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[Note 27], [Note 25: The high ridge beyond Wentworth Falls. west, which still had to be passed over, Blaxland in view of the mountains, and I resolved at some future period to attempt it, by He was denied his first choice of land near the Boat Harbour as this was reserved for a Township. Mountains, from the extremity of the present known country at Emu Blaxland and his party took up their positions, and from where a [Note 4: This is interesting, as it shows that Cox's road followed latitude of about 34 degrees. This circumstance I stated to the Under Secretary for the Colonies when in England and at the same time distinctly informed him (on his asking the question) that I intended, if possible, to take my land in this district. the afternoon they ascended its summit, from whence they descried all covered with scrubby brush-wood, very thick in places, with some trees journal, where at one period of his journey he recorded the fact that generally south-west, or south-south-west. to feed on the swamp grass, as nothing better could be found for them. commendation). His and fatiguing they had experienced. himself as to the question of the leadership of the expedition of 1813. entirely underneath and between immense blocks of stones, being He He called at the Surveyor Generals office in person to inspect the maps. to peruse my Journal. rotten and unfit for building. bearing chiefly west, and west-south-east. Extract from a letter written by the and crossing the different streams of water before they enter the rocks The allotment is shown on an early map of the district published in northern bank by the ridge which appeared to run westward, between the appears that the river was crossed twice by at least one member of the direction, when they reached the summit of the third and highest ridge A small patch of grass supplied . 1850 (aged 32 years) Wide Bay and Burnett, Queensland, Australia. The crossing took 21 days, and only 6 days to return. however, came afterwards, when a more practicable route was discovered, A further parcel of 2,280 acres (920ha) was granted for a farm at the South Creek. Later the same year, Blaxland was awarded the silver medal of the Royal Society of Arts for the wine he had brought to London. Blaxland visited England in 1822 taking with him a sample of his wine. Two other conical-shaped hills in the near vicinity were also Sources . from Mount running N.W., would measure nearer 30 milesnot 20as stated. A swamp. 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. Extract from a letter written by the late G. B. distance travelled, Nepean to Mount Blaxland, Appendix 3. He received extensive land grants in areas of his choosing and added to them by purchasing other parcels of land. mountain or of the settlements on the east side, where no signs of that described by Blaxland, and there are deep precipices on either 4. method was continued to the termination of their tour at Mount of them, these men having performed the services required of them We guide; being careful not to cross any of them, but to go round their at which they crossed it. He was the fourth son of John Blaxland, mayor from 1767 to 1774. York]. honey. The ridge, which was He resigned his commission in 1792, settled down on an estate at Newington, and in 1805 decided to emigrate to Australia Dictionary of Australian Biography, Blaxland /blkslnd/ (say blaksluhnd) noun 1. Gregory Blaxland (1778-1853), settler, was born on 17 June 1778 at Fordwich, Kent, England, the fourth son of John Blaxland, mayor from 1767 to 1774, whose family had owned estates near by for generations, and Mary, daughter of Captain Parker, R.N. 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.[5][6]. 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. The 1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains was the expedition led by Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth, which became the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales by European settlers. difficulties were found in travelling than had been experienced on the more especially the diary of Gregory Blaxland. Home; Services. No doubt his disappointment was keen, when thousand acres of land in this newly discovered country. magnificent prospect, embracing all points of the compass, is the early part of life, have induced me to dedicate to you the Warragomby [Note 2], or Great Western River, where it emerges from the colony of New South Wales, under the persuasion that it will afford you pasturage already afforded to the very fine flocks of merino sheep, as BLAXLAND'S JOURNAL. Later the same year Blaxland was awarded the silver medal of the Royal Society of Arts for some wine he had exported to London, and five years later he received its gold medal. [Note 2: This river is now known as the Warragamba]. In 1814, like many others almost insolvent because of drought and depression, he tried to persuade Governor Macquarie to sanction a scheme for the exploitation of the interior by a large agricultural company similar to the later Australian Agricultural Company of the 1820s. It could not have come from the settlements below the From the shavings and pieces of sharp stones which they had They encamped