- Several Aboriginal guides, most famously Wylie
- Six horses
- A supply of pistols
- A supply of ammunition
- A rifle
- A sword
- Two tents
- A keg of rum
- A supply of food, including flour, tea, sugar, and tobacco
- A journal to record his observations
- A compass and a map
- A medical kit
- A few tools, such as an axe and a shovel