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.
The Burke and Wills expedition left Melbourne in 1860.
The Burke and Wills expedition left Melbourne in 1860.
They sought the prize offered by South Australia to be the first to cross the continent from south to north.
Burke and Wills made their ill-fated expedition to cross the Australian continent in 1860-1861.
Burke and Wills were in an unofficial race with John MacDouall Stuart to cross the continent from south to north and back again.
No. Burke and Wills did not know each other before being appointed their positions in the exploration to cross the continent.
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.
In 1860, Burke and Wills departed Melbourne to become the first explorers to attempt to cross the continent of Australia from south to north. Their journey was unsuccessful, and both Burke and Wills (and another man, Grey) died out in the Australian desert.
No. Explorers Burke and Wills were unrelated.
Burke came from Ireland, Wills from England
Australian explorers Burke and Wills spoke English.
The exploration of Burke and Wills took place in 1860-1861.