Eyre's expedition leaves Adelaide |
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| Title : | Eyre's expedition leaves Adelaide |
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| Creator : | Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901 | ||
| Source : | Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1 ... opposite p. 1 | ||
| Place Of Creation : | London | ||
| Publisher : | T. and W. Boone | ||
| Date of creation : | 1845 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
Edward Eyre set out to explore north of Spencer Gulf, searching for good pastoral lands. When he departed from Adelaide on 18 June 1840, his small party was escorted by a large body of well wishers, including ladies in a carriage. The drays loaded with supplies had left earlier. The scene is enlivened with the elegant horses and top-hatted riders, and with the pastoral quality of pigs, hens and goats scattered by the procession. Eyre had previously explored to the north of Adelaide, discovering Crystal Brook on the way. He spent some time exploring beyond the head of Spencer Gulf, before returning to Adelaide. He later went to Eyre Peninsula and explored the coastal regions to Streaky Bay and then north and discovered the Gawler Ranges. From here he progressed to his old depot at Mount Arden and explored some 200 kilometres north from there. Disappointed in the terrain, he returned to Adelaide before setting out again in June 1840. |
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| Related names : | Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901 |
| Period : | 1836-1851 |
| Region : | Flinders Ranges and Far North - Outback |
| Further reading : | Stokes, Edward, The desert coast: Edward Eyre's expedition 1840-41 Knoxfield, Vic.: Five Mile Press, 1993 Eyre, Edward John, Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1... Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964 Dutton, Geoffrey, The hero as murderer: the life of Edward John Eyre, Australian Explorer and Governor of Jamaica 1815-1901 Sydney: Collins ; Melbourne: Cheshire, 1967 |
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