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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.

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

McCarthy, G.J.