The Ludwig Leichhardt Mystery: Beginnings in the British Colony (episode 2)

The German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt is known for three extraordinary expeditions. In 1844, he traveled with his companions almost 5,000 kilometers from the Darling Downs in Queensland to Port Essington near Darwin. His second attempt to get from Darling Downs to Perth in 1846 failed. In 1848, he made another attempt, but he and his companions disappeared without a trace — a mystery of the history of Australian discovery that has remained unsolved to this day. In our series “Important Germans in Australia,” Wolfgang Müller and history expert Jakob Anderhandt present the most exciting German figures in Australia's history.