The dig tree : the extraordinary story of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition
Murgatroyd, Sarah2002
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In August 1860 a group of men left Melbourne to make the journey into the Gulf of Carpentaria. Only three of them reached their destination. They later discovered the rest of the party had disappeared, leaving behind a carved message on a coolibah tree.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2002.
Collation:
[x], 372 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-368) and index.
ISBN:
9780747556770 (hbk)
Dewey class:
919.420431994.2031994.031994.03
Local class:
994.2031
Language:
English
BRN:
1327522
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