# Adventure of the Broad Arrow: An Australian Romance

An audiobook by Morley Roberts, read by LibriVox volunteers (4 h 1 min, English).

When a few men decide to go for looking for gold in the outback of Australia, days of extreme heat with no water and no rain in sight, make them turn back and give up the trip; all but two of them that is, Smith and Mandeville, aka the "Baker. Smith and Baker decide to tough it out and go after their dreams, chancing their lives to find "their luck". Little do they realize, they will put their lives in grave danger, and this quest for gold will turn into a nightmare. Life threatening food and water deprivation is a constant issue, and they had no idea they would stumble upon an unknown tribe of prehistoric white men that are head hunters and cannibals. Will they survive the harsh bush conditions, the fierce inferno of the desert, and a deadly tribe? And what about the gold? Is there gold to be found, and if so, will it ever be their reality? An incredible adventure with lots of twists and turns awaits... (Summary by Laur )

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## Chapters

1. NEW FIND (9:09): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_01_roberts_64kb.mp3
2. A SPECULATION (8:43): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_02_roberts_64kb.mp3
3. GOING IT BLIND (10:52): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_03_roberts_64kb.mp3
4. TWO IN A DESERT (9:03): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_04_roberts_64kb.mp3
5. LOOKING FOR WATER (13:23): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_05_roberts_64kb.mp3
6. THE BILLABONG (12:21): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_06_roberts_64kb.mp3
7. RUNNING UP THE BILLABONG (12:50): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_07_roberts_64kb.mp3
8. THE ASHES OF A FIRE (10:26): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_08_roberts_64kb.mp3
9. THE WHITE MAN (11:31): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_09_roberts_64kb.mp3
10. THE BRODARRO (17:59): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_10_roberts_64kb.mp3
11. A SOLUTION (13:54): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_11_roberts_64kb.mp3
12. THE BEGINNING OF TROUBLE (8:41): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_12_roberts_64kb.mp3
13. THE FATHER OF THE TRIBE (11:52): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_13_roberts_64kb.mp3
14. THE GOLD OUTCROP (13:44): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_14_roberts_64kb.mp3
15. THE FIGHT ON THE RIVER (23:25): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_15_roberts_64kb.mp3
16. THE RIVER SINK (9:09): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_16_roberts_64kb.mp3
17. THE SAND TORNADO (15:41): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_17_roberts_64kb.mp3
18. THE ROAD WITH PITS (17:57): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_18_roberts_64kb.mp3
19. DELIVERANCE (10:42): https://archive.org/download/adventure_of_the_broad_arrow_librivox/adventureofthebroadarrow_19_roberts_64kb.mp3