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Edward Eyre
Born in Bedfordshire, Edward John Eyre (1815-1901) was the first European explorer to traverse the Great Australian Bight and Nullarbor Plain’s coastline by land. He also served as Governor of Jamaica and several Caribbean island colonies.
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Edward Eyre took with him three Aborigines, Wylie, who was from Western Australia, and Joey and Yarrie from New South Wales, as well as his overseer, John Baxter, who was later shot and killed by Joey and Yarrie when he caught them plundering the food supplies. Only Wylie remained with Eyre as his faithful companion all the way across to Western Australia.
Joey and Yarrie were the "English" names of the two New South Wales Aborigines who deserted the party. Their aboriginal names were Neramberein and Cootachah.
What Year was decimal currency introduced into Australia What was the currency in use before this?
Decimal currency was first introduced in Australia on 14 February 1966. The new Australian dollar replaced the Australian pound, which was different to the Pound Sterling.
Who is the odd one out between James Cook Matthew Flinders Bob Hawke Edward John Eyre?
The odd one out is Bob Hawke.
James Cook, Matthew Flinders and Edward John Eyre were all men who explored parts of Australia between 1770 and 1841. Bob Hawke was an Australian Prime Minister during the 1980s.
What was the ship called that Edward John Eyre sail on?
I can only think that you mean the French whaling vessel that he and Wylie met at Rossiter Bay. If that is the case, that it was called the Mississippi. Eyre named the Bay after the captain of the Mississippi.
What did Edward John Eyre do and who accompanied him?
Edward Eyre was the first European explorer to travel overland from east to west. Departing from Streaky Bay on the west coast of what is now the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, he made a long and arduous journey over the Nullarbor Plain to Albany, Western Australia.
Accompanying him was his overseer John Baxter, two NSW aboriginal men, Joey and Yarrie, and a Western Australian Aborigine, Wylie. While on the Nullarbor, Joey and Yarrie shot and killed Baxter and ran away with guns and food, leaving Eyre and Wylie to carry on alone.
What did Edward John Eyre achieve?
Edward Eyre's main achievement was being the first European to successfully cross Australia overland from east, near Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, to west, near Albany in Western Australia.
He had originally attempted to be the first to cross the Australian continent from south to north, but was stopped by salt lakes.
The Australian explorer Edward Eyre is famous for being the first European to make an overland crossing from east to west. Although Eyre did not actually start from the eastern coast, his main journey started from the region of Adelaide, starting with an unsuccessful foray into the north, and then regrouped to continue west. He and his Aboriginal companion Wylie were the first to cross the Nullarbor Plain on foot, during 1840-1841.
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One thing named after Edward Eyre?
The most obvious thing named after explorer Edward Eyre is Lake Eyre, Australia's lowest point. This salt lake was one of sseveral that prevented Eyre from achieving his goal of travelling through central Australia to the north. The Eyre highway, which runs east to west north of the Nullarbor Plain, is also named after Eyre. It roughly approximates the route Eyre took on his 1840-41 expedition.
