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Yes. It was on the expedition of Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson that Mt Blaxland was discovered and named.
They weren't sea explorers. Lawson, Blaxland and Wentworth were explorers who crossed the Blue Mountains for the first time.
Blaxland died at the age of 63, Lawson at 77, and Wentworth at 70.
Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth set off to find a way through the impassable Blue Mountains on 11 May 1813.
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31 May 1813 Lawson, Blaxland and Wentworth completed the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains.
Gregory Blaxland travelled with William Charles Wentworth and William Lawson.
3 convicts and an aboriginal guide.
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Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth were the first Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains (incidentally, Wentworth was Australian-born). This was significant because it enabled the expansion of the colony of Sydney to new and better pasturelands.
The dogs in this exploration party were for hunting.
Blaxland approached lawson and wentworth to go on the expedition with him because they were both graziers who needed new land. The purpose of the expedition was to find new land to suit the needs of the growing colony.