The Burke and Wills Society Displays

Near the gateway which leads down to the Dig Tree Reserve, there is a rough bush hut which contains a display prepared by the Burke and Wills Society.

The display contains in-depth information about the Burke and Wills expedition with a particular emphasis on the Dig Tree story.

The display covers the following topics:

• Burke and Wills Dig Tree Camp, 6 December 1860 – 21 April 1861

• The Burke and Wills Expedition

• John and Minnie Ghyn Dick’s Face Tree 1898

• The Dig Tree – an Australian icon

• Dig Tree Explorers

• Burke’s Gulf Party: Burke, Wills, King, Gray

• Brahé’s Depot Party: Brahé, McDonough, Patten, Dost Mahomet

• The Mystery of the Dig Tree blazes