Rebels & outlaws
Land & exploration
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Many Australian
explorers battled cruel conditions in order to map unchartered territory. The most daring were those who
ventured away from Australia and into Antarctic waters.
But
it wasn't all dashing bravery and a hero's welcome. Australia's successful exploratory history is peppered with
tales of disappointment and tragedy. Find out about the explorers who got
stranded in Antarctica, and how Burke and Wills could have saved their own
lives.
In 1840, a young explorer joined an important expedition and experienced the cruel Australian bush.
One man's private thoughts and observations provide a window into life in 19th century Gippsland.
A group devoted to the advancement of science was responsible for Victoria's most famous expedition.
Burke & Wills could have been saved if they had used the knowledge and experience of indigenous guides.
When the Burke & Wills expedition failed, a self-taught bushman helped pick up the pieces.
Years of Arctic navigation made Aurora a worthy vessel for Australia's first Antarctic expedition.
Lesser known than his fellow explorers, John King Davis was one of Australia's quiet achievers.
Although catastrophe seemed to follow him, Shackleton was a pioneer of Australian Antarctic exploration.
A man with a genuine commitment to his science, his name is synonymous with Antarctic exploration.
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