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This file was derived from: John Longstaff - Arrival of Burke, Wills and King, 1861.jpg (Changes: modification of very dark brilliance and colour etc. values; scratches removed where it is unequivocally evident that they were not the work of the artist -- lighter areas of abrasion, such as beyond the shovel handle, were not touched since ...
The exact dates on which Burke and Wills died are unknown, and different dates are given on various memorials in Victoria. The Exploration Committee fixed 28 June 1861 as the date both explorers died. After the deaths of Burke and Wills, King found a two-week supply of nardoo flour at an abandoned Aboriginal camp.
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John King (15 December 1838 – 15 January 1872) was an Irish-born British soldier who achieved fame as an Australian explorer.He was the sole survivor of the four men from the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition who reached the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Burke & Wills performed disappointingly, grossing $1,567,000 at the box office in Australia. [6] Jonathan Chissick later said "people in Australia were just not interested in seeing a picture about these two guys dying in the desert." [7] The poor box office was also blamed on the poor reviews of Wills & Burke that was released at the same time ...
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Robert O'Hara Burke leads an expedition from Melbourne to the north of Australia, including William John Wills, John King, Gray, Dandells and Brahe.Although he reaches the Gulf of Carpentaria along with Wills and King when they return to their base at Cooper Creek they discover their comrades have left without them.
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