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William John Wills Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: Jan 5, 1834
  • Died: Jun 28, 1861

William John Wills was a British surveyor who also trained for a while as a surgeon. He achieved fame as the second-in-command of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north, finding a route across the continent from the settled areas of Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria.

We have this morning dropped anchor, just off Williamstown. morning

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