What does exploring the Southeast River mean?

For a long time after the first British fleet arrived in Australia, people rarely went outside Sydney. The mountains and rivers in southeastern Australia are all strange to these foreigners. Where does the southeast river in Australia originate? Where does it flow? In later years, some people tried to solve this mystery, so there was an adventure story about rivers in southeastern Australia.

About 60 kilometers west of Sydney, there is a steep mountain range with eucalyptus trees everywhere. The smell of oil from eucalyptus trees all over the mountain filled the air, which was refreshing. The whole mountain range is often shrouded in blue fog. Over time, people call it "Blue Ridge".

The Blue Ridge is a barrier in Sydney. It's like a tall guard guarding Sydney. For early Europeans who moved to Sydney, this is the first stop of Australian exploration. Therefore, for many years, the Blue Ridge has been the object that explorers hope to conquer.

As early as the British immigrated to Australia, two crew members of the British First Fleet, Dez and John Winston, tried to climb the Blue Ridge to find Australia's vast inland areas, but in the end they failed because of many obstacles.

At the end of 18, the talented Patterson did not challenge the steep blue ridge, but avoided reality and created an illusion. He thought that if he walked along the river, he would definitely bypass this big mountain range. Although Patterson's idea is reasonable, exploring water is equally difficult and dangerous. Patterson walked only a short distance of 16 kilometers along this water passage, and he accidentally met five rapids and waterfalls, which almost killed him. Especially when he tried to cross the fifth dangerous beach, he was hit by a fatal blow.

This dangerous beach is not particularly long, about 60 meters, but the situation is quite sinister. The beach is shallow and fast, and there are many rocks in the river. A big reef is like an island in the river, which will suddenly stand in front of you; You can't even see the true face of a small reef, but you can only judge its existence from the waves aroused by the current. Patterson paddled the boat carefully, trying to avoid danger. About halfway through the dangerous beach, I suddenly found a big rock in front of the boat. If the boat rushes from the front, it will either be intercepted by the waist or planted on the beach in front. Patterson jumped up and slapped the paddle hard on the reef. The ship turned its bow and rushed to a deep ditch in the middle of the river. The ship was washed into the rapids and jolted badly from side to side. Before Patterson could stand firm on the boat, he suddenly felt a black shadow blocking the way. Before he knew what had happened, the ship hit the rock wall and broke up. Patterson was suddenly bounced to the rock, and a board flew over and hit his injured knee. Patterson almost fainted in pain.

Patterson had to admit his failure in front of nature. When he returned to Sydney, his face was black and blue and he had nothing.

1865438+in may 2003, explorer Gregory Blaquez proposed a unique mountaineering plan to the new governor Lackland mcquarrie. He found that the previous explorers all walked along the valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and many people could not find their way back, because it was difficult to tell the direction in the valley formed by the crisscross of several peaks. Blaquez Lan changed the previous exploration method and planned to follow the watershed on the mountain. Although it is very tiring to walk like this, it is not easy to get lost.

Blacksland led William Wentworth, four prisoners and 24 horses from Sydney to conquer the Blue Ridge. They went west through the forest, along the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and climbed the Blue Peak of Braquez. At this time, a fertile Yuan Ye suddenly jumped into their eyes. This piece of green land is vast and stretches for dozens of kilometers. Blacksland and his party rushed to the grassland with ecstasy, followed their horses, and faced with the rich tender grass, they couldn't wait to chew. Although the journey is very difficult and dangerous, sometimes they can't walk 3 kilometers a day, but they are still very lucky. After only 20 days' walk, they miraculously found the fertile land that people have dreamed of for 25 years.

Governor mcquarrie did not immediately announce Blacksland's new discovery to the world. He believes that if many people flock to that fertile land, it will lead to bad results. He first sent an experienced surveyor, Ice Rage, to determine the newly discovered land in Braquez.

Evans, with several people, crossed the Blue Ridge along the route of Blacksland and found the dense grassland stretching for 30 kilometers. Later, Governor mcquarrie named the grassland bathurst Plain after a British minister. After confirming the existence of the Great Plains, Evans continued to explore westward and found two rivers, named La Grande River and mcquarrie River after mcquarrie's surname and first name. At this point, Blaxland's discovery has been confirmed. Governor mcquarrie announced Blacksland's discovery and hired William Gawkes to open the way to the land of wealth. He assured the prisoners that they would be released as soon as the road was opened. Encouraged by this attractive commitment, it took only half a year to open the road of 162 km. By the end of 18 15, mcquarrie himself had gone to bathurst with all his equipment.

18 17, John oxley began to investigate inland areas. He led an expedition along the La Grande River. What he didn't know at that time was that the time he chose was the wettest season in this area. Due to the long-term rainfall, wetlands and swamps are everywhere, which brings great inconvenience to his actions. But he finally discovered the Rivabul Plain. The whole great plain is full of green grass, which is really intoxicating. It is really the fertile and vast grassland that people need most.

Having found the land, Sydney people can come here to explore and create a new world. However, Oxley may not know that at this time, the situation in Sydney is changing dramatically, and the British government has announced the lifting of restrictions on free immigration. As a result, thousands of British people flocked from Europe to the distant Australian mainland.

It takes a lot of land to know these new partners. Therefore, when the news came that new fertile land had been discovered on the west side of the mountain, the whole of Sydney was excited. It has become a top priority to cross the great watershed, open up easier roads and find more fertile land.

Aaron Kenningham, a British botanist, began an adventure to find a more convenient route than Oxley. He drove along the Pa Enderla mountain road for several days, but in the end, due to the extreme fatigue of the journey, his body gradually failed, and he fell ill on the road not far from Ribbvall Plain and had to return to Sydney. The Paandra Mountain Road, which can lead directly to the Ribbvall Plain, was discovered because of his exploration.

Four years later, Keningham once again explored the terrain near Brisbane alone and discovered the world's largest pasture area, Darling Hills.

Hamilton Hume was the first Australian explorer. 1824 10 He was sent by the Governor of Brisbane to lead an expedition from his station in the southwest of Sydney to explore the vast area between Sydney and the south coast. Along the way, the expedition was harassed by leeches, fleas and flies. The members were restless all day, but they kept trudging south. They found a river flowing westward, so they named it Malanbiji River. Soon, they came across a tall mountain range with a north-south trend and steep clouds. They named it the Australian Alps. After crossing a steep mountain peak, a wide river suddenly appeared in front of me, and named it Hume River, which is now murray river. Across the river, there is a low hill and plain in the south. The mountains are lush with grass, fertile soil and dense forests, which is really a good place to build pastures.

The expedition happily continued south and finally reached Colio Bay in Port Phillip. They think that this is the western port discovered by explorer Bath in 1798, and they are preparing for further investigation, but they are pursued by the hostile Apollonians there, and the expedition has to return to Sydney half the time earlier than originally planned.

The discovery of Hume and Hovell excited people in New South Wales. They imagine to build a vast pasture there, raise their sheep and horses, build beautiful farms and homes, and engage in trade activities.