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| | Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth |
 | | William Went worth, and Lieutenant Lawson, attended by four servants, with five dogs, and four horses laden with provisions, ammunition, and other necessaries, left Mr. |
 | | Blaxland's farm at the South Creek [near the present town of St Marys], for the purpose of endeavouring to effect a passage over the Blue Mountains, between the Western River, and the River Grose. |
 | | With the completion of the railway across the mountains, and upgrade of the road, both of which closely follow the route of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth, the population west of the mountains quickly grew. |
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