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William John Wills [B 8074] • Photograph

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Summary

William John Wills explorer, was first a British surveyor who also trained as a surgeon. He became second in command of the Burke and Wills expedition to attempt to cross Australia south to north. Wills died alone at Breerily Waterhole on the Cooper Creek in South Australia.

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.9 cm x 9.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1860

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Wills, William John, 1834-1861

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Digitisation information

Date

09/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,188 x 3,156 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

6.94 MB

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