CONTENTS:

PAGE 2 WHEN AND WHERE

DID THE JOURNEY TAKE
PLACE, PAGE 3 WHO WAS
INVOLVED,PAGE 4 WHAT
WAS THE RESULT AND WHY
WAS IT SIGNIFICANT, PAGE
5 EXTRA INFORMATION
AND PAGE 6 REFERANCES

Eyre and Wylies expedition started in 1839.
They were the first men to cross Australia from East
to West, travelling across the Nullarbor Plain from
Adelaide to Albany.
In 1839 Eyre and Wylie reached lake Torrens. It was
all covered in mud when they got there




Eyre
Wylie
6 white men
3 aboriginals
13 horses
40 sheep
Supplies long enough to last 4 months



The expedition lasted 4 and a half months
Eyre was rewarded with a gold metal made
lieutenant governor of New Zealand
Wylie rewarded with pensions and returned to his
home with his people


Eyre was born in 1815 and died in 1901
On the expedition water was becoming very scarce
at one hard time to survive
One of the six white men got murdered from two
sneaky aboriginals who were part of the expedition
Eyre was born in England and came to Australia
when he was seventeen years old


Internet Pages
http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/early -explorers
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biograghy/eyre-edward John-2032
http://www.davidreilly.com/AustralianExplorers/eyre/edward.html
http://www.nullarbornet.au.au/themes/edward Johneyre.html
Books
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