Robert O'hara Burke Traverses the Australian Continent from North to South
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The period between 1830-60 in Australia was marked by a tremendous expansion of British colonial interests, f...
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Robert O'hara Burke
1820?-1861
Irish explorer best known as the leader of an illfated expedition to cross Australia from north to south in 1860-61. The Royal Society of Victoria sponsored the t...
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Robert O’Hara Burke
Born c. May 6, 1820, St. Cerah’s. Galway, Ireland Died c. June 28, 1861, AustraIia
William John Wills
Born 1834, Devonshire, England Died 1961, Australia
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Robert O'Hara Burke (1820-1861) was a British policeman and explorer who led the first expedition to cross the Australian continent.Robert O'Hara Burke was born in County Galway, Ireland, the son of a...
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Robert O'hara Burke Traverses the Australian Continent from North to South
Robert O’Hara Burke
Robert O'Hara Burke