| Description |
136 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : maps ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
In 1861 John McKinlay led the South Australian Relief Expedition in search of Burke and Wills. Although the true fate of the explorers at Cooper's Creek was revealed by Alfred Howitt and his men, it is possible that McKinlay found the remains of Charles Gray, a companion of Robert O'Hara Burke. McKinlay spoke with central desert tribesmen, who showed him the grave of a man they had killed and eaten: to this day it remains uncertain whether this was Charles Gray. Nonetheless, McKinlay and his party proceeded to explore the tropical north of Australia in the footsteps of Augustus Gregory and Ludwig Leichhardt, while making significant new discoveries |
| Notes |
Maps in back pocket |
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An edition of this publication is available online (as at 25/06/10) at: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13248 |
| Subject |
McKinlay, John, 1819-1872.
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Burke Relief Expedition, 1861
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| SUBJECT |
Burke and Wills Expedition (1860-1861) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2006027032
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Australia -- Discovery and exploration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114308
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| LC no. |
qsl03350181 |
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