▁Queensland , ▁so ▁he ▁head ed ▁for ▁South ▁Australia ▁through ▁the ▁Channel ▁Country ▁and ▁the ▁Str ze le cki ▁Des ert . ▁Only ▁ten ▁years ▁earlier , ▁expl or ers ▁Bur ke ▁and ▁Will s ▁had ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁continent ▁along ▁the ▁same ▁track , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁attempt . ▁As ▁a ▁dro ving ▁exercise , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁remarkable ▁achiev ement , ▁as ▁anyone ▁who ▁has ▁travel led ▁the ▁present - day ▁Str ze le cki ▁Track ▁will ▁know . ▁ ▁Three ▁months ▁and ▁ ▁later ▁he ▁ex changed ▁two ▁c ows ▁and ▁a ▁white ▁b ull ▁for ▁r ations ▁at ▁Art rac o ona ▁Native ▁Well ▁near ▁W alle ld erd ine ▁Station . ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁moved ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁mob ▁via ▁M t ▁Hop eless , ▁and ▁sold ▁them ▁for ▁£ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁( 2 0 0 9 : A $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ) ▁at ▁Bl anch ew ater ▁Station , ▁east ▁of ▁Mar ree . ▁ ▁Work ers ▁at ▁Bow en ▁Down s ▁eventually ▁discovered ▁the ▁yards , ▁and ▁the ▁tracks ▁heading ▁south . ▁A ▁party ▁of ▁stock men ▁and ▁Ab original ▁track ers ▁set ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁trail , ▁many ▁weeks ▁behind ▁Read ford . ▁They ▁eventually ▁reached ▁Art rac o ona ▁where ▁they ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁white ▁b ull . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁Read ford ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Jane ▁Sc ut hor pe ▁at ▁Mrs ▁Elizabeth ▁Nev ell ' s