Trek over Indonesia
NZPA-Reuter Jakarta An Indonesian woman has spent 16 years and worn out 70 pairs of shoes to achieve her ambition of walking the length and breadth of Indonesia, according to an Information Ministry spokesman. Sabariah, aged 65, a former teacher, who is a grandmother, said she planned to write a book about her trek across the archipelago which comprises more than 13,000 islands and stretches more than 5000 km. Then she will leave on a Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19851113.2.67
Bibliographic details
Press, 13 November 1985, Page 10
Word Count
82Trek over Indonesia Press, 13 November 1985, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in