Dig, the Burke and Wills saga

When British surveyor, William John Wills, and Irish police officer, Robert O'Hara Burke, set off in 1860 to cross the continent from south to north, they did so with very little experience in bushcraft.The Burke and Wills expedition has become an immortal part of Australian history. Frank Clune's meticulously researched account captures the heroic and enduring saga in all its drama and pathos.