Biographical entry Stanley, Owen (1811 - 1850)

Summary

Owen Stanley was commander of the HMS "Rattlesnake" in 1847-1850 and led a maritime and scientific survey of the Great Barrier Reef and New Guinea waters.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Owen Stanley - Records, 1841 - 1849; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Owen Stanley - Records, 1832 - 1850, FM 4/2127; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Owen Stanley - Records, 1848, ML DOC 1127; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• G. H. Inskip - Records, 1849 - 1950, MS 3784; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
• James Thomas Stanton - Records, 1849 - 1951, MS 4029; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
• Owen Stanley - Records, 1832 - 1850, Mfm M463; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
• William Henry Archer - Records, 1847 - 1866, MS 264; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• West, Francis, 'Stanley, Owen (1811-1850), Naval Officer and Surveyer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, pp. 470-471. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020436b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Stanley, Owen', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-624917. Details