Hume and Hovell expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:distance over 600 miles
gptkbp:endDate 1824-12-18
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hume and Hovell expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Hamilton_Hume
gptkb:William_Hovell
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_South_Wales
gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:notableAchievement crossed the Great Dividing Range
discovered the Murray River
first overland journey from Sydney to Port Phillip
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Thomas_Boyd
gptkb:James_Fitzpatrick
gptkbp:participants 6
gptkbp:purpose explore route from Sydney to Port Phillip
gptkbp:result opened up southern Victoria for settlement
gptkbp:route gptkb:Appin,_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:routeEnd Corio Bay, near present-day Geelong
gptkbp:sponsor New South Wales government
gptkbp:startDate 1824-10-03
gptkbp:transportation horses
carts
bullocks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hamilton_Hume
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7