The History of Australian Exploration

APPENDIX - List of the Men Comprising Sir Thomas Mitchell's Party on his Expedition to the Victoria (Barcoo), 1846.

Sir T. L. Mitchell, Kt., Surveyor-General--Chief of the Expedition. Edmund B. Kennedy, Esq., Assistant Surveyor--Second in Command. W. Stephenson, M.R.C.S.L--Surgeon and collector of objects of natural history. Peter M'Avoy, Charles Niblett, William Graham--Mounted videttes. Anthony Brown--Tent-keeper. William Baldock--In charge of the horses. John Waugh Drysdale--Store-keeeper. Allan Bond, Edward Taylor, William Bond, William Mortimer, George Allcot, John Slater, Richard Horton, Felix Maguire--Bullock-drivers. James Stephens, Job Stanley--Carpenters. Edward Wilson--Blacksmith. George Fowkes--Shoemaker. John Douglas--Barometer-carrier. Isaac Reid--Sailor and chainman. Andrew Higgs--Chainman. William Hunter, Thomas Smith--With the horses. Patrick Travers--Carter and pioneer, Douglas Arnott--Shepherd and butcher. Arthur Bristol--Sailmaker and Sailor.

Eight drays, drawn by eighty bullocks, two boats, thirteen horses, four private horses, and three light carts, comprised the means of conveyance, and the party was provided with provisions for a year; two hundred and fifty sheep (to travel with the party) constituting the chief part of the animal food. The rest consisted of gelatine, and a small quantity of pork.

(See page 105.--[Chapter IV.])