▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁emer ging ▁country . ▁To ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁expl oration ▁( and ▁death ) ▁of ▁Bur ke ▁and ▁Will s ▁on ▁their ▁journey ▁across ▁Australia , ▁P ouss ard ▁wrote ▁" The ▁Dead ▁Hero es ," ▁a ▁musical ▁poem ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁st anz as ▁incorpor ating ▁well ▁known ▁existing ▁t unes . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁really ▁well ▁received . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Dou ay , ▁who ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁mental ▁ill ness , ▁" w ent ▁mad " ▁while ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁back ▁to ▁France , ▁there ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁an ▁as yl um ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁Hor ace ▁and ▁a ▁musical ▁comedy ▁singer ▁named ▁Florence ▁B ever ley ▁( F lor ence ▁Cal z ado ) ▁left ▁Australia ▁for ▁a ▁ 4 - year ▁tour ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁South ▁Africa , ▁linking ▁up ▁with ▁Robert ▁S my the ▁( a ▁manager ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Am elia ▁Ba iley ▁( s op rano ). ▁The ▁so - called ▁P ouss ard - B a iley ▁Opera ▁Company ▁gave ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁performances ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cop ing ▁with ▁the ▁difficulties ▁of ▁travel ▁by ▁land ▁and ▁sea . ▁ ▁P ouss ard ▁returned ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and ▁continued ▁performing ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Is les . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Court ▁of ▁Em press ▁Eug én ie ▁and