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Who was to blame for the tragedy of Burke and Wills? [25 April 1937]

20 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, critical of Robert O’Hara Burke’s leadership during the Burke and Wills expedition, was published in the “Out of the Library” section of The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 25 April 1937.] Who was to blame for the tragedy of Burke and Wills? There … [Read more...] about Who was to blame for the tragedy of Burke and Wills? [25 April 1937]

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Burke and Wills [25 May 1875]

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[Editor: This untitled article, written in response to some rumours about the Burke and Wills expedition, was published in The Gipsland Times (Sale, Vic.), 25 May 1875.] [Burke and Wills] We are not sorry that Mr A. W. Howitt, of Bairnsdale, has given the finishing stroke … [Read more...] about Burke and Wills [25 May 1875]

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King and the death of O’Hara Burke [letter from A. W. Howitt, 24 May 1875]

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[Editor: This letter from Alfred William Howitt (1830-1908), who led a rescue party in search of the Burke and Wills expedition, was published in The Mount Alexander Mail (Castlemaine, Vic.), 24 May 1875. The letter, written in response to some rumours about the Burke and Wills … [Read more...] about King and the death of O’Hara Burke [letter from A. W. Howitt, 24 May 1875]

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