Description
This is a 17.3 cm x 24.3 cm black-and-white wood engraving of the 1863 state funeral of Burke and Wills in Melbourne, Victoria. Crowds line the street, and watch from balconies and rooftops, to see the procession that includes an ornate horse-drawn open carriage bearing the caskets of the two famous explorers, preceded by people walking. Many mourners follow, some in carriages and some on foot. A building is draped with black crepe.
Acknowledgements
| Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia |
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| Creator | Illustrated London News, publisher, 1863 |
| Identifiers | National Library of Australia number nla.pic-an8960207
TLF resource R3348 |
| Source | National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au |
