when news reached melbourne in july 1861 explorers burke , wills missing somewhere between cooper creek , gulf of carpentaria royal society of victoria decided send number of search parties search them. commander william henry norman sailed hobson s bay in victoria on 4 august 1861 brisbane, william landsborough , queensland relief expedition boarded. victoria arrived @ albert river in gulf of carpentaria @ end of september 1861. aboard botanist diedrich henne. after finding traces of explorers, returned melbourne on 31 march 1862.
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