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    Robert O'Hara Burke (6 May 1821 – c. 28 June 1861) was an Irish soldier and police officer who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was the leader...
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    Australia in 1860–61. It initially consisted of 19 men led by Robert O'Hara Burke, with William John Wills being a deputy commander. Its objective was...
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    escapades were mockingly reported in the local paper. Robert O'Hara Burke, leader of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition was stationed in Beechworth as...
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  • philanthropist Robert E. Burke (1847–1901), U.S. Representative from Texas Robert O'Hara Burke (1821–1861), Australian explorer Robert Burke, in list of...
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  • expedition. It opened a week before Burke & Wills, a serious drama about the expedition. In 1860, Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills are chosen...
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  • The film is based on the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition across Australia. The film follows Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills in their crossing...
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    28 February 2003. The Burke and Wills Dig Tree on the banks of Cooper's Creek is associated with explorers Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills...
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  • The Division of Burke was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was named after Robert O'Hara Burke, an explorer who led the Victorian...
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  • created in 1969 and abolished in 2004. The division was named after Robert O'Hara Burke, an explorer who led the Victorian expedition in 1860, the first to cross...
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    William John Wills (category Burke and Wills expedition)
    Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria. He and the expedition leader Robert O'Hara Burke both died of exhaustion on the expedition's return journey. William...
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