The dig tree: the extraordinary story of the ill-fated Burke and Wills 1860 expedition
Adventure and exploration, Adventurers and explorers, Travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
In 1860, an eccentric Irish police officer named Robert O'Hara Burke set out to Melbourne at the head of the most ambitious expedition of his age. Up until this point Australia had remained a truly dark continent, but times were… changing. On 20 August Burke and his team of eighteen men made a confident start - journeying north towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. Accompanied by William Wills, a shy English scientist, he was prepared to risk everything to cross the continent. Meanwhile, John McDouall Stuart, a dour Scotsman with a fondness for the bottle, was already trekking north from Adelaide. The race was on. 2003.