Burke and Wills Expedition Leaving Melbourne, 1860

Burke and Wills Expedition setting out from the Royal Park, Melbourne, on the 20th August 1860. Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills were the leaders of the first successful expedition by white men to cross the continent of Australia, on foot, from south to north. Although Burke, Wills and John King reached the north shore of Australia, only King survived the return journey to Melbourne; the others dying of starvation

Burke Continent Hara Melbourne Starvation Survived Wills

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