The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Part 50

With Baron Von Mueller, the celebrated botanist, and his brother, H. C.

Gregory. North Australian expedition in search of Leichhardt. Proceed north to follow the Victoria. Reached the head of that stream, and discovered Sturt's Creek and the Elsey. Crossing the head waters of the Limmen Bight River, skirted the Gulf for some distance south of Leichhardt's track, crossing the rivers that he did, only higher up on their courses. Greatly disappointed with the Plains of Promise--so named by Captain Stokes. 1855.

Barcoo expedition to trace the course of Leichhardt's party. Confirmation of the supposed ident.i.ty of the Barcoo and Cooper's Creek. No fresh discoveries were made, but the second great inland river system was evolved. 1858.

Grey, Lieutenant-- Explorations on the west coast. 1837.

Grey, Lieutenant, and Lus.h.i.+ngton (Second in Command)-- Expedition to verify the existence or not of the large river supposed to find its way into the sea at Dampier's Archipelago. This expedition originated in England. Found the Glenelg, and discovered cave drawings.

1838.

(Afterwards Governor of South Australia), Started on his second expedition from the west coast. Encountering great troubles Grey had to push on to Perth and send back a relief party. A party under Lieutenant Roe, after some trouble in tracking the erratic wanderings of the unfortunates, came upon them hopelessly gazing at a point of rocks that stopped their march along the beach, too weak to climb it. They had been three days without fresh water, and Smith, a lad of eighteen, was dead.

[See Appendix.] Grey claims the discovery of the Gascoyne, Murchison, Hutt, Bower, Buller, Chapman, Greenough, Irwin, Arrowsmith, and Smith Rivers. 1839.

Grimes, Surveyor-General-- Accompanied Lieutenant Murray when Port Phillip was discovered, and surveyed it. 1802.

"Gulde Zeepard"-- Under command of Captain Pieter Nuyts, touched on the south coast. 1627.

Hack, Stephen-- With Miller examined Gawler Range, and sighted Lake Gairdner. 1857.

Hacking, Quarter-master-- Attempted to cross the Blue Mountains. Reached the foot of the range.

1794 and 1798.

Hamelin, Captain-- With commander Baudin, in the French s.h.i.+ps NATURALISTE and GeOGRAPHE, exploring the coasts of Australia. 1801-2.

Hann, William-- A pioneer squatter of Queensland, led an expedition, equipped by the Queensland Government, to make an examination as 'far north as the fourteenth parallel, with a special view to its mineral and other resources. Naming the Walsh, the party crossed the upper part of the Mitch.e.l.l River, and thence to the river they named the Palmer. Here Warner, the surveyor, found prospects of gold, which resulted in the discovery of one of the richest goldfields in Australia. 1872.

Harper-- With Messrs. Dempster and Clarkson in Western Australia, explored from the settled districts as far as Mount Kennedy. 1861.

Hartog, Captain Dirk-- In the ENDRACHT, from Amsterdam. Discovered the west coast of New Holland. (See Dirk Hartog, 1616.)

Harvey and Ross-- Explorations around Charlotte Waters, South Australia. 1877.

Hawkesbury River-- Discovered. 1789.

Hawson, Captain-- In company with some other gentlemen, made a short excursion from Port Lincoln, finding good, well-gra.s.sed country, and an abundance of water.

They named Rossitur Vale and the Mississippi. 1840.

Hay-- Discovered the Denmark River, and explored the country back of Parry's Inlet. 1829.

Hayes, Captain John-- With the DUKE AND d.u.c.h.eSS, visited Tasmania, renaming the discoveries of D'Entrecasteaux. 1794.

Hedley, G.-- Accompanied the QUEENSLANDER Transcontinental Expedition, led by Ernest Favenc, from Blackall to Powell's Creek, overland telegraph line.

1878-79.

"Heemskirk" (The)-- Under command of Abel Janz Tasman, when he discovered Van Dieman's Land, and took possession of New Holland. 1642.

Hely, Hovenden-- In charge of search party for Leichhardt. 1852.

Henty, Brothers-- Formed settlement in Portland Bay. 1835.

Hergott-- One of M'Dowall Stuart's second expedition. Discovered Hergott Springs, 1859.

Hesse and Gellibrand-- Murdered by the natives while exploring the Cape Otway country. 1837.

Hindmarsh, Captain Sir John-- In H.M.S. BUFFALO founded Adelaide. 1836.

Hobson, Captain-- (Afterwards the first Governor of New Zealand.) In H.M.S. RATTLESNAKE; surveyed and named Hobson's Bay. 1836.

Hodgkinson, W. O.-- Commanded expedition sent by the Queensland Government to decide the amount of pastoral country existing to the Westward of the Diamantina River. Mr. Hodgkinson had been one of M'Kinlay's party when that explorer traversed the continent. This was the last exploring expedition sent out by the South Australian Government, 1876.

"Hormuzeer" and "Chesterfield"-- Under command Matthew B. Alt; through Torres Straits. 1793.

Horrocks, J. A.-- Died, soon after start of his expedition, at head of Spencer's Gulf.

1843.

Hovell, W. H.-- With H. Hume, across to Port Phillip; made the first successful trip from the eastern to the southern coast. The first white men to see the Australian Alps. 1824.

Howitt, A. W.-- In charge of relief party for Burke and Wills. King, the only survivor, found. Howitt was eventually sent back to disinter the remains of the explorers, and bring them to Melbourne, where they received a public funeral, and a statue was erected to their memory. 1861.

Hulkes and Oakden-- West side of Lake Torrens. 1851.

Hume, Hamilton-- And his brother, John Kennedy Hume, explored the country round Berrima.

The first Australian born explorer. 1814.

With Meehan, surveyor. Discovered Lake George, Lake Bathurst, and Goulburn Plains. 1817.

With Messrs. Oxley and Meehan to Jarvis Bay. 1819.

With Hovell, across to Port Phillip. 1824.

Accompanied Charles Sturt on his first expedition to trace the source of the Macquarie. 1828-9.

Hunt, C. C.-- With Mr. Ridley to the De Grey River. 1863.

Jansen, Gerrit-- In command of the ZEEHAAN, and Abel Janz Tasman in the HEEMSKIRK, discovered Van Dieman's Land. Afterwards took possession of New Holland.

1642.

Jardine, A.-- Police Magistrate at Rockhampton; took command of the settlement at Cape York, Somerset. 1863.

Jardine, Frank, and Alexander Jardine-- Overland with cattle from Carpentaria Downs Stationthen the farthest occupied country to the north-west--to Somerset. Cross the head of the Batavia River, probably the first white men on it since the old Dutch visits. 1864-65.

Johnson, Lieutenant, R.N.-- In the cutter SNAPPER, sent in search of Captain Stewart Discovered the Clyde River. 1820.

Kayzer, E. A.-- Second in charge, also surveyor and mineralogist, of the North-West Expedition, led by W.O. Hodgkinson. 1876.

Kennedy, E. B.-- Led an expedition to decide final course of Mitch.e.l.l's, Barcoo (Victoria). Instead of finding on the Victoria a highway to the Gulf, they lost it in marshes. Follow the Warrego through fine grazing country.

Named the Thompson. 1847.

Fatal venture up Cape York Peninsula. 1848.