▁ ▁Phill ip ▁Parker ▁King ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁but ▁encountered ▁difficulties ▁when ▁his ▁ship , ▁the ▁Mer ma id , ▁ran ▁a ground . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁an ▁extensive ▁survey ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Captain ▁Francis ▁Price ▁Black wood ▁on ▁HMS ▁Fly ▁and ▁Captain ▁Charles ▁Y ule ▁who ▁commanded ▁HMS ▁Br am ble . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁Ludwig ▁Le ich hardt ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Mitchell ▁expl ored ▁what ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁Rock ham pton , ▁not ing ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁gra zing ▁lands ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁brothers ▁William ▁and ▁Charles ▁Arch er ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁foot steps ▁of ▁Le ich hardt ▁and ▁Mitchell . ▁They ▁settled ▁in ▁G rac em ere , ▁twelve ▁kilometres ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁City ▁of ▁Rock ham pton . ▁By ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Rock ham pton ▁was ▁officially ▁proc laimed , ▁and ▁settlement ▁began ▁in ▁earnest . ▁ ▁S ett lement ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁town ▁reserve ▁was ▁survey ed ▁then ▁proc laimed ▁as ▁suitable ▁for ▁settlement . ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁Survey or ▁reported ▁the ▁site ▁as ▁" Y ap oon , ▁a ▁spot ▁north ward ▁of ▁E mu ▁Park ▁about ▁nine ▁miles , ▁was ▁most ▁suitable ▁as ▁a ▁water ing ▁place ." ▁ ▁The ▁name , ▁especially ▁given ▁its ▁definition , ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁from