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Biographical entry Wells, Lawrence Allen (1860 - 1938)
- Born
- 30 April 1860
Yallum Park, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 11 May 1938
Blackwood, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Explorer
Summary
Lawrence Wells was Chairman of South Australia's Land Board 1918-1930. He led several expeditions, including the Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition in 1896 and the Endeavour Expedition through the Great Victoria Desert when he was 72.
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Born 30 April 1860. Died 11 May 1938. OBE 1937. South Australian Survey Department 1878, cadet 1879, Northern Territory and Queensland Border Survey 1883-86, surveyor, Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition 1891, leader, Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition 1896, South Australian Pastoral Board from 1897, leader, North-West Prospecting Expedition 1903, trigonometrical survey, Victoria River district, Northern Territory 1908, administrative positions, State and Federal public services, Chairman, South Australia's Land Board 1918-30, leader, Endeavour Expedition, Great Victoria Desert 1932.
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Book Sections
- Steele, Christopher, 'Wells, Lawrence Allen (1860-1938), Explorer', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 440-441. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120491b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- 'Wells, L A (1860-1938)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-613766. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018