Mailman of the Birdsville Track: The story of Tom Kruse

Kristin Weidenbach

The Birdsville Track is one of the best-known - and loneliest - tracks in Australia, and for twenty years Tom was the mailman, battling the searing heat, floods and mechanical breakdowns. He made the run every fortnight and was a lifeline to the isolated settlements and stations along the way, deliverin...