Comment: A rough summary of Burke & Wills

I think there was one survivor, King, from the party that returned to Cooper Creek. He was found living with aborigines.
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Reply By: Robyn R4 - Saturday, Jul 25, 2015 at 14:05

Saturday, Jul 25, 2015 at 14:05
Without googling it up, I'm sure you're right.
I have a little boy presenting a speech on this at the moment-must go brush up on my facts so I can teach the kids...
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Reply By: Sigmund - Saturday, Jul 25, 2015 at 14:56

Saturday, Jul 25, 2015 at 14:56
Yes. Alan Attwood wrote a semi-fictional account of King.
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Follow Up By: Sigmund - Saturday, Jul 25, 2015 at 14:57

Saturday, Jul 25, 2015 at 14:57
Burke's Solder it's called.
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Follow Up By: Sigmund - Saturday, Jul 25, 2015 at 14:58

Saturday, Jul 25, 2015 at 14:58
.... give or take an 'i' !
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Reply By: Steve in Kakadu - Saturday, Jul 25, 2015 at 21:02

Saturday, Jul 25, 2015 at 21:02
The best researched book on Burke and Wills.The Dig tree.
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Follow Up By: Sigmund - Friday, Jul 31, 2015 at 09:17

Friday, Jul 31, 2015 at 09:17
There's a new book by David Phoenix that looks promising.

An intro to his work can be found here:http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2009/01/19/2469474.htm
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Reply By: Alloy c/t - Sunday, Jul 26, 2015 at 09:57

Sunday, Jul 26, 2015 at 09:57
And the reason B + W died was because they foolishly did not follow the instructions given by the locals on how to prepare the seeds for local 'bread' rendering the 'flour' a slow but sure poison ……...
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Follow Up By: Sigmund - Friday, Jul 31, 2015 at 09:19

Friday, Jul 31, 2015 at 09:19
Indeed. Nardoo seeds need to be roasted and washed, so Burke died of vitamin deficiency. The nardoo inhibits the uptake of Vit B I think it is.

But really his arrogance killed him.
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