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Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç 'vɪlhɛlm 'lu:tvɪç 'laɪçhaːʁt]; 23 October 1813 – c. 1848), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, [1] was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.
The first expedition of Leichhardt. While Gilbert was considering which part of the continent should next be investigated, Ludwig Leichhardt arrived with the other members of his expedition to Port Essington (east of Darwin, and since abandoned), and Gilbert was allowed to join the party in September 1844. In November, they decided the party ...
December 1846 – May 1847 he was second in command of Leichhardt's second expedition (Darling Downs to West Australia) in the party of nine: Leichhardt, Mann, James Perry (saddler), Heinrich Boecking (tanner and baker) [a] Henry Turnbull, Hovenden Hely, Daniel Bunce (botanist), and two Aboriginals: Harry Brown and Jemmy Wommai or Wamai.
Lithograph from Voyage au Pôle Sud et en Océanie by Jules Dumont d'Urville Port Essington as illustrated in Ludwig Leichhardt's account of his expedition. Port Essington is an inlet and historic site located on the Cobourg Peninsula in the Garig Gunak Barlu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory. It was the site of an early attempt ...
John Roper (29 February 1824 [1] – 15 September 1895 [2]) was an English explorer in Australia, remembered as the last survivor [3] of Ludwig Leichhardt's successful expedition from Brisbane, Queensland, to Port Essington, Northern Territory in 1844–45.
Leichhardt (/ l aɪ d k ɑː t /) is a suburb in the Inner West [2] of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Leichhardt is located 5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district (CBD) and is the administrative centre for the local government area (LGA) of the Inner West Council .
What Happened to Leichhardt? is a 1948 Australian radio play by George Farwell about the disappearance of Ludwig Leichhardt. [2] [3] According to Leslie Rees, the play was one of the most highly regarded Australian radio plays of the 1940s. [4] The Brisbane Sunday Mail said it was "a long time warming up." [5]
The river was named in 1844 in honour of Lieutenant Robert Lynd of the 63rd Regiment of the British Army by Ludwig Leichhardt during Leichhardt's expedition from Queensland to Port Essington. Lynd was a benefactor of Leichhardt's, and assisted him both socially and financially.