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Burke and Wills did not actually discover any significant new land. Their claim to fame was crossing the continent from south to north on foot. However, much of the land they explored had already been traversed some decades earlier by explorers Ludwig Leichhardt and Major Thomas Mitchell.
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∙ 12y agoBurke and Wills did not actually "discover" anything of value on their arduous trek across Australia's inland. They travelled from Melbourne, in the south, to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
They found no new rivers and no new pasture land. Their greatest claim to fame is the unfortunate fact that they embarked upon the biggest, most expensive expedition in Australia's history, and due to Burke's impatience, it ended up the most disastrous, with the loss of three lives.
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How many people lost their lives in the Burke and Wills exhibition?
7 men died
How many people went with Burke and Wills?
Initially, the Burke and Wills expedition was made up of 30 men (including four Afghan camel drivers), 27 camels and 23 horses.The party was first split at Menindee, and then again at Cooper Creek. Burke and Wills crossed to the north with just two other men, Charles Gray and John King.Other people on the Burke and Wills expedition included:George LandellsDr Ludwig BeckerDr Hermann BecklerWilliam WrightCharles FergusonOwen CowenWilliam BraheHenry CreberRobert FletcherThomas McDonoughWilliam PattenPatrick LanganJohn DrakefordJames McIlwaineJames LaneBrookesJohn PolongeauxRobert BowmanWilliam PurcellJohn SmithCharles StoneThomas ElliotGeorg von NeumayerWilliam HodgkinsonTrooper LyonsAlexander McPhersonCamel sepoys included:SamlaDost MahometEssau KhanBeloot
What problems did Burke and Wills encounter?
The exploration of Burke and Wills was fraught with problems. Burke and Wills led Australia's best-equipped and most expensive exploration expedition. With such preparation behind them, they should not have died - but Burke was impatient, and it was this very human quality that essentially resulted in their premature deaths. Robert O'Hara Burke, with William Wills later appointed second-in-command, led the expedition to try to cross Australia from south to north and back again. The exploration party was very well equipped, and subsequently very large. Because of its size, the exploration party was split at Menindee so that Burke could push ahead to the Gulf of Carpentaria with a smaller party. Splitting the part was a fatal mistake. The smaller group went on ahead to establish the depot at Cooper Creek which would serve to offer the necessary provisions for when the men returned from the Gulf. After several unsuccessful forays into the northern dry country from Cooper Creek, Burke decided to push on ahead to the Gulf in December 1860, regardless of the risks - and the intense summer heat. He took with him Wills, Charles Gray and John King. The expedition to the Gulf took longer than Burke anticipated: upon his return to Cooper Creek, he found that the relief party had left just seven hours earlier, less than the amount of time it had taken to bury Gray, who had died on the return journey. Gray died from starvation, and from being abused and badly beaten by Burke when he was found stealing food. Through poor judgement, lack of observation and a series of miscommunications, Burke and Wills never met up with the relief party. They perished on the banks of Cooper Creek. Burke died on or around 30 June 1861. King alone survived to lead the rescue party to the remains of Burke and Wills, and the failure of one of the most elaborately planned expeditions in Australia's history. The exact cause of Burke and Wills's death was not starvation or malnutrition, but inadvertent poisoning. The men knew that the Aborigines gathered nardoo which they had used to sustain Burke and Wills, until they were frightened off by Burke's defensiveness against the Aborigines. So, whilst awaiting the rescue that never came, Burke and Wills made their way to where they knew Aborigines collected Nardoo. Nardoo was an important bush food for Aborigines, who knew how to prepare its seedpods (or, strictly speaking, sporocaps) to make flour. The sporocarps contain poisons that must first be removed for them to be eaten safely. Studies of the explorers' journals indicate that they probably died of nardoo poisoning, after failing to follow precautions from the Aborigines of how to prepare it safely.
What benefits did the Burke and Wills Expedition have on Australia?
Sad to say, the Burke and Wills expedition did not bring any notable benefits to Australia. It could be said that their expedition added to the knowledge of the Australian interior, but more knowledge was gained by the many search parties sent out to find them. It was, unfortunately, a large and expensive expedition that, in the end, proved quite futile.
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How many people lost their lives in the Burke and Wills exhibition?
7 men died
How did Burke and Wills benefit us today?
Despite enduring incredibly gruelling conditions on their expedition, it cannot be said that Burke and Wills benefit modern Australians today. The Burke and Wills expedition did not bring any notable benefits to Australia. It could be said that their expedition added to the knowledge of the Australian interior, but more knowledge was gained by the many search parties sent out to find them. It was, unfortunately, a large and expensive expedition that, in the end, proved quite futile.
How many people went with Burke and Wills?
Initially, the Burke and Wills expedition was made up of 30 men (including four Afghan camel drivers), 27 camels and 23 horses.The party was first split at Menindee, and then again at Cooper Creek. Burke and Wills crossed to the north with just two other men, Charles Gray and John King.Other people on the Burke and Wills expedition included:George LandellsDr Ludwig BeckerDr Hermann BecklerWilliam WrightCharles FergusonOwen CowenWilliam BraheHenry CreberRobert FletcherThomas McDonoughWilliam PattenPatrick LanganJohn DrakefordJames McIlwaineJames LaneBrookesJohn PolongeauxRobert BowmanWilliam PurcellJohn SmithCharles StoneThomas ElliotGeorg von NeumayerWilliam HodgkinsonTrooper LyonsAlexander McPhersonCamel sepoys included:SamlaDost MahometEssau KhanBeloot
What were Burke and Wills' problems while traveling?
