Year
1848
Description
The surveyor and explorer, Lt John Septimus Roe travelled south then east from Perth with 6 men, reaching Cape Le Grand and Russel Range. Heading back westwards in December they found good water supplies in Esperance Bay,following the rivers to Stokes Inlet 90km west of current-day Esperance. Heading toward Cape Riche, they found deposits of coal.
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