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Who were the first men to walk from Melbourne to Flinders River and back?
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If one is to be historically accurate, it should be noted that no one is recorded as having achieved this feat.
Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills headed up the expedition to cross the continent from Melbourne to the Gulf and back, but they both died at Cooper Creek, and did not return to Melbourne. A third man, Charlie Gray, died also, but John King survived, being found and helped by Aborigines until a rescue party came. Theoretically, he did not walk back to Melbourne, but would have been carried on horseback.
Even the Victorian rescue parties did not travel all the way to the Gulf, but only as far as Cooper Creek. The only would-be rescuer believed to have travelled all the way to the Gulf and back was South Australian John McKinlay who actually left from Adelaide, not Melbourne.
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No one is recorded as having achieved this feat. Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills headed up the expedition to cross the continent from Melbourne to the Gulf and back, but they both died at Cooper Creek, and did not return to Melbourne. A third man, Charlie Gray, died also, but John King survived, being found and helped by Aborigines until a rescue party came. Theoretically, he did not walk back to Melbourne, but would have been carried on horseback. Even the Victorian rescue parties did not travel all the way to the Gulf, but only as far as Cooper Creek. The only would-be rescuer believed to have travelled all the way to the Gulf and back was South Australian John McKinlay who actually left from Adelaide, not Melbourne.
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Who were the first men to walk from Melbourne to flinder river and back?
If one is to be historically accurate, it should be noted that no one is recorded as having achieved this feat.Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills headed up the expedition to cross the continent from Melbourne to the Gulf and back, but they both died at Cooper Creek, and did not return to Melbourne. A third man, Charlie Gray, died also, but John King survived, being found and helped by Aborigines until a rescue party came. Theoretically, he did not walk back to Melbourne, but would have been carried on horseback.Even the Victorian rescue parties did not travel all the way to the Gulf, but only as far as Cooper Creek. The only would-be rescuer believed to have travelled all the way to the Gulf and back was South Australian John McKinlay who actually left from Adelaide, not Melbourne.
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