Ludwig Leichhardt The first man who traveled across Queensland & northern territory From Moreton bay to Port Essington

About Ludwig Ludwig was born 1813 died Ludwig came to Australia as a German explorer and scientist in 1842 to study rocks and wildlife. He was born in east Germany that was very far away from Australia and studied at the university of Berlin that is further away from Australia.

Where he went Ludwig travelled and explored parts of Queensland and Northern Territory. While attempting to travel from Brisbane, well back then it was named Moreton bay to Perth, his travelling party disappeared. Many search parties went out searching for Leichhardt's travelling party but many came back with bones but no one could prove that was part of Ludwig's party.

You can see that down the bottom-right there's Brisbane next to Darling downs. From Brisbane Ludwig travelled past Burdankin R, past Lynd R and past Roper R and trough to Port Essington near Darwin.

Finally a new travelling crew In October 1844 he finally left Darling downs with a new travelling party which had nine men, travelling to find a new route to Port Essington. He took with him 17 horses, 16 bullocks, 550kilograms of flour, 90 kilograms of sugar, 40 kilograms of tea and 10 kilograms of gelatine.

Leichhardt's journey Ludwig was a poor navigator and a poor bushman and the travelling party was always getting lost, to add to their troubles they were always growing short of food supplies. They ate all kinds of native animals, including lizards and flying foxes.

Later on In 1848, he tried once again to find a route from Moreton Bay (Brisbane) to Perth, setting off with a party of 7 men including 2 aborigines. This expedition was badly equipped as Leichhardt thought that they could live off the countryside. The expedition left the sheep station where they were staying and simply disappeared. It was typical of Leichhardt that he took only 7 horses, one for each man. Presumably he never thought about horses going lame, or escaping - even dying.

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John Oxley Further across the blue mountains than Gregory Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson.

About Oxley John Oxley was born in England 1785 died in Australia Other than Exploring Oakley was a navel officer, surveyor and of course a explorer. Although he had little experience with land surveying, he was made Surveyor- General of the colony by Governor Macquarie.

Oxley's Journey Once the blue mountains had been crossed in 1813 by Gregory Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson. The town Bathurst where the Bathurst track is set was established.

Johns life In 1812, Oxley was appointed to a position of surveyor-general of New South Wales, a position he held for his life [that is until 1828].

Oxley's expedition John Oxley set off in an expedition to find the tracks of Lachlan river. He had been asked by governor Macquarie to cross the ranges and also follow up the4 remanings of George Evans. Some of oxleys party rode horses and others used boats. John followed Lachlan, surveying the land and mapping his course as he goes. Until he was blocked on his expedition by thick swamps.

Later in Johns expedition John and the people that went in the boats left the boats behind to travel on land, and on land johns party travelled south-west. Only to find cruel and very harsh dry country side. Weakened men and with dying horses, the party of men were forced to eat wild dingo and snake.

Journey on Oxley Oxleys expedition party fled north to find the Maquarie river. Oxley followed the Maquarie upstream to Bathurst. And arrived at Bathurst on the 29 of August Oxley came to the idea that the vast country is a marsh and uninhabitable. He did not know that he was a few days march from the Murrumbidgee River which would have led him to large areas of good land.

Another expedition In 1818, Oxley was the hed of another expedition that led the path of Maquarie river, but again he’s party was blocked by marshes. Instead, he led his party north-east and discovered another river called Castlereagh also Liverpool plains. He then headed to name discover rivers and crossed the southern New England Range. John discovered and named the Hastings river and he followed it until he reached the coast. After naming a port he continued on to Sydney

His life Because the two rivers he followed had become blocked by marshes, Oxley believed that they followed into an inland sea. His discovery of the rich fertile Liverpool Plains was followed by the settlement of pastoralists. He had found good agricultural land, but was unable to solve the mystery of where the rivers went.

Later in Oxley's life In 1823, Lots of free settlers came to settle so a convict ship had to be sent somewhere else so you could imagine what Oxley had to do. Well Oxley went to find such a place. In 1823 Oxley sailed to Moreton bay and discovered and named Brisbane river. He had been shown the Brisbane River by three seamen (Richard Parsons, John Finnegan and Thomas Pamphlett) who had been shipwrecked seven months earlier than his expedition.

My Journey by Range Rover If I was to travel by Range Rover in the path of John Oxley [1818] I would travel from New castle on the Pacific high way and you follow the pacific hwy till you get to Taroo. Because I am on Bitchaman the whole way I will be camping in caravan parks the whole way. After Taroo you travel to a cross of Whittingham and golden highway you follow the golden hwy trough to Putty road. Follow Putty to Windsor.

Still in his latest expedition They were able to guide him op the Brisbane river to where the Brisbane bridge now stands. There is now a plaque in memories of John Oxley in front of the John Oxley center. It was Oxley that recommended the convict settlement to settle in Moreton bay.

What I need I will need: Food including meat, vegies pasta and water. Camping things 4WD is on slide 22. First aide. Utencils

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