ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ðɛɹ dʒˈɜːni bɪɡˈæn wɪð fˈɪftiːn pˈækhɔːɹsᵻz, tˈɛn spˈɛɹ hˈɔːɹsᵻz, twˈɛnti ʃˈiːp ænd fˈaɪv mˈʌnθs səplˈaɪz ʌv flˈaʊɚ, tˈiː, ʃˈʊɡɚ, ɹˈaɪs, pətˈeɪɾoʊz ænd dɹˈaɪd ˈæpəlz.
On 26 June 1872, their journey began with fifteen packhorses, ten spare horses, twenty sheep and five months' supplies of flour, tea, sugar, rice, potatoes and dried apples.