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Commemoration Program receives Victorian Government support |
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The Royal Society of Victoria is very pleased to announce that the Burke and Wills 150th Anniversary Commemoration Program is now supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria. This support was officially confirmed in February. |
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Event dates to put in your diary... |
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Australia's Muslim Cameleers Exhibition
Cameleers assisted all major expeditions into Australia’s uncharted interior starting with the Burke and Wills expedition in 1860. Find out more about the role they played in the exploration and settlement of Australia’s arid interior at this Exhibition at the Immigration Museum. |
Burke and Wills: Terra Incognita
Free Exhibition at the Cowen Gallery, State Library of Victoria
This 150th Anniversary display will include contemporary portraits of Burke, Wills, and other officers; original documents including the last rough notes left in a buried cache by the dying explorers; and original objects used on the expedition. |
Re-enactment of the signing up of the members of the Victorian Exploring Expedition
The Royal Society will stage a re-enactment of the Special Meeting of the Society in 1860 where instructions were given to Burke as leader of the expedition, and the other 19 members were officially signed up |
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Re-enactment of the departure of the Victorian Exploring Expedition
Re-enactment of the departure from Royal Park. The Royal Society of Victoria is seeking sponsorship and interest from event management organisations to undertake this major event. |
Across Australia Environmental Expedition
The Across Australia Environmental Expedition will travel from south to north along the original 1860 route and in the same timeframe, working with indigenous rangers and local conservation authorities to assess environmental impact over the last 150 years and to create plans for repairing this damage. Read more...
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