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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-09-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000200b.htm person Barrallier Francis Louis AACR2 1773 11 June 1853 Place of Death London, England Engineer Explorer Francis Barrallier arrived with Governor King in Sydney in 1800 and through his explorations became involved in coastal mapping, geography and natural history. He left the colony in 1803.

Born France, 1773. Died London, 11 June 1853. Arrived Sydney with Governor King 1800; drew up architectural plans for the Orphan Asylum at Parramatta; appointed ensign in the New South Wales Corps from July; survey of the southern coast between Wilson's Promontory and Western Port March 1801 (Barrallier Island off Western Port named after him); surveyed Newcastle harbour July; acting engineer and artillery officer from August, with duties of maintaining and improving Sydney's defences; aide-de-camp to King from October 1802; unsuccessfully attempted to cross the Blue Mountains November 1802; returned to England May 1803; successful military career culminating with appointment as brevet lieutenant-colonel 1846.

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 'Barrallier, Francis Louis', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Barrallier, Francis Louis Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Barrallier, Francis Louis (1773-1853), engineer and explorer Parsons, Vivienne Barrallier, Francis Louis (1773-1853), engineer and explorer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 61-62 Journal Article: Mount Hunter and Beyond: with Hunter, Bass, Tench, Wilson, Barrallier, Caley, King, and Macquarie, 1790-1815 Andrews, Alan E.J. Mount Hunter and Beyond: with Hunter, Bass, Tench, Wilson, Barrallier, Caley, King, and Macquarie, 1790-1815 1990 Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 76 1 3-15 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Francis Luis Barrallier - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Francis Luis Barrallier - Records 1800 - 1803 Various letters and extracts of letters by Barrallier (in English and French) describing or commenting on his surveys of the South-Coast of Australia, the Hunter and Paterson Rivers, the NSW interior, the Blue Mountains, the Nepean River and other regions contained mostly in the Banks papers (Brabourne Collection) and the King papers c1800-03. R. Else-Mitchell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales R. Else-Mitchell - Records ML MSS 1265 1939 - 1951 Articles covering 1770-1940, published in the Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 1939-1951. Includes references to George Bass, George Caley and Francis Luis Barrallier. 6 volumes