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BURKE'S BIRTH
BURKE: 1821-1861
HE WAS BORN AND EDUCATED IN GALWAY, IRELAND, HE SERVED IN THE ARMY AND THEN JOINED THE IRISH POLICE FORCE. -
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BURKE AND WILLS
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WILLS BIRTH
WILLS:1834-1861
HE WAS BORN IN DEVON, ENGLAND AND BECAME A DOCTOR AND SURVEYOR. -
BURKE AND WILLS EXPEDITION
On the 20th. of August, 1860, Robert O'Hara Burke led an expedition of 16 men out of Melbourne with the ambition of being the first persons to cross the continent from south to north -
BURKE AND WILLS DEATH DATE
THEY DIED OF STARVATION AT COOPER CREEK, 28TH JUNE, 1861