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Early explorers - Australia's Culture PortalJ. C. Armytage, Return of Burke and Wills to Coopers Creek, engraving, in Australia by Edwin Carton Booth, opp. Explorers set out to discover rivers and land suitable for agriculture as well as to survey the land. A major expedition usually produced a p...
Jack Laver, Bob Carew up a pole of the Overland Telegraph Line, 1921. Image courtesy of the State Library of South Australia: b2100793. Image courtesy of the State Library of South Australia: B 6793....
The introduction of camels and the so-called 'Afghan' cameleers proved to be a turning point in the exploration and development of the Australian interior. Image courtesy of the State Library of South Australia: B 14739. Image courtesy of the State Libra...
Barbara Tucker, Albert Tucker, Arthur Boyd and Sidney Nolan, Hurstbridge, c. The Angry Penguin painters are considered to be the major figures of a modernist movement in Australian art, based in Melbourne, which has determined and shaped Australian conte...
On 25 April every year, Australians commemorate ANZAC Day. During the Second World War, ANZAC Day became a day on which the lives of all Australians lost in war time were remembered. Commemorative services are held at dawn on 25 April, the time of the o...
Before white settlement, Aboriginal people survived off the native plants and animals of the Australian environment for thousands of years. Bush foods such as berries, roots and nectars were a vital part of the aboriginal diet in many areas. In the late...
With mounting evidence and stories circulating about their seemingly miraculous ability to find people, Aboriginal trackers' abilities became legendary in the minds of white Australians. Paul Raffaele, Aboriginal tracker Teddy Egan and son. The Australi...
Margaret Preston was an Australian painter and printmaker who was a leading example of early Australian modernism. Her essays and articles were published in Australian journals including Art in Australia , Undergrowth, Jindyworobak Review and Australia N...
Sculpture is part of many everyday Australian places including streets, public squares, buildings, parks and gardens. The influence of sculpture is obvious in the overall design of some notable Australian buildings such as Federation Square and The Austr...
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Burke and Wills - Terra Incognita (more info)
In 1860, Burke and Wills set out from Melbourne to travel the length of the Australian continent to the Gulf of Carpentaria. On this website you can follow this Expedition's journey through the land of the Australian interior which was, at that time, unkn
Burke and Wills Web is an historical research resource based on the records of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills of the Victorian Exploring Expedition 1860-1, the first explorers who travelled from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The Diary of William John Wills (more info)
An online exhibition providing a transcript of the diary kept by William John Wills from 23 April to 28 June 1861. The Burke and Wills Expedition was significant because it was the first to cross the continent from south to north. It was also notorious be
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National Museum of Australia - Burke and Wills collection (website National Museum of Australia (NMA) )The National Museum of Australia has a growing collection of objects related to the Burke and Wills expedition. The Victorian Exploring Expedition, usually known as the Burke and Wills expedition, remains one of the most celebrated journeys of the 'heroic...
Burke, Wills and King alone at Coopers Creek Soon after leaving the Dig Tree the two remaining camels, Rajah and Landa died. The Burke & Wills Historical Society The Burke & Wills Historical Society. Home Downloads Map Search Help Disclaimer Privacy Con...
In The Landscape of Desire Kevin Rabalais tells a story that revolves around the mysterious disappearance of Burke and Wills. This is the case for me with The Landscape of Desire, author Kevin Rabalais' take on the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition to...
Relief Expeditions 1861-2. Several Relief Expeditions were mounted during 1861-2 and these found traces of the Burke and Wills Expedition. He marked and mapped Wills' grave, Burke's grave and the Dig Tree, as well as identifying several of Burke's camps b...
Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of Robert O'Hara Burke (Jack Thompson) and William John Wills (Nigel Havers), who in 1860 set forth to create the first accurate maps of the interior region of the Australian continent. This is the story of...
The Burke & Wills Expedition was originally called the Victorian Exploring Expedition. The webmaster is also President of 'The Burke & Wills Historical Society', however all views and opinions expressed here at Burke & Wills Web are those of the webmaster...
Burke crossed continent Returned to Cooper's Creek with Wills and King and two camels Burke and Wills died on or about twenty eighth June. This proposal received unanimous support in the Government and the Exploration Committee resolved that Howitt be en...
It was released as Wills & Burke and then retitled The Wacky World of Wills & Burke for Australian audiences and Wills & Burke : The Untold Story for US audiences. By Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide :- This Australian lampoon of historical epics stars Kim G...
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