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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 186643 Sketch of explorer Edmund Kennedy, ca. 1848.jpg en Sketch of explorer Edmund Kennedy ca 1848 In 1848 the Assistant-Surveyor of New South Wales Edmund Kennedy led an expedition to explore Cape York Peninsula In the previous year he had discovered the Thomson River and established that the Barcoo River was part of Cooper's Creek Arriving at Rockingham Bay north of Townsville in May Kennedy's party after much privation and toil reached Weymouth Bay where they established a depot Kennedy with four others Costigan Dunn Luff and a indigenous Australian Jacky Jacky left this depot in an endeavour to reach Cape York where a relief ship was expected circa 1848 handle 10462/deriv/133689 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Edmund Kennedy Trees in Australia Rifles of Australia New South Wales Black and white photographs Drawings of Queensland | ||||
