Burke and Wills Monument
1865
public art
Charles Summers's bronze went up at the intersection of Collins and Russell streets in 1865, just three years after Burke and Wills died returning from the first south-to-north crossing of Australia. Burke stands to the left, his forearm…
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- 1865
Charles Summers
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Image credits
- Thomas Foster Chuck · Public domain
- Jenny Kelso photograph of a statue of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills by Charles Summers. · Public domain
- caoyadong · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Adam Carr at en.wikipedia · Public domain
- Johntorcasio · CC BY-SA 4.0
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