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The Commemoration Program has stimulated two research projects which will result in new books providing fascinating new insights into previously unexplored parts of the Burke and Wills story. |
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"Burke and Wills: The Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition" |
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The Royal Society has commissioned a group of researchers to produce a book on Burke and Wills: The Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition.
The State Library of Victoria has provided newly-scanned images of the scientific paintings and drawings made by Ludwig Becker and Hermann Beckler. The book was published by CSIRO in October 2011 at $59.95 plus postage.
To order your copy of the first edition, download the Order Form and return your completed form to the Royal Society of Victoria. The book has been very popular and is now into its second reprint. More about the content...
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"Following Burke and Wills" Touring Guide |
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Dave Phoenix, President of the Burke and Wills Historical Society, crossed Australia following the route of Burke and Wills in 2008. He is now writing a set of Burke and Wills Touring Guides based on his historic trip.
The first volume, Following Burke and Wills Across Victoria, has now been published. This Touring Guide includes maps and route details, information about the places where the Expedition camped, both as they were then and as they are now, extracts from the diaries, information about the explorers, and about the observations of science and the environment made on the Victorian leg of the Expedition.
Copies of the book are shipping now. For more details and to order on-line, go to the Touring Guide page on Dave's website: the Burke and Wills web. Or read Carolyn Webb's article about the Guide in The Age here, or read about Dave's ABC interview here. And if you prefer to see before you buy, the books are available in Avenue Bookstore in Albert Park and in Readings stores across Melbourne. |
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