By early 1861 it was becoming increasingly obvious that something had gone seriously wrong with the Victorian Exploring Expedition. In the months that followed relief expeditions were dispatched from three states, a Royal Commission of Inquiry was established to investigate the scandalous failure of the expedition, Australia's first state funeral was held, and monuments were erected in honour of the ill-fated explorers.
Relief Expeditions
State Funeral
Monuments
Parliamentary Inquiry
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