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A Man And A Pram: Neil Cadigan
A Man And A Pram: Neil Cadigan
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Andrew ‘Cad’ Cadigan is the only person to have walked solo around Australia also taking in Tasmania. He trooped 15,000kilometres, averaging 43 kilometres a day in honour of his mate ‘Simmo’ who died of a rare blood disorder at age 24. Cad was 29 when he quit his job, sold his home then with little preparation, left Sydney two days after Christmas, pushing a pram with his provisions and headed south. In the ensuing 18 months he suffered depression, extreme loneliness and physical pain – at times walking 50km a day in 40 degree-plus heat – but refused to surrender, becoming only the third person to navigate the continent on foot without a support crew. Along the way he endeared himself to hundreds of people from all walks of life, and parts of the world, as he made new friendships almost daily during the expedition he called Oz on Foot. Four days after completing the trek and gaining national recognition, Cad left for Thailand to rest and turn his hand-written diaries into a book on his journey. A month to the day after crossing the finish line on the Sydney Harbour Bridge he suffered horrific injuries in a motor cycle accident, passing away after finally being returned to Australia. Neil Cadigan, a leading author who has penned the memoirs of rugby league greats Andrew Johns and Wally Lewis and Yellow Wiggle Greg Page, completed a vow to his son to finish his book. Illustrated with colour photographs.
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Autobiography/Bio/Non-Fiction, Large paperback; no spine creases; near-fine condition; scarce titleShare
