 Earliest pictorial representation of the crossing from The Sydney Mail, 25 December 1880 | |
| Date | 11 May 1813 – 6 June 1813[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Duration | 27 days |
| Location | Blaxland's Farm – Blue Mountains – Mt Blaxland |
| Organised by | Gregory Blaxland |
| Participants | |
| Awards | Land Grants |
An expedition led by Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth in 1813 was 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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- ^ "History – general history". Blue Mountains Crossings Bicentenary. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2013.