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'The colonial fascination with northern Australia holds the key to understanding the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860-61. The north was well situated to increase trade and communication with Asian and British markets. Once explorers opened up northern Australia, the development of railways, ports and underwater telegraph cables would connect the isolated British-Australian colonies to the rest of the world.' (Introduction)
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- Burke & Wills : The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia's Most Famous Explorers 2017 single work biography
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