Hume River (Murray River) discovered |
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| Title : | Hume River (Murray River) discovered |
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| Creator : | Bland, William, 1789-1868 | ||
| Source : | Journey of discovery to Port Phillip, New South Wales | ||
| Place Of Creation : | Sydney Adelaide | ||
| Publisher : | R. Hill printer Libraries Board of South Australia | ||
| Date of creation : | 1831 ; 1965 | ||
| Additional Creator : | Hume, Hamilton, 1797-1873 Hovell, W. H. (William Hilton), 1786-1875 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Hamilton Hume and William Hovell set out in October 1824 to explore the country between Sydney and Westernport on Bass Strait. During this expedition they discovered a number of rivers and fertile pastures, and named one of these rivers the 'Hume'. Charles Sturt proved on his overlanding journey of 1838 that the Hume was actually the upper reach of the River Murray. |
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| Coverage year : | 1824 |
| Place : | Murray River |
| Further reading : | Hume, Hamilton, A brief statement of facts in connection with an overland expedition from Lake George to Port Phillip, in 1824. Yass: J.J. Brown, Courier Office, 1874 Prest, Jean Hamilton Hume and William Hovell Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1963 |
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