The Burke and Wills expedition left Melbourne in 1860.
The exploration of Burke and Wills took place in 1860-1861.
The Burke and Wills expedition left Melbourne in 1860.
The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition across Australia was in 1860-1861.
Burke and Wills made their ill-fated expedition to cross the Australian continent in 1860-1861.
Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills left Melbourne on Monday, 20 August 1860.
The expedition of Burke and Wills set out on Monday, 20 August 1860, leaving from Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria.
Australian explorers Burke and Wills departed on their expedition on Monday, 20 August 1860, from Royal Park, Melbourne.
Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills led the 1860-61expedition to try to cross Australia from Melbourne in the south to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north.
Burke and Wills departed Melbourne on 20 August 1860. Burke is believed to have died on 30 June 1861, and Wills a few days later. Therefore, their expedition was just over ten months long.
Burke and Wills first arrived at Cooper Creek on 11 November 1860, but this wasn't Fort Wills. Within a couple of days, they were forced to move downstream due to a plague of rats. This was what became Fort Wills.
Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills led the 1860-61 expedition to try to cross the continent of Australia, from Melbourne in the south to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north.