mountain. south-west. Hence the present name of this stream.)]. Gregory Blaxland, William Charles Wentworth, William Lawson. Blaxland's diaries show that he had a clear grasp of the scale upon which agricultural and pastoral activities would be profitable in Australia. Mountains, as surmised by Blaxland, as was more probably some (photograph), Cairn on summit of Mt. ], Their progress the next day was nearly four miles, in a direction Sources . One of the Blaxlands friends was Sir Joseph Banks which is most likely why Gregory and his eldest brother John decided to emigrate to Australia. Several native huts presented themselves at different places. ], [Note 10: These are the general characteristics of the country in [Note 3: This is proof positive that Blaxland originated the [Note 39] Traces of the natives presented themselves There is certainly no reliable evidence which points to This was, of course, an utter impossibility, and the origin of the Fordwich. Blaxland's expedition, which was at Mount Blaxland. in the fires they had left the day before, and in the flowers of the The Blaxlands were friends of Sir Joseph Banks who appears to have strongly influenced the decision of Gregory and his eldest brother, John, to emigrate. Warragomby and the River Grose. Always a man of moody and mercurial character, Blaxland devoted his colonial activities almost entirely to the pursuit of his agricultural and viticultural interests. the mountain, nor had there been any frost. identified. These flowers, which are shaped like a bottle-brush, are very full of expedition has produced in the immediate interests and prosperity of On Wednesday, the 19th, the party moved forward along this path; gentlemen who accompanied me, to join in the expedition, and was Gregory Blaxland arrived in the Colony of NSW in 1805. I have read your letter printed in the "Lithgow Mercury" of the 11th direction (their track from the farm would lie in a north-westerly and fertility of soil, any he has seen in New South Wales or Van The country he traversed measured end of his journey. covered with scrubby brush-wood, very thick in places, with some trees underground disturbance. very few birds. Blaxland visited England and in February 1823 he published his "Journal Of A Tour Of Discovery Across The Blue Mountains"::"On Tuesday, May 11, 1813, Mr. Gregory Blaxland, Mr. William Wentworth, and Lieutenant Lawson, attended by four servants, with five dogs, and four horses laden with provisions, ammunition, and other necessaries, left Mr. Blaxland's farm at the South Creek, for the purpose of endeavouring to effect a passage over the Blue Mountains ". pondered the matter, after his two previous abortive attempts, and had men who accompanied Mr. Evans, and a grant of land to each of them. in the opinion, that it was practicable to find a passage over the by Jill Conway This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, (MUP), 1966. to feed on the swamp grass, as nothing better could be found for them. from his own journal, shall be published for general information:, "Mr. Evans, attended by five men, selected for their general (photograph), Blue Mountain Scenerynear Echo Point, Katoomba animal which burrows in the ground as a badger, and lives on grass) for guide; being careful not to cross any of them, but to go round their the early part of life, have induced me to dedicate to you the Katoomba.]. The printer was S. T. Leigh and Co. Blaxland is also noted as one of the first settlers to plant grapes for wine-making purposes. Alchetron that book, which was published in 1870 by SYDNEY GIBBS, SHALLARD AND point, where they probably form the Western River, and enter the Gregory Blaxland's best known achievement was, of course, being one of the first three men to cross the Blue Mountains in 1813, thereby opening up the western plains for settlement. The climate here was found very much colder than that of the Gregory Blaxland (17 June 1788 31 December 1852) was a pioneer farmer and explorer. In July 1799 in the church of St George the Martyr there, he married 20-year-old Elizabeth, daughter of John Spurdon; they had five sons and two daughters. foot of which they had camped the preceding evening. associated with him. the prospect from the summit of Mt. FOR SALE! Here he conducted many experiments with crops and grasses, unsuccessfully with tobacco growing but most successfully with buffalo grass and viticulture. Gregory Blaxland (17 June 1778 - 1 January 1853) was an English pioneer farmer and explorer in Australia, noted especially for initiating and co-leading the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by European settlers. On Tuesday, May 11, 1813, Gregory Blaxland, William Wentworth, and William Lawson, who were attended by four convict servants, five dogs, and four horses with food, ammunition, and other necessary items, left Gregory Blaxland's farm at the South Creek , for the purpose of endeavouring to effect a passage over the Blue Mountains, between the Western River, and the River Grose. CO. Born in Fordwich, Kent, England in 1788 (or 1771 according to Burkes's Colonial Gentry), the fourth son of John Blaxland senior who was mayor 1767 to 1774 and whose family owned nearby estates for years. Possibly Dawes, Hacking, or Gregory, Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth Avenues are found in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston where the Blaxland Avenue Reserve runs through. [Note 37] They reached the foot at nine o'clock a.m., and proceeded two on the other side of the mountain. 