Person
Colson, Edmund Albert (Ted) (1881 - 1950)
- Born
- 3 June 1881
Richmans Creek, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 27 February 1950
Balaklava, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Anthropologist and Explorer
- Alternative Names
- Colson, Ted (Also known as)
Summary
Ted Colson was founder of Colson trading Co. (Northern Territory) and an outback explorer, who pioneered new routes through central Australia. His expeditions included crossing the Simpson Desert and reaching the Queensland - Northern Territory - South Australian boarder known as Poeppel's Corner. Many of Colson's explorations were driven by his strong interest in the Aboriginal tribes, teaching himself many of their dialects, customs and rites.
Details
Chronology
- 1896
- Life event - Arrived at the Norseman goldfields in Western Australia
- 1917
- Life event - Moved to Victoria
- c. 1918 - c. 1926
- Career position - Worked on the Maroondah dam construction
- 1926 -
- Career position - Established a motor transport service between Healesville and Melbourne
- 1927
- Career position - Worked on Oodnadatta railway extension in South Australia
- 1928
- Career position - Exploration west of Goyder Rover in South Australia
- 1930
- Career position - Guide and Cameleer on Michael Terry's expeditions from Petermann to Tomkinson ranges
- 1931
- Career position - Established a sheep farm and general store at Blood Creek station in Abminga, South Australia
- 1936
- Career position - Exploration east of Blood Creek to Poeppel's Corner
Archival resources
South Australian Museum Archives
- E.A. Colson - Records, 1931 - 1932, A.D. 39; South Australian Museum Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Horne, C. J., 'Colson, Edmund Albert (1881-1950), Explorer and Bushman' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 13 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 474-475. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130522b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12058466. Details
- 'Colson, Edmund Albert (1881-1950)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467409. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 February 2011
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