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Burke's Tree [B 5611] • Photograph

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Summary

Tree marking Burke's burial place. Photograph shows a bearded man dressed in white looking at the gum tree marking the burial place of Burke which is on the Cooper Creek close to Innamincka Station. Dated about 1861-2. Robert O'Hara Burke died June/July 1861 at Burke's Waterhole, Cooper Creek.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.5 cm x 15.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1861

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1821-1861
Trees -- South Australia -- Innamincka

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Digitisation information

Date

06/07/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,179 x 2,289 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

21.87 MB

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