Gregory Blaxland committed suicide after many great losses in his life in close succession. These losses included the death of his second and youngest sons as well as the death of his wife.
Not much information is known about Gregory Blaxland's childhood. Gregory Blaxland is most known for being an explorer who crossed the Blue Mountains in Australia.
Gregory Blaxland was one of the first three Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains. This was significant because, after the colony of Sydney/New South Wales had been virtually imprisoned by the mountains for twenty five years, graziers and farmers were now able to expand out into new grasslands and agricultural lands. It marked a new season of prosperity for Australia.
Explorer Gregory Blaxland was honoured by these places being named after him: * the town of Blaxland in the Blue Mountains * Mount Blaxland and later: * the Australian Electoral Division of Blaxland * Blaxland, a small Queensland railway siding on the Darling Downs, between Oakey and Dalby
Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth reached the end-point of their journey across the Blue Mountains on 30 November 1813. It is not known how long it took them to return, but it would have been a much shorter journey than their 17 day journey out.
Gregory Blaxland was a very volatile personality. Always a turbulent and erratic-tempered man, he committed suicide by hanging himself.
Gregory Blaxland committed suicide after many great losses in his life in close succession. These losses included the death of his second and youngest sons as well as the death of his wife.
Australian explorer Gregory Blaxland died on 1 January 1853. Always a turbulent and erratic-tempered man, he committed suicide by hanging himself.
Gregory Blaxland was born on 17 June 1778.
Early explorer of Australia, Gregory Blaxland, was 74 years old when he died. Always a turbulent and erratic-tempered man, he committed suicide by hanging himself.
Gregory Blaxland was born in England, and attended The King's School, Canterbury.
Yes, Gregory Blaxland had siblings. He had five brothers and two sisters.
Not much information is known about Gregory Blaxland's childhood. Gregory Blaxland is most known for being an explorer who crossed the Blue Mountains in Australia.
Gregory Blaxland explored the Blue Mountains in 1813.
gregory had 3 girls and 12 boys and married to julia blaxland
Yes. It was on the expedition of Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson that Mt Blaxland was discovered and named.
Gregory Blaxland was not mayor of anywhere. However, his father was mayor of Kent from 1767 to 1774.