Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Could this be the most bizarre item in the Library's collection?

In this episode of Mystery Box, Librarian Daniel Wee shows us a small collection of 160 year-old hair belonging to the ill-fated explorers Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, along with a handful of camel hair, which form part of the wide-ranging Burke and Wills Collection.

Learn more: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/stories/macabre-memento-burke-and-wills-expedition