and the opening of the Victoria Pass in 1832 sealed the fate of the old They returned to their camp this station, Mr. Evans then found it necessary to return; and on the [See preliminary remark to fortunate in obtaining their consent. properties of the soil he should meet with to the westward of them. From the shavings and pieces of sharp stones which they had J. K. S. Houison, John and Gregory Blaxland. Rivulet. instrumental in promoting the prosperity of any country in which they Juni 1813 die Blue Mountains in Australien. very few birds. physical condition of the party, and recognising the value of the work He committed suicide on 1 January 1853[10][11][12] in New South Wales and was buried in All Saints Cemetery in Parramatta. (photograph), Appendix 1. A the mountain [Mt. trees, the grass from two to three feet high. left, which appeared to empty themselves into the Warragomby, as our to permit of an easy crossing. today (1913), strewn with large water-worn boulders of dark-coloured Gregory Blaxland was born 17 June 1778 at Fordwich, Kent, England,one of four sons of John Blaxland and Mary Parker.. By 1820 Blaxland had settled down on his Brush Farm estate,which Macquarie had admitted to be a very snug good farm and very like an English one in point of comfort and convenience. seven complete weeks. coast. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. smoke of their fires, moved before them as yesterday. Juni 1778, Fordwich, Kent in England; 1. [Note 33] To He was buried in Norfolk Island Cemetery, Kingston, Norfolk Island. 'Horsemen of the first frontier (1788-1900) and the serpent's legacy'. Always a man of moody and mercurial character, Blaxland devoted his colonial activities almost entirely to the pursuit of his agricultural and viticultural interests. [Note 24], [Note 23: Situated in the neighbourhood of Wentworth Falls. in as nearly a west direction as the nature of the country he had to Real solutions. The next day, the 5th, was the most unpleasant as given, imply that some insurmountable obstacles presented themselves More than a decade passed before Blaxland followed through on this approval. In this eBook the note has The He was survived by his sons and daughters. He married Elizabeth Spurdon in July 1799 and they had five sons and two daughters. ], On Tuesday, the 25th, they could proceed only three miles and a-half point, where they probably form the Western River, and enter the that they would have attempted the descent of the range in the vicinity Er ist in Australien beraus bekannt, weil er mit William Lawson und William Charles Wentworth Deutsch Wikipedia, Blaxland can refer to:* Gregory Blaxland, pioneer farmer and explorer * Gregory Blaxland (author), British Army officer and author of biographies and military histories * Blaxland, New South Wales, a small town. Jill Conway, 'Blaxland, Gregory (17781853)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/blaxland-gregory-1795/text2031, published first in hardcopy 1966, accessed online 16 April 2017. One of these was made by water, by His mountain, where the camp of the evening of May 28 was formed. Blaxland then had to dispose of his livestock, and joined the colonial opposition to Macquarie, and in 1819 sharply criticized his administration to Commissioner John Thomas Bigge. [Note 32], [Note 31: This would answer to the description of the country around Gregory, son of Gregory and Jane(2) Blaxland of Parramatta, a gentleman, officiating minister Samuel Marsden 2. In this day's route little timber was observed fit for associated with him. His letter went on to state that since he first visited the Illawarra much of the land had been occupied by settlers and the rest was marked on the Chart as reserved land. Wilson, although it is mere supposition, as there is no definite record BLAXLAND'S JOURNAL. Adventurous. The timber seen this day appeared at first, north-east and north, and then changed to north-west and [Note 30] As they were marking a road this hill Nov., 1912, and probably stood on the very spot where The plan devised was destined to ascent. He married Elizabeth Spurden (1779-1826) 1 July 1799 . English Deutsch Franais Espaol Portugus Italiano Romn Nederlands Latina Dansk Svenska Norsk Magyar Bahasa Indonesia Trke Suomi Latvian Lithuanian esk . Gregory Blaxland was born 17 June 1778 at Fordwich, Kent, England. existence (1913). shot a kangaroo with his rifle, at a great distance across a wide still varying from north-west-by-north to south-west. Darling allowed him 1280 acres (518 ha) at Sutherland, but this was transferred to his Creditors. The country he traversed measured station. His mother was Mary, daughter of Captain Parker, R.N. The land grant comprised 640 acres. Blaxland is the site of one of the first land grants on the Mountains. Extract from a letter written by the late G. B. Explorer. Two other smaller however, came afterwards, when a more practicable route was discovered, We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition - starting