Who led the first crossing of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney in 1813?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth, who led a party with horses and servants
- Step 1: In 1813 three colonists found a route over the mountains for the livestock that the colony needed. Answer: Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth. Why not the others: Hume and Hovell travelled to Port Phillip in 1824, and Oxley, Cunningham and Evans were surveyors who explored after the crossing.
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