Explorer and pastoralist whose journeys did much to open up the land west of the Blue Mountains.
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Milestone
Born
02 Jun 1774
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Arrived Sydney
20 Nov 1800
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Died
16 Jun 1850
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Explorer, pastoralist and settler, William Lawson came to Sydney as a soldier, but stayed to become one of the most successful farmers and animal breeders in the colony.
