Complex sentence: Todd put together a team comprising of men from all walks of life; surveyors, linesman, carpenters, labourers and cooks left Adelaide with horses, bullocks and carts loaded with provisions and equipment for many weeks.
Split into simpler sentences: Todd put together a team comprising of men from all walks of life; surveyors, linesman, carpenters, labourers and cooks. The team left Adelaide with horses, bullocks and carts loaded with provisions and equipment for many weeks.