William Hovell

William Hovell
Born
William Hilton Hovell

(1786-04-26)26 April 1786
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Died9 November 1875(1875-11-09) (aged 89)[1]
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Known forExplorer

William Hilton Hovell (26 April 1786 – 9 November 1875) was an English explorer of Australia. With Hamilton Hume, he made an 1824 overland expedition from Sydney to Port Phillip (near the site of present-day Melbourne), and later explored the area around Western Port.

  1. ^ "Captain Hovell". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XII, no. 306. New South Wales. 13 November 1875. p. 21. Retrieved 6 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.