The Story of Burke and Wills

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Excerpt from The Story of Burke and Wills: With Sketches and Essays Irish Constabulary. Shortly after his emigra tion to Australia in 1853, he procured an important position in the police force of Victoria. When the Crimean war broke out, he went home on leave Of absence, hoping to Obtain a commission and take part in the struggle. His expectations met with disap pointment, and he returned to Australia. In 1860 he was appointed to the arduous post of leader of the Victorian Exploring Expedition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.