As a result of a bet, Madame Dickson, a beautiful young Swedish society womanhas recently crossed the Sahara Desert and equatorial Africa in a small motor car. Accused at a dinner party in Nairobi of being interested only in dancing and cocktails, she bet that she could cross the desolate country. Mine Dickson started the next day accompanied only by a native boy, and went through Kenya, the Belgian Congo. French Congo, Nigeria, and across the Sahara by way of Gaa, Issaleh, and Biskra. Parts of the route were under water and near Fort Lamy one large and five small bridges had been washed away. The intrepid woman rode 75 miles on horseback to a military post for help, and in 24 hours all the bridges were repaired.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21984, 20 June 1933, Page 3
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