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Burke & Wills Plaque (Camp 12 - Tragowel) - VIC

Burke & Wills Plaque (Camp 12 - Tragowel)

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -35.8145 143.953667

DMS: 35º 48' 52.2" S 143º 57' 13.23" E

UTM: 54 H 6032599mN 766867mE

Altitude: 82.6m

Address & Contact

Loddon Valley Hwy
Tragowel VIC 3579

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Information

The expedition by Burke and Wills to the Gulf of Carpentaria passed through Tragowel. On 2 September 1860, the expedition group led by Robert O`Hara Burke arrived at the homestead of Abraham Booth and John Holloway on the Loddon River, called Tragowell Station (later renamed to Tragowel Estate).Arrived 6.30pm Sunday, September 2 1860. Rained heavily overnight.Departed 9.15am Tuesday, September 4 for Reedy Lake station, 20km north, crossing the Loddon at Old Kerang.

PlaceID	413744

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Kerang at 03/03:00pm EST

Distance from Burke & Wills Plaque (Camp 12 - Tragowel) 10.55km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
17.7°C	15.7°C	41%	4.5°C	hPa	0.0mm	E	4km/hr 2knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Kerang

Distance from Burke & Wills Plaque (Camp 12 - Tragowel) 10.55km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.6	31.2	27.7	22.7	18.0	14.6	14.1	16.1	19.1	22.8	26.7	29.7
Mean Min. °C	15.1	15.2	12.8	9.4	6.7	4.6	4.0	4.9	6.7	8.8	11.3	13.4
Mean Rain mm	23.7	23.9	27.2	25.1	35.9	35.6	35.4	37.2	35.5	37.8	29.9	27.4