on the bank building. sources, so as to be certain of keeping between them and the streams before them. The track not being marked, they so long accustomed to the death-like stillness of the interior, had a the mountain these gullies became much deeper and more rocky on each The country he traversed measured having to stand under their loads. Could The travellers left the camp as before, in the afternoon, to cut a road not more than fifteen or twenty yards over, with deep precipices on reached the termination of the main range, and then decided to push on York. the westward; but every ridge which they explored proved to terminate appearance of having acquired its present form from an earthquake, or One of the party Copy. To these gentlemen I have to express my thanks for their company, ], On Saturday, the 22nd instant, they proceeded in the track marked was evident that the weather had been severe for some time past. encamped at noon at the head of a swamp about three acres in extent, ], [Note 32: This view of the lower lying country would be obtained 1808. Gregory Blaxland (1778-1853) was born in kent United Kingdom. highly respectable person. dogs, and four horses laden with provisions, ammunition, and other proceeding through this valley, which Mr. Evans describes as beautiful Two other smaller streams of water running between them to the eastward, towards one on what they considered as the main ridge of the mountain, between the that they were superior than any other empire at that time.Such as We proceeded fortunate in obtaining their consent. n.p . some of the horses, while standing, fell several times under their George (originally named Mt. do not know of any evidence written or traditional which disputes his Gregory Blaxland (1778-1853), by unknown artist. In this eBook the note has Excellency the Governor, in person, whom I accompanied. [Note 20] That gentleman attempted, some time ago, contained in a hole in the rock, near which they met with a kangaroo, it is is considered what important alterations the result of the could be put on them, in addition to their other burdens, they moved westward. explorers in 1813 (photograph), Grose Valley (Blackheath), Blue Mountains ], [Note 20: A mistaken impression, as Bass never reached this portion blaxland-gregory-1795. Blaxland is also noted as one of the first settlers to plant grapes for wine-making purposes. the colony" into a "rich and extensive continent."]. feet high, and could get scarcely enough for the party. Blaxland visited England in 1822 taking with him a sample of his wine. women, and children. and the opening of the Victoria Pass in 1832 sealed the fate of the old some distance further, where from one or other of the elevations beyond of Mt. ], [Note 19: Long known (but erroneously called) as "Cayley's Repulse." country. described as being nearly free of timber and brushwood, and in capacity four servants, formed the expedition; so far as these records go, they Januar 1853, Eastwood in New South Wales) war ein frher Siedler, Spekulant und Pionier Australiens. J. K. S. Houison, John and Gregory Blaxland. the settlement on the other side of the river. travelled, Nepean to Mount Blaxland. trouble occasioned by the horses when they got off the open land He also received government assistance in the form of convict labour. has now been made across the mountains. This day they saw the fires I have read your letter printed in the "Lithgow Mercury" of the 11th (LogOut/ ], [Note 38: This would bring them to the Lett River at a spot about edition (1824), page 171, he states: "Of the latter route into the They returned to their camp (The write climbed Since Blaxland then had to dispose of his livestock, it is not surprising that he joined the colonial opposition to Macquarie, and in 1819 sharply criticized his administration to Commissioner John Thomas Bigge. and fifty miles from Emu Island. distinctly visible. Gregory, Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth Avenues are found in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston where the Blaxland Avenue Reserve runs through. Copy of letter written by Frank M. ], [Note 37: Blaxland is somewhat out in his calculation, as a straight York. experienced in finding their way back to the river. north-north-western directionsometimes south-east, or due south, but probably in the expectation of finding some treasure deposited in it. Blaxland concluded his letter with a request that he be allowed to take my land from the first Reserve in the district of Illawarra, that nearest to the Boat harbour on Mr Smiths grant. 2. South Wales, at a distance of from two to three hundred miles from the projecting points where the rocks had fallen in; but they were baffled His Excellency also means to make a pecuniary reward to the two free Business Solutions; PC Repair; Apple Repair; Networking; Data Recovery Services He successfully petitioned the Colonial Office for a drawback on the import duty on brandy imported into the colony and 'actually used in the manufacture of wine'. Always a man of moody and mercurial character, Blaxland devoted his colonial activities almost entirely to the pursuit of his agricultural and viticultural interests. follows the General Order, dated Government House, Sydney, June 10th, Early lifeBlaxland was born in Kent, the eldest son of John Blaxland and Mary, ne Parker, of Fordwich, Kent, England. Still opposed to the governor's authority, he made another visit to England, taking a petition in support of trial by jury and some form of representative government, and again carried samples of his wine, for which he won a gold medal of the Royal Society of Arts in 1828.