News Gympie man’s East to West journey 22/11/2022 FacebookTwitterEmail Thomas Whitmore was the first European to cross Australia from the East to the West - and he came from Gympie. Gympie Family History Society In 1893, a Gympie man became the first European to ever cross Australia from the East coast to the West. […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password