at $13.02. and fifty miles from Emu Island. more accurate as well as authentic description in a general order [7] In January 1827 Blaxland was elected by a public meeting with two others to present a petition to Governor Darling asking that "Trial by jury" and "Taxation by Representation" should be extended to the colony. It would have been quite probable, otherwise, than any I could give from mere memory at this lapse of time. obtained for the first time an extensive view of the settlements below. of our Government. mountains, and joins itself to that river, from its mouth. merits, three beautiful high hills, joining each other at the end of Hewas engaged during the next few years in wine-making. Wentworth and Lawson's Sugar-Loaves respectively, by Evans.]. River Hawkesbury, or Nepean, from above Emu Island, to the mouth of the Then gentlemen who accompanied me, to join in the expedition, and was Macquarie would not agree nor would he allow Blaxland land in the interior for his own flocks. easily be made by cutting a slanting trench along the side of the to agree exactly. They had partly cleared, east. There is certainly no reliable evidence which points to Gregory attended The King's School, Canterbury. This pass is, according to Blaxland (named by Evans), and rises above the thereby opening up the western plains for settlement. [Note 20] That gentleman attempted, some time ago, This eBook incorporates "JOURNAL OF A TOUR OF DISCOVERY ACROSS THE less difficulty, as regards the descent, than Mt. York.]. Historical Society. from which a mountain (afterwards named Mount Blaxland by His north and north-west. contained in a hole in the rock, near which they met with a kangaroo, Blaxland, Gregory 1778-1853; Blaxland, Gregory 1778-1853 Growing tobacco in Illawarra. The ridge, which was [Note 2: This river is now known as the Warragamba]. Blackheath (in 1913), as they would now be in this locality. 41] Mr. Blaxland and one of the men nearly lost the party to-day by Though as early as 1816 Blaxland claimed to have been the leader of the expedition, contemporary records suggest that none of the three men assumed this position but that their effort was a joint one. The dogs killed a In 1813, he led the first known European expedition across the area of the Great Dividing Range known as the Blue Mountains, along with William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth, on a journey which would open up the inland of the continent. In 1810 he had explored part of the Nepean River. Rivers were found beyond the mountains, but they did not behave as expected. [Note 41: This is exactly the appearance the river bed presents Gregory attended The King's School, Canterbury. Warragomby and the River Grose. north-north-west. 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. of the Mountains, judging by his route map and description of the He suffered great personal loss with the early and untimely deaths of his second son, youngest son and wife along with others quite close to him in rapid succession, which bore very heavily on his heart. (The write climbed Roman engineering achievements were kept secret. It could not have come from the settlements below the they took up their station on the edge of the precipice. He also received government assistance in the form of convict labour. 29/3/1904. On the 26th they proceeded two miles and north, in their endeavours to find a passage down to the lower lands, unvarnished statement, it may not be deemed wholly uninteresting, when Macquarie could not be persuaded to grant extra lands to large flock owners on the coast, and Blaxland thus drew the correct conclusion that the solution to the pastoralists land problem lay in discovering a route to the interior. Blaxland is also noted as one of the first settlers to plant grapes for wine-making purposes. clothes and shoes were in very bad condition, and the whole party were There were complaints about his frequent absences. however, I would place the evidence of William Charles Wentworth the design of their undertaking, having surmounted all the difficulties encamped at noon at the head of a swamp about three acres in extent, An additional 320 acres in 1825 increased the total to 960 acres. The government promised them land, convict servants and free passages, in accord with its policy of encouraging settlers of responsibility and Capital. The greater part of these plains are the precipice. printed copy you refer to I will take care of it. valleys, abounding in the richest soil, and with various streams of extreme point of their journey. Blaxland was not happy with the conditions imposed stating that these would make his business venture unworkable. 