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The Burke and Wills/King Medal in the form of a brass breast…
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Sydney
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20-May-2008
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The Burke and Wills/King Medal in the form of a brass breast plate presented to members of the Yandruwandha People of Copper Creek, 1861 for Courage and Humanitarianism, the brass breast plate of crescent form, inscribed, 'Presented to (Blank) by the Exploration Committee of Victoria, For the Humanity Shewn to the Explorers Burke, Wills and King, 1861.' Discovered in the desert sands about 50 kms south west of Wills' memorial between the Moomba and Walkers Crossing Track in the Gidgealpa Station in April, 2001, by Eric and Klaus Ganzert, 20.
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Tribal: Aboriginal - Artefacts