John Macadam
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John Macadam, was a Scottish-Australian chemist, medical doctor, medical teacher, Australian politician and cabinet minister, and honorary secretary of the Burke and Wills expedition. The genus Macada
The Royal Society of Victoria's Hall, Melbourne. (photographed October 2022)
Macadamia nuts on tree
Robert O'Hara Burke
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Robert O'Hara Burke was an Irish soldier and police officer who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was the leader of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition t
Robert O'Hara Burke (painted by William Strutt)
Burke and Wills Statue on the corner of Collins and Swanston Street, Melbourne
Artur Loureiro, Death of Burke, 1892, private collection
William Strutt, Burial of Burke, 1911, State Library of Victoria