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 Along the way the Howisons were shot at by angry farmers who didn't share their love of the animals they were so keen on protecting. They were bitten by spiders, stung by venomous fish, and escaped a man-eating crocodile. They were surrounded by snakes, followed by feral pigs, and stalked by water buffalo

The Howisons went down the Hume Highway from Sydney to Melbourne, across to Adelaide on the Western Freeway and took the Highway 1 network around the rest of the country, deciding they couldn't fit Tasmania into their 12-month schedule. The journey began on December 1, 1973 and finished in December 1974

The walk - planned with the Kangaroo Protection Committee - was meant to raise money for a series of wildlife sanctuaries, with the Howisons giving talks at schools along the route. But before they had trekked even 170km from Sydney, the pair realised there were far more kangaroos than they thought. The are pictured on the Nullarbor Plain  MINZY Once Upon A Time There was A Girl Who Really Loved Dogs and Sewing Poster

The walk - planned with the Kangaroo Protection Committee - was meant to raise money for a series of wildlife sanctuaries, with the Howisons giving talks at schools along the route.    

But before they had trekked even 170km from Sydney, the pair realised there were far more kangaroos than they thought roaming the bush and the marsupials did not need their help.

This extraordinary expedition, which received widespread media coverage at the time but had been largely forgotten, is recounted in a new memoir called 13 Pairs of Boots written by Mark.

The title refers to the number of pairs of boots his father wore out on the road. (Mark went through 15 pairs because he would cut the toes out of his footwear after developing infections).

The Howisons' extraordinary expedition, is recounted in a new memoir called 13 Pairs of Boots written by Mark. The title refers to the number of pairs of boots his father wore out on the road. Mark went through 15 pairs because he would cut the toes out of his footwear after developing infections. Father and son are pictured with their dog Wendy at Wallan in Victoria

David had long been interested in the welfare of native animals, bringing home joeys he found in the pouches of roadkill. 'At one stage we had four kangaroos, a wombat, an echidna and lots of water fowl all living in a suburban block Arncliffe,' Mark said. David and Mark are pictured somewhere between Perth and Kununurra

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