3 facts
P2P homework : 3 facts about Australia's Historical Figures
- 1813- the first people ever to successfully make it over the Blue Mountains were Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson, and William Wentworth.
- 1841- Edward Eyre was the first person to cross Australia east to went on foot. It took him 4.5 months going the 2000 km (1250 mi).
- The shortest term a prime minister has served was 8 days, the longest was just over 16 years.
The picture on the rt. is of the Nullarbor Plain, which is part of what Eyre crossed
