Marks on the Dig Tree, Burke and Wills’ depot at Cooper’s Creek

Anon. (ca. 1910) Marks on the Dig Tree, Burke and Wills’ depot at Cooper’s Creek. [Image]

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Abstract

The Burke and Wills Dig Tree on the banks of Cooper's Creek is associated with explorers Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills. The tree was blazed on 21 April 1861 by William Brahé and party who had remained at Cooper's Creek while Burke, Wills, Charles Gray and John King forged ahead to the northern coast of Australia. Brahé's party was finally forced to abandon the depot and trek homewards, leaving a message pointing to a cache of hidden stores.

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Item Type: Image
Collection: QUT Alumni Donations
Sub-Collection Title:

Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange - Copies - Queensland
Date: ca. 1910
Keywords: Historic sites; Trees; Trees - Marked - The Dig Tree (Burke's Depot); Historic sites--Australia, Central Australia
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Date Deposited: 03 May 2019 03:15
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2023 04:30
Copyright Owner: Out of copyright
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Location:
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AustraliaSouth AustraliaCoopers Creek
Location -27.6237, 141.0758
URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/5529
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