Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Friday 15 December 1950, page 8
SEA GOING JEEP
SAFE
REACHES MADEIRA ISLANDS.
HALIFAX. Dec. 13 (AJLP.).-Tnt Australian. Ben Carlin, radioed to-day that he and his American wife had reached Madeira Islands off the north-east coast of Africa in their sea-going jeep. Carlin lett Halifax last July. He said in a radio message that the Jeep ran out of fuel, but enough was obtained
from a passing ship to proceed to Madeira.