Biographical entry Forrest, John (1847 - 1918)

Summary

(Sir/Baron) John Forrest was on the staff of the Surveyor-General's Office 1865-90. He led a number of expeditions in the uncharted wilderness of Western Australia and brought back many specimens for botanists and geologists. He was premier of Western Australia 1890-1901.

Archival resources

JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

• John Forrest - Records, 1865 - 1918, ACC 2181A; JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• John Forrest - Records, 1900 - 1918, ML MSS 931; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Baigent, Elizabeth, 'John Forrest, first Baron Forrest, 1847-1918', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004. Details
• Crowley, F. K., 'Forrest, Sir John (Baron Forrest) (1847-1918)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 544-551. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080565b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Powell, J. M., 'John Forrest 1847-1918; Alexander Forrest 1849-1901', Geographers: Bibliographical Studies, vol. 8, 1984, pp. 39-43. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Forrest, John', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-824900. Details

See also

• Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P000048. Details