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'The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition' title page
y separately published work icon The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition: An Account of the Crossing the Continent of Australia, from Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria, with Biographical Sketches of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills single work   prose   travel  
Issue Details: First known date: 1861... 1861 The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition: An Account of the Crossing the Continent of Australia, from Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria, with Biographical Sketches of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills
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Affiliation Notes

  • 19th-Century Australian Travel Writing

    This is an anthology of newspaper articles about Burke and Wills' expedition across the continent of Australia that were reprinted from The Argus. It contains correspondence between Burke, Wills, and others from the exploring party as well as parts of Wills' journal and biographical sketches from the Examiner.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Wilson and Mackinnon , 1861 .
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      'The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition' title page
      Link: 23471060Full text document Sighted: 19/11/2021
      Extent: 1v.p.

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      Held at: National Library of Australia
      Local Id: N 919.4 BUR

      Holdings

      Held at: Association of Franciscan Order of Friars Minor St Paschal Library
      Local Id: 910.9 B959

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of Victoria
      Local Id: RARELT 994 AU7 (v.17)

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of New South Wales
      Local Id: DSM/980.1/12A1

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      Held at: University of Western Australia Library
      Location: Reid Library Special Collections Australian literature
      Local Id: 994.03 BUR

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      Held at: University of Newcastle Auchmuty Library
      Local Id: 994.03/24
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