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Tracks of McKinlay and party across Australia by John Davis, one of the expedition, edited ... by William Westgarth

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  • Description

    'John Davis was a member of the South Australian relief expedition, led by John McKinlay, to search for Burke and Wills. The expedition travelled to Cooper Creek and north almost to the Gulf of Carpentaria ... [They then] made for Port Denison (Bowen), some 960km away in Queensland' (Valmai Hankel, in her introduction to the 1996 facsimile edition).

  • Place
    London, England, United Kingdom
  • Other Id

    DU102 DAV (Library of Congress Call Number)

    47841 (Cat ID)

    110535 (DBTextworks system ID)

    42031 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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    • Object Type

      book

    • Name/Title
      Tracks of McKinlay and party across Australia by John Davis, one of the expedition, edited ... by William Westgarth
    • Primary Maker

      William Westgarth (Editor)

       John Davis (Author)

    • Contributor/Publisher
      Sampson Low, Son, & Co.
    • Place
      London, England, United Kingdom
    • Date
      1863
    • Physical Description

      xvi, 408 pages, 14 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, folded map, portraits ; 22 cm

    • Language
      English
    • Level of Current Record
      Bib record
    • Member Object

      1 item in this collection. View all items.

    • Subject Category

      Discoveries in geography

      Australia--Discovery and exploration/Library of Congress subject headings

    • Public Access Text

      [Keywords: McKinlay, John, 1819-1872; Burke Relief Expedition (1861-1862); Colonisation; Costume and clothing--Hair dressing; Settlement and contacts--Explorers]

      Complete with folded map in back pocket entitled "Map showing the routes of John McKinlay, Stuart, Burke, Landsborough and Walker across the continent of Australia." Includes index.

    • Collection Type
      Reserve Collection
    • Copyright
      All rights reserved
    • Last Update
      06 Dec 2024

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