Burke & Wills Geocaches
[img_assist|nid=959|title=Geocaching Australia|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=150|height=150]This Burke and Wills themed geocaching project is a collaboration between the State Library of Victoria and Geocaching Australia.
Specially created Burke and Wills caches have been hidden along the route taken by the Expedition, and at other related, historically significant places. Using this site, you can enter the coordinates of a cache into your GPS device and hunt for them yourself. Many of the caches contain historical information and artwork from the State Library’s collections. Most of the Burke and Wills caches are physical objects, however in some instances, when the location is remote, or culturally sensitive, the object of the hunt is a virtual cache.
For particularly keen explorers, the physical caches also contain a small number of commemorative Burke and Wills pathtags– a coin-like disc for keeping or trading that can be tracked online. If you're quick, you could be one of the lucky few to find one.
Happy hunting!
| Name | Location | Co-Ords |
|---|---|---|
| B&W (V) Laid to rest | , , , | S37° 79.1717 E144° 96.363299999999 |
| B&W (M) Grave Site - Melbourne General Cemetery | , , , | S37° 79.17 E144° 96.373299999999 |
| B&W (V) Howitt begins the search | , , , | S37° 80.9683 E144° 96.1533 |
| B&W (V) The Royal Society | , , , | S37° 80.76 E144° 96.901700000001 |
| B&W (M) Royal Society of Victoria | , , , | S37° 80.7883 E144° 96.8917 |
| B&W (V) Room for romance? | , , , | S37° 81.0033 E144° 96.4383 |
| B&W (T) Flagstaff Hill | , , , | S37° 81.0167 E144° 95.4117 |
| B&W (V) Flagstaff Gardens | , , , | S37° 81.0177 E144° 95.3822 |
| B&W (M) Memorial Cairn - Royal Park | , , , | S37° 78.8933 E144° 95.605 |
| B&W (V) Royal Park | , , , | S37° 78.8922 E144° 95.604599999999 |
| B&W (V) On their way | , , , | S37° 79.3409 E144° 94.757200000001 |
| B&W (M) King's Grave - Melbourne General Cemetery | , , , | S37° 78.7367 E144° 96.4617 |
| B&W (V) Supreme Court | , , , | S37° 81.41 E144° 95.753300000001 |
| B&W (V) State Legislature | , , , | S37° 81.1272 E144° 97.3376 |
| B&W (V) Mechanic's Institute | , , , | S37° 81.5148 E144° 96.743599999999 |
| B&W (V) The monument | , , , | S37° 81.565 E144° 96.6733 |
| B&W (V) King's return | , , , | S37° 81.765 E144° 96.738300000001 |
| B&W (V) Princes Bridge | , , , | S37° 81.8767 E144° 96.82 |
| B&W (T) Princes Bridge | , , , | S37° 81.9783 E144° 96.718300000001 |
| B&W (V) The news reaches home | , , , | S37° 78.8233 E144° 90.620000000001 |
| B&W (V) The camels arrive | , , , | S37° 84.1084 E144° 93.230299999999 |
| B&W (V) Moonee Ponds | , , , | S37° 76.2654 E144° 92.465999999999 |
| B&W (T) Station Pier | , , , | S37° 84.1883 E144° 93.253300000001 |
| B&W (C) Queens Park - Moonee Ponds | , , , | S37° 76.3 E144° 92.259999999999 |
| B&W (T) Bulla Bridge | , , , | S37° 63.135 E144° 80.23 |
| B&W (M) Bolinda Creek Campsite | , , , | S37° 45.1167 E144° 72.614999999999 |
