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UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL TRANS-CONTINENTAL EXPEDITION 1960-61
 
All the reports apart from [1] were published in the Bristol paper, The Western Daily Press [WDP]. The reports were written by Malcolm McKernan and illustrated with photos from Tony Morrison. The copy and negatives were sent to Bristol by post or hand-carried by friends - courier services as we known them today were not available. Back in Bristol Dr. Louis [Bert] Quesnel took care of the negatives and printing
00 January 29th 1960 Eastwards to the Andes - Nonesuch News - by Malcolm McKernan
01 August 24th 1960 Secrets revealed of plan to visit Bolivia and Indian Village -WDP
02 August 1960        University expedition to get civic send-off - WDP - by WDP reporter
1 September 1960 On autobahn and dusty track it's hazardous ahead - [Europe] -WDP
2 September 1960 Istanbul - A rich combination of history, progress [Turkey] -WDP
3 September 1960 Then on to Iran- and dusty roads: damaged car is towed 150 miles [Iran] -WDP
4 October 1960 Roads were more dangerous than armed Afghans - [Afghanistan ] WDP
5 October 1960 Barbed wire and tank traps guard Khyber Pass [Afghanistan - Pakistan] -WDP
6 October 1960 Happy meetings and reminders - into India and to Bombay [Mumbai] India -WDP
7 October 1960 They are ready for us - arrival in Pusagaon [India]-WDP
8 November 1960 Co-operation in the village - life in Pusagaon [India]-WDP
9 December 1960 Pictures from India -WDP
10 February 1961 Over the Andes to La Paz [Peru- Bolivia] -WDP
11 February 1961 World's worst roads encountered when expedition reaches roof of the Andes [Peru/Bolivia] - WDP
12 March 1961 Second English party joins us in Bolivia -WDP
13 March 1961 Medicine men are still in business [Bolivia]-WDP
14 April 1961 City of fabulous riches... where one statue is worth 50 million dollars [Bolivia] -WDP
15 April 1961 Women march with guns in the big parade [Bolivia] -WDP
16 April 1961 Where students teachers get £15 a month [Bolivia] -WDP
17 May 1961 Looking down on the 'Lost' City of the Incas [Peru] -WDP
18 June 1961 Bandits and black looks [Colombia] -WDP
19 July 1961 Chicago charged us £2 to park our car [USA] -WDP
20 October 1961 HOME - after more than a year on the move - World not so small after all -WDP
     

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