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Burke & Wills Camp 17 - NSW

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -35.187595 143.562915

DMS: 35º 11' 15.34" S 143º 33' 46.48" E

UTM: 54 H 6103144mN 733362mE

Altitude: 70.15m

Address & Contact

Speewa Rd
Speewa NSW 2735

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Information

Burke and Wills camped here on12/9/1860. The exact location has not been established and there is no signage to recognize the camp site. In the book "Following Burke and Wills" the author has drawn conclusion of the site by drawings done by Ludwig Becker who was part of the expedition team and did many drawings and paintings of the country the expedition passed through.

PlaceID	460873

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Swan Hill at 02/05:00pm EST

Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 17 21.09km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
19.5°C	17.1°C	39%	5.2°C	1031.1hPa	0.0mm	ENE	7km/hr 4knots	11km/hr 6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Swan Hill Aerodrome

Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 17 21.09km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	33.0	32.2	28.2	23.7	18.7	15.4	14.6	16.8	20.2	23.8	28.1	30.2
Mean Min. °C	15.9	16.0	12.6	8.8	6.0	4.2	3.6	4.0	5.9	7.8	11.8	13.4
Mean Rain mm	29.0	23.5	17.5	15.0	24.8	25.1	29.0	28.6	25.6	24.3	48.8	22.2