Was the burke and wills expedition a success, why or why not?

Question

thank u elizabeth

but i hope u dont mind me asking

but why was the expidition evan started in the first place

Answer 1

the purpose behind the expedition was to collect information about the geography, climate, flora, fauna and the indigenous people of australia.It was also to try and discover new land that could be used for farming. William wells who was the navigator was also responsible for keeping records on climate and temperature. Ludwig becker was the illustrator who would keep visual records of everything they saw such as flora and fauna and helped also with the weather information.herman beckler was the doctor whose job it was to collect botanical samples. However things went wrong when burke showed no interest in the scientific nature of the trip, only wanting the glory of being the first man to cross australia south to north. Becker himself resigned from the trip because of  burke. When burke split the party up at menindie he also got rid of beckler who he disliked. Wills carried on the work of navigation and becker also continued with his drawings but he was not an accurate observer.The expedition achieved very littlein benefitting australia. burke  kept no journals and allowed little time for scientific work. Wills was the only one who kept a record. The four relief expeditions who followed achieved much more knowledge about the north-central zone especially about the grazing potential of the land.

Answer 2

Hi Stazii, the link below has all the information you asked about in your earlier questions including a full list of who went on the expedition and a short biography for each. Just click on the blue link, I hope it helps you.

http://victoria.slv.vic.gov.au/burkeandw...

Now, to answer to this question -

No, the Victorian Exploring Expedition (1860-61), otherwise known as the Burke and Wills Expedition, was not a success.

In August 1860, thousands of people turned up to farewell the Victorian Exploring Expedition with great pomp and ceremony. Over the next nine months, the expedition travelled north in stages from Melbourne to Menindie, Menindie to Cooper’s Creek, Cooper’s Creek to the Gulf of Carpentaria, and back to Cooper’s Creek. Along the way excess supplies were discarded, enemies created, opportunities overlooked and many lives lost.

By early 1861 it was becoming increasingly obvious that something had gone seriously wrong with the Victorian Exploring Expedition. In the months that followed relief expeditions were dispatched from three states, a Royal Commission of Inquiry was established to investigate the scandalous failure of the expedition, Australia's first state funeral was held, and monuments were erected in honour of the ill-fated explorers.

The burial of Burke and Wills was Australia's first state funeral. Held on 21 January 1863, the procession stretched for four city blocks and drew the largest crowd ever seen in Melbourne.