A successful exploration through the interior of Australia, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria : from the journals and letters of William John Wills / edited by his father, William Wills
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- 1137144
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- Author:
- Wills, William John, 1834-1861
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- Description:
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- Adelaide : Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 1996
- xii, 396 p. : ill., folded map ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 1876154004
- 1876154012
- Series:
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- Australiana facsimile editions ; no. 208.
- Australiana facsimile editions, 1325-9806 ; no. 208
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: CHAPTER I.
- BlOOBAPHICAL SKETC.
- Birth-Infancy-Boyhood and Early Education-Youthful Traits
- of Character 1
- CHAPTER II.
- My two Sons leave'England for Australia-Incidents of the Voyage
- -Extracts from Journal-Arrival at Port Phillip-Melbourn
- Employed as Shepherds in the Interior-Mode of Life-Mel-
- boure in 1858-Advice to Immigrants-Descriptive Letters
- from the Bush 11
- CHAPTER III.
- I arrive in Australia-Join my two Sons at their Sheep-station-
- Retur to Melbourne and Remove to Ballaarat-Visit to Mr.
- Skene-My Son studies Surveying-His Rapid Proficiency-
- Appointed to take Charge of a Party-Letters on various Sub-
- jects to his Mother and Brother at Home 25
- CHAPTER IV.
- My Son is appointed to the Magnetic Observatory at Melbourne,
- under Professor Neumayer-His Rapid Advance in the Study of
- Magnetism and Mineralogy-Letters to his Relatives at tome,
- descriptive of his Pursuits, Wishes, and Sentiments-First Sug-
- gestions of his Probable Employment on the Exploring Ex-
- pedition
- CHAPTER V.
- Postponement of the Exploring Expedition projected at the begin-
- ning of 1860-My Son's Letter to his Sister on going into
- Society-Mr. Birnie's Opinion of him, and Extract from his
- Lecture-Letter from William to his Mother on Religious Views
- and Definitions of Faith-His last Communications to his
- Family at Home, before the Departure of the Expedition 68
- CHAPTER VI.
- THE EXPEDITION.
- How the Expedition originated-Appointment of the Leader,
- Officers, and Party-Mr. Robert O'Hara Burke, Mr. G. J. Lan-
- dells, Mr. W. J. Wills, Dr. Herman Beckler, Dr. Ludwig
- Becker, &c.-The Expedition starts from Melbourne on the 20th
- of August, 1860-Progress to Swan Hill-Discharge of Mr.
- Ferguson, the Foreman-Advance to Menindie-Resignation of
- Mr. Landells and Dr. Herman Beckler-Mr. Wills promoted to
- second in command, and Mr. Wright to third 88
- CHAPTER VII.
- From Menindie on the Darling to Torowoto-Mr. Burke's De-
- spatch, and Mr. Wills's Reportfrom Torowoto-Mr.Wright's
- unaccountable delay at Menindie-The Expedition proceeds
- onwards to Cooper's Creek-Exploring Trips in that neighbour-
- hood-Loss of three Camels-Mr. Wills's Letters to his Sister,
- December 6th and 15th-Incorrectness of M'Donough's State-
- ments 122
- CHAPTER VII.
- Mr. Wills's Survey of the line of Country pursued by the Expedi-
- tion, from Torowoto Swamp to Cooper's Creek 162
- CHAPTER IX.
- Departure from Cooper's Creek for the Gulf of Carpentaria-Ar-
- rangements for the continuance of the Depot at Cooper's Creek
- -Mr. Brahe left in Charge-Determination of Route-Progress
- and Incidents-Mr. Wills's Field Books, from the 16th of De-
- cember, 1860, to the 30th of January, 1861, No. I. to No. IX.
- -Shores of Carpentaria 175
- CHAPTER X.
- Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek-Mr. Wills's Journals
- from February 19th to April 21st, 1861-Illness and Death of
- Gray-The Survivors airive at Cooper's Creek Dep8t and find
- it deserted
- A Small Stock of Provisions left-Conduct of Brahe
- -Report of the Royal Commission 216
- CHAPTER XI.
- Proceedings in Melbourne-Meeting of the Exploration Committee
- -Tardy Resolutions-Departure of Mr. Howitt-Patriotio Effort
- of Mr. Orkney-South Australian Expedition under Mr. M'Kin-
- lay-News of White Men and Camels having been seen by
- Natives in the Interior-Certain Intelligence of the Fate of the
- Explorers reaches Melbourne 239
- CHAPTER XII.
- The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount
- Hopeless-Mistake of selecting that Route-Mr. Wills's Journals
- from the 28rd of April to the 29th of June, 1881-Adventures
- with the Natives-Discovery of Nardoo as a Substitute for Food
- -Mr. Burke and King go in search of Natives for assistance
- -Mr. Wills left alone in the Desert-The Last Entry in his
- Journal 268
- CHAPTER XIII.
- King's Narrative-Mr. Burke and King again go in search of the Na-
- tives, as a last resource-Death of Mr. Burke-King returns and
- finds Mr. Wills dead in the Gunyah-He falls in with the Natives
- and wanders about with them until delivered by Mr. Howitt's
- party-Extract from Mr.,Howitt's Diary-Extract from Mr.
- M'Kinlay's Diary-My Son's last Letter to me, dated June 27th,
- 1861-Strong Attachment between Mr. Burke and my Son-
- King delivers the Letter and Watch intrusted to him-With
- some difficulty I recover the Pistol-King's Reception in Mel-
- bourne-Sir H. Barkly's Letter to Sir Roderick Murohison-
- Summary of Events and their Causes 304
- CHAPTER XIV.
- Letters of sympathy and condolence; from Sir Henry Barkly;
- Major Egerton Warburton; A. J. Baker, Esq.; P. A. Jennings,
- Esq.'; Dr. Mueller; The Council of Ballnarat East; Robert
- Watson, Esq.; John Lavington Evans, Esq.-Meeting at Totnes
- -Resolution to erect a Monument to Mr. Wills-Proceedings
- in the Royal Geographical Society of London-Letter from.
- Sir Roderick Murchison to Dr. Wills-Dr. Wills's Reply-' The
- Lost Explorers,' a poetical tribute-Concluding Observations 351
- APPENDICES 887.
- Notes:
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- Originally published: London : Richard Bentley, 1863.
- "Edition limited to 500 copies of which 75 copies are numbered and bound in quarter leather"--T.p. verso.
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- Successful exploration of Australia
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