1836--Captain Sir John Hindmarsh founded Adelaide; first Governor of
South Australia.
1836--Colonel Light surveyed the shores of St. Vincent's Gulf, and
selected site of present city of Adelaide.
1836--Captain Hobson (afterwards Governor of New Zealand), in H.M.S
RATTLESNAKE; surveyed and named Hobson's Bay.
1836--Sir Thomas Mitchell's expedition through Australia Felix.
1837--Captain George Grey (afterwards Governor of South Australia), with
Lieutenant Lushington; explorations on north-west coast.
1837-Messrs. Hesse and Gellibrand, while exploring Cape Otway country,
were murdered by the blacks.
1837-45--Captains Wickham and Stokes, in the BEAGLE, surveyed the coasts
of Australia, completing the geographical knowledge of the shores of the
continent.
1838--E. J. Eyre; Port Phillip to Adelaide; discovered Like Hindmarsh.
1838--Sir Gordon Bremer re-settled Port Essington.
1839--Captain George Grey; second expedition; Western Australia.
1839--Schooner CHAMPION examined the west coast for navigable rivers.
1839--George Hamilton and party overland from Sydney to Melbourne.
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