▁Mac qu arie ▁ordered ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁South ▁Road ▁( the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁H ume ▁Highway ) ▁from ▁Pic ton ▁to ▁the ▁G oul burn ▁Pla ins . ▁The ▁route ▁first ▁followed ▁the ▁track ▁bla zed ▁by ▁Me e han ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁and ▁ran ▁generally ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁H ume ▁Highway ▁alignment ▁and ▁via ▁B ung onia . ▁H ume ▁and ▁H ov ell ' s ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁expedition ▁and ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁G oul burn ▁saw ▁the ▁road ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁From ▁that ▁time ▁most ▁traffic ▁travel led ▁across ▁Box ers ▁Creek ▁near ▁the ▁present ▁bridge ▁site ▁and ▁through ▁G oul burn ▁to ▁reach ▁southern ▁NS W ▁and ▁Victoria . ▁S ett lers ▁soon ▁followed . ▁The ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁G oul burn ▁was ▁gaz ett ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁ ▁Governor ▁Dar ling ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁He ▁not ▁only ▁improved ▁the ▁civil ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁col ony , ▁but ▁also ▁encourag ed ▁expl oration ▁and ▁expansion ▁by ▁inst ig ating ▁a ▁road ▁building ▁program ▁for ▁roads ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁Dar ling ' s ▁emphas is ▁on ▁roads ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁seen ▁during ▁his ▁short ▁acting ▁Governor ship ▁of ▁Maur it ius ▁where ▁he ▁initi ated ▁a ▁program