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A lookout commemorates naturalist and explorer, John Gilbert, who was speared by aborigines at the Mitchell River near Dunbar, Cape York Peninsula.
In September 1844 he joined Leichhardt`s expedition providing his own equipment, in the interests of natural history. The only competent bushman in the party, Gilbert soon became recognized as second-in-command. On 28 June 1845 near the Gulf of Carpentaria, Gilbert was killed by a flying spear when natives made a night attack on the expedition`s camp because some of their women had been molested by the two Aboriginals with the party. He was buried on the spot, a tree near by was marked, and a fire was lit over the disturbed earth in order to screen the grave.
Location
| Address: | Kelman Street, Gilbert`s Lookout, Taroom, 4420 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -25.645507 Long: 149.797019 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Science |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 28-June-1845 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1845 |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 26th September, 2004 |
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Memorial to John Gilbert
1812 -1845
Naturalist with Leichhardt's 1844 - 1846 Expedition
Dedicated by Dr Clemency Fisher National Museums Liverpool, UK
September 26, 2004.
