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Burke & Wills Camp 65 - QLD

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -27.623836 141.075688

DMS: 27º 37' 25.81" S 141º 04' 32.46" E

UTM: 54 J 6944464mN 507468mE

Altitude: 53.9m

Address & Contact

Dig Tree Rd
Durham QLD 4492

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Information

Burke and Wills arrived here on 6/121860. It remained as a depot until 23/4/1861. Burke and Wills along with King and Gray set off to the Cape on 16/12/1860. They had 6 camels, one horse and provisions for 3 months loaded. 4 men remained at the depot and told to wait 3 months for their return.See other Historical site notes for further information

PlaceID	461117

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Ballera at 02/06:30pm EST

Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 65 76.63km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
13.5°C	9.2°C	49%	3.0°C	1022.4hPa	0.0mm	S	15km/hr 8knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Ballera Gas Field

Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 65 76.63km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	39.3	37.0	34.1	30.1	24.3	20.2	20.2	23.5	28.2	32.3	34.8	37.3
Mean Min. °C	25.8	24.6	21.2	16.7	11.0	7.7	7.2	9.0	13.4	17.2	20.8	23.1
Mean Rain mm	29.3	25.3	31.4	10.3	7.8	15.7	8.3	6.1	10.2	6.1	31.9	12.1