1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains

1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains, Australia
Image shows the group of explorers standing at the edge of a cliff, looking out over plains.
Earliest pictorial representation of the crossing from The Sydney Mail, 25 December 1880
Date11 May 1813 (1813-05-11) – 6 June 1813 (1813-06-06)[1][2]
Duration27 days
LocationBlaxland's Farm – Blue Mountains – Mt Blaxland
Organised byGregory Blaxland
Participants
AwardsLand Grants

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.[3] The crossing enabled the settlers to access and use the land west of the mountains for farming, and made possible the establishment of Australia's first inland colonial settlement at Bathurst.[4]

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  3. ^ "Lawson, William". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  4. ^ "History – general history". Blue Mountains Crossings Bicentenary. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2013.