The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 1 - Australia, the Royal Society of Victoria and Robert Burke

The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 1 - Australia, the Royal Society of Victoria and Robert Burke

The first episode in the Burke and Wills Expedition series provides background to the endeavor - which was an expedition to cross Australia in 1860-61. We are introduced to the organizers of the expedition - Royal Society of Victoria - and its eventual leader, Robert Burke. Key people and places Robert Burke - Irish police superintendent from Castlemaine. Will be named leader of the expedition. Royal Society of Victoria - aka The Society. Scientific society based in Melbourne. They will organize the expedition. Exploration Committee - The committee of the Society which oversaw the Burke and Wills Expedition. Victoria Exploring Expedition (VEE) - The official name of the expedition led by Robert Burke to cross the Australian continent. Sir William Stawell - Key member of the Exploration Committee, and Chief Justice of Victoria. John Macadam - Secretary of the Exploration Committee. John Bruce - Wealthy Australian businessman who supported Robert Burke's bid to lead the expedition. Peter Edgerton Warburton - aka Major Warburton - Police Commissioner of South Australia and candidate to lead the VEE. Gustov von Tempsky - Prussian adventurer and candidate to lead the VEE. George Landells - Horse trader who would bring 25 camels to Australia to be part of the upcoming expedition. Would later be named second-in-command of the VEE. Charles Sturt - British soldier who would explore Australia - discovering Cooper's Creek in 1844. John McDouall Stuart - Scottish explorer who would be the chief competitor with the VEE to blaze a route across Australia. Augustus Gregory - Explorer who had gone from Brisbane to Adelaide in 1858. He turned down the opportunity to lead the VEE, but recommended any expedition go to Cooper's Creek and set up a depot - and use it as a base for striking out to the north. Cooper's Creek - River in central Australia. It is about halfway across the continent if someone is traveling between Melbourne and Gulf of Carpentaria in the north. William Wills - British surveyor and astronomer who will eventually become the second-in-command of the VEE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 5 – A conversation with Hubert Sagnières

HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 5 – A conversation with Hubert Sagnières

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HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 4 – The Passage Conquered

HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 4 – The Passage Conquered

Captain Robert McClure and the men of the Investigator work to complete their crossing of the Northwest Passage - albeit via three ships and two sledge journeys. Plus we look at the aftermath of the e...

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HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 3 – Across the Passage

HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 3 – Across the Passage

The HMS Investigator fights to survive two winters at Mercy Bay as the physical and mental health of the crew slowly starts to deteriorate. A desperate journey over the ice is planned - but the crew a...

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HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 2 – The Parry Channel and Mercy Bay

HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 2 – The Parry Channel and Mercy Bay

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23 Syys 202534min

HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 1 – Into the Arctic

HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 1 – Into the Arctic

In part 1 of our series, we look at the history of the search for the Northwest Passage, and the Lost Franklin Expedition. We then follow Captain Robert McClure as he leads the Investigator into the C...

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Jim Bridger - Part 6 - Powder River Expedition, Red Cloud's War, and final years

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4 Syys 202529min

Jim Bridger - Part 5 - The Utah War, Raynolds Expedition, Bridger Trail and the Telegraph

Jim Bridger - Part 5 - The Utah War, Raynolds Expedition, Bridger Trail and the Telegraph

This episode covers some of the most dramatic changes of the west in Jim Bridger's life. This includes the Utah War, the coming of the telegraph, and several expeditions of exploration, including the ...

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Jim Bridger - Part 4 - Brigham Young, the Mormons, and various expeditions

Jim Bridger - Part 4 - Brigham Young, the Mormons, and various expeditions

In this episode, we detail the growing conflict between Brigham Young and the United States government - and the effect it had on Bridger. We will also talk about Bridger's time as a guide for several...

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