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Camp 23 Frederick WalkerPrint Page 
The plaque, erected as a Centenary of Federation Project in 2001, commemorates the tree blazed by Frederick Walker at Camp 23 in 1861. Walker led a team from Rockhampton to the Gulf searching in vain for the missing explorers, Burke and Wills.
In 1861 Walker led a party in search of the ill fated Burke and Wills expedition. His meticulous journal of the search has been transcribed. However Walker failed to locate Burke and Wills and their party, arriving in the Gulf of Carpentaria ill, and died at Floraville Station on his return journey.
Location
| Address: | Stansfield Street , Hughenden , 4821 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -20.845335 Long: 144.205545 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1861 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1861 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2001 |
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CAMP 23
FW
OCT 22
1861
This Tree Was Blazed By
Frederick Walker On
His Trek North From
Rockhampton To The
Gulf Of Carpentaria
Flinders Shire Council
Centenary Of
Federation Project
2001
