...Hobart Town overland in January 1807, taking…
1807 CE
...Hobart Town overland in January 1807, taking eight days to traverse the island, and he becomes the first person to make that journey through the interior.
His southward journey follows a more westerly route, and he finds the mountainous terrain hard going; however, his return journey ran through the flatter midlands, and the modern main Midland Highway still follows a similar route to this first Hobart-to-Launceston ride.
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