Biographical entry Tietkens, William Henry (1844 - 1933)

Summary

William Henry Tietkens accompanied E. Giles on an expedition to Central Australia in 1873 and again in 1875 on a journey from Beltana, South Australia to Perth. He later joined the New South Wales Department of Lands as a surveyor in 1891.

Archival resources

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

• William Henry Tietkins - Records, 1859 - 1951, ML MSS 1352; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• William Henry Tietkins - Records, 1883 - 1909, A36-A39; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• William Henry Tietkins - Records, 1927, ML DOC 2941; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• William Henry Tietkins - Records, 1923 - 1933; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• William Henry Tietkins - Records, 1864 - 1889, MS 8770; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

State Records of South Australia

• William Henry Tietkins - Records, 1879 - 1880; State Records of South Australia. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Hartwig, Mervyn, 'Tietkins, William Harry (1844-1933), surveyor, prospector and explorer', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 275-276. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060295b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Tietkens, William Henry', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-464464. Details