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Biographical entry Favenc, Ernest (1845 - 1908)
- Born
- 21 October 1845
Walworth, Surrey, England - Died
- 14 November 1908
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Explorer and Journalist
Summary
Ernest Favenc explored areas of northern Australia between 1865 and 1888. He wrote the "History of Australian Exploration 1788-1888".
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Events
- 1865 - 1879
- Career position - Worked on stations in Queensland
- 1878 - 1879
- Career position - Led an expedition from Blackall to Darwin to determine the practicability of a transcontinental railway
- 1882
- Career position - Established a station on Creswell Creek in partnership with De Salis Bros.
- 1883
- Career position - Explored the country watered by the Macarthur River
- 1888
- Career position - Explored pastoral land round the upper Gascoyne and Ashburton Rivers
- c. 1890
- Career position - History of Australian Exploration 1788-1888 published
- c. 1893 - c. 1905
- Career position - Journalist with the Evening News
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gibbney, H. J., 'Favenc, Ernest (1845-1908), explorer, journalist and historian', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 4, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1972, p. 160. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040169b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Favenc, Ernest', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-467639. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 6 September 2006