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Stephanie Gardiner

Brotherly bond key to Birdsville Races epic journey

"If you haven't been to Birdsville Races, you haven't been anywhere in Australia," Fred Brophy says. (Stephanie Gardiner/AAP PHOTOS)

When the Keys brothers were growing up in the bush, there was no electricity in their home and they had to ride a pony bareback 10km into town.

It might sound like one of those tall tales older generations tell their children and grandchildren to demonstrate just how easy they've got it.

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