| B&W (V) Bolinda Creek | , , , | S37° 43.1993 E144° 73.6166 |
| B&W (Moveable) Expedition Cache | , , , | S37° 62.93 E144° 41.634999999999 |
| B&W (M) Camp IV (Lancefield) | , , , | S37° 25.895 E144° 73.5783 |
| B&W (T) Camp V (Baynton) | , , , | S37° 13.475 E144° 62.148300000001 |
| B&W (V) Baynton | , , , | S37° 12.6124 E144° 61.721499999999 |
| B&W (T) Camp VI. MIA MIA. | , , , | S36° 99.945 E144° 57.448299999999 |
| B&W (V) Mia Mia | , , , | S36° 99.9607 E144° 57.0976 |
| B&W (V) Heathcote | , , , | S36° 92.2833 E144° 70.99 |
| B&W (M) Castlemaine Monument | , , , | S37° 6.6617000000001 E144° 22.604999999999 |
| B&W (V) Castlemaine | , , , | S37° 6.6617000000001 E144° 22.604999999999 |
| B&W (T) Camp VII. (Matheson's) KNOWSLEY | , , , | S36° 80.4917 E144° 57.781700000001 |
| B&W (V) Bendigo Monument | , , , | S36° 77.775 E144° 28.348299999999 |
| B&W (T) Camp VIII. (Kennedy's ‘Clare Inn’) BARNADOWN | , , , | S36° 65.0417 E144° 54.480000000001 |
| B&W (T) Old Elmore Hotel | , , , | S36° 53.32 E144° 62.445 |
| B&W (M) Avonmore | , , , | S36° 52.19 E144° 54.2967 |
| B&W (T) Patterson's | , , , | S36° 39.335 E144° 38.045 |
| B&W (V) Terrick Terrick Plains | , , , | S36° 21.115 E144° 24.515 |
| B&W (T) Terrick Terrick | , , , | S36° 17.4417 E144° 24.9033 |
| B&W (M) Mt Hope | , , , | S36° 2.6649999999997 E144° 22.42 |
| B&W (V) Tragowel | , , , | S35° 87.0964 E143° 98.236700000001 |
| B&W (T) Tragowel Station | , , , | S35° 81.5333 E143° 95.281700000001 |
| B&W (V) Kerang (Loddon River) | , , , | S35° 73.505 E143° 91.005000000001 |
| B&W (O) The Housekeeper | , , , | S35° 72.115 E143° 92.349999999999 |
| B&W (T) Reedy Station | , , , | S35° 67.0533 E143° 87.385 |
| B&W (T) The Clump | , , , | S35° 48.725 E143° 70.13 |
| B&W (T) Murray Downs | , , , | S35° 33.62 E143° 57.9217 |
| B&W (V) Swan Hill Memorial Marker | , , , | S35° 33.8417 E143° 56.053299999999 |
| B&W (M) Swan Hill | , , , | S35° 33.84 E143° 56.0517 |
| B&W (T) Camel Caravan. | , , , | S35° 6.1566999999997 E143° 57.275000000001 |
| B&W (V) A camel caravan | , , , | S35° 3.9127000000001 E143° 54.613000000001 |
| B&W (V) Balranald | , , , | S34° 64.649 E143° 56.576999999999 |
| B&W (T) The Camp at Balranald. | , , , | S34° 64.17 E143° 56.0483 |
| B&W (T) Mungo National Park. | , , , | S34° 50.8017 E143° 59.649999999999 |
| Move along! - was 'B&W No Highway then' | , , , | S37° 38.81 E140° 3.6000000000001 |
| B&W (V) Mungo National Park | , , , | S33° 73.4771 E143° 1.7610999999988 |
| B&W (V) Tarcoola | , , , | S33° 42.2326 E142° 57.3757 |
| B&W (T) Tarcoola | , , , | S33° 41.33 E142° 57.0717 |
| B&W (V) Pooncarie | , , , | S33° 38.6924 E142° 57.068799999999 |
| B&W (T) Pooncarie | , , , | S33° 38.6717 E142° 56.908300000001 |
| B&W (U) Burke's Folly | , , , | S42° 83.71 E147° 34.3467 |
| B&W (T) The fate of Mahomet. | , , , | S32° 38.4417 E142° 41.125 |
| B&W (V) The fate of Mahomet | , , , | S32° 38.4412 E142° 41.0135 |
