A man worth following. He mapped more of Australia in area than Livingstone did of Africa, and had done it all by the time he was 26 years old. Follow his epics on our History Page.
Eyre had nearly died of thirst, been shot , was starving and would have died if he had not come across this whaling expidition near present day Esperance.
Probably the best chart maker the world has ever seen. He put our coasts on the map and provided the world with systems for navigation still the standard today.
These hand prints are in a Nullarbor cave, and there is no doubt these people where amongst the first visitors to this vast waterless expanse. Nearby are markings over 40000 years old, possibly the oldest human markings on the planet.
Whalers and sealers left mail for each other in a hole close to this marker. It is a tidal datum marker possibly placed there in the late 1830's by those trying to settle on our coasts.
This would be one of the best farming collections in the country, and much of our recent history has been laid for you here.
This vessel spent 3 years stranded on the beach and after several salvage attempts it returned to fishing
Another view with much of the salvage equipment claimed by the sea.
