An edition of Cooper's Creek
(1963)
Cooper's Creek.
by Alan Moorehead
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Burke and Wills Expedition, 1860-1861, Discovery and exploration, Discoveries in geography, Burke and Wills Expedition (1860-1861), Travel, Burke and Wills Expedition (1860-1861) fast (OCoLC)fst01407198, History, Australia, discovery and exploration, Australia--History, Burke and Wills Expedition (1860-1861) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2006027032Places
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Cooper's Creek
June 21, 2001, Weidenfeld & Nicholson history, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Cooper's creek: the opening of Australia
1987, Atlantic Monthly Press, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
in English
- 1st Atlantic Monthly Press ed.
0871131684 9780871131683
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Table of Contents
1. The ghastly blank. 1
2. Sturt. 12
3. The expedition assembles. 26
4. The journey to Menindie. 42
5. Menindie to Cooper's Creek. 58
6. To the Gulf. 69
7. The rearguard. 81
8. The return from the Gulf. 69
9. Back to Menindie. 100
10. Towards Mount Hopeless. 113
11. The rescue parties set out. 124
12. Howitt's march. 135
13. Back to Melbourne. 149
14. The Royal commission. 159
15. The public penance. 193
Note.
Index.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
The Burke and Wills monument in Melbourne. From an engraving by Crew, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. Frontispiece
Charles Sturt. From the portrait by Crossland, reproduced by permission of the National Gallery of South Australia. facing page. 22
Robert O'Hara Burke. From a daguerretype, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 23
William John Wills. From an engraving after the original daguerretype. 38
The Melbourne 'Punch' cartoon. Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 39
Sandhills in Sturt's Stony desert. 39
Burke leaving Melbourne. From the painting by Sidney Nolan, reproduced by kind persmission of Mr. Kym Bonython. 47
The start from Royal Park, Melbourne, August 20, 1860. From the drawing by William Strutt, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 54
Ludwig Becker's sketch of The Caravan of the March. Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 55
John King. From an engraving, Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 70
View from the site of the depot today. 71
The black tracker Dick. facing page. From a drawing by Becker, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 102
Menindie. From a sketch by Becker, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 102
The return to the depot. From the painting by Sir John Longstaff, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria. 103
Burke. From the painting by Sidney Nolan, reproduced by kind permission of the artist. 118
The camels. From a sketch by Strutt, reproduced by courtesy of the Dixson Library, Sydney. 119
Cooper's Creek blacks. From Gregory's The Dead Heart of Australia. 150
Charley Gray. From a lithograph, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 151
William Brahe. From a drawing by Strutt, reproduced by courtesy of the Dixson Library, Sydney. 151
Julia Matthews. Reproduced by courtesy of the Melbourne Catholic Adcocate. 151
John McKinlay. From a contemporary engraving. 151
Alfred William Howitt. Reproduced by courtesy of the Dixson Library, Sydney. 166
A contemporary drawing of Cooper's Creek. Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 167
Burke's last note. Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 182
The note that Wills left in the cache at the depot. facing page. Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 183
Anthills in Northern Australia. Reproduced by courtesy of Australia House. 198
One of Cobb's coaches. Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 199
Digging out a camel of the Cooper. From Gregory's The Dead Heart of Australia. 199
MAPS (drawn by Miss Joan Emerson).
The explorers' routes. Endpapers
Central Australia. page 59
ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
Boats on the river Yarra, Melbourne, in the 1860s. From an engraving after S. T. Gill, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 1
Cooper's Creek. From a sketch in Sturt's Narrative of the Expedition to Central Australia. 12
Bourke Street, Melbourne, in the 1860s. From Troedel's Melbourne Album, reproduced by courtesy of Troedel & Cooper Pty. Ltd. 26
The start of the expedition. From a contemporary pen drawing, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 42
On the way to Swan Hill. From a sketch by Strutt, reproduced by courtesy of the Dixson Library, Sydney. 58
Aborigines. From a drawing by Becker, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 69
Pamamaroo Creek. From a drawing by Becker, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 81
The Camels on the March. From a sketch by Strutt, reproduced by courtesy of the Dixson Library, Sydney. 88
Camp on the way to Menindie. From a drawing by Becker, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 100
The camels resting. From a sketch by Strutt, reproduced by courtesy of the Dixson Library, Sydney. 113
Central Australian pigeon. From a drawing by Becker, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 124
Central Australian rat. From a drawing by Becker, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 135
Site of Burke's grave. From a sketch by Howitt, reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria. 149
The plaque now at Cooper's Creek. 159
The funeral procession. From a contemporary engraving. 193
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