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ship " Victoria," who came from Melbourne in 1861 to meet the overland 

 exploring party led by Burke and "Wills. Our Queensland river is named after 

 Captain Norman. In addition to these marks it was reported by Captain Jones 

 in August, 1887, that the following names and dates were distinctly legible : — 



NAE. NOV. 20th 1856. THE EXPEDITION 1861. 



W. J. HAY. KARL TEATS 1856. 



W. C. A. MILES. L.H.S. 1861. 



W. S. HOWELL. W. SOLBY. 



A.H.T. 1866. D. CLOUSTON 1866. 



J. MARTIN 1861. A. AUSTIN 1861. 

 W. LANDSBOROUGH 1866. 



The majority of these are now, in 1914, no longer visible. The tree was 

 blown down in 1887 after a heavy gale, and soon after procured by Captain 

 Jones for the Queensland Museum. Captain W. C. Thomson obtained the upper 

 portion of this same historic relic from Pilot Jones (in the same year), and this 

 is now in his private collection in Brisbane. 