| B&W (V) Wright at Menindee | , , , | S32° 36.3203 E142° 46.302499999999 |
| B&W (T) Wright stalled at Menindee | , , , | S32° 31.6133 E142° 50.5683 |
| B&W (V) Wright stalled at Menindee | , , , | S32° 31.5867 E142° 50.550000000001 |
| B&W (V) Menindee | , , , | S32° 30.476 E142° 49.850799999999 |
| B&W (T) Menindee Lakes | , , , | S32° 30.455 E142° 49.870000000001 |
| B&W (V) Wright at Menindee | , , , | S32° 26.8017 E142° 37.481700000001 |
| B&W (T) Wright at Menindee. | , , , | S32° 26.44 E142° 37.158299999999 |
| B&W (V) Wright gets moving | , , , | S32° 23.2305 E142° 46.6285 |
| B&W (V) Totoyna | , , , | S31° 79.9842 E142° 20.468500000001 |
| B&W (V) Broken Hill | , , , | S31° 97.5648 E141° 45.231100000001 |
| B&W (T) Broken Hill | , , , | S31° 97.5383 E141° 45.133300000001 |
| B&W (V) Kokriega | , , , | S31° 42.113 E142° 39.776900000001 |
| B&W (V) Botoja Claypans | , , , | S31° 20.3394 E142° 44.0799 |
| B&W (V) Naudtherungee Creek | , , , | S30° 62.9405 E142° 39.058199999999 |
| B&W (V) Torowotto Swamp | , , , | S30° 2.4905 E142° 45.002299999999 |
| B&W (V) Cannilta Waterhole | , , , | S29° 43.1689 E142° 67.5678 |
| B&W (V) Bulloo River | , , , | S28° 88.2512 E142° 19.5932 |
| B&W (V) Mount Hope | , , , | S29° 70.0317 E139° 66.480000000001 |
| B&W (V) Death attends the WrightBrahe reunion | , , , | S28° 50.51 E142° 88.489999999999 |
| B&W (V) Camp 53 | , , , | S28° 38.8087 E143° 4.6191999999991 |
| B&W (V) Camp 58 | , , , | S27° 94.1653 E142° 3.7474000000003 |
| B&W (V) Camp 54 | , , , | S27° 42.96 E142° 37.085099999999 |
| B&W (V) Camp 63 | , , , | S27° 60.1247 E141° 50.4807 |
| B&W (V) Last beast of burden | , , , | S27° 87.3528 E140° 46.5802 |
| B&W (V) Stranded on the Cooper | , , , | S27° 91.7668 E140° 29.906299999999 |
| B&W (V) The party divides | , , , | S27° 78.5079 E140° 66.5404 |
| B&W (T) Kings Rescue | , , , | S27° 78.3167 E140° 67.1133 |
| B&W (V) Howitt finds King | , , , | S27° 77.5467 E140° 67.855 |
| B&W (V) Reaching the Cooper | , , , | S27° 41.3136 E142° 11.2675 |
| B&W (T) Burke's Grave | , , , | S27° 72.3233 E140° 77.863300000001 |
| B&W (V) Burke's grave | , , , | S27° 72.1917 E140° 78.055000000001 |
| B&W (T) Cooper Creek | , , , | S27° 70.2367 E140° 84.5167 |
| B&W (V) The death of Burke | , , , | S27° 71.575 E140° 78.188299999999 |
| B&W (V) Tilcha Waterhole | , , , | S27° 76.1859 E140° 60.8735 |
| B&W (V) The search completed | , , , | S27° 62.445 E141° 7.5283000000013 |
| B&W (V) No welcome back | , , , | S27° 62.3902 E141° 7.5707999999992 |
| B&W (V) Brahe at the Depot | , , , | S27° 62.3748 E141° 7.6143999999999 |
| B&W (V) The Depot Camp | , , , | S27° 62.3591 E141° 7.5399000000004 |
| B&W (V) Return to the Depot | , , , | S27° 62.321 E141° 7.5238000000013 |
| B&W (V) Howitt at the Depot | , , , | S27° 62.2717 E141° 7.5017000000003 |
| B&W (V) Wright and Brahe at the Depot | , , , | S27° 62.207 E141° 7.3247000000009 |
| B&W (V) Howitt's camp | , , , | S27° 73.4383 E140° 66.945000000001 |
| B&W (V) The final entry | , , , | S27° 75.4733 E140° 60.073299999999 |
