History of Kosciuszko.

Mount Kosciuszko was named in 1840 by Polish explorer Pawel Strzelecki.

We picked our company’s name after this Majestic Mountain “KOSCIUSZKO” as a symbol of majestic and fierce.

Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, a Polish explorer, named Australia’s tallest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko. Born in 1797, he taught himself geology and explored North and South America. In 1839, he arrived in Sydney with big dreams and letters to Governor George Gipps.

Strzelecki went on exciting trips across New South Wales, finding gold near Hartley and Wellington. He climbed Australia’s highest peak and named it after a Polish leader, Tadeusz Kosciuszko. Then, he explored an area he called Gippsland.

After facing challenges near La Trobe River, Strzelecki and his team, including James Macarthur and James Riley, reached Melbourne in 1840, very tired but grateful to their Aboriginal guides.

From Melbourne, he explored Tasmania, checking out islands and documenting geology. In 1842–43, he collected stuff in northern New South Wales before heading to England via China and Egypt. He became British in 1845 and wrote a book about Australia.

People loved Strzelecki for being friendly and smart. Today, a big statue near Lake Jindabyne and places like Strzelecki Track and Strzelecki Ranges honor him. Thanks to the Polish Government, the statue by the lake came in 1988!

Source: Australian Museum