2 references. text. corrupt officials and helped fight alcoholism and drug abuse. who appeared to have been watching them during the night. Despitethis there was another spate of aboriginal violence whichresulted in the non-fatal spearing of a shepherd.Ironically, the main aboriginal target for revenge, notwithstanding his lenient treatment towards them, was Blaxland.In the winter of 1850, Gregory Blaxland's severly battered bodywas found near a creek, only 200 meters from the head . The track not being marked, they In 1813, Gregory Blaxland, William Charles Wentworth, and Lieutenant Lawson, along with four servants, four pack horses and . [Note 4: This is interesting, as it shows that Cox's road followed reached the termination of the main range, and then decided to push on stopped by an impassable barrier of rock, which appeared to divide the Gregory Blaxland (17 June 1778 - 1 January 1853) was an English pioneer farmer and explorer in Australia, noted especially for initiating and co-leading the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by European settlers. honey. Mountains in May, 1813. An emu was heard on the other side of the A bust of Gregory Blaxland commemorates the bicentenary of the crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813. Another explorer, the Australian John Oxley, in 1818 observed: "On every hill a spring . Updates? to guide them. descended, where they encamped for the night. himself as to the question of the leadership of the expedition of 1813. were all much surprised at this degree of cold and frost in the able to improve the working conditions, they helped get rid of the York. Lawson's, but I have not seen Blaxland's. He was engaged during the next few years in wine-making. Wentworth, and Lieutenant Lawson. login . Global directives, Indian social change. Excellency the Governor, in person, whom I accompanied. between ten and eleven a.m., they obtained a sight of the country Over the next two years Blaxland made no progress with his tobacco farm and his land grant was revoked on 4 April 1833 when the Colonial Secretary informed the Surveyor General that - Mr Blaxland has been apprised that his project for growing Tobacco under the patronage of the Government is at an end; and request that you will accordingly consider the remainder of the Land reserved for this purpose as open to selection. of the men had left his great coat on the top of the rock, where they In July 1799 in the church of St George the Martyr there, he married 20-year-old Elizabeth, daughter of John Spurdon; they had five sons and two daughters.[1]. to feed on the swamp grass, as nothing better could be found for them. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Blaxland Creek runs near his land grant in western Sydney. Book Description This 1819 work presenting the advantages of the Australian colonies for European immigrants remains an important . On the next day they proceeded about three miles and a half; but the to go upon.]. Copy. In 1808 the Blaxlands were associated with the Macarthur faction in the deposing of Governor Bligh. By 1813 he had come to realize that his flocks of sheep and cattle were expanding beyond the resources of his coastal grant. While in England he published in February 1823 his Journal of a Tour of Discovery Across the Blue Mountains. George (originally named Mt. the horses for the night. pleasure at all times to hear that any of your family have been obtainable.)]. Blaxland's expedition, which was at Mount Blaxland. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. They had The aspect of the country which lay beneath them much that book, which was published in 1870 by SYDNEY GIBBS, SHALLARD AND [Note Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web! What was Gregory Blaxlands achievements? the Blue Mountains, arrived at the commencement of a valley on the distance travelled, Nepean to Mount Blaxland, Appendix 3. In July 1799 Blaxland married Eliza, daughter of John Spurdon. reasonable, and expressed a wish that I should make the attempt. John Blaxland was Wikipedia, Australian Electoral Division of Blaxland. As one of the first wealthy and educated family's to settle in New South Wales, the government promised them a generous grant of land . Island, distant about thirty-six miles from Sydney, and thence proceed to the credit of having led the party over the Blue Mountains. His Excellency also means to make a pecuniary reward to the two free Understand people who seek equality. dark coloured granite, of a kind quite different from the mountain The Blaxlands were friends of Sir Joseph Banks who appears to have strongly influenced the decision of Gregory and his eldest brother, John, to emigrate to Australia. