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The Last Days of Burke & Wills
‘We can now say that we are in No Man’s Land…’ Robert O'Hara Burke
In an era of exploration, the Burke and Wills Expedition set out from Melbourne to chart an inland route to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The land the party crossed was, for them, an empty void; unknown, unchartered and unoccupied. It was a journey of discovery and desperation.
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In 2009 Queensland Museum archaeologists and a team of specialists set out to find the missing ‘Plant Camp’. Using Wills’ original navigational plots, they found evidence of a cache of buried material and unearthed pieces of our pioneering history.
The artefacts recovered – including fragments of weapons, writing equipment and navigational tools – provide insight into Burke and Will’s attitude to their journey and to their sense of isolation and alienation. Also explored in the exhibition is the perspective of the Mithaka people, the traditional owners of the land where the ‘Plant Camp’ was located.
Objects on display include trade items such as axes from Mt Isa and shell ornaments from the Gulf, as well as ceremonial objects such as a rabbit-tail head-dress. Together these objects demonstrate a sense of belonging and connectedness which stands in contrast to the attitudes of the explorers.
The Last Days of Burke and Wills exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of this infamous expedition.
The Last Days of Burke and Wills
Venue: Queensland Museum
Dates: 05/08–05/12/10
Official Site: www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au
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