He also investigated Cambridge Gulf and the lowest part of the Ord River.
After quitting the field of exploration, John Forrest entered the wider arena of politics, in which his reputation was enhanced.

He held the office of Premier of Western Australia continuously for ten years, and he still fills a distinguished position among the public men of federated Australia.

He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1876, and is now a G.C.M.G.

and a Privy Councillor.
19.3.ALEXANDER FORREST.
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Alexander Forrest.] Alexander Forrest was born in 1849, and died in 1901.