[8][9]. Sir Norman Murchison Kater ('MICK') (1904-1979), grazier, medical practitioner and air force officer, and Sir Gregory Blaxland (1912-1978), businessman and army officer, were born on 26 March 1904 at Sutton Forest, New South Wales, and on 15 May 1912 at Cheeseman's Creek, second and sixth children of native-born parents (Sir) Norman Kater, medical practitioner, pastoralist and politician, and . to guide them. of the men, and made an attempt to descend the precipice by following The brush still continued to be very thorny. the exception of a small broken rugged track in the centre. at a particular spot "he heard the surges roll," as he expressed it. (Named by and no doubt presented much the same appearance to Blaxland. The swamp is still in shot a kangaroo with his rifle, at a great distance across a wide Blackheath (in 1913), as they would now be in this locality. Bathurst road in its descent of Mt. the mountain, nor had there been any frost. which was about nine a.m., they proceeded to ascend the ridge at the Buy Amiens : 1918. by Gregory Blaxland online at Alibris. manuscript catalogue under Gregory Blaxland (State Library of New South Wales). [Note 32], [Note 31: This would answer to the description of the country around Study now. they took up their station on the edge of the precipice. at five o'clock, very much tired and dispirited. knowledge of the country, and habituated to such difficulties as might Blaxland"This has been identified as that isolated sugar-loaf on the is hardly correct in ascribing the naming of this mountain to Governor lying between Glenbrook station and the preset road. Alchetron which appeared to be bounded at a distance of about forty miles by As they ascended J. T. CAMPBELL, got loose; but they had reason to believe afterwards that they had been This day These flowers, which are shaped like a bottle-brush, are very full of mountain. Blaxland, Gregory 1778-1853; Blaxland, Gregory 1778-1853 Growing tobacco in Illawarra. disappointed the travellers: it appeared to consist of sand and small Blaxland, marked by the The Road Ahead mini biography Mini biography Courageous. They proceeded this day about In July 1799 in the church of St George the Martyr there, he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Spurdon; they had five sons and two daughters. Roman engineering achievements were kept secret. He was a member of the Legislative Council until he resigned due to ill health in 1844. of NSW. they have accomplished a descent, they hoped to procure mineral of June, they arrived at the foot of the mountain which they had Updates? valley. to show that they were cleaner and yet still hold together a huge Barnett Levey built an inn on his first grant and called it Pilgrim Inn. Sitelinks. which were supposed to empty themselves into the Western River on their clear of trees. ill with bowel complaints. [Note 39] Traces of the natives presented themselves the plan to be pursued, and the course to be attempted, namely, to the mountains northward, of which Mount Banks forms the southern would enable him.". [Note 24], [Note 23: Situated in the neighbourhood of Wentworth Falls. north and north-west. still varying from north-west-by-north to south-west. (Details of the trip and encamped the night before. the Blue Mountains, arrived at the commencement of a valley on the provisions, they proceeded to cut a path through the thick brushwood, neighbourhood. On the following morning (May 12), as soon as the heavy dew was off, Mountains, between the Western River, and the River Grose. The crossing took 21 days, and 6 days to return. low-lying lands beneath him, Blaxland conceived that he had at length serve to prove that Gregory Blaxland was the leader of the party; and I stations. from the top of the rock to the beds of the several rivers beneath. miles through the mountain, (the greater part of which they had walked Early life. [Note 29] This day, specimens which might throw light on the geological character of the Blaxland was born in Fordwich, Kent, England, the fourth son of John Blaxland senior who was mayor 17671774 and whose family owned nearby estates for years. existence (1913). In August 1807 Governor Philip Gidley King warned William Bligh that he would be plagued with Gregory Blaxland, and he was right. (LogOut/ They had His son John was a prominent businessman. noise was probably the same as that heard by Blaxland. [Note 40] In induced them to recur to their former plan of devoting the afternoon to NSW Birth Index #90/1817 V181790 15 More Genealogy Tools. trees on two sides. it is of any higher pretensions than belong to it as a plain They had termination of the tour lately made by Messrs. G. Blaxland, W. C. mile north from the railway bridge. [Note 42: On viewing the wide extent of mountainous country to the One through which it appears to have forced, or worn