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Not really, no, because there was no real achievement.

The Burke and Wills expedition had the potential to be very important to the state of Victoria. Burke and Wills, like John McDouall Stuart in South Australia, were seeking a suitable route for a telegraph line from the southern regions of Australia to the north. A telegraph link to the rest of the world was available off Java, but it had to be linked to a centre in the north, then an overland telegraph line constructed to carry messages down to the main cities in the south.

This would provide a very important link for Australia to the rest of the world, and Victoria wanted to be the first state to receive overseas news, as this would be a psychological advantage for the state. It also could have been the winning card to tip the authorities in favour of making Melbourne Australia's national capital in the future, over the larger and older Sydney (as it was, neither Melbourne nor Sydney was chosen).

Both South Australia and Victoria were vying to be the first to make a successful crossing of the continent, and both states offered sizable rewards. Burke and Wills represented the Victorian bid to cross the continent. In the end, due to their premature deaths, the Burke and Wills expedition sadly had no lasting importance or significance for Australia, except in history books.

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When did Burke and wills arrive at the Gulf of Carpentaria?

Burke and Wills reached the tidal flats of the Gulf of Carpentaria on 11 February 1861.


Were Burke and Wills friends before the journey?

No. Burke and Wills did not know each other before being appointed their positions in the exploration to cross the continent.


Did Burke and Wills meet aborigines?

Yes. Explorers Burke and Wills did meet Aborigines. Initially,the indigenous people tried to assist the explorers by feeding them. However, Burke became suspicious of the Aborigines and fearful that they were stealing supplies, so he frightened them off with gunshots. As a result, the indigenous people abandoned Burke and Wills, although they did keep John King alive.


What is named after Burke and Wills?

Because Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills were the first to travel through western and northern Queensland, there are several places named after them in that part of Queensland.BurketownBurke RiverO'Hara's Gap in the Selwyn RangesBurke and Wills were both from Victoria, so there are numerous sites around the state commemorating the two men.Burke Museum, Beechworth (where Burke was Superintendent of Police for some time) and a minument to Burke in Castlemaine, where he was also SuperintendentA monumental bronze statue, currently in the centre of Melbourne, but which has previously been in various other locations around MelbourneA memorial cairn in Melbourne's Royal Park, the point of Burke and Wills' departureA Burke & Wills memorial fountain in Ballarat's main streetA monument in the main Bendigo CemeteryThe Dig Tree, the Burke Tree and other monuments at Cooper Creek, where the men spent their final weeks awaiting rescueA huge memorial in Melbourne General CemeteryThe Victorian electorate of Wills is named after William Wills.In addition:The Haast Pass area of New Zealand was being explored about the time of the searches for Burke and Wills. Julius von Haast named several features after them, There is the Burke River, and the Wills River, both extraordinarily different from the country of their patronym's exploration country.