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Burke & Wills Expedition - (Camp 12)Print Page 
A plaque, unveiled during the 150th anniversary, commemorates the Burke and Wills` expedition which camped at Tragowel Station in September 1860.
The expedition by Burke and Wills to the Gulf of Carpentaria passed through Tragowel. On 2 September 1860, the expedition group led by Robert O`Hara Burke arrived at the homestead of Abraham Booth and John Holloway on the Loddon River, called Tragowell Station (later renamed to Tragowel Estate).
Location
| Address: | Loddon Valley Highway, Tragowel Swamp, Tragowel, 3579 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.8145 Long: 143.953667 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 02-September-1860 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1860 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 04-September-1860 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2010 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | September-2010 |
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BURKE & WILLS
150th
ANNIVERSARY
TRAGOWEL SWAMP
Burke & Wills Expedition
to the north of Australia camped
at Tragowel Station Homestead.
Arrived 6.30pm Sunday, September 2
1860. Rained heavily overnight.
Departed 9.15am Tuesday, September 4
for Reedy Lake station, 20km north,
crossing the Loddon at Old Kerang.