| B&W (V) The trio reunited | , , , | S27° 75.4767 E140° 59.998300000001 |
| B&W (V) Hope ebbs away | , , , | S27° 75.44 E140° 60.078300000001 |
| B&W (V) The death of Wills | , , , | S27° 75.4417 E140° 60.031699999999 |
| B&W (T) Wills' Grave | , , , | S27° 75.4583 E140° 59.954999999999 |
| B&W (V) Wills' grave | , , , | S27° 75.4383 E140° 59.9817 |
| B&W (M) The Dig Tree | , , , | S27° 61.7267 E141° 7.8583000000009 |
| B&W (V) The staff of life? | , , , | S27° 75.154 E140° 60.456099999999 |
| B&W (V) The rival's progress | , , , | S27° 77.348 E140° 52.341899999999 |
| B&W (V) Camp 68 | , , , | S27° 66.6183 E140° 39.484899999999 |
| B&W (V) Camp 69 | , , , | S27° 42.4785 E140° 7.8703999999988 |
| B&W (V) Camp 71 | , , , | S27° 5.6425999999998 E139° 93.761000000001 |
| B&W (V) The death of Gray | , , , | S26° 50.6703 E140° 56.8051 |
| B&W (V) Christmas | , , , | S26° 67.6103 E139° 61.6106 |
| B&W (V) Camp 73 | , , , | S26° 44.2255 E139° 43.254999999999 |
| B&W (V) Diamantina River | , , , | S25° 92.5077 E139° 35.251 |
| B&W (V) Camp 77 | , , , | S25° 88.318 E139° 40.967000000001 |
| B&W (V) Roseberth Station | , , , | S25° 79.8765 E139° 58.9583 |
| B&W (V) Bilpa Morea Claypan | , , , | S25° 8.5332999999999 E140° 16.014999999999 |
| B&W (V) A good thrashing | , , , | S24° 71.7 E140° 56.58 |
| B&W (V) Humid Camp | , , , | S24° 20.6044 E141° 0.59060000000102 |
| B&W (V) A camel's demise | , , , | S23° 6.1216999999999 E140° 38.749999999999 |
| B&W (V) Tropic of Capricorn | , , , | S22° 88.099 E140° 44.3781 |
| B&W (V) Camp 88 | , , , | S22° 52.1101 E140° 52.6501 |
| B&W (V) Feasting Camp | , , , | S22° 27.8567 E140° 49.7784 |
| B&W (V) The roar of insects | , , , | S22° 15.9299 E140° 49.740600000001 |
| B&W (V) Phosphate Hill Mine | , , , | S21° 86.1512 E140° 49.536699999999 |
| B&W (V) Termite highrises | , , , | S21° 59.1749 E140° 53.4896 |
| B&W (V) Camp 98 | , , , | S21° 39.7922 E140° 53.232499999999 |
| B&W (V) Duchess | , , , | S20° 91.7867 E140° 49.4721 |
| B&W (V) Camp 104 | , , , | S20° 73.065 E140° 51.700600000001 |
| B&W (V) Cloncurry | , , , | S20° 70.8133 E140° 51.910000000001 |
| B&W (V) Camp 105 | , , , | S20° 63.0924 E140° 49.2278 |
| B&W (V) Saltbush Camp | , , , | S20° 34.4701 E140° 65.006600000001 |
| B&W (V) It could have ended here | , , , | S20° 9.3283 E140° 68.2333 |
| B&W (V) Homeward bound | , , , | S19° 6.6582 E140° 88.535999999999 |
| B&W (V) Camp 118 | , , , | S18° 29.5085 E140° 80.8618 |
| B&W (V) At the Flinders | , , , | S17° 87.8633 E140° 82.669999999999 |
| B&W (V) A horse with no legs | , , , | S17° 81.0451 E140° 81.285800000001 |
| B&W (V) A banquet of yams | , , , | S17° 68.9282 E140° 78.824599999999 |
| B&W (V) Surprised Aborigines | , , , | S17° 67.1222 E140° 78.518 |
| B&W (V) Northernmost camp | , , , | S17° 64.8217 E140° 77.153899999999 |
| B&W (V) Almost the sea | , , , | S17° 63.7242 E140° 76.334600000001 |
| B&W (V) The rescue efforts | , , , | S17° 62.2567 E139° 85.2833 |
