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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 191355 Memorial plaque for Edmund Kennedy, Rockingham Bay, 1948.jpg en Memorial plaque for Edmund Kennedy Rockingham Bay 1948 In 1848 the Assistant-Surveyor of New South Wales Edmund Kennedy led an expedition to explore Cape York Peninsula In the previous year he had discovered the Thomson River and established that the Barcoo River was part of Cooper's Creek Arriving at Rockingham Bay north of Townsville in May Kennedy's party after much privation and toil reached Weymouth Bay where they established a depot Kennedy with four others Costigan Dunn Luff and a indigenous Australian Jacky Jacky left this depot in an endeavour to reach Cape York where a relief ship was expected 1948 handle 10462/deriv/114373 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Edmund Kennedy Monuments and memorials in Queensland 1948 in Australia New South Wales Black and white photographs | ||||
