Burke and Wills were to become Australia's most famous failures at exploration, dying out in the desert, due to Burke's impatience.
Prior to being appointed to the expedition, Robert O'Hara Burke was a police superintendent and William Wills was a surveyor.
William Wills worked as a shepherd when he first arrived in Australia. He developed an interest in surveying, before becoming as assistant at the Melbourne astronomical and magnetical observatories.Robert O'Hara Burke was a commander in the Irish Mounted Constabulary until he came to Australia. He then became police inspector at Beechworth, Victoria before being promoted to Superintendent of police in the Castlemaine area.
No. Explorers Burke and Wills were unrelated.
Burke and Wills travelled from Melbourne, Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The exploration of Burke and Wills took place in 1860-1861.
Australian explorers Burke and Wills spoke English.
Burke came from Ireland, Wills from England
The Burke and Wills expedition left Melbourne in 1860.
On the Burke and Wills expedition, Wills was initially appointed as third-in-command, surveyor, astronomical and meteorological observer. When George Landells resigned after a dispute with Burke (some sources say Burke fired Landells), Wills was then appointed second-in-command.
The Burke and Wills expedition left Melbourne in 1860.
Thoroughly. Burke and Wills both died in June/July 1861.
During Burke and Wills' expedition, they used both horses and camels.
Burke and Wills - 2006 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:MA
Burke and Wills crossed through the eastern edge of the Simpson Desert.