Original: Hamilton Hume ( 19 June 1797 & ndash ; 19 April 1873 ) Stuart H. Hume , ` Hume , Hamilton ( 1797 - 1873 ) ' , Australian Dictionary of Biography , Volume 1 , MUP , 1966 , pp 564-565 was the first Australian born explorer .
Simplified: Hamilton Hume ( 19 June 1797 & ndash ; 19 April 1873 ) was the first Australian born explorer .