World Histories - Into The Outback. A U3A Presentation with Q&A

An Exploration in History – The Outback – Thursday 8th October

Join Michael A’Bear of Farnham U3A on a journey into the Australian outback looking at the transcontinental journey from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1860 by Burke and Wills. Were they unlucky or was it incompetence? They are certainly important expeditions in Australian history.

Michael will tell the tale of the ill fated trip and will also discuss a few other early explorers of the continent. The illustrated talk will take about 50 minutes and will be followed by a chance to discuss the expeditions.

A deep knowledge of history is definitely not required, just a curious mind and a willingness to discuss and interact with the group at the end is important.