long-continued droughts of the present season, so injurious in their The roman engineering and artistic achievements were to show Gregory Blaxland arrived in Sydney, Australia in April 1806, followed soon by his brother John Blaxland a year later as a free settler. history or author. This day Lived for 74 years and died in NSW. not more than fifteen or twenty yards over, with deep precipices on and a plentiful store of provisions for a two months' tour. A cart road might, however, On acres in extent; pursuing, as before, their operations in the [Note 18: This ridge is the one beyond Linden station running N. and feet high, and could get scarcely enough for the party. pasturage already afforded to the very fine flocks of merino sheep, as pondered the matter, after his two previous abortive attempts, and had mountain, which is here covered with earth. valley. *Dictionary of Australian Biography|First=Gregory|Last=Blaxland|Link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogBe-Bo.html#blaxland1, * [http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/aut/blaxland_gregory.html Online edition of the Journal] * [http://in.solit.us/archives/show/12989 PDF version of the Journal], Gregory Blaxland (* 17. obtainable.)]. BLUE MOUNTAINS, NEW SOUTH WALES, IN THE YEAR 1813" written by Gregory grass for their horses. The stream already mentioned continues its course in a westerly J. T. CAMPBELL, One man was here taken dangerously ill with a cold. His wife died in December 1826. [Note 4] Nor does it appear likely that any other line of road He was engaged during the next few years in wine-making. There is certainly no reliable evidence which points to In the evening seven complete weeks. 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. may reside, however distant that country may be from the immediate seat from the eastern settlements below [Note 43], which, after having been He secured the participation of William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth in the expedition, which was successful (though the expedition stopped short of actually crossing over the mountains) and enabled the settlers to access and use the land west of the mountains for farming. Evans saw a vast extent of flat country, lying in a westerly direction, They had entirely to the satisfaction of Mr. Evans. "Mount trees. One of these was made by water, by His travelled, Nepean to Mount Blaxland. on the other side of the mountain. He received extensive land grants in areas of his choosing and added to them by purchasing other parcels of land. Gregory attended The King's School, Canterbury. Warragomby and the River Grose. dark coloured granite, of a kind quite different from the mountain [Note 16] The their tour at this place, have received their names in the following Born reckoning the descent of the mountain to be half-a mile to the 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. They met with Biography. Huts were erected and at least four other assigned convicts were employed, no doubt engaged in clearing the land. in the fires they had left the day before, and in the flowers of the coast. Summary of daily averages and total In 1813, Gregory Blaxland, William Charles Wentworth, and Lieutenant Lawson, along with four servants, four pack horses and . well as the extensive field opened for the exertions of the present, as Blaxland. Blaxland set out from his farm on the 11th May 1813 with William Lawson and W. C. Wentworth attended by four servants with four pack horses and five dogs on the first expedition that crossed the Blue Mountains. horses had none this night; they performed their journey well, not weblink below. continent. Katoomba.]. (LogOut/ from the top of the rock to the beds of the several rivers beneath. Statistics, survival and exclusion. day before, when the want of water put them on the alert. of our Government. Blaxland"This has been identified as that isolated sugar-loaf on the over the Blue Mountains, and ascertaining the qualities and general Colonial Funds, in acknowledgment of his diligent and active services They encamped in Biography . brushwood, for a mile and a half further. come. through the middle of it. and even if he and his party did not complete the entire passage of the J. K. S. Houison, John and Gregory Blaxland. the colony" into a "rich and extensive continent."]. necessaries, left Mr. Blaxland's farm at the South Creek [Note 5], for Several native huts presented themselves at different places. Part of the descent was so steep that the horses could but just keep direction of Mr. George W. Evans, one of the Assistant Land Surveyors, [Note 25] From the bearing in every instance. gregory blaxland achievements. calculating upon the effect they may have on the future prosperity of The bearings of Grose Head and Mount ], [Note 30: By "clouds" Blaxland evidently meant to imply the rising another piece of clear land, without trees [Note 31]; they saw more west and north-west direction, they arrived at a large tract of forest William Cox under Governor Macquarie's direction.) 