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Birdsville, Outback Queensland.
10-14th August 2007.
The Third Burke & Wills Conference
was held
at the remote outback Queensland town of Birdsville.
Over 60 delegates attended to listen to the speeches and presentations.
Friday, 10th August. |
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Meet and greet at the Birdsville Hotel. |
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Saturday, 11th August. |
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| David Corke | Welcome from the President of the BWHS. | ||||
| Garry Fischer | Pastoral Expansion in Queensland. | ||||
| Rick Moore | Exploring together; How do we broaden the scope of the group for wider appeal than just Burke & Wills. | ||||
| Dr Walter Hesse | Tools & Tips for the Armchair Explorer; How to use the Internet to make Burke & Wills Research more accessible. | ||||
| Robin Hill | The Cooper & Diamantina Campsites; Their current discovery status. Revelations on Will's Observations. |
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| Dr Frank Leahy | Will's Observations and what they reveal about his Chronometers. | ||||
| Cr Robbie Dare | Welcome from the Mayor of Diamantina Shire. | ||||
| David Kaus | The Victorian Expedition Breastplate, history and current status; Part 1. | ||||
| David Hallam | The Victorian Expedition Breastplate, history and current status; Part 2. | ||||
| John Hasler | A contemporary view of the Burke & Wills route, Melbourne to Birdsville | ||||
| Dave Phoenix | Thanks, roundup and a look at expedition food. | ||||
| BWHS Annual General Meeting. | |||||
| Close. | |||||
| Dinner at the Birdsville Hotel. | |||||
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Sunday, 12th August. |
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| Expedition to the Diamantina River led by Robin Hill. | |||||
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Monday, 13th August & Tuesday 14th August. |
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Expedition to Camp 72 and Cooper Camps led by Ian Andrews. |
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Conferences are organised by
THE BURKE & WILLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Inc.)
For more information please go to
burkeandwills.org