MOTOR ADVENTURERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19699, 27 July 1927, Page 11

MOTOR ADVENTURERS.

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S TOUR

IN NORTH AUSTRALIAN WILDS. A. and N.Z. SYDNEY. July 20. The New Zealand motorists, Mrs. Gladys Sand ford and Mrs. Stella Christie, reached Sydney after a strenuous motor journey made without companions. The travellers crossed Australia four times and covered 11,000 miles. They started on March 4 and drove from Sydney to Perth and back to Adelaide. Thence they went to Darwin and ' back and returned to Sydney. The motorists had an adventurous time in the wild and little-known country of the Northern Territory, but they overcame all difficulties without mishap.

Having completed their adventurous motor tour in Australia, Mrs. Gladys Sandford, of Auckland, and Miss Stella Christie, of Thames, will return to Auckland by the Niagara on Monday. The tour began at Sydney. Passing through Melbourne they reached Adelaide and set out for Perth, encountering very difficult conditions on account of heavy rain. They had intended making for Darwin, via the west coast, but many streams were in high flood. They., therefore returned to Adelaide and started for Port Darwin by way of the cable track through the heart of the continent. They, reached their destination without mishap, but on the return trip they ran out of supplies at Barrow's Creek and had to remain thero for four weeks. The travellers had to ride 65 miles on horseback to the nearest telegraph office. After this delay they continued without mishap to Adelaide and thence via Melbourne to Sydney, where they received a warm welcome.