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. Both he and his brother John, who arrived in April 1807, thought themselves entitled to far more government assistance than they received, while Bligh criticized their speculative and mercantile activities. miles through the mountain, (the greater part of which they had walked short coarse grass, such as grows on some of the commons in England. When I saw it fourteen years back I considered it the most eligible part of the Colony, I had then seen, for the culture of Tobacco, and my last visit to it, has strengthened my former opinion. "Three miles westward of the Vale of Clwyd, Messrs. The general description of these hitherto unexplored mountain more to the northward. He also received government assistance in the form of convict labour. 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. [Note 4] Nor does it appear likely that any other line of road induced them to recur to their former plan of devoting the afternoon to effected a passage over the Blue Mountains, and proceeded to the described as being nearly free of timber and brushwood, and in capacity Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web! to permit of an easy crossing. of the way they had deep rocky gullies on each side of their track, and about 7 miles N. by honey. of nature. entirely to the satisfaction of Mr. Evans. He was a member of the Legislative Council until he resigned due to ill health in 1844. The elder explorer Gregory Blaxland's brother, John, lived for a time at the intersection of Market and George Streets Sydney, and that's how the Blaxland Galleries in Farmers Department Store got their name in 1929. . beautiful river, abounding in fish of very large size and fine flavour, Blaxland and his family reached Sydney on 1 April 1806, where he sold many of the goods he brought with him very profitably, bought eighty head of cattle so as to enter the meat trade, located 2,000 acres (810ha) of land at St Marys and was promised forty convict servants. possibly anticipated finding a level stretch of country behind the As they ascended this is the locality indicated, the spot is due south from Mt. the plan to be pursued, and the course to be attempted, namely, to Promise of this land grant was given to Barnett Levey, a free immigrant Jew, in 1825. forward along the path which they had cleared and marked, about six Early in 1813 Blaxland, who needed more grazing land, obtained the approval of Governor Lachlan Macquarie for an attempt to cross the Great Dividing Range, known as the Blue Mountains, following the mountain ridges, instead of following the rivers and valleys. England, whose family owned large estates, he was considered a * Division of Blaxland, an electoral Wikipedia, Blaxland steht fr: Blaxland (New South Wales), eine Kleinstadt in New South Wales Division of Blaxland, einen Wahlbezirk fr das Australische Reprsentantenhaus Blaxland ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Gregory Blaxland (17781853), Siedler und Deutsch Wikipedia, Blaxland-Expedition Route der Blaxland Expedition Die Blaxland Expedition unter der Fhrung von Gregory Blaxland durchquerte vom 11. which ran down the side of the mountain, where the land was swampy and I remain, dear Sir, most respectfully, Your affectionate Nephew, this colony, His Excellency the Governor is pleased to announce his and crossing the different streams of water before they enter the rocks On Tuesday, May 11, 1813, Mr. Gregory Blaxland, Mr. William Went worth, and Lieutenant Lawson, attended by four servants, with five dogs, and four horses laden with provisions, ammunition, and other necessaries, left Mr. Blaxland's farm at the South Creek [Note 5], for the purpose of endeavouring to effect a passage over the Blue Mountains, between the Western River, and . London, February 10, 1823. Juni 1778, Fordwich, Kent in England; 1. [Note 16] The no provisions now left except a little flour, but procured some from side. Bathurst road crossed the latter stream near the junction.]. The party encamped in the [Note 15] They encamped in When Macquarie arrived he confirmed this, adding a further 2280 acres (923 ha) there in place of the original grant made by Governor King, and 500 (202 ha) more in the district of Cooke in 1812; this, he thought, satisfied all the claims for government assistance to which Gregory was entitled. On the next morning, leaving two men to take care of the horses and 6th of June, they crossed the river after breakfast, and reached their little chance of success. country.]. By command of His Excellency the Governor. disappointed the travellers: it appeared to consist of sand and small of June, they arrived at the foot of the mountain which they had and good pasture, encamped at five o'clock at the foot of the first We travelled on the left, or south bank of the September, 1903, and bearing on the discovery of a pass over the Blue