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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2026-04-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000396b.htm person Eyre Edward John AACR2 5 August 1815 20 November 1901 Place of Birth Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England Place of Death Tavistock, England Explorer Edward Eyre was an explorer and Magistrate in South Australia, Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand 1846-1853, of St. Vincent 1854-1860 and Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica in 1864.

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 Eyre, Edward John (1815-1901)

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 'Eyre, Edward John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Eyre, Edward John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Australia: a study of warm environments and their effect on British settlement Taylor, Griffith Australia: a study of warm environments and their effect on British settlement London Methuen & Co. 1940 Journal Article: Still seeking Edward John Eyre: a re-examination of the role of E.J. Eyre in South Australian history Mann, Dene Still seeking Edward John Eyre: a re-examination of the role of E.J. Eyre in South Australian history 2010 Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia 38 9-24 Book Section: Eyre, Edward John (1815-1901), explorer and governor Dutton, Geoffrey Eyre, Edward John (1815-1901), explorer and governor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 363-364 Book: The Desert Coast: Edward Eyre's Expedition 1840-41 Stokes, Edward The Desert Coast: Edward Eyre's Expedition 1840-41 Knoxfield Five Mile Press 1993 Book: Eucalypts: a Celebration Wrigley, J.; and Fagg, M. Eucalypts: a Celebration Crows Nest Australia Allen & Unwin 2010

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 Book: Journals of expeditions of discovery into central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1 (...) including an account of the manners and customs of the Aborigines and the state of their relations with Europeans Eyre, Edward John Journals of expeditions of discovery into central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1 (...) including an account of the manners and customs of the Aborigines and the state of their relations with Europeans London T. and W. Boone 1845 Book: Upside Down World: Early European Impressions of Australia's Curious Animals Olsen, Penny Upside Down World: Early European Impressions of Australia's Curious Animals Canberra National Library of Australia 2010 Book: In search of Edward John Eyre Dutton, Geoffrey In search of Edward John Eyre South Melbourne Macmillan 1982 Book: The hero as murderer: the life of Edward John Eyre, Australian explorer and Governor of Jamaica 1815 - 1901 Dutton, G. The hero as murderer: the life of Edward John Eyre, Australian explorer and Governor of Jamaica 1815 - 1901 Sydney William Collins 1967 Book: Eyre: the Forgotten Explorer Rudolph, Ivan Eyre: the Forgotten Explorer Sydney South HarperCollins Publisher 2014 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Edward John Eyre - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Edward John Eyre - Records MS 1195 1863 - 1903 Collection includes a letter written by Mrs E. J. Eyre during the rebellion in Jamaica, 4 letters written to Edward John Eyre in 1867 concerning his legal case and a newspaper cutting relating to the decision of Parliament to pay Eyre's legal fees. Also 2 letters written to May Eyre, one from her father, E. J. Eyre, concerning family finances and one from W. Ormond, her uncle, in Napier, N.Z., 1903. 0.01 m Edward John Eyre - Records State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana Edward John Eyre - Records PRG 177 1771 - 1928 Eyre family records; correspondence of E.J. Eyre; reports of proceedings against Eyre for alleged misconduct as Governor of Jamaica; overall dates 1771-1928 [15 cm, PRG 177]. 0.15 m Edward John Eyre - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Edward John Eyre - Records MS 1067 1863 - 1880 Includes: A lock of hair and a drawing by Gervas Schwyn Eyre, aged 11 1/2 years, at Jamaica in 1863. There are 13 photographs of members of the Eyre family, and a passport issued to Edward John Eyre, 1880 July 27 to travel on the continent. Also includes a letter, 1865 January 14 to Mr. Baines from H. Drummond Cairns, describing the life of a squatter in Australia 0.01 m Edward John Eyre - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Edward John Eyre - Records 1832 - 1941 Records relating to Eyre 1859-1941 (2 volumes); autobiographical narrative of residence and exploration in Australia 1832-39 (probably written 1859); narrative of Eyre's journeys and discoveries in Australia 1832-41 (anonymous, n.d.). 4 items 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