Still some four days from Joanna Springs |
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| Title : | Still some four days from Joanna Springs |
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| Creator : | Wells, L. A. (Lawrence Allen), 1860-1938 | ||
| Source : | Lawrence Allen Wells, PRG 315/4 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1896 | ||
| Format : | Diary | ||
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| Description : |
Conditions were becoming critical for the Calvert Scientific Expedition: provisions were becoming low, water was difficult to find and the steep sandridges were so numerous that the expedition was only covering about 10 miles a night. The previously plotted location of Joanna Springs was still some four days away provided the condition of the camels did not deteriorate further. Lawrence Wells recorded in his diary entry for 27 October 1896 his distress at being so close to the target and yet having to abandon equipment and collections in a desperate flight for safety for men and camels. The expedition had set out in June 1896 from Lake Way in Western Australia to explore to the north through the central region of Western Australia. They were to search for mineral resources and pastoral lands and make collections of botanical, zoological and geological specimens. All of these, including cameras and glass plate negatives would be abandoned as the expedition made a last dash for safety and survival. |
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| Related names : | Wells, L. A. (Lawrence Allen), 1860-1938 Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition (1896-1897) |
| Coverage year : | 1896 |
| Place : | Great Sandy Desert (WA) |
| Further reading : | Journal of the Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition, 1896-7: equipped at the request and expense of Albert F. Calvert, Esq., F.R.G.S., London for the purpose of exploring the remaining blanks of Australia . Perth [W.A.]: Government Printer, 1902 The explorers Penola, S. Aust.: Penola Branch, National Trust of South Australia, 1996 Steele, Wilfred, To the great gulf : the surveys and explorations of L.A. Wells, last Australian explorer 1860-1938 Blackwood, S.A. : Lynton, [1978] |
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| Exhibitions and events : | State Library of South Australia: Mortlock Wing: Taking it to the edge. August 2004- |
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