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Biographical entry Wedge, John Helder (1793 - 1872)
- Born
- 1793
- Died
- 22 November 1872
Medlands, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Surveyor and Explorer
Summary
John Helder Wedge was Assistant Surveyor, Van Diemen's Land 1824-35, doing most of his work in the north-east and central highlands. In 1835 he crossed Bass Strait and explored the Barwon River. His diaries were published by the Royal Society of Tasmania in 1962.
Archival resources
Archives Office of Tasmania
- John Helder Wedge - Records, 1835, NS 278; Archives Office of Tasmania. Details
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- John Helder Wedge - Records, 1835, MS 9302; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Tancombe, G. H., 'Wedge, John Helder (1793-1872), surveyor and explorer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, pp. 575-576. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020526b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Wedge, John Helder', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-558387. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 8 August 2006
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