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- Frontmatter
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- CHAPTER I DR. LEICHHARDT'S EXPEDITION OVERLAND FROM MORETON BAY TO PORT ESSINGTON IN THE YEARS 1844 AND 1845
- CHAPTER II THE EXPEDITION OF CAPTAIN STURT INTO CENTRAL AUSTRALIA IN THE YEARS 1844, 45, AND 46
- CHAPTER III EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIACONTINUED
- CHAPTER IV SIR THOMAS MITCHELL'S FOURTH EXPEDITION, DISCOVERY OF THE BARCOO
- CHAPTER V KENNEDY'S EXPLORATIONS OF THE BARCOO AND OF THE YORK PENINSULA, 1847
- CHAPTER VI THE EXPEDITION OF MR. ROBERT AUSTIN, ASSISTANT SURVEYOR, INTO THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, IN 1854
- CHAPTER VII EXPEDITION FOR THE EXPLORATION OF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA IN 1855–6, UNDER THE COMMAND OF MR. A. C. GREGORY
- CHAPTER VIII THE EXPEDITIONS OF JOHN M'DOUALL STUART, EXTENDING FROM ADELAIDE TO THE NORTH SEA, FROM 1858 TO 1862
- CHAPTER IX THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION OF VICTORIA IN 1860-1 UNDER THE COMMAND OF MESSRS. BURKE AND WILLS
- CHAPTER X EXPEDITION IN QUEST OF THAT OF MESSRS. BURKE AND WILLS, UNDER THE COMMAND OF MR. ALFRED WILLIAM HOWITT, 1861-2
- CHAPTER XI THE JOURNEY OF BURKE AND WILLS TO THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA, AND RETURN TO COOPER'S CREEK
- CHAPTER XII THE EXPLORATION EXPEDITION OF MR. McKINLAY IN SEARCH OF BURKE AND WILLS IN 1861 AND 1862
- CHAPTER XIII LANDSBOROUGH'S EXPEDITION FROM THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA IN QUEST OF BURKE AND WILLS, 1861
- CHAPTER XIV MR. FREDERICK WALKER'S EXPEDITION IN QUEST OF BURKE AND WILLS
- CHAPTER XV EXPEDITIONS OF DISCOVERY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA IN 1856–57–58, AND 59
- CHAPTER XVI EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA IN 1856–57–58, AND 59, CONTINUED
- CHAPTER XVII AUGUSTUS C. GREGORY'S EXPEDITION IN QUEST OF DR. LEICH HARDT'S REMAINS
- CHAPTER XVIII EXPEDITIONS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN 1858 AND 1861, BY MR. FRANK T. GREGORY
- CHAPTER XIX EXPEDITION FOR BRINGING DOWN THE REMAINS OF BURKE AND WILLS
- CHAPTER XX CONCLUSION OF DISCOVERY IN AUSTRALIA
- CHAPTER XXI INCIDENTS OF DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND
- CHAPTER XXII DISCOVERY OF THE INSULARITY OF THE SOUTH ISLAND
- CHAPTER XXIII DISCOVERIES IN THE MIDDLE ISLAND CONTINUED
- CHAPTER XXIV OPENING COMMUNICATION WITH THE WEST COAST
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CHAPTER XXIII - DISCOVERIES IN THE MIDDLE ISLAND CONTINUED
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER I DR. LEICHHARDT'S EXPEDITION OVERLAND FROM MORETON BAY TO PORT ESSINGTON IN THE YEARS 1844 AND 1845
- CHAPTER II THE EXPEDITION OF CAPTAIN STURT INTO CENTRAL AUSTRALIA IN THE YEARS 1844, 45, AND 46
- CHAPTER III EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIACONTINUED
- CHAPTER IV SIR THOMAS MITCHELL'S FOURTH EXPEDITION, DISCOVERY OF THE BARCOO
- CHAPTER V KENNEDY'S EXPLORATIONS OF THE BARCOO AND OF THE YORK PENINSULA, 1847
- CHAPTER VI THE EXPEDITION OF MR. ROBERT AUSTIN, ASSISTANT SURVEYOR, INTO THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, IN 1854
- CHAPTER VII EXPEDITION FOR THE EXPLORATION OF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA IN 1855–6, UNDER THE COMMAND OF MR. A. C. GREGORY
