Second Expedition
In 1847 Kennedy led an expedition to discover whether the Victoria Stream led north to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The expedition left on 13 March 1847 and followed the river north to Cooper Creek, which flowed into the desert, proving it was not linked to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Kennedy renamed the Victoria Stream, calling it the Barcoo River. The expedition returned to Sydney on 7 February 1848.
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