Experience The Outback Loop
Burkes Memorial
9km from town

Arriving back at the Dig tree on 21st April, 1861 to find it was deserted, Burke, Wills and King set off towards, Mount Hopeless Station in South Australia. After walking along the Copper Creek and out into the Strezlecki Desert, only to be beaten back by lack of water, they lived by the Cooper for servel months. Burke and King left a weakened and dying Wills and walked back towards the Dig tree. Burke died on 1st July 1861 and was buried here by John King.
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