- CHAPTER VIII THE EXPEDITIONS OF JOHN M'DOUALL STUART, EXTENDING FROM ADELAIDE TO THE NORTH SEA, FROM 1858 TO 1862
- CHAPTER IX THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION OF VICTORIA IN 1860-1 UNDER THE COMMAND OF MESSRS. BURKE AND WILLS
- CHAPTER X EXPEDITION IN QUEST OF THAT OF MESSRS. BURKE AND WILLS, UNDER THE COMMAND OF MR. ALFRED WILLIAM HOWITT, 1861-2
- CHAPTER XI THE JOURNEY OF BURKE AND WILLS TO THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA, AND RETURN TO COOPER'S CREEK
- CHAPTER XII THE EXPLORATION EXPEDITION OF MR. McKINLAY IN SEARCH OF BURKE AND WILLS IN 1861 AND 1862
- CHAPTER XIII LANDSBOROUGH'S EXPEDITION FROM THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA IN QUEST OF BURKE AND WILLS, 1861
- CHAPTER XIV MR. FREDERICK WALKER'S EXPEDITION IN QUEST OF BURKE AND WILLS
- CHAPTER XV EXPEDITIONS OF DISCOVERY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA IN 1856–57–58, AND 59
- CHAPTER XVI EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA IN 1856–57–58, AND 59, CONTINUED
- CHAPTER XVII AUGUSTUS C. GREGORY'S EXPEDITION IN QUEST OF DR. LEICH HARDT'S REMAINS
- CHAPTER XVIII EXPEDITIONS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN 1858 AND 1861, BY MR. FRANK T. GREGORY
- CHAPTER XIX EXPEDITION FOR BRINGING DOWN THE REMAINS OF BURKE AND WILLS
- CHAPTER XX CONCLUSION OF DISCOVERY IN AUSTRALIA
- CHAPTER XXI INCIDENTS OF DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND
- CHAPTER XXII DISCOVERY OF THE INSULARITY OF THE SOUTH ISLAND
- CHAPTER XXIII DISCOVERIES IN THE MIDDLE ISLAND CONTINUED
- CHAPTER XXIV OPENING COMMUNICATION WITH THE WEST COAST
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Summary
MR. DOBSON'S DISCOVERY OF A ROUTE OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO THE WEST COAST OF THE MIDDLE ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
In the Lyttleton Times of October 14, 1857, appeared a report of an expedition by Mr. Dobson, the Provincial Engineer, along the river Huranui, and over a low saddle to where the waters began to run westward. It appears that a Maori path had been always known from the east to the west coast by the gorge of the Hurunui, at what is called Mount Noble, near Mr. Mason's station, Waitu, and from accounts of Maories, the existence of some level land in the interior had long been understood. A certain precipitous gulley in the gorge above mentioned, which the Maories crossed with flax ropes and ladders, has always been the obstacle to exploring expeditions in this direction. Mr. Dobson endeavoured to find a passable road for horses along this route, and with Mr. Mason, Mr. Taylor of the Wairau, Mr. Dampier, a shepherd of Mr. Mason's, and I believe another man, attacked the precipitous gulley in question with spades and pick-axes. In four days a track was cut by which horses could be led from one side to the other, and the party pursued their way up the gorge, keeping a little above the river bank on the south side.
In a very short time they came upon flat land. This was the half-expected country, superior to their anticipations in many respects.
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- The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New ZealandFrom the Earliest Date to the Present Day, pp. 427 - 438Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1865