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   Wills & Burke (also known as The Wacky World of Wills & Burke and Wills & Burke: The Untold Story) is a 1985 Australian black comedy film about the Burke and Wills expedition. It opened a week before Burke & Wills, a serious drama about the expedition.

2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0090326Wills & Burke (1985) - IMDb

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   Oct 24, 1985 · With Garry McDonald, Kim Gyngell, Peter Collingwood, Jonathan Hardy. Parody of historical epics that focuses on real-life Australian explorers William John Wills and Robert O'Hara Burkes, who tragically tried to cross the Australian continent from the south, to the north, a distance of 3,250 km.

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   • Genre: Biography, Comedy

   • Director: Bob Weis
   • Release Date: 1985-10-24

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     Burke & Wills Expedition across Australia 1860-61

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     Burke & Wills -- the Journey

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Burke_and_Wills_expeditionBurke and Wills expedition - Wikipedia

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   The Burke and Wills expedition was organised by the Royal Society of Victoria (RSV) in Australia in 1860–61. It initially consisted of nineteen men led by Robert O'Hara Burke, with William John Wills being a deputy commander.

5. www.justwatch.com › us › movieWills & Burke streaming: where to watch online? - JustWatch

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   Parody of historical epics that focuses on real-life Australian explorers William John Wills and Robert O'Hara Burkes, who tragically tried to cross the Australian continent from the south, to the north, a distance of 3,250 km. Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes. Cast. Garry McDonald. Robert O'Hara Burke. Kim Gyngell. William John Wills.

   • Video Duration: 98 min

6. www.nma.gov.au › resources › burke-and-willsBurke and Wills | National Museum of Australia

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   Aug 10, 2023 · Robert O’Hara Burke, William John Wills, John King and Charles Gray became the first Europeans to cross Australia south to north when they reached the Gulf of Carpentaria in February 1861. The death of Burke, Wills and Charles Gray during their return led the expedition to be mythologised in Australian culture as a heroic failure.

7. www.ancient-origins.net › history-important-eventsExploration and Misfortune—The Tragic Tale of the Burke and ...

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   Jan 16, 2019 · Two of the men chosen to lead the expedition were Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills. Burke was born in 1821 in Ireland and emigrated to Australia in 1853. When he arrived, he chose to work as a police officer and over the years rose through the ranks.

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   Is Wills & Burke based on a true story?

   • Wills & Burke: Directed by Bob Weis. With Garry McDonald, Kim Gyngell, Peter Collingwood, Jonathan Hardy. Parody of historical epics that focuses on real-life Australian explorers William John Wills and Robert O'Hara Burkes, who tragically tried to cross the Australian continent from the south, to the north, a distance of 3,250 km.

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   What was the Burke and Wills Commission?

   • Burke and Wills Commission. Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into and report upon the circumstances connected with the sufferings and death of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, the Victorian Explorers. Melbourne: John Ferres Government Printer. White, John, 1992. Burke and Wills: The stockade and the tree.

   Burke and Wills expedition - Wikipedia

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   Who were William John Wills & Robert O'Hara Burkes?

   • Parody of historical epics that focuses on real-life Australian explorers William John Wills and Robert O'Hara Burkes, who tragically tried to cross the Australian continent from the south, to the north, a distance of 3,250 km. These were the men who gave Australia the immortal words "get lost."

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   What did Burke & Wills do for a living?

   • Wills was interested in astronomy and exploration. His first job in Australia was as a shepherd, but he was slowly able to work his way into being a surgeon’s assistant and finally director of the Observatory at Melbourne. ‘ Arrival of Burke & Wills at Flinders River’ (1862) by Edward Jukes Greig.

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9. www.imdb.com › title › tt0090326Wills & Burke (1985) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb

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   Wills & Burke (1985) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.