[Two Nardoo seeds taken from Burke's pocket], [ca. 1861]. [ca. 1861]

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[Two Nardoo seeds taken from Burke's pocket], [ca. 1861]. [ca. 1861]

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Small envelope with the following written in ink and longhand on front of envelope: " 2 " Nardo seeds taken from poor Burke's pocket"--Burke was an Australian Explorer in the Fifties - who was lost & died from starvation- a statue is erected in his memory at Melbourne- these seeds were given " Aunt Libbie" by a government official when she was visting Niece in 1864." Seeds are wrapped in a small piece of reused blue writing paper.

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Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1821-1861

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Burke and Wills Expedition 1860-1861

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The Victorian Exploring Expedition organised by the Royal Society of Victoria for the purpose of traversing the Australian continent. The leader of the expedition was Robert O'Hara Burke. From the description of Records [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225756989 ...