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Dig 3ft NW by Sarah Murgatroyd
Category: Children's
In 1860, an eccentric Irish police officer named Robert O'Hara Burke led a cavalcade of camels, wagons and men out of Melbourne. Accompanied by William Wills, a shy English scientist, he was prepared to risk everything to become the first European to cross the Australian continent. A few months later, a ...Show more
The Dig Tree (Text Classics) by Sarah Murgatroyd
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Text Classics
Wills knew that he was fading fastest. On 26 June, he decided the only honourable thing to do was to sacrifice himself to save his companions. †̃Without some change,â€TM he wrote, †̃I see little chance for any of us.â€TM In 1860, an eccentric Irish police officer named Robert Oâ€TMHara Burke led a ...Show more
The Dig Tree : The Story of Burke and Wills by Sarah Murgatroyd
Category: Fiction
In 1860, an eccentric Irish police officer named Robert O
The Dig Tree: The Story of Burke and Wills by Sarah Murgatroyd
Category: Australian History
The harrowing true story of the Burke and Willis expedition team who took on the Australian wilds 150 years ago--and lost. They departed Melbourne's Royal Park in the summer of 1860, a misfit party of eighteen amateur explorers cheered on by thousands of well-wishers. Their mission: to chart a course ac ...Show more
The Dig Tree: the Story of Burke and Wills: The Extraordinary Story of the Burke and Wills Expedition by Sarah Murgatroyd
Category: Fiction
Burke and Wills are as legendary as Ned Kelly or Gallipoli in the Australian consciousness - in 1860, they set out from Melbourne to cross the continent for the first time. With extraordinary endurance and courage, they succeeded, only to perish at Cooper Creek. A gripping account of their travails, wit ...Show more
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