Cameron, John Brewer (1843 - 1897)

Summary

John Cameron was a surveyor who worked for several years in Fiji and Victoria before joining the New South Wales survey department in 1875. He is known as the principal surveyor of the New South Wales/Queensland border, undertaken 1879 - 1881 while employed by the New South Wales Triangulation Survey. Other triangulation surveys included the New England Tablelands. In 1885 he moved to British New Guinea and was variously employed in surveying and farming, as Resident Magistrate for the Western District, and a Private Secretary to the Administrator, William McGregor. Cameron accompanied McGregor on his exploration to Mount Owen Stanley. Mt Cameron in Papua New Guinea is named in his honour. Cameron Corner is the point at which the borders of New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia meet.

Details

Chronology

1853

Life event - Migrated to Australia with his family

1869 - 1872

Career position - Surveyor, Polynesian Company, Fiji

1872 - 1875

Career position - Surveyor, Victorian Geodetic Survey

1875 - 1879

Career position - Surveyor, New South Wales Lands Department

1879 - 1883

Career position - 1st Class Surveyor, New South Wales Triangulation Survey

1879 - 1886

Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales

1883

Career position - Founding Member, New South Wales Branch, Geographical Society of Australasia

1889 - 1892

Career position - Resident Magistrate and Surveyor and Map Maker, Western District, British New Guinea

1890

Career position - Fellow, Royal Geographical Society of London

1896 - 1897

Career position - Government Surveyor, British New Guinea

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Kitson, W. S., 'John Brewer Cameron surveyor and explorer 1843 - 1897', Australian Surveyor, 34 (4) (1988), 407-20. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22920690. Details
• 'Cameron, John Brewer (18431231-18971231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772580. Details