A Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia

from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
From the journals and letters of William John Wills,
Edited by his father, William Wills.

Richard Bentley, London, 1863. (Ferguson 18622)

In 1862, Dr William Wills (the explorers' father) released this book which was based on Wills' journal and letters. It was critical of Burke, Brahé, Wright and the Exploration Committee. The book reached Australia in January 1863.

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