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1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains
Australian mountaineering expedition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains was the expedition led by Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth, which became the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales by European settlers.[2] 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 inland colonial settlement at Bathurst.[3]
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![]() Earliest pictorial representation of the crossing from The Sydney Mail, 25 December 1880 | |
Date | 11 May 1813 (1813-05-11) – 6 June 1813 (1813-06-06)[1] |
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Duration | 27 days |
Location | Blaxland's Farm – Blue Mountains – Mt Blaxland |
Organised by | Gregory Blaxland |
Participants | |
Awards | Land Grants |
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