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Biographical entry Johnston, Robert Mackenzie (1843 - 1918)
- Born
- 27 November 1843
Connage, Inverness, Scotland - Died
- 20 April 1918
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Statistician and Naturalist
- Alternative Names
- Johnstone, Robert Mackenzie
Summary
Robert Mackenzie Johnston arrived in Tasmania in 1870 and after working as an accountant for the Launceston and Western Railway and Government Railways was appointed Government Statistician and Registrar-General 1882.
Archival resources
Royal Society of Tasmania
- Robert Mackenzie Johnston - Records, 1871 - 1899, Ms 76, RSA/A.17(J); Royal Society of Tasmania. Details
University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection
- Robert Mackenzie Johnston - Records, 1882 - 1884, J.3; University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Wettenhall, R. L., 'Johnston, Robert Mackenzie (1843-1918)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 501-503. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090498b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Maiden, J.H., 'Records of Australian Botanists', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. lv, 1921, pp. 60-132; 150-169. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Johnston, R M', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-627224. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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