The "Dig" Tree

Probably the most famous tree in Australia and another item ticked off my bucket list.

My apologies to all the O/S 365ers who will find this totally meaningless but this particular Coolibah tree holds a special place in Australia's exploration history and the psyche of all us mature/overripe Australians. That's Cooper Creek behind the tree.

If you would like to read about it, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Wills_expedition

See the background to this series of postings at http://365project.org/terryliv/365/2015-08-12

[Sam]

Well done Poppo!

[Peter Grave]

Nice shot Terry .Did you drop a line in ?

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Thanks for sharing the link to the exploration story related to this tree. That's one old tree you photographed.

[Denise Wood]

It's so wonderful that it is still there! great shot :)

[sally agnew]

Nice shot Poppo, great part of our history :)

[Candace]

Very interesting reading!

[Jane Anderson]

Thanks for including the story as I had never heard of it. So many people lost! It is so interesting, and it reminds me of these others too: http://anilbalan.com/2011/10/17/the-croatoan-mystery/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/scott.htm

[ShirleyB]

Lovely shot of a very important tree. Thanks for the link to the explanation very interesting to read about this.

[Babs]

Fabulous shot and an interesting bit of our history.