Wills, William John, 1834-1861
Variant namesExplorer and astronomer. Wills migrated to Australia in 1852 and in 1860 he was given the position of astronomer and surveyor with an expedition led by R. O. Burke to explore central Australia. They reached the Gulf of Carpentaria but died on the return journey.
From the description of Correspondence, 1839-1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81121480
Explorer and astronomer. Wills migrated to Australia in 1852 and in 1860 he was given the position of astronomer and surveyor with and expedition led by R. O. Burke to explore central Australia. They reached the Gulf of Carpentaria but died on the return journey.
From the description of Papers, 1839-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77584646
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| associatedWith | Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Austin, Robert, fl. 1854-1855. | person |
| associatedWith | Burke and Wills Expedition (1860-1861) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Clune, Frank, 1893-1971. | person |
| associatedWith | Weatherston, J. S. (Joseph Stewart), 1876-1950. | person |
| associatedWith | Wills family. | family |
| associatedWith | Wills family. | family |
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| Astronomers |
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Birth 1834-01-05
Death 1861-06-28
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