Gregory Blaxland - Blaxland, NSW, Australia
S 33° 44.636 E 150° 36.559
56H E 278540 N 6263668
Blaxland was one of three explorers credited with 'Crossing the Blue Mountains' in 1813.
Waymark Code: WMXWTT
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 03/09/2018
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This cast bronze bust of Gregory Blaxland is in the Blaxland Plaza. It is mounted on a 'white' sandstone pedestal, with several bronze plaques, and was commissioned for Australia's Bicentenary of 1988. It was dedicated at the Blue Mountains Crossing Bicentenary, on Sunday, 12 May, 2013. The main plaque has the following inscription:
BLAXLAND
Gregory Blaxland
1778 - 1853
A member of the
Blue Mountains Crossing Party.
Gregory Blaxland crossed
the Blue Mountains in May 1813
with William Lawson
and William Wentworth
under the direction of
NSW Governor Lachlan Macquarie.
[Blaxland & Districts Chamber of Commerce
Blue Mountains Crossings Bicentenary
Businesses Supporting Bicentenary
Blue Mountains City Council - logos]
Terrance Plowright Tom Colless OAM
Sculptor Philip Hammon
Benefactors
Other plaques on the pedestal outline the descendants of Gregory Blaxland and their financial contribution to this memorial.
Visited: 1106-8, Sunday, 16 July, 2017