John Pentecost diary of an expedition from Sydney to the Ord River, Western Australia, January to December 1882

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Diary of J. Pentecost expedition to Ord River, W.A, Ja - Dec. 1882

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Durack – Emanuel Expedition For further information on this exploring expedition see W. Aust. Hist. Soc – Jour & Procs. vol 2, pt XII, p.5, where a list of the personnel is given, and light thrown on their method of getting there. A résumé of this information is here given

They sailed from Sydney Jy 1882 to the Cambridge. Landed their horses & equipment & after some weeks' travelling inland reached the Ord River, naming on their way the Durack Pentacost (Sic) Dunham & Bow Rivers, all of which empty into the Gulf. Travelling west from district now known as Hall's Creek they reached Beagle Bay where they caught the schooner Mary Smith & landed at Fremantle on Jan 15 of 1883. They were convinced of the good qualities of the Kimberley District for pastoral purposes.

Personnel of Expedition Michael J. Durack (leader) T (Thomas?) Kilfoyle (2nd in command) John Pentacost (surveyor & geologist) Sidney?} Sydney?} Emanuel Thomas Horan James Josey (Also 2 native boys)

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Notice Any shorthand writer other than my son who may be engaged to read these notes is requested to do a kind action by forwarding back to my son as no one else has any right to it nor to have it turned into longhand.

In case of accident leadg. to death this book is to be forwarded to my son Hugh Pentecost Park Cottage, The Reserve, North Shore Sydney, and for this purpose it will be taken by Sid Emanuel if he survive me, if not then by J. Josey - failing this by any one else.