Hamilton Hume

Australian explorer (1797–1873)

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Lived 1797–1873, aged 76Australia
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    1797–1873
    Aged 76
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Updated 2026-06-13

Hamilton Hume was an early explorer of the present-day Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. In 1824, along with William Hovell, Hume participated in an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip. Along with Sturt in 1828, he was part of an expedition of the first Europeans to find the Darling River.

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