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.
The Burke and Wills expedition left Melbourne in 1860.
The Burke and Wills expedition left Melbourne in 1860.
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.
No. Explorers Burke and Wills were unrelated.
They sought the prize offered by South Australia to be the first to cross the continent from south to north.
Burke and Wills travelled from Melbourne, Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The exploration of Burke and Wills took place in 1860-1861.
Australian explorers Burke and Wills spoke English.
Burke came from Ireland, Wills from England
On the Burke and Wills expedition, Wills was initially appointed as third-in-command, surveyor, astronomical and meteorological observer. When George Landells resigned after a dispute with Burke (some sources say Burke fired Landells), Wills was then appointed second-in-command.
Thoroughly. Burke and Wills both died in June/July 1861.
During Burke and Wills' expedition, they used both horses and camels.