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Sketch of the Birdsville Hotel, Birdsville, 1953

© National Museum of Australia
Noelle Sandwith


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Sketch of the Birdsville Hotel, Birdsville, 1953

In 1952 English artist Noelle Sandwith left Sydney in search of the Birdsville Track and arrived seven months later at the track's end, Marree in South Australia. Sandwith produced a remarkable collection of sketches and photographs and a manuscript detailing her journey.