Burke & Wills Camp 63 - QLD

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Position

DEG: -27.784196 141.603902
DMS: 27º 47' 3.11" S 141º 36' 14.03" E
UTM: 54 J 6926557mN 559496mE
Altitude: 66m

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Durham QLD 4492
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Burke and Wills camped here 20/11/1860 - 4/12/1860. They had finally reached the Cooper Creek. They decided to establish a Depot here. While they rested, Burke and Brahe made some trips to see if they could find evidence of Sturt or Leichhardt's tracks on previous exploration in the area. Burke was not a very good bushman and would get easily lost so in the end he asked Wills to do further distance exploration. Wills traveled 110 miles north. At night the camels took off and Wills and McDonough walked back to camp in blistering heat. Having set up the Depot, it was found plague rates forced them to move down stream and ultimately create the new depot at the Dig Tree.
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Ballera at 16/10:30pm EST
Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 63 47.25km NE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
29.0°C25.4°C43%15.2°C1011.8hPa0.0mmNNE28km/hr
15knots
35km/hr
19knots

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Ballera Gas Field
Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 63 47.25km NE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C39.337.034.130.124.320.220.223.528.232.334.837.3
Mean Min. °C25.824.621.216.711.07.77.29.013.417.220.823.1
Mean Rain mm29.325.331.410.37.815.78.36.110.26.131.912.1

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