Burke and Stuart Expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Burke_and_Stuart_Expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Burke and Wills Expedition
gptkbp:dateOfBurkeDeath 28 June 1861
gptkbp:dateOfWillsDeath c. 28 June 1861
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Gulf_of_Carpentaria
gptkbp:endDate 1861
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burke and Stuart Expedition
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:Yandruwandha_people
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Robert_O'Hara_Burke
gptkb:William_John_Wills
gptkbp:notableDeath gptkb:Robert_O'Hara_Burke
gptkb:William_John_Wills
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Dig_Tree
extreme hardship and starvation
return to Cooper Creek depot after supplies removed
death of leaders
rescue of John King by Yandruwandha people
split into advance and support parties
supply depot at Cooper Creek
use of camels in Australian exploration
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:John_King
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Cooper_Creek
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:John_King
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 19
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Melbourne,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:purpose to cross Australia from south to north
gptkbp:result partial success, tragedy
gptkbp:route Melbourne to Gulf of Carpentaria
gptkbp:significance first south-north crossing of Australia
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Victoria
gptkbp:startDate 1860
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stuart_Expedition_(1861–1862)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8