A successful exploration through the interior of Australia, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria : from the journals and letters of William John Wills - Wills, William John, 1834-1861.; Wills, William; State Library of South Australia. Friends (Adelaide : Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 1996)
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.
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.
Keywords: Wills, William John, -- 1834-1861.; Australia -- Discovery and exploration