Gregory Blaxland

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Gregory Blaxland was an English-born Australian explorer, farmer, and politician best known for leading the first successful European crossing of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian explorer
explorer
person
politician
associatedWith Blue Mountains, New South Wales
European expansion into Australian interior
birthDate 1778-06-17
birthPlace Fordwich, Kent, England
centuryOfActivity 19th century
citizenship British
countryOfBirth England
United Kingdom
countryOfDeath Australia
deathDate 1853-01-01
deathPlace New South Wales, Australia
linked to: New South Wales
era colonial Australia
expeditionMember William Charles Wentworth
William Lawson
expeditionYear 1813
explored Blue Mountains
New South Wales
familyName Blaxland
fieldOfWork agriculture
colonial politics
exploration
givenName Gregory
hasHeritage English
knownFor exploration of New South Wales interior
leading the first successful European crossing of the Blue Mountains
languageSpoken English
ledExpedition 1813 Blue Mountains crossing
migratedTo Australia
New South Wales
name Gregory Blaxland
nationality English
notableAchievement establishing a route across the Blue Mountains for European settlers
occupation explorer
farmer
politician
placeOfBurial New South Wales, Australia
linked to: New South Wales
regionOfExploration eastern Australia
residence New South Wales
Sydney region
roleInHistory pioneer of inland exploration in New South Wales

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William Charles Wentworth coExplorerWith Gregory Blaxland
Gregory Blaxland name Gregory Blaxland
William Lawson partnerInExpeditionWith Gregory Blaxland
Blaxland namedAfter Gregory Blaxland