National Trust - Heritage Council Victoria - Werribee District Historical Society
Australian Heritage Festival 2024

Hume and Hovell Expedition Termination - Lance Pritchard
At this event we will be discussing the termination point of the Hume and Hovell expedition of 1824-5 with particular emphasis on the three days prior to reaching Port Phillip and the first three days of
their return journey.

This discussion will analyse material presented in Hovell’s Journal that has never been presented before as it destroys the current narrative of the expedition terminating at Corio Bay, cases in point.
• Sighting of the Yarra River which Hovell named the ‘River Yar’ on the second last day of the outbound journey,
• Observations of mounts with bearings provided by Hovell that clearly show that the
expedition was at Point Gellibrand on the evening of the first day of their return journey,
therefore they could never have commenced the return journey from Corio Bay.

These and many other observations have either been deleted from previous research, or
bearings and distances simply stated as being correct when they obviously do not agree
with Hovell’s observations.

Many maps have been prepared to clarify the points of discussion.

Event Details
Address: Old Shire Office 49 Watton St (cnr Duncans Rd), Werribee, VIC

Dates: Saturday April 20, April 27, May 4, May 11, May 18.

Time: 1.00pm-2.00pm

Entry Fees: Free

Booking:
Prebooking required
l_pritchard@optusnet.com.au
0468435090

Attendance Limit: Less than 50
Website: werribeehistory.org.au
Onsite Facilities: Disabled access and Disabled accessible toilets

Social: Werribee District Historical Society on Facebook 

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Free 2 hour under cover parking available across the road at the Holiday Inn