The Burke and Wills cairn, Royal Park, Melbourne, October, 2001 [picture] / Jon Rhodes
- Bib ID:
- 41903
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Rhodes, Jon, 1947-
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 2001
- 1 photograph : gelatin silver ; image 26.1 x 17.4 cm., sheet 28.7 x 20.0 cm.
- Series:
- Burke & Wills Expedition, sites and memorials.
- Summary:
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The inscription on the memorial reads: "This memorial has been erected to mark the spot from whence the Burke and Wills Expedition started on the 20th August 1860. After successfully accomplishing their mission the two brave leaders perished on their return journey at Coopers Creek in June 1861".
- Notes:
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- Condition: Good.
- Part of the collection of photographs of the different sites and memorials of the Burke and Wills Expedition.
- Title supplied by artist.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-146655971
- Subject:
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- Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1821-1861 -- Monuments -- Photographs
- Wills, William John, 1834-1861 -- Monuments -- Photographs
- Explorers -- Monuments -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- Photographs
- Burke and Wills Expedition (1860-1861) -- Monuments -- Photographs
- Monuments -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- Photographs
- Melbourne (Vic.) -- Photographs
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This belongs to the Burke & Wills Expedition, sites and memorials.
This collection contains 32 records. - Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2001
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