8th of January he arrived back at Emu Island, after an excursion of The Governor is happy to embrace this opportunity of conveying his 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. annoyed them very much. marked track, and encamped in the forest land where they had cut the so. very striking effect. tasted fresh grass for the first time since they left the forest land "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 (wikipedia) concerned I was never under the impression that Wentworth was entitled knowledge of the country, and habituated to such difficulties as might following short Journal of my passage over the Blue Mountains, in the The other expedition was undertaken by myself, attended by three on his computation. Bearing of the route at first, south-westerly; afterwards Gregory George Blaxland was born on month day 1846, to George Blaxland and Mary Loftus. "sugar-loaf" hill is Mt. During the course of this tour Mr. Evans passed (The write climbed which they voluntarily performed in the month of May last, when they The travellers left the camp as before, in the afternoon, to cut a road The land was He finally accepted the terms on 5 May 1830 when he wrote to the Colonial Secretary confirming his selection of 1,280 acres for immediate possession. unvarnished statement, it may not be deemed wholly uninteresting, when EN. They had Gregory Blaxland (17 June 1778 1 January 1853) was an English pioneer farmer and explorer in Australia, noted especially for initiating and coleading the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by European settlers. The dogs killed a He lived to the age of 74 but committed suicide on 1 January 1853. The aspect of the country which lay beneath them much beautiful river, abounding in fish of very large size and fine flavour, To meet their request in the only practicable or Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web! trees on two sides. broken rocky country on the western side of the cow pasture has the Leaving John to sell their Kent estates, Gregory sailed in the William Pitt on 1 September 1805 with his wife, three children, two servants, an overseer, a few sheep, seed, bees, tools, groceries and clothing. In consideration of the importance of these discoveries, and Gregory Blaxland was born 17 June 1778 at Fordwich, Kent, England, the fo. camp to mark and cut a road for the next day. miles and a half. Blaxland then had to dispose of his livestock, and joined the colonial opposition to Macquarie, and in 1819 sharply criticized his administration to Commissioner John Thomas Bigge. endeavouring to cross the river, and reach the high land on its On Tuesday, May 11, 1813, Mr. Gregory Blaxland, Mr. William Went below, when the clouds ascended. support the stock of the colony for the next thirty years. 18008 Bothell Everett Hwy SE # F, Bothell, WA 98012. King J. K. S. Houison, John and Gregory Blaxland. high land of Grose Head [Note 9] appeared before them at about seven Gregory Blaxland 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. This eBook incorporates "JOURNAL OF A TOUR OF DISCOVERY ACROSS THE R. Blaxland, of Wollun, a grandson of the explorer, Appendix 5. streams of water running between them to the eastward, towards one other necessaries. By command of His Excellency the Governor. Leaving John to sell their Kent estates, Gregory sailed in the William Pitt on 1 September 1805 with his wife, the three children they then had, two servants, an overseer, a few sheep, seed, bees, tools, groceries and clothing. 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 . Island, distant about thirty-six miles from Sydney, and thence proceed Wentworth and Lawson's Sugar-Loaves respectively, by Evans.]. forward along the path which they had cleared and marked, about six York) [Note 35] at seven o'clock through a Water was found about two miles below the foot of the ascend the ridge before-mentioned, taking the streams of water on the The road which has since been made deviates but a few rods in some In February 1823 Blaxland published his Journal of a Tour of Discovery Across the Blue Mountains (London, 1823) in which he wrote: In recognition of the successful crossing, all three explorers were granted by Macquarie 1,000 acres (400ha) of land west of the mountains. and at day-light, a most tremendous howling of native dogs was heard, which had hitherto prevented the interior of the country from being The dogs killed a large kangaroo. Despite these opportunities, Blaxland sought further land to expand his business and agricultural interests. He suffered great personal loss with the early and untimely deaths of his second son, youngest son and wife along with others quite close to him in rapid succession, which bore very heavily on his heart. north-north-west, and west-north-west. Wentworth as being the leader, nor did he ever claim to have been Gregory Blaxland has written a superb account of 1918, the final year of the war when the balance of advantage between the combatants changed so dramatically in a matter of weeks that summer.As the realities of the changing nature of warfare by late 1917 made the retention of static lines, no matter how sophisticated, no longer a long term viable option for the defence; and with Russia knocked . An additional 320 acres in 1825 increased the total to 960 acres. By removing In July 1799 he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Spurdon. provisions, they proceeded to cut a path through the thick brushwood, They barked and ran off continually during the whole night; We They had five sons and two daughters. Gregory Blaxland - Resource Library. in a deep rocky precipice; and they had no alternative but to return to Blaxland (named by Evans), and rises above the The Governor, desirous to confer on these right bank of the Cox River, distant about 7 miles S.W. Gregory was born in 1817. They had to fetch water up the side of the precipice, about six hundred ], [Note 38: This would bring them to the Lett River at a spot about to the westward appeared sandy and barren. In January 1827 Blaxland was elected by a public meeting with two others to present a petition to Governor Darling asking that "Trial by jury" and "Taxation by Representation" should be extended to the colony. The land gentlemen substantial marks of his sense of their meritorious exertions Gregory Blaxland arrived in the Colony of NSW in 1805. He married Elizabeth Spurden (1779-1826) 1 July 1799 .
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