2014July 13, 2021 By Carol Altmann

Last week we brought you the full story of Alf Altmann’s ill-fated attempt to row solo from Tasmania to Victoria in 1970. Alf, of Warrnambool, kept…

Reviving Alf Altmann’s epic adventure

Posted on March 23, 2014October 28, 2021 By Carol Altmann

Alf Altmann’s attempt to cross Bass Strait solo in a home-made kayak in 1970 is the stuff of legend. Bluestone has pieced together the full…

Where is Alf Altmann’s kayak now?

Posted on March 23, 2014March 5, 2020 By Carol Altmann

By Carol Altmann In revisiting Alf Altmann’s fateful effort to cross Bass Strait solo in his home-made kayak, one question inevitably arose: where is the…

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I am an independent journalist (ex The Australian; Adelaide Advertiser; Messenger Newspaper Group) and author living in Warrnambool. I dig around and investigate local issues of public interest. A member of no political party.

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