Burke and Wills expedition

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:category 1860s in Australia
Australian exploration
Expeditions from Melbourne
History of Queensland
History of Victoria (state)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:dateBurkeDied 1861-06-28
gptkbp:dateReachedCooperCreek 1860-12-11
gptkbp:dateReachedGulfOfCarpentaria 1861-02-09
gptkbp:dateWillsDied 1861-06-28
gptkbp:endDate 1861-06-30
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Gulf_of_Carpentaria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burke and Wills expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Robert_O'Hara_Burke
gptkb:William_John_Wills
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Burke_and_Wills_Dig_Tree
gptkb:Burke_and_Wills_Monument,_Melbourne
gptkbp:notableEvent aid from Yandruwandha people
death of Charles Gray
deaths of Burke and Wills
establishment of Depot Camp at Cooper Creek
missed rendezvous at Cooper Creek
rescue of John King
rescue party led by Alfred Howitt
return to Depot Camp after reaching the north
split of the party at Menindee
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:William_Brahe
gptkb:John_King
gptkb:Charles_Gray
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Melbourne
gptkb:Depot_Camp
gptkb:Dig_Tree
gptkb:Gulf_of_Carpentaria
gptkb:Cooper_Creek
gptkb:Menindee
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 19
gptkbp:purpose cross Australia from south to north
gptkbp:result most members perished
gptkbp:route Melbourne to Cooper Creek to Gulf of Carpentaria
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Victoria
gptkbp:startDate 1860-08-20
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Melbourne
gptkbp:survived gptkb:John_King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_John_Wills
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5