Biographical entry Barclay, Henry Vere (1845 - 1917)

Summary

Henry Vere Barclay explored Central Australia 1877-1906.

Details

Born Bury, Lancashire, England, 6 January 1845. Died 1917. Lieutenant, Royal Marine Light Infantry June 1863; naval surveyor South America; to Tasmania 1871; South Australia 1877; command for work in Northern Territory 1878; worked in New Zealand four years; member Barclay-McPherson expedition to Northern Territory 1904-05; worked on railway surveys Queensland and New South Wales; command by commonwealth 1911; reported adversely on Hermansburg mission; retired to United Kingdom World War I.

Archival resources

State Records of South Australia

• Henry Vere Barclay - Records, 1877 - 1906, RN 720; State Records of South Australia. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Barclay, H Vere', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1181866. Details