Lot 1773

Description

New South Wales, Conveyance of land, between Hamilton Hume and his wife Elizabeth of Cooma and Robert Alfred Barber of Yass of a parcel of land in the County of Murray, of three acres two roods and thirty two perches, handwritten on vellum, dated 25th August 1870 and signed by Hamilton Hume and Elizabeth Hume; together with Programme and Invitation to inspect the proposed Federal Territory at Yass, 28th August 1900, unissued. Very fine - good extremely fine. (3).

Hamilton Hume (1797-1873), explorer, born near Parramatta NSW, made his first journey of exploration at age 17 to the Berrima-Bong Bong district. Together with James Meehan he discovered Lake Bathurst and the Goulburn plains in 1818. Next year, he accompanied Oxley and Meehan to Jervis Bay and returned overland. In 1821 or 1822 he discovered the Yass plains and in 1822, Hume, together with Lieutenant Johnson and Alexander Berry reached the Clyde river; penetrating its upper reaches Hume and Berry moved inland almost to the site of Braidwood. It was Berry who brought together Hume and Captain W.Hovell for Hume's most famous journey to Port Phillip and back in 1824-25. In the course of sixteen weeks they made many important discoveries including the Murray River, many of its tributaries and the valuable agricultural and grazing land between Gunning and Corio Bay in Victoria. Soon after his return Hume married Elizabeth, daughter of John Hannah Dight of Richmond. He carried out various other explorations mostly at the request of the Government, including Sturt's voyage to the Darling river. In 1860 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He became a magistrate and was involved in various institutions in Yass where he was buried.