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Journal of William John Wills: 23 April-28 June 1861
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Arrival at Coopers Creek
  [Arrival at Coopers Creek]
(Uncatalogued-see Exploration-Burke and Wills in Pictorial Reading Room)
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April 1861 Journal of Trip from Cooper Creek Towards Adelaide

The Advance party of the VEE, consisting of Burke Wills and King (Gray being dead) having returned from Carpentaria on the 21st April 1861 in an exhausted and weak state and finding that the Depôt Party left at Cooper Creek had started for the Darling with their horses and Camels fresh and in good condition, deemed it useless to attempt to overtake them, having only two Camels, both done up, and being so weak themselves as to be unable to walk more than four or five miles a day. Finding also that the provisions left at the Depôt for them would scarcely take them to Meninda, started down Cooper Creek for Adelaide, via Mt Hopeless on the morning of April 23rd 1861, intending to follow as nearly as possible the route taken by Gregory. by so doing they hoped to be able to recruit themselves & the Camels whilst sauntering slowly down the Creek

 
 

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