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2. 1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains - Wikipedia

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   An expedition led by Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth in 1813 was the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales by European settlers. [3] The crossing enabled the settlers to access and use the land west of the mountains for farming, and made possible the establishment of Australia's first ...

3. 1813 in Australia - Wikipedia

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   1813 in Australia featured a number of important developments. Gregory Blaxland , William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth crossed the Blue Mountains which opened up the interior of New South Wales for European settlement. [ 1 ]

4. Gregory Blaxland - Wikipedia

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   Gregory Blaxland was born 17 June 1778 at Fordwich, Kent, England, the fourth son of John Blaxland, mayor from 1767 to 1774, whose family had owned estates nearby for generations, and Mary, daughter of Captain Parker, R.N. Gregory attended The King's School, Canterbury. In July 1799 in the church of St George the Martyr there, he married 20 ...

5. European land exploration of Australia - Wikipedia

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   European land exploration of Australia deals with the opening up of the interior of Australia to European settlement which occurred gradually throughout the colonial period, 1788–1900. A number of these explorers are very well known, such as Burke and Wills who are well known for their failed attempt to cross the interior of Australia, as ...

6. Mount Blaxland (New South Wales) - Wikipedia

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   Mount Blaxland, actually a hill, is located about 15 kilometres south of Lithgow. [1] It was the furthest point reached by Blaxland , Lawson , and Wentworth on their historic 1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains .

7. Blue Mountains (New South Wales) - Wikipedia

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   Route of the Blaxland, Lawson, and Wentworth Crossing of 1813 The typical blue haze in the Jamison Valley behind the Three Sisters, New South Wales, Australia. Between 1798 and 1813, many people explored various parts of the mountains, from the Bilpin Ridge to the southern regions, today the site of the Kanangra-Boyd National Park. Still, they ...

8. John Blaxland (explorer) - Wikipedia

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   In 1805 John and his younger brother Gregory were persuaded by Joseph Banks to emigrate to Australia. Blaxland made a good bargain with the English government which agreed that if he brought £6000 to the colony he would be granted 8,000 acres (32 km 2) of land, the labour of 80 convicts who would be fed for 18 months by the government, and a free passage for himself, his wife, children and ...

9. George Evans (explorer) - Wikipedia

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   Evans generally followed the route of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth, reaching the end of their route on 26 November 1813 at a point that Evans then named Mount Blaxland. Evans' party then moved on and visited the Fish River area and further west near the junction of the now named Fish and Campbell Rivers and described two plains in his view ...