On the shores of Lake Jindabyne in the Snowy Mountains stands a monument to Paul Strzelecki; explorer, surveyor and scientist. Before coming to Australia, he explored for minerals in Canada and was the first person to discover copper there. He also travelled the west coast of the Americas from Chile to California. He climbed and named Australia’s highest mainland mountain, Mt Kosciuszko, and explored and surveyed large areas of Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.
The Strzelecki Track in South Australia, the Strzelecki Ranges in Victoria and the Strzelecki National Park on Flinders Island are all named in honour of Paul Strzelecki.
The Eternal Traveller 
I love the historical pieces!! I did something similar on my travel blog regarding a grave I found in the Orkneys! Very interesting!
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There are so many interesting stories in history that aren’t well known. I’m going to read yours now.
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It’s on the Orkney Page. John Rae is the name of the explorer.
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I’m glad you told me that. I looked and couldn’t find it. Off to look again now.
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http://gatewaysandjourneys.blogspot.ca/p/orkneys-and-on-to-ireland.html on my blogger blog (not wordpress)
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Ha! No wonder I couldn’t find it. Looking now, again…wow, your photos are gorgeous. I agree with you, Scotland is simply beautiful.
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I ashamed to say I’ve never heard of him until now. Is he well known in Australia? Maybe taught in schools?
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I would think he isn’t well known, even here probably. Everybody knows Mt Kosciuszko, but I’d bet that many people couldn’t tell you who climbed it or named it.
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That’s a shame…
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A lovely piece of history. He reminds me of our renowned explorer Julius Von Haast http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1h1/haast-johann-franz-julius-von We tend to think of our heritage as very British but in fact it was not entirely so.
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I think as we move further into the 21st century we are realising how un-British we have become.
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Indeed.
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Mr Strzelecki sounds like a great pioneer, and deserves to have a monument erected in his honour. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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He certainly covered a lot of country here in his travels.
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What a great monument, it is so big.
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It is big and quite beautiful in its setting on the edge of the lake.
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I’ve been there – it’s a beautiful place! 😀
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We enjoyed it very much.
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Such an impressive explorer, Carol. I’m always in awe of people like this in history, who did so much with their lives.
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I always knew he explored in Australia but I didn’t know what else he did in other parts of the world. Some people must have so much determination.
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Yes, I wish I had only an ounce of that!
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I invite you also to the English version of this mtkosciuszko.org.au website. You will find there a lot of information about the conquest of Mt Kosciuszko the highest peak of Australia, and about sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki the explorer who gave the mountain its name. Thanks
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