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Biographical entry Miller, David (1857 - 1934)
- Born
- 27 March 1857
Glebe, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 27 November 1934
Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Public servant and Soldier
Summary
David Miller was a clerk to the Surveyor-General of New South Wales and was sent by H. Russell, Director of the Sydney Observatory, to Lord Howe Island as a member of one of the teams to observe the transit of Venus in 1882.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- David Miller - Records, 1882, ML MSS 3391; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Harrison, Peter, 'Miller, David (1857-1934)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 505-506. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100493b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Miller, David', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467675. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 20 July 2006
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