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Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia

William John Wills (1834–1861)

Journal · first published 1863 · London: Richard Bentley (edited by his father, William Wills)

The journals and letters of William John Wills of the Burke and Wills expedition, which reached the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1861 and ended in starvation at Cooper Creek.

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About 94,831 words · roughly 6.6 hours of reading (medium) · 16 sections online · In: Explorers and journals

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William John Wills (author) died in 1861. Australian copyright then lasted 50 years after the author's death, so it ended on 31 December 1911. The 2005 extension to 70 years did not revive copyright that had already expired.

William Wills (father of W. J. Wills) (editor) died in 1889. Australian copyright then lasted 50 years after the author's death, so it ended on 31 December 1939. The 2005 extension to 70 years did not revive copyright that had already expired.

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First published in 1863. In the United States, works published before 1 January 1931 are in the public domain.

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rights.json, checked 2026-10-19. Death dates: William John Wills (Wikidata, ADB, catalogue); William Wills (father of W. J. Wills) (source, source, ADB). First publication: reference.

Contents

  1. SUCCESSFUL EXPLORATION THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF AUSTRALIA, FROM MELBOURNE TO THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA. FROM THE JOURNALS A
  2. EDITED BY HIS FATHER, WILLIAM WILLS.
  3. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET, PUBLISHER IN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY. 1863.
  4. DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, K.G., ETC., ETC., ETC. BY HIS GRACE'S FAITHFUL SERVANT, WI
  5. PREFACE.
  6. CONTENTS.
  7. ILLUSTRATIONS:
  8. CHAPTER 1.
  9. CHAPTER 2.
  10. CHAPTER 3.
  11. CHAPTER 4.
  12. CHAPTER 5.
  13. CHAPTER 6.
  14. CHAPTER 7.
  15. CHAPTER 8.
  16. CHAPTER 9.
  17. MR. WILLS'S JOURNAL. FIELD BOOK 1. COOPER'S CREEK TO CARPENTARIA.
  18. FIELD BOOK 2.--CAMP 72 TO 78.--LATITUDE 27 TO 25 1/2 DEGREES S.L.
  19. FIELD BOOK 4.--CAMPS 85 TO 90.--LATITUDE 23 3/4 TO 22 1/4 DEGREES.
  20. FIELD BOOK 5.--CAMPS 92 TO 95.--LATITUDE 22 1/4 TO 21 1/4 DEGREES.
  21. FIELD BOOK 6.--CAMPS 98 TO 105.--LATITUDE 21 1/4 TO 20 1/4 DEGREES.
  22. FIELD BOOK 7.--CAMPS 105 TO 112.--LATITUDE 20 1/4 TO 19 1/4 DEGREES.
  23. FIELD BOOK 8.--CAMPS 112 TO 119.--SOUTH LATITUDE 19 1/4 TO 17 DEGREES 53 MINUTES.
  24. FIELD BOOK 9.
  25. CHAPTER 10.
  26. CHAPTER 11.
  27. CHAPTER 12.
  28. CHAPTER 13.
  29. JOHN KING'S NARRATIVE, AS DELIVERED TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION.
  30. CHAPTER 14.
  31. APPENDICES.
  32. APPENDIX A.
  33. APPENDIX B.
  34. APPENDIX C.
  35. THE END.

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