His discovery of Lake Eyre (Gregory) and of the complete isolation of Lake Torrens, reduced the component parts of that huge saline basin to some sort of method and order.

In addition to these achievements, Surveyor Parry made some further discoveries both of fresh water and available pastoral country to the eastward of the Lake.
B.Herschel Babbage was the eldest son of the well-known inventor of the calculating machine.

He had been educated as an engineer, and for a considerable time had followed his profession in Europe.

He had been engaged on several main lines in England, and had worked in conjunction with the celebrated Brunel.

He had also been commissioned by the Government of Piedmont to report on a line across the Alps by way of Mount Cenis.