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Biographical entry Forrest, Alexander (1849 - 1901)
- Born
- 22 September 1849
Picton, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 20 June 1901
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Explorer and Surveyor
Summary
Alexander Forrest explored areas of Western Australia under contract to the Survey Department, particularly the Kimberley region, during the 1870s and 1880s. In 1887 he became a politician and later the Mayor of Perth and an investor.
Archival resources
JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia
- Alexander Forrest - Records, 1869 - 1874, ACC 1241A; JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Bolton, G. C., 'Forrest, Alexander (1849-1901)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 540-543. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080562b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Powell, J. M., 'John Forrest 1847-1918; Alexander Forrest 1849-1901', Geographers: Bibliographical Studies, vol. 8, 1984, pp. 39-43. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Forrest, Alexander', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-564565. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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