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The Burke and Wills funeral procession Order of the funeral procession of Burke and Wills, Wednesday, 21st January, 1863 Howitt sailed from Adelaide to Melbourne on the SS Havilah with the remains of Burke and Wills in a small wooden box, arriving at Hobson's Bay on 28 December 1862. [ 60 ]
Sunday was taken as a rest day when the men caught up on chores and they left on Monday morning. The road from Lancefield to Mia Mia via Ben Loch and the Great Dividing Range is now called 'The Burke and Wills Track'. In 2010 the town erected a small monument to the expedition to mark the sesquicentenary of their visit.
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Across Australia: In the Tracks of Burke and Wills is a 1915 Australian documentary film by Francis Birtles about his 1915 expedition to recreate the Burke and Wills Expedition. [1] [2] Birtles was accompanied by his dog Wowser. [3] The film was released in cinemas in late 1915. [4] [5]
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. Burke and Wills both die but King is rescued by aborigines and survives. [6] A fictitious romance was added to the story. [7] Chapter headings included: a love romance; a ...
The Burke and Wills Plant Camp on Durrie Station is associated with explorers Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills. On the 3 April 1861, on their return trip from the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Burke and Wills expedition were approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of the present day Birdsville. That evening Wills made his last ...
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Buke and Wills is a 1949 Australian radio play by Colin Thiele about the Burke and Wills expedition. The play was first performed at the Adelaide Drama Festival 1949. [2] This production was broadcast from a studio in Hindmarsh Square to the nation. According to one papre "at the conclusion of the play... Mr. Thiele was accorded an enthusiastic ...