Kennedy's Lost Camp 84 - QLD

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Position

DEG: -11.76359 142.678406
DMS: 11º 45' 48.92" S 142º 40' 42.26" E
UTM: 54 L 8699042mN 682892mE
Altitude: 156m

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Shelburne QLD 4874
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This cairn commemorates the lost camp (Camp 84) of the landing of the Edmund Kennedy expedition.

On 29 April 1848 Edmund Kennedy and his men sailed out of Sydney Harbour in the barque Tam O' Shanter in company with the survey ship HMS Rattlesnake, for the journey to Rockingham Bay.

On the 21st of May 1848 the sailing ship, Rattlesnake, landed at Tam O'Shanter Point on the Southern side of Mission Beach. On the 24th May 1848 explorer Edmund Kennedy and his party started their disastrous trek to Cape York. On 24 November 1948 the Kennedy expedition made camp LXXXIV (84) near Shelburne Bay. Three men were left here as they were unable to continue due to illness or injury and they were never seen or heard from again.

All but three members of the 13 man party were killed and Edmund Kennedy himself was speared to death at the base of Cape York.
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Scherger at 28/08:00pm EST
Distance from Kennedy's Lost Camp 84 114.52km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
27.1°C34.5°C96%26.4°C1009.8hPa4.2mmCALM0km/hr
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Weipa Aero
Distance from Kennedy's Lost Camp 84 130.73km SW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C31.931.531.832.331.831.131.032.034.435.635.633.8
Mean Min. °C24.224.223.822.821.219.918.918.719.821.923.524.2
Mean Rain mm483.8526.1409.6101.018.33.51.66.01.524.4109.4284.1

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