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The Hume and Hovell Expedition of 1824

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Hume and the Australian Alps

Hubble and Hume became the first Europeans on record to see what was dubbed the Australian Alps. They had trouble with crossing bodies of water and mountain ridges. At one point one of their accounts says something like I considered taking off all my clothes and just rolling in the dirtLike they were miserable, it's pretty clear that this entire trip was very difficult.

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