Successful Exploration Through The Interior Of Australia From M

King's Narrative. Mr. Burke and King go in search of the Natives, as a last resource. Death of Mr. Burke. King returns and finds Mr. Wills dead in the Gunyah. He falls in with t...

Departure from Cooper's Creek for the Gulf of Carpentaria. Arrangements for the Continuance of the Depot at Cooper's Creek. Mr. Brahe left in Charge. Determination of Route. Pro...

Letters of sympathy and condolence; from Sir Henry Barkly; Major Egerton Warburton; A.J. Baker, Esquire; P.A. Jennings, Esquire; Dr. Mueller; The Council of Ballaarat East; Robe...

The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless. Mistake of selecting that Route. Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861. Adve...

How the Expedition originated. Appointment of the Leader, Officers, and Party. Mr. Robert O'Hara Burke, Mr. G.J. Landells, Mr. W.J. Wills, Dr. Herman Beckler, Dr. Ludwig Becker,...

Proceedings in Melbourne. Meeting of the Exploration Committee. Tardy Resolutions. Departure of Mr. Howitt. Patriotic Effort of Mr. Orkney. South Australian Expedition under Mr....

From Menindie on the Darling to Torowoto. Mr. Burke's Despatch, and Mr. Wills's Report from Torowoto. Mr. Wright's unaccountable delay at Menindie. The Expedition proceeds onwar...

I arrive in Australia. Join my two Sons at their Sheep-station. Return to Melbourne and Remove to Ballaarat. Visit to Mr. Skene. My son studies Surveying. His rapid proficiency....

THE following reports, which were duly forwarded and published, contain interesting particulars of the country traversed, and the observations made between Torowoto and Cooper's...

Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek. Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861. Illness and Death of Gray. The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot a...

Postponement of the Exploring Expedition projected at the beginning of 1860. My Son's Letter to his Sister on going into Society. Mr. Birnie's Opinion of him, and Extract from h...

the profession he said he had a taste for. I wish he would find out for me whether there is a translation into English of Colonel Savage's Practical Astronomy. It is a Russian w...

My two sons leave England for Australia. Incidents of the Voyage. Extracts from Journal. Arrival at Port Phillip. Melbourne. Employed as Shepherds in the Interior. Mode of Life....

William John Wills was born at Totnes, in Devonshire, on the 5th of January, 1834. He had, therefore, attained the full age of twenty-seven at the time of his death. Even in inf...

My Son is appointed to the Magnetic Observatory at Melbourne, under Professor Neumayer. His Rapid Advance in the Study of Magnetism and Mineralogy. Letters to his Relatives at H...

King's Narrative.--Mr. Burke and King again go in search of the Natives, as a last resource.--Death of Mr. Burke.--King returns and finds Mr. Wills dead in the Gunyah.--He falls...

Letters of sympathy and condolence; from Sir Henry Barkly; Major Egerton Warburton; A.J. Baker, Esquire; P.A. Jennings, Esquire; Dr. Mueller; The Council of Ballaarat East; Robe...

How the Expedition originated.--Appointment of the Leader, Officers, and Party.--Mr. Robert O'Hara Burke, Mr. G.J. Landells, Mr. W.J. Wills, Dr. Herman Beckler, Dr. Ludwig Becke...

The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.--Mistake of selecting that Route.--Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.--A...

Postponement of the Exploring Expedition projected at the beginning of 1860.--My Son's Letter to his Sister on going into Society.--Mr. Birnie's Opinion of him, and Extract from...

From Menindie on the Darling to Torowoto.--Mr. Burke's Despatch, and Mr. Wills's Report from Torowoto.--Mr. Wright's unaccountable delay at Menindie.--The Expedition proceeds on...

Departure from Cooper's Creek for the Gulf of Carpentaria. --Arrangements for the continuance of the Depot at Cooper's Creek. --Mr. Brahe left in Charge.--Determination of Route...

Proceedings in Melbourne.--Meeting of the Exploration Committee. --Tardy Resolutions.--Departure of Mr. Howitt.--Patriotic Effort of Mr. Orkney.--South Australian Expedition und...

I arrive in Australia.--Join my two Sons at their Sheep-station. --Return to Melbourne and Remove to Ballaarat.--Visit to Mr. Skene. --My son studies Surveying.--His Rapid Profi...

My Son is appointed to the Magnetic Observatory at Melbourne, under Professor Neumayer.--His Rapid Advance in the Study of Magnetism and Mineralogy.--Letters to his Relatives at...

Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek.--Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.--Illness and Death of Gray. --The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Dep...

My two Sons leave England for Australia.--Incidents of the Voyage. --Extracts from Journal.--Arrival at Port Phillip.--Melbourne. --Employed as Shepherds in the Interior.--Mode...