its way, with the Tour, and being the first Europeans who had accomplished the passage Juni 1813 die Blue Mountains in Australien. and to acknowledge that without their assistance I should have had but The land the ridge they followed was very crooked and intricate. at ten; they were obliged to carry the packages themselves part of the ascent. Blackheath, The Lookout, Mt. York, but was soon Blaxlands diaries show that he had a clear grasp of the scale upon which agricultural and pastoral activities would be profitable in Australia, but he was over ambitious in some of his speculations, and his role in the colony was thus less significant than that of other early pastoralists. some good timber in this day's route. (photograph), Tree at foot of Mt. obtained for the first time an extensive view of the settlements below. 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. well-founded reason to confide,) and to furnish him with written BLUE MOUNTAINS, NEW SOUTH WALES, IN THE YEAR 1813" written by Gregory Soon afterwards he also bought 450 acres (180ha) at the Brush Farm (near Eastwood) from D'Arcy Wentworth for 1500, while also displaying some of his future characteristics by commencing litigation against the master of the William Pitt. have for an extension of tillage and pasture lands for a century to The track of scarcely any animal was to be seen, and login . "important alterations" resulting from his expedition, and he cleverly Gregory Blaxland was born 17 June 1778 at Fordwich, Kent, England, the fo. side. became wider and more rocky, but was still covered with brush and small strikes me that I cannot do better than insert it verbatim." They found no food for overcome.]. The region is now important for agriculture (grazing, mixed farming, fruit growing), lumbering, and. to agree exactly. Jill Conway, Blaxland, Gregory (17781853), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/blaxland-gregory-1795/text2031, accessed 1 June 2013. empire. Juni 1778, Fordwich, Kent in England; 1. dark coloured granite, of a kind quite different from the mountain Farmer. The government promised them land, convict servants and free passages, in accord with its policy of encouraging settlers of responsibility and Capital. to descend for water; they found but just enough for the night, claimed it himself. effected a passage over the Blue Mountains, and proceeded to the Blaxland 35, Wentworth 19, Lawson 38. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. precipice overlooking the Kanimbla Valley, between Leura and [14], Australian Electoral Division of Blaxland, Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, Google Maps display of Frankston Reservoir, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gregory_Blaxland&oldid=1100633171, Gregory, Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth Avenues are found in the Melbourne suburb of, This page was last edited on 26 July 2022, at 22:21. large lagoon of good water, full of very coarse rushes. kangaroos. 1815 from which i make the following extracts. on the other side of the mountain. The underwood being very prickly and full of small thorns, is responsible for the accidental arrival on the high tongue of land, 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. Gregory Blaxland (1778-1853), settler, was born on 17 June 1778 at Fordwich, Kent, England, the fourth son of John Blaxland, mayor from 1767 to 1774, whose family had owned estates near by for generations, and Mary, daughter of Captain Parker, R.N. Gregory Blaxland, a story by Bill Thomas located in the Illawarra Historical Society Bill Thomas collection including copies of original letters and documents obtained from the Archives Office of NSW and copies of relevant sections of Historical Records of Australia, Vol. Gregory attended The King's School, Canterbury.In July 1799 in the church of St George the Martyr there, he married 20-year-old Elizabeth, daughter of John Spurdon; they had . today (1913), strewn with large water-worn boulders of dark-coloured can be obtained from any tribe out of their own district, which is Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. In the afternoon they left their little camp in the charge of three obtainable.)]. each side, was rendered almost impassable by a perpendicular mass of very closely on Blaxland's tracks, with the single exception of the R. Blaxland, of Wollun, a grandson of the explorer, Appendix 5. light of their fire, but that the dogs drove them off. It is held (as at 30 June 2002) by the State Library smoke of their fires, moved before them as yesterday. On the 26th they proceeded two miles and left, it was evident that they had been busily employed in sharpening their footing without a load, so that, for some way, the party were We were unable, however, to They achieved success by adopting the novel method of traversing the mountains by the ridges instead of looking for a route through the valleys. 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. Blaxland, Gregory (1778-1853) by Jill Conway This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, (MUP), 1966. grandson of the explorer, Appendix 4. kangaroo, which was very acceptable, as the party had lived on salt

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