Author: Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.)
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 524

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List of members in each volume (except v. 6, new ser., v. 27)

Author: Philosophical Institute of Victoria
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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Author: Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.)
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 546

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List of members in each volume (except v. 6, new ser., v. 27)

Author: Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.)
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Languages : en
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Author: Edmund Bernard Joyce
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643103325
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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Reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition.

Author: Richard Joseph Wheeler Selleck
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN: 9780522850512
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 892

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"Telling as much a social, educational, and cultural story as institutional history, this detailed account chronicles the ideological patterns, internal and countrywide conflicts, and student experiences at the University of Melbourne from 1850 to 1939. The daily life of staff, professors, and students are recounted during times of turmoil and peace in Australia, including the depression of the 1890s and World War I. The account offers a window into the pedagogical conflicts and research achievements of one of Australia's oldest continuing educational institutions."

Author: British Museum
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Languages : en
Pages : 704

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Author: Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain). Library
Publisher: London : The Institute
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Category : Commonwealth countries
Languages : en
Pages : 1084

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Author: Peter FitzSimons
Publisher: Hachette Australia
ISBN: 0733634095
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 702

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The iconic Australian exploration story - brought to life by Peter FitzSimons, Australia's storyteller. 'They have left here today!' he calls to the others. When King puts his hand down above the ashes of the fire, it is to find it still hot. There is even a tiny flame flickering from the end of one log. They must have left just hours ago. MELBOURNE, 20 AUGUST 1860. In an ambitious quest to be the first Europeans to cross the harsh Australian continent, the Victorian Exploring Expedition sets off, farewelled by 15,000 cheering well-wishers. Led by Robert O'Hara Burke, a brave man totally lacking in the bush skills necessary for his task; surveyor and meteorologist William Wills; and 17 others, the expedition took 20 tons of equipment carried on six wagons, 23 horses and 26 camels. Almost immediately plagued by disputes and sackings, the expeditioners battled the extremes of the Australian landscape and weather: its deserts, the boggy mangrove swamps of the Gulf, the searing heat and flooding rains. Food ran short and, unable to live off the land, the men nevertheless mostly spurned the offers of help from the local Indigenous people. In desperation, leaving the rest of the party at the expedition's depot on Coopers Creek, Burke, Wills, Charley Gray and John King made a dash for the Gulf in December 1860. Bad luck and bad management would see them miss by just hours a rendezvous back at Coopers Creek, leaving them stranded in the wilderness with practically no supplies. Only King survived to tell the tale. Yet, despite their tragic fates, the names of Burke and Wills have become synonymous with perseverance and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. They live on in our nation's history - and their story remains immediate and compelling.

Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 584

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