Australia’s pastoral prosperity has its origins in the period 1810-1850 when the land was opened up by explorers and pioneers. The explorers pictured on this envelope are only four of the many who helped expand the horizons of the pioneers. In each case a detail from a larger portrait has been shown.
Stamp area: The desert interior by Samuel Thomas Gill, an artist who accompanied both Sturt and Horrocks on their expeditions, National Library of Australia.
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- Date of Issue: 10 May 1989
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- Designer: David Lancashire, Melbourne
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Subjects
Allan Cunningham
Allan Cunningham (whose expeditions led to the development of the Darling Downs) by an unknown artist. National Library of Australia.
Charles Sturt
Charles Sturt (noted for his journeys into Central Australia) by Charles Wheeler, National Memorials Collection.
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (who explored “Australia Felix: in the Port Phillip District) by an unknown artist, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.
Edward John Eyre
Edward John Eyre (famous for his arduous trek along the Great Australian Bight) by an unknown artist, Art Gallery of South Australia.
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