A TRIBUTE TO THE WALER: AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST HORSE
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast
Jon Hagadorn
4.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2019
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The Australian Waler horse is known for its stamina and courage as well as its ability to perform in the worst of conditions. Over 130,000 Waler horses were deployed in the Middle East campaigns and during that time earned the respect and admiration of the Light Horse Troopers who rode them into history at Beersheba and other battles. They were also used by Merrill's Marauders in the treacherous New Guinea and Burma campaigns in WWII, again earning respect for their toughness and endurance. This story is a tribute to the breed.
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| 0:00.0 | And the Welcome to another episode of 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories and Mysteries. of one |
| 0:24.0 | heroes, legends, histories and mysteries. We want to thank all of you for listening to our shows |
| 0:27.0 | and we hope that you're enjoying learning history through our stories. |
| 0:31.0 | In the process of researching a story, |
| 0:34.0 | you really enjoy learning the history that surrounds each story. |
| 0:37.9 | And that's what keeps us fired up. |
| 0:39.9 | There's so much out there that isn't taught in schools. |
| 0:43.4 | This episode from our Legends series is titled Australia's Greatest War Horses, The Whalers. |
| 0:51.2 | Whalers spelled W-A-L-E-R. |
| 0:55.0 | And it covers the story of an incredible breed of horse that deserves its place in history. |
| 1:00.5 | The whaler horse originates in New South Wales, Australia, hence its name, The Whaler. |
| 1:07.2 | It first caught our attention as the subject of a book titled Bill the Bastert. |
| 1:12.4 | A World War I soldier's story of his incredible Whaler Mount. |
| 1:17.0 | Only six years ago a massive public information campaign was launched to protect the whalers from culling and a ban seems to be in |
| 1:25.1 | place however the culling of mixed breeds like the brumby is still being looked |
| 1:30.0 | at as a solution on federal lands in Australia. |
| 1:34.0 | Mankind being given the ability to care for much of nature |
| 1:38.0 | has a responsibility to find better solutions |
| 1:41.0 | and the plight of the whalers and the brumbies has prompted a lot of people to |
| 1:44.9 | open their eyes to new solutions. Five whalers arrived in Australia with the first |
| 1:50.8 | fleet in 1788. |
| 1:53.6 | As to the story, Bill the Bastard by author Roland Perry. |
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