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050 00 $aDU115.2.W55$bC38 2013
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100 1 $aCathcart, Michael,$d1956-
245 10 $aStarvation in a land of plenty :$bWills' diary of the fateful Burke and Wills expedition /$cMichael Cathcart.
264 1 $aCanberra, ACT :$bNational Library of Australia,$c[2013]
300 $a213 pages :$billustrations (chiefly color) ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aBetween 23 April and 28 June 1861, Wills documented the torments and disappointments that led to his and Burke's destruction. Surprising to many, though, Wills was not the second-in-command but, rather, the party's 'surveyor, astronomical and meteorological observer'. His entries would go on to help historians understand the circumstances that led to the tragic end of the expedition. Today, the diary is held by the National Library of Australia and forms the foundation of Starvation in a Land of Plenty.
600 10 $aWills, William John,$d1834-1861$vDiaries.
600 10 $aWills, William John,$d1834-1861$xTravel$zAustralia.
611 20 $aBurke and Wills Expedition$d(1860-1861)
651 0 $aAustralia$xDiscovery and exploration$y1851-1900.
710 2 $aNational Library of Australia.