...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.
