Burke and Wills expedition party

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Burke_and_Wills_expedition_party

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	Victorian Exploring Expedition
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:endDate	28 June 1861
gptkbp:endPoint	gptkb:Cooper_Creek
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Victoria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Burke and Wills expedition party
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Robert_O'Hara_Burke
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Burke_and_Wills_Dig_Tree numerous books and films Burke and Wills Bridge Burke and Wills Track memorials and statues in Australia
gptkbp:name	gptkb:Burke_and_Wills_expedition_party
gptkbp:notableEvent	split of the party at Menindee rescue of John King by Yandruwandha people use of camels in Australian exploration death of Burke and Wills establishment of supply depots public funeral for Burke and Wills in Melbourne return to Cooper Creek to find depot abandoned
gptkbp:notableFauna	camels horses pack animals
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:William_Brahe gptkb:John_King gptkb:Charles_Gray George James Landells William Patten
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Burke_and_Wills_Dig_Tree gptkb:Gulf_of_Carpentaria gptkb:Innamincka gptkb:Cooper_Creek gptkb:Menindee
gptkbp:notableSupporter	gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Victoria gptkb:Victorian_Government Victorian public
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	19
gptkbp:purpose	cross the Australian continent from south to north
gptkbp:result	first crossing of Australia south to north by Europeans deaths of most of the party
gptkbp:route	Melbourne to Gulf of Carpentaria
gptkbp:second-in-command	gptkb:William_John_Wills
gptkbp:startDate	20 August 1860
gptkbp:startPoint	gptkb:Melbourne
gptkbp:survived	gptkb:John_King
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Burke_and_Wills_depot_camp
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8