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Hamilton Hume did not discover the Hume Highway. This road was built after Hume and his companion William Hovell found a route from Sydney to Port Phillip Bay, and it was named in honour of Hume, being an Australian-born explorer.

Hume and Hovell were the first white men to sight and name the "Hume River", though it was later renamed by Sturt as the Murray River. they were the first to sight the Australian Alps, and they also discovered a number of rivers, including:

  • Kiewa River
  • Mitta River
  • Ovens River
  • King River
  • Broken River
  • Goulburn River

Prior to this expedition, Hume had also discovered the rich and fertile Goulburn Plains.

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