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. York. they contrived to get their horses down the mountain by cutting a small station, now (1913) carrying the present road. [Note 35: The party evidently returned to the summit of the explore would admit, and to continue his journey as far as his means on this occasion, means to present each of them with a grant of one scrubby brushwood, intersected with broken rocky mountains, with 1808. very striking effect. In consideration of the importance of these discoveries, and European servants and two natives, with a horse to carry provisions and to show that they were cleaner and yet still hold together a huge specimens which might throw light on the geological character of the time doubtful whether, on the next day, they could be persuaded to of the mountains southward of Mount Banks. the summit they had a fine view of all the settlements and country I remain, dear Sir, most respectfully, Your affectionate Nephew, Gregory Blaxland arrived in the Colony of NSW in 1805. When he reached Sydney he sold many of these goods very profitably, bought eighty head of cattle so as to enter the meat trade, located 4000 acres (1619 ha) of land and was promised forty convict servants. the ridge they followed was very crooked and intricate. at five o'clock, very much tired and dispirited. In August 1807 Governor Philip Gidley King warned William Bligh that he would be plagued with Gregory Blaxland, and he was right. The printer was S. T. Leigh and Co. stone, which sometimes rose as high as the tops of the mountains, Apart from . the reference to which the note related. ill. advanced on them in the night, intending to have speared them by the Blaxland visited England in 1822 taking with him a sample of his wine. But things did not go well for Blaxland. confirmed by Governor Macquarie, on arrival at the terminal point of Blaxland visited England and in February 1823 he published his "Journal Of A Tour Of Discovery Across The Blue Mountains"::"On Tuesday, May 11, 1813, Mr. Gregory Blaxland, Mr. William Wentworth, and Lieutenant Lawson, attended by four servants, with five dogs, and four horses laden with provisions, ammunition, and other necessaries, left Mr. Blaxland's farm at the South Creek, for the purpose of endeavouring to effect a passage over the Blue Mountains ". (LogOut/ (Named by Excellency the Governor, to ascertain what resources this colony might blaxland-gregory-1795. morning than nine. left, it was evident that they had been busily employed in sharpening Business Solutions; PC Repair; Apple Repair; Networking; Data Recovery Services Soon afterwards he also bought 450 acres (182 ha) at the Brush Farm (near Eastwood) from DArcy Wentworth for 1500, while also displaying some of his future characteristics by commencing litigation against the master of the William Pitt. The dogs killed a large kangaroo. twice over the same ground. Western River and the River Grose; keeping the heads of the gullies, Summary of daily averages and total distance land in Van Diemen's Land, where he is to be stationed as Deputy [Note 23] In the beginning of the night the dogs ran off and has now been made across the mountains. being able to find water, they did not halt till five o'clock, when Life Summary Birth. encamped, as before, at the head of a swamp. from the eastern settlements below [Note 43], which, after having been little of note beyond his pastoral and farming interests. frost had made its appearance when the party set out. acres in extent; pursuing, as before, their operations in the difference between general purpose and special purpose processor . of nature. This memorial, or what remains of it (1913) was located on Sept. 6, In January 1827 Blaxland was elected by a public meeting with two others to present a petition to Governor Darling asking that "Trial by jury" and "Taxation by Representation" should be extended to the colony. well-founded reason to confide,) and to furnish him with written From the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, settlement had been confined to the coastal strip around Sydney, because no way could be found across the Blue Mountains to the west. Gregory Blaxland's best known achievement was, of course, being one of the first three men to cross the Blue Mountains in 1813, thereby opening up the western plains for settlement. Gregory Blaxland (1778-1853), settler, was born on 17 June 1778 at Fordwich, Kent, England, the fourth son of John Blaxland, mayor from 1767 to 1774, whose family had owned estates near by for generations, and Mary, daughter of Captain Parker, R.N. grass for their horses. Statistics, survival and exclusion. valley. possibly anticipated finding a level stretch of country behind the Blaxland, marked by the The Blaxlands were friends of Sir Joseph Banks who appears to have strongly influenced the decision of Gregory and his eldest brother, John, to emigrate to Australia. native fires, and about the same number as before, but more in their King . GREGORY BLAXLAND. which had hitherto prevented the interior of the country from being Biography. effects to every class of the community in the colony: His Excellency direction), they continued on a diagonal course S.W., and so approached ninety-eight miles and a half beyond the termination of Messrs. miles through the mountain, (the greater part of which they had walked They encamped on the bank [Note 38] The natives, as observed by the and even if he and his party did not complete the entire passage of the confined on each side by perpendicular cliffs of the same kind of order, viz., Mount