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The first explorers to cross Australia
John Stuart decided (cross)________ Australia from south to north in 1859. He wanted (win)________ a prize offered by the South Australian government. This mean (travel)_________ across mountains and desert for 3.000 kilometres. He and his three companions kept (ride)_______ for eight months before reaching the centre of the continent. What had they expected (find)_________? So far they had only succeeded in (discover)________ a huge desert. On this expedition Stuart failed (reach)_________ the coast, and turned back ill and short of food. He tried (complete)________ the journey they next year, but failed again.
Finally in 1861 he managed (arrive)_________ at the northern coast, near the modern city of Darwin. Ever since he has been famous for (cross)__________ the continent, though sadly he died soon after his return to Adelaide.

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The first explorers to cross Australia  

John Stuart decided  to cross  Australia from south to north in 1859. He wanted to win a prize offered by the South Australian government. This mean to travel across mountains and desert for 3.000 kilometers. He and his three companions kept riding for eight months before reaching the center of the continent. What had they expected to find? So far they had only succeeded in discovering a huge desert. On this expedition Stuart failed to reach  the coast, and turned back ill and short of food. He tried to complete the journey they next year, but failed again.

Finally in 1861 he managed to arrive at the northern coast, near the modern city of Darwin. Ever since he has been famous for crossing the continent, though sadly he died soon after his return to Adelaide.