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Biographical entry Carnegie, David Wynford (1871 - 1900)
- Born
- 23 March 1871
London, England - Died
- 21 November 1900
Kerifi, Nigeria - Occupation
- Explorer
Summary
David Wynford Carnegie made two commissioned prospecting expeditions for the Hampton Plains Pastoral Company 1894-95, then made an inland crossing of Western Australia 1896-97. He published Spinifex and Sand in England in 1898.
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Born London, 23 March 1871. Died Kerifi, Northern Nigeria, 21 November 1900. Educated Royal Indian Engineering College. Tea plantation, Ceylon; various gold mines, Coolgardie, 1892-94; commissioned prospecting expeditions for the Hampton Plains Pastoral company 1894-95; crossed Western Australia from south to north 1896-97; England 1897-99; assistant resident, Northern Nigeria 1899-1900.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Morison, Patricia, 'Carnegie, David Wynford (1871-1900), explorer', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 7, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1979, pp. 566-567. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070574b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Carnegie, David W', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-459012. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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