Biographical entry Morton, William Lockhart (1820 - 1898)
- Born
- 19 December 1820
Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland - Died
- 10 March 1898
Belair, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Explorer and Inventor
Summary
William Lockhart Morton was the inventor of the sheep-dip and the swing-gate.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Hone, J. Ann, 'Morton, William Lockhart (1820-1898), pastoralist, explorer and inventor', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, pp. 302-303. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050347b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Maiden, J.H., 'Records of Victorian Botanists', Victorian Naturalist, vol. 25, 1908, pp. 101-117. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Morton, William Lockhart', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-478455. Details
See also
- Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000107. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 August 2006
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