Biographical entry Warburton, Peter Egerton (1813 - 1889)
CMG
- Born
- 16 August 1813
Northwich, Cheshire, England - Died
- 5 November 1889
Beaumont, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Explorer and Policeman
Summary
Peter Warburton was the South Australian Commissioner of Police from 1853 -1867. He was also an avid explorer who travelled through much of central and South Australia. In 1872 Warburton lead a party which became the first to cross the continent from the centre to the west. He was awarded the patron's medal of the Royal Geographical Society, London and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana
- Peter Egerton Warburton - Records, 1857 - 1880, PRG 196; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Deasey, Denison, 'Warburton, Peter Egerton (1813-1889), explorer', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 350-351. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060376b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Black, E. C., 'The Lake Torrens Hoodoo', Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, vol. 64, 1963. Details
Online Resources
- 'Warburton, Peter Egerton (1813-1889)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-541284. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
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