The expedition of Burke and Wills met with many problems. The Burke and Wills expedition was Australia's best-equipped and most expensive exploration. With such preparation behind them, they should not have died - but Burke was impatient, and it was this very human quality that caused a problem and essentially resulted in their premature deaths. Robert O'Hara Burke, with William Wills later appointed second-in-command, led the expedition to try to cross Australia from south to north and back again. The exploration party was very well equipped, and subsequently very large. Because of its size, the exploration party was split at Menindee so that Burke could push ahead to the Gulf of Carpentaria with a smaller party. Splitting the part was a fatal mistake. The smaller group went on ahead to establish the depot at Cooper Creek which would serve to offer the necessary provisions for when the men returned from the Gulf. After several unsuccessful forays into the northern dry country from Cooper Creek, Burke decided to push on ahead to the Gulf in December 1860, regardless of the risks - and the intense summer heat. He took with him Wills, Charles Gray and John King. The expedition to the Gulf took longer than Burke anticipated: upon his return to Cooper Creek, he found that the relief party had left just seven hours earlier, less than the amount of time it had taken to bury Gray, who had died on the return journey. Gray died from starvation, and from being abused and badly beaten by Burke when he was found stealing food. Through poor judgement, lack of observation and a series of miscommunications, Burke and Wills never met up with the relief party. They perished on the banks of Cooper Creek. Burke died on or around 30 June 1861. King alone survived to lead the rescue party to the remains of Burke and Wills, and the failure of one of the most elaborately planned expeditions in Australia's history. The exact cause of Burke and Wills's death was not starvation or malnutrition, but inadvertent poisoning. The men knew that the Aborigines gathered nardoo which they had used to sustain Burke and Wills, until they were frightened off by Burke's defensiveness against the Aborigines. So, whilst awaiting the rescue that never came, Burke and Wills made their way to where they knew Aborigines collected Nardoo. Nardoo was an important bush food for Aborigines, who knew how to prepare its seedpods (or, strictly speaking, sporocaps) to make flour. The sporocarps contain poisons that must first be removed for them to be eaten safely. Studies of the explorers' journals indicate that they probably died of nardoo poisoning, after failing to follow precautions from the Aborigines of how to prepare it safely.
What problems did Burke and Wills encounter?
The exploration of Burke and Wills was fraught with problems. Burke and Wills led Australia's best-equipped and most expensive exploration expedition. With such preparation behind them, they should not have died - but Burke was impatient, and it was this very human quality that essentially resulted in their premature deaths. Robert O'Hara Burke, with William Wills later appointed second-in-command, led the expedition to try to cross Australia from south to north and back again. The exploration party was very well equipped, and subsequently very large. Because of its size, the exploration party was split at Menindee so that Burke could push ahead to the Gulf of Carpentaria with a smaller party. Splitting the part was a fatal mistake. The smaller group went on ahead to establish the depot at Cooper Creek which would serve to offer the necessary provisions for when the men returned from the Gulf. After several unsuccessful forays into the northern dry country from Cooper Creek, Burke decided to push on ahead to the Gulf in December 1860, regardless of the risks - and the intense summer heat. He took with him Wills, Charles Gray and John King. The expedition to the Gulf took longer than Burke anticipated: upon his return to Cooper Creek, he found that the relief party had left just seven hours earlier, less than the amount of time it had taken to bury Gray, who had died on the return journey. Gray died from starvation, and from being abused and badly beaten by Burke when he was found stealing food. Through poor judgement, lack of observation and a series of miscommunications, Burke and Wills never met up with the relief party. They perished on the banks of Cooper Creek. Burke died on or around 30 June 1861. King alone survived to lead the rescue party to the remains of Burke and Wills, and the failure of one of the most elaborately planned expeditions in Australia's history. The exact cause of Burke and Wills's death was not starvation or malnutrition, but inadvertent poisoning. The men knew that the Aborigines gathered nardoo which they had used to sustain Burke and Wills, until they were frightened off by Burke's defensiveness against the Aborigines. So, whilst awaiting the rescue that never came, Burke and Wills made their way to where they knew Aborigines collected Nardoo. Nardoo was an important bush food for Aborigines, who knew how to prepare its seedpods (or, strictly speaking, sporocaps) to make flour. The sporocarps contain poisons that must first be removed for them to be eaten safely. Studies of the explorers' journals indicate that they probably died of nardoo poisoning, after failing to follow precautions from the Aborigines of how to prepare it safely.
What benefits did the Burke and Wills Expedition have on Australia?
Sad to say, the Burke and Wills expedition did not bring any notable benefits to Australia. It could be said that their expedition added to the knowledge of the Australian interior, but more knowledge was gained by the many search parties sent out to find them. It was, unfortunately, a large and expensive expedition that, in the end, proved quite futile.
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