B&W (V) The camels arrive Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 20-Aug-10. Waypoint GA2320

This is a special Burke & Wills cache listed on Geocaching Australia.

This cache requires you to visit a Burke & Wills historical location and take a photo as described along with your GPS receiver and if possible yourself in the picture. Once you have logged this cache as a find, you are required to load your picture to your log to validate your find.

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Validating Your Log
Take a picture of your GPS receiver and if possible yourself somewhere along Station Pier and attach it to your online log.

Important Information
The Burke Wills Historical Society notes: "The actual route Burke and Wills followed once they left Camp 78 is unknown and one of the most intensely debated issues. Wills' map and some of his journals containing astronomical observations have been lost. Because the journals have never been transcribed, it means the expedition's track north of the Diamantina, through the gibber rises, confused sand dunes and extensive claypans, is a matter for conjecture."
Travel in Outback Australia can be extremely hazardous. Plan your trip with care and seek and follow local advice on what precautions to take. Be aware of private property restrictions. Do not risk your life to log this geocache.

About This Location
The camels for the VEE came from Karachi (then of course still part of India), arriving here at Hobson's Bay aboard the Chinsurah on June 13, 1860. They were paraded the next day across the Princess Bridge and down Swanston and Bourke Streets toward stables at Parliament House, inevitably creating a sensation at every turn. The man who brought them to Australia, Landells, was subsequently named second-in-command of the VEE.
Some Melbournians had seen camels before, at George Coppin's Cremorne Gardens pleasure park, and the expedition actually purchased 10 of his beasts to supplement those brought from India.



Additonal Information
Source: Paul Dorsey Used with Permission