The Australian explorer Ernest Giles (1835-1897) was the first man to cross the desert wilderness between central and western Australia both ways. Ernest Giles was born in Bristol, England, on July 20, 1835, and educated at Christ's Hospital, London....

1835-1897 Australian explorer who forged a route from central Australia near Ayres Rock to the west coast. Although a highly skilled adventurer who knew how to survive in the daunting Australian bush land, Giles's first expedition (1872-1874)...

Ernest Giles Born July 20, 1835, Bristol, England Died November 13, 1897, Coolgardie, Western Australia By the time the Overland Telegraph Line was opened in Australia in 1872, most of the eastern part of the continent had been explored. The line...

William Ernest Powell Giles (7 July 1835 – 13 November 1897), best known as Ernest Giles, was an Australian explorer who led three major expeditions in central...