Landsborough’s tree, 1862
William Landsborough marked a number of trees to plot and record the route of his exploratory journey to establish an overland stock route from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Cunnamulla. This section of  tree trunk shows the blaze he marked at Terrick Terrick station near Blackall in central Queensland in 1862. 
Item ID: 
H8333
Dimensions
Depth: 
400mm
Height: 
1580mm
Width: 
440mm
Description: A section of tree trunk with carved blaze showing inscription in hardwood "V.+Q \ EXPN. \ ^ \ L\ C.5- \ AP(?) \ 1862".
Publication Place: 
Terrick Terrick Station, Blackall
Publisher: 
Royal Historical Society of Queensland and Queensland Museum
Rights: 
Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010
Theme:
Curiosity, Dreaming
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Keywords:
discovery, exploration, explorers, livestock, overland, routes, survey, surveying
Location: 
Blackall Blackall, QLD
Australia
24° 25' 27.6312" S, 145° 27' 57.7548" E
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Date captured: 
23 November 2010
Date created: 
26 April 1862