Burke & Wills Memorial (Royal Park) - VEE Departure Point - VIC

Burke & Wills Memorial

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -37.788922 144.956053

DMS: 37º 47' 20.12" S 144º 57' 21.8" E

UTM: 55 H 5815637mN 320024mE

Altitude: 53.38m

Address & Contact

MacArthur Rd
Parkville VIC 3052

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://citycollection.melbourne.vic.gov.au/burke-wills-cairn

Information

Located within Royal Park, this memorial is found at the corner of The Avenue & Macarthur Rd. It is a stone cairn. Plaque: ‘This memorial has been erected / to mark the spot from whence the / Burke and Wills / Expedition started on the 20th August 1860 / After successfully accomplishing their mission / the two brave leaders perished on their return / journey at Coopers Creek in June 1861.’On 20 August 1860, some 15,000 Melburnians gathered at Royal Park to farewell the 18 members of the Victorian Exploring Expedition, led by Robert O’Hara Burke. This stone cairn marks the expedition’s departure point. Soon after the tragedy, a fence was placed around a tree near their departure point. In 1890, the fence was removed and this cairn was erected about 180 metres east of the tree.

PlaceID	413742

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Essendon Airport at 15/09:00am EST

Distance from Burke & Wills Memorial (Royal Park) - VEE Departure Point 8.08km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
10.3°C	6.1°C	72%	5.5°C	1035.6hPa	4.8mm	SE	17km/hr 9knots	24km/hr 13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Melbourne Regional Office

Distance from Burke & Wills Memorial (Royal Park) - VEE Departure Point 2.4km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	25.9	25.8	23.9	20.3	16.7	14.1	13.5	15.0	17.2	19.7	22.0	24.2
Mean Min. °C	14.3	14.6	13.2	10.8	8.7	6.9	6.0	6.7	8.0	9.5	11.2	12.9
Mean Rain mm	47.3	48.1	50.3	57.1	55.9	49.5	47.6	50.1	58.0	66.2	60.3	59.3