B&W (V) Heathcote Heathcote, Victoria, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 20-Aug-10. Waypoint GA2328

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.

Validating Your Log
Take a picture of your GPS receiver showing the same co-ordinates as the cache page (plus or minus 100 meters) 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
In the VEE party at the outset were George Landells, in charge of the camels; William Wills, the surveyor; Hermann Beckler, medical officer and botanist; and Ludwig Becker, artist, naturalist and geologist.
American Charles Ferguson was named foreman, William Patton the blacksmith, John Drakeford the cook and Robert Fletcher the storekeeper. The other assistants were Thomas McDonough, Patrick Langan, Owen Cowan, William Brahe, John King and Henry Creher. Then there were four Indian sepoys to handle the camels they'd accompanied to Australia just for this purpose.

Additonal Information
Source: Paul Dorsey Used with Permission