Biographical entry Landsborough, William (1825 - 1886)

Summary

William Landsborough, born in Scotland, explored Australia between 1859 and 1869. He died at Caloundra in Queensland.

Archival resources

John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland

• William Landsborough - Records, 1856 - 1886, OM69-17; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details
• William Landsborough - Records, 1861 - 1884, OM69-30; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details
• William Landsborough - Records, 1865 - 1915, OM72-137; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details
• William Landsborough - Records, OM75-101; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details
• William Landsborough - Records, OM85-7; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details

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

• William Landsborough - Records, 1861 - 1886, B1098, A2612; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Trundle, Gwen, 'Landsborough, William (1825-1886), explorer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, pp. 56-58. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050064b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Welsby, T., 'William Landsborough - explorer', Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, vol. 2, 1930. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Landsborough, William', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-635819. Details