P000178 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

All key entry types: Awards; Concepts; Corporate Bodies (Organisations); Cultural Artefacts; People; etc

These key entries are listed separately below with other indexes and lists.

 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000178b.htm person Warburton Peter Egerton CMG AACR2 Egerton-Warburton, Peter 16 August 1813 5 November 1889 Place of Birth Northwich, Cheshire, England Place of Death Beaumont, South Australia, Australia Explorer Policeman Peter Warburton arrived in South Australia in 1853 and was appointed Commissioner of Police, a post he held until 1867. Before coming to Australia he served in the Royal Navy and, for over 20 years, in the Indian Army. During his time in the police he made efforts to improve conditions for members of the force, and establish a police presence in frontier districts. Warburton made a number of explorations through the arid regions of Central and South Australia. In 1857 he explored the Gawler Ranges and Lake Gairdner. He was granted £100 by the South Australian Government after finding on his next expedition, around Lake Eyre and south Lake Torrens, what seemed to be good grazing country. Returning to Lake Eyre in 1866 he sought (unsuccessfully) Cooper Creek, but followed what was later called the Warburton River to the Queensland border. Warburton's last expedition left Alice Springs in April 1873, heading west from the overland telegraph line seeking pastoral land. Financial support was provided by Thomas Elder and Walter Hughes. The party included Warburton's son Richard, John Lewis, three cameleers, cook Dennis White, and Indigenous tracker Charley. They crossed the Great Sandy Desert under adverse conditions, reaching the Western Australian coast in January 1874. This expedition resulted in members of the expedition receiving some monetary grant. Warburton was awarded the patron's medal of the Royal Geographical Society, London and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). Plant specimens collected on his inland explorations were send to Ferdinand von Mueller, the Victorian Government Botanist. The National Herbarium of Victoria holds over 500 of Warburton's specimens. In 1874 he made a visit to the United Kingdom, and retired to his property near Adelaide where he had a vineyard. The Warburton Range (Western Australia) and Warburton River (South Australia) were named in his honour, as was the plant genus Warburtonia (Dilleniaceae). 1831 1853 Military service - Served in India with the Indian Army 1853 1853 Life event - Arrived in Adelaide 1853 1867 Career position - Commissioner for Police, South Australia 1857 1857 Event - Explored the Gawler Ranges and Lake Gairdner, South Australia 1858 1858 Event - Explored around Lake Eyre and south Lake Torrens 1858 1858 Award - Elected as an Honorary Member, Adelaide Philosophical Society 1866 1866 Event - Explored from Lake Eyre to the Queensland border March 1869 1877 Career position - Chief Staff Officer and Colonel, Volunteer Military Force, South Australia 1873 1874 Career event - Lead the expedition which crossed the Great Sandy Desert 1874 1874 Award - Patron's Gold Medal, Royal Geographical Society, London 1875 1875 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 1885 1889 Career position - Foundation Member, Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch Warburton, Mary Egerton (1851 - 1930)

Mary Warburton was the niece of Peter Warburton

 Adelaide Philosophical Society (1853 - 1880)

Elected as an Honorary Member 1858

 Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch (1885 - )

Foundation Member 1885 - 1889

 National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

Over 500 specimens from Warburton's exploring expeditions are in the Herbarium

 Elder, Thomas (1818 - 1897)

Warburton's 1872 exploring expedition was financed by Elder

Wikidata

VIAF - Virtual International Authority File

 Warburton, Peter Egerton (1813-1889)

Trove

 'Warburton, Peter Egerton', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Warburton, Peter Egerton Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The Lake Torrens Hoodoo Black, E. C. The Lake Torrens Hoodoo 1963 Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia 64 Book Section: Warburton, Peter Egerton (1813-1889), explorer Deasey, Denison Warburton, Peter Egerton (1813-1889), explorer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 350-351 Book: Journey across the western interior of Australia; with an introduction and additions by Charles H. Eden Warburton, Peter Egerton Journey across the western interior of Australia; with an introduction and additions by Charles H. Eden London Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1875 Parliamentary paper: Northern exploration: reports, etc., of explorations into the interior by Messrs. Babbage, Warburton, Geharty and Parry South Australia. Parliament Northern exploration: reports, etc., of explorations into the interior by Messrs. Babbage, Warburton, Geharty and Parry Adelaide Government Printer 1858 Book: South Australian land exploration, 1856 to 1880 Threadgill, Bessie South Australian land exploration, 1856 to 1880 Adelaide Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australi 1922 Book: The discovery and exploration of Australia Feeken, Erwin H. J.; Feeken, Gerda E. E.; and Spate, O. H. K. The discovery and exploration of Australia Melbourne Thomas Nelson (Australia) 1970 Resource: The Overland Telegraph Line: A Transcultural History Nettelbeck, Amanda (and others) The Overland Telegraph Line: A Transcultural History South Australia South Australian Government 2023 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Peter Egerton Warburton - Records State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana Peter Egerton Warburton - Records PRG 196 1857 - 1880 Papers of Peter Egerton Warburton, Commissioner of Police (1853-1867), comprising journal (1858); diary of exploring expedition to Western Australia 1872-1873; letters 1857, 1863, 1873; a map of his 1872-1874 expedition; and a scrapbook compiled by his daughter, Mary Egerton Warburton ca.1880. 0.04 m, 1 roll Microfilm Australian Botanists - Biographies Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Australian Botanists - Biographies MS 064 Hunt Institute Biographies. Short biographies, averaging 2 pages, of Australian botanists, botanical collectors or artists. 0.24 m, 3 boxes