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Biographical entry Blake, Leslie Russell (1890 - 1918)
- Born
- 1890
- Died
- 1918
- Occupation
- Antarctic explorer and Geologist
Summary
(Sir) Leslie Russell Blake was a Geologist and Cartographer who went on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914. He was involved in a survey of Macquarie Island, the harvesting of penguins for oil and the collection of geological specimens. Blake was one of the five who stayed another year at Macquarie Island (1915). To attend the expedition he had to obtain leave from his employer the Geological Survey Department of Brisbane. Blake was killed in France just before the Armistice.
Archival resources
South Australian Museum Archives
- Leslie Russell Blake - Records, 1911 - 1915, 15DM, 105AAE; South Australian Museum Archives. Details
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- Leslie Russell Blake - Records, 1911 - 1914, MS 9551/74; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
Published resources
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Blake, Leslie Russell', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476094. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 25 August 2006
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