1855—B. H. Babbage; to examine country north and east of Adelaide for gold. In a second expedition the same year discovered Blanche Water.
1857—Campbell and party; west of Lake Torrens; and again, with party, looking for pastoral country west of Lake Eyre.
1857—G. W. Goyder, Deputy Surveyor-General of South Australia, to examine and survey the country about Blanche Water.
1857—Colonel Freeling, Surveyor-General of South Australia, sent to verify Goyder's report; decided that Goyder had been misled by a mirage.
1857—Stephen Hack, with Mr. Miller; examined Gawler Range and sighted Lake Gairdner.
1857—Major Warburton crossed Stephen Hack's track.
1857—Messrs. Miller and Dutton explored country back of Fowler's Bay.
1858—Sir Richard G. M'Donnel; exploration to Strangways and Loddon Springs; also up the River Murray to Mount Murchison.
1858—B. H. Babbage; third expedition from Adelaide; superseded by Major Warburton.
1858—Major Warburton, continued the expedition started by B. 11. Babbage. This trip established the definite size and shape of Lake Torrens.