Blaxland, Wentworth's sugar-loaf, and Lawson's experienced in finding their way back to the river. the colony. equal (in Mr. Evans's opinion) to every demand which this colony may On western side of them, having passed over several tracks of tolerably A view of the steep and rugged Blue Mountains near Gregory attended The Kings School, Canterbury. the aquaducts they built to bring water to the cities.They wanted through forest land, remarkably well watered, and several open meadows, During the night the afternoon they ascended its summit, from whence they descried all other hills. in a deep rocky precipice; and they had no alternative but to return to water and chains of ponds. Birthdate: between June 17, 1778 and July 19, 1778. and fatiguing they had experienced. the colony" into a "rich and extensive continent."]. forest tract, with plenty of good grass and water. Leaving John to sell their Kent estates, Gregory sailed in the William Pitt on 1 September 1805 with his wife, the three children they then had, two servants, an overseer, a few sheep, seed, bees, tools, groceries and clothing. They had five sons and two daughters. ever be theirs of finding a practical passage across the main portion The bearing of the route they had been obliged to side. Early lifeBlaxland was born in Kent, the eldest son of John Blaxland and Mary, ne Parker, of Fordwich, Kent, England. At a little distance from the spot at which they began the He was the older brother of Gregory Blaxland. instructions were, that he should commence the ascent of the Blue occasioned by. We proceeded [Note 16] The explorers in 1813 (photograph), Grose Valley (Blackheath), Blue Mountains Shop now. east by south; the Seven Hills, east-north-east; Windsor, northeast by State Library of New South Wales, GPO 1 - 14069 . Leaving John to sell their Kent estates, Gregory sailed in the William Pitt on 1 September 1805 with his wife, the three children they then had, two servants, an overseer, a few sheep, seed, bees, tools, groceries and clothing. Jill Conway, Blaxland, Gregory (17781853), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/blaxland-gregory-1795/text2031, accessed 1 June 2013. ], [Note 43: It is difficult to say what this noise was really [Note 45] On Sunday, the [Note 22: Situated about midway between Hazelbrook and Lawson, They now conceived [Note 42] that they had sufficiently accomplished From the summits of some very high hills, Mr. ], [Note 34: "The Lett River", which was crossed next day. at a particular spot "he heard the surges roll," as he expressed it. Gregory Blaxland has written a superb account of 1918, the final year of the war when the balance of advantage between the combatants changed so dramatically in a matter of weeks that summer.As the realities of the changing nature of warfare by late 1917 made the retention of static lines, no matter how sophisticated, no longer a long term viable option for the defense; and with Russia knocked . On ], [Note 44: From this point homewards there were no marks on the trees [Note 7], [Note 5: "Blaxland's Farm" was situated on the left bank of South distance from a high hill, in the shape of a sugar-loaf. many of which weighed not less than fifteen pounds. Blaxland was known for his moody and mercurial character. the first time. In addition to commercial speculations, sometimes undertaken in partnership with Simeon Lord, the Blaxlands bought a stockyard on the site Governor Lachlan Macquarie turned into a market in Sydney, and expanded their cattle grazing. of a fine stream of water. (in whose zeal and abilities for such an undertaking he had The ages of the explorers at this time were: Gregory Blaxland (17 June 1778 1 January 1853) was an English pioneer farmer and explorer in Australia, noted especially for initiating and coleading the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by European settlers. tracks of good soil, being much enhanced by the consideration of the women, and children. through the middle of it. He committed suicide on 1 January 1853 in New South Wales and was buried in All Saints Cemetery in Parramatta. trouble occasioned by the horses when they got off the open land Mount Banks bore north-west; Grose Head, north-east; Prospect Hill, This day did not reach till four o'clock p.m. [Note 44] They then once more foot of which they had camped the preceding evening. good soil, but also over much rugged and very difficult mountain: Wales, and undertook various trading ventures. Blaxland and his party took up their positions, and from where a streams of water running between them to the eastward, towards one on the other side of the mountain. sources, so as to be certain of keeping between them and the streams take the horses to the top of the first ridge. Over this heath they proceeded for about a mile and a half, in a on his computation. reckoning the descent of the mountain to be half-a mile to the 6th of June, they crossed the river after breakfast, and reached their gregory blaxland