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Books in the library
A Selection of Books in the Library
Resource Key
Resource Level
We have graded each source in this Research Guide according to the following levels.
Level 1
Brief, easy to read information which may be basic and use informal language. Newspaper articles are generally this level.
Level 2
Generally includes subject-specific language, provides additional reading and may provide additional background information.
Level 3
Typically, these will be longer in length, detailed and contain technical information.
Burke and Wills expedition 1860
- Burke and Wills expedition 1860
"In 1860 the Government of South Australia offered a prize to the first expedition to cross the Australian continent from south to north. Policeman, Robert O'Hara Burke led an expedition which left from Royal Park, Melbourne on 20 August 1860 ... "
Burke and Wills expedition facts for kids
- Burke and Wills expedition facts for kids"The Burke and Wills expedition, officially called the Victorian Exploring Expedition, was the largest and best equipped in Australian history. Led by Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, they crossed the continent of Australia from south to north ... "
Dig
- Dig: The Burke and Wills Research Gateway
"In 1861, Burke and Wills buried their last messages under a tree marked ‘DIG’. Now those messages and the rest of their story can be found here."
Burke and Wills
- Burke and Wills Digital Research ArchiveAccess primary source documents (journal entries and speeches) as well as information about the explorers' expeditions.
Australian museum
- Australian Museum - Robert O’Hara Burke and William WillsForever strung together as one, bonded in death, Robert O’Hara Burke and William Wills are two of Australia’s most famous, and tragic, explorers. The first to successfully cross the continent from south to north, they died beside Cooper Creek in south-west Queensland on the return journey.
Burke and Wills collection
- Burke and Wills"Robert O’Hara Burke, William John Wills, John King and Charles Gray became the first Europeans to cross Australia south to north when they reached the Gulf of Carpentaria in February 1861 ... "