In 1869, Forrest led the search for Ludwig Leichhardt's expedition which had gone missing while travelling across Australia from east to west. Forrest explored the uncharted areas of north and central Western Australia.
In 1870, Forrest surveyed the route which Edward Eyre had taken in 1840-41 from Adelaide to Albany, across the Great Australian Bight. As the main route from eastern Australia overland to the west, he realised it needed to be surveyed so a road could be built, and later a railway.
Never. None of the explorers ever explored alone. John Forrest sometimes travelled with his brother Alexander, but he always had companions of some kind.
John Forrest made two major expeditions. His first was in 1869, when Forrest led the search for Ludwig Leichhardt's expedition which had gone missing while travelling across Australia from east to west. This search was unsuccessful, but it gave Forrest the chance to do what he wished, which was to explore the uncharted areas of Western Australia.
The people with their surname Forrest are related to John Forrest.
Yes. Although both brothers explored extensively with their own crew, they did undertake one exploration together. In 1874, John and Alexander Forrest travelled together, departed from Geraldton, and discovered the Weld River and the pastureland land around it.
John Forrest explored for several reasons. In 1869, Forrest led the search for Ludwig Leichhardt's expedition which had gone missing while travelling across Australia from east to west. This search was unsuccessful, but it gave Forrest the chance to do what he wished, which was to explore the uncharted areas of Western Australia. In 1870, Forrest surveyed the route which Edward Eyre had taken in 1840-41 from Adelaide to Albany, across the Great Australian Bight. As the main route from eastern Australia overland to the west, he realised it needed to be surveyed so a road could be built, and later a railway.
John Forrest came to Australia on a day which was ...
John Forrest Kelly was born in 1859.
John Samuel Forrest was born in 1907.
John Samuel Forrest died in 1992.
John Forrest Dillon died in 1914.
John Forrest Dillon was born in 1831.
Five white men and two aborigines and Alexander Forrest went with John Forrest the explorer