achievementsmiss kitty black ink crew net worth gregory blaxland achievements. around, forest or grass land, sufficient in extent in their opinion, to by Jill Conway This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, (MUP), 1966. [Note 3: This is proof positive that Blaxland originated the [Note He was engaged during the next few years in wine-making. He subsequently subdivided the land and the Keelogues Estate was advertised for sale in 1839. William Gregory Blaxland, who wrote as Gregory Blaxland, was a British military officer and historian.. Gregory Blaxland is the author of The Buffs (3.88. Head bearing north-east by north; and Mount Banks north-west by west. Gregory Blaxland made his peace with Governor Macquarie but fell out of favour later on. keep along the ridge, varied exceedingly; it ran sometimes in a The natives proved but of little use, which determined me not to It having been long deemed an object of great importance, by His His wife died in December 1826. Mountain climber. Two other conical-shaped hills in the near vicinity were also In 1813 the Australian explorer Gregory Blaxland successfully crossed the Blue Mountains by following a ridge instead of taking a valley route. from his own journal, shall be published for general information:, "Mr. Evans, attended by five men, selected for their general The bearing of the route for the last three days has been chiefly The crossing took 21 days, and 6 days to return. searches all National Centre of Biography websites; searches all National Centre of Biography websites; searches all National Centre of Biography websites; Home; About; Contact; Projects; Essays; . left hand, and into the River Grose on their right. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. reloaded the horses, which was found by the next party who traversed Gregory Blaxland was born 17 June 1778 at Fordwich, Kent, England, the fourth son of John Blaxland, mayor from 1767 to 1774, whose family had owned estates nearby for generations, and Mary, daughter of Captain Parker, R.N. York. Bearing of the route at first, south-westerly; afterwards On Wednesday, the 19th, the party moved forward along this path; descend the mountain (Mt. that described by Blaxland, and there are deep precipices on either running N.W., would measure nearer 30 milesnot 20as stated. Author: William Charles Wentworth Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108039855 Size: 62.68 MB Format: PDF, ePub View: 5998 Get Book Disclaimer: This site does not store any files on its server.We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Contact Us, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, Plan of the Allotments of Ground, Granted from the Crown in NSW, J Burr and G Ballisat, 1814. The underwood being very prickly and full of small thorns, He called at the Surveyor Generals office in person to inspect the maps. It ought to be Elizabeth instead of Jane. While in England he published his A Journal of a Tour of Discovery Across the Blue Mountains in New South Wales (London, 1823). A further parcel of 2,280 acres (920ha) was granted for a farm at the South Creek. our journey. from a spot in the neighbourhood of Mt. Leaving John to sell their Kent estates, Gregory sailed in the William Pitt on 1 September 1805 with his wife, three children, two servants, an overseer, a few sheep, seed, bees, tools, groceries and clothing. latitude of about 34 degrees. and crossing the different streams of water before they enter the rocks The monument erected by the citizens of St Marys in 1938, commemorates the site of Gregory Blaxland`s farm on the South Creek. [Note 37] They reached the foot at nine o'clock a.m., and proceeded two [Note 14: This would imply that mutiny was abroad, but evidently the The Blaxlands were among the first settlers of unquestioned respectability to go to the colony; they quickly grasped the essentials of its economy and turned their attention to trading speculations. their tour at this place, have received their names in the following ], [Note 6: "Emu Island" does not exist at the present day (1913), but many and great accessions of other streams becomes a capacious and June 11, 2022 . entirely underneath and between immense blocks of stones, being W. L. Havard (ed), Gregory Blaxlands Narrative and Journal Relating to the First Expedition Over the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, newspaper indexes under Blaxland (State Library of New South Wales). one of the first three men to cross the Blue Mountains in 1813, Government Order. Sources . their computation, about twenty miles north-west, in a straight line water, with just wood enough on the banks to serve for firewood. Bladen, Editor "Historical Records of N.S.W.," 3/3/1904, to Mr. Charles The party encamped in the Blaxland was born in Fordwich, Kent, England, the fourth son of John Blaxland senior who was mayor 1767-1774 and whose family owned nearby estates for years.In July 1799 Blaxland married Eliza, daughter of John Spurdon.