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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-01-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000649b.htm person Mitchell Thomas Livingstone AACR2 15 May 1792 5 October 1855 Place of Birth Grangemouth, Lanark, Scotland Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell was Surveyor-General of New South Wales 1828-1855 and led various expeditions into eastern Australia 1831-1836, and tropical Australia 1845-1846 which greatly expanded the common knowledge of the regions' geographical characteristics. He collected many plant specimens on his expeditions. 1828 1855 Career position - Surveyor-General, Colony of New South Wales 1848 1848 Taxonomy event - Collector of the type Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. 1850 1850 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Science, Commerce and Agriculture 1919 1919 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus mitchelliana Cambage was named in Mitchell's honour 1934 1934 Taxonomy event - Collector of the type Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. var. acuminata (Hook.) Blakely Owen, Richard (1804 - 1892)

Supplied specimens of Diprotodon to Owen

 New South Wales Surveyor General [I], Colony of New South Wales (1788 - 1887)

Surveyor General 1828 - 1855

 Mann, John Frederick (1819 - 1907)

John Mann married Camilla Victoria, the daughter of Thomas Mitchell

 Australian Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Science, Commerce and Agriculture (1850 - 1856)

Member of Council 1850

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 Mitchell, Thomas (1792-1855)

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 'Mitchell, Thomas Livingstone', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mitchell, Thomas Livingstone Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Thesis: The Administration of Thomas Mitchell 1826-37 Couch, B. V. The Administration of Thomas Mitchell 1826-37 Sydney University of Sydney 1963 Book: Unmarked Lands: the Exploration of Unmarked Lands of Australia, 1830-1850, by Henry Stuart Russell, Ludwig Leichhardt, Sir Thomas Mitchell Philbey, Glennis Unmarked Lands: the Exploration of Unmarked Lands of Australia, 1830-1850, by Henry Stuart Russell, Ludwig Leichhardt, Sir Thomas Mitchell [s. l.] T. E. C. Print 2006 Journal Article: Thomas Mitchell and the Wellington Caves: the Relationship among Science, Religion and Aesthetics in Early-Nineteenth-Century Australia Heckenberg, Kerry Thomas Mitchell and the Wellington Caves: the Relationship among Science, Religion and Aesthetics in Early-Nineteenth-Century Australia 2005 Victorian Literature and Culture 33 203-218 Journal Article: Major T.L. Mitchell. Explorer and Naturalist Daley, Charles Major T.L. Mitchell. Explorer and Naturalist 1936 The Victorian naturalist 53 October 113-119 Journal Article: Marjor T.L. Mitchell and Australian Vertebrate Palaeontology Archbold, Neil Marjor T.L. Mitchell and Australian Vertebrate Palaeontology 1990 Bulletin of the Fossil Collectors' Association of Australasia 30 33-37 Book: Major Mitchell's 1836 'Australia Felix' Expedition: a Re-evaluation Eccleston, Gregory C. Major Mitchell's 1836 'Australia Felix' Expedition: a Re-evaluation Clayton Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University 1992 Journal Article: Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, 1792-1855 Powell, J. M. Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, 1792-1855 1981 Geographers: Bibliographical Studies 5 83-87 Journal Article: Thomas Mitchell as Explorer Baker, D. W. A. Thomas Mitchell as Explorer 1994 Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 80 1-2 24-45 Book Section: Mitchell, Sir Thomas Livingstone (1792-1855), surveyor-general Baker, D. W. A. Mitchell, Sir Thomas Livingstone (1792-1855), surveyor-general Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 238-242 Book Section: Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell, 1792-1855 Andrews, Alan E.J. Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell, 1792-1855 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Journal Article: Re-assembling Mitchell's terrestrial sextant O'Connor, Maura Re-assembling Mitchell's terrestrial sextant 2000 National Library of Australia Gateways 47 October 2000 22 Book: Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia: with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales Mitchell, T. L. Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia: with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales London T. & W. Boone 1838 Book: Australian geography, with the shores of the Pacific and those of the Indian Ocean: designed for the use of schools in New South Wales Mitchell, T. L. Australian geography, with the shores of the Pacific and those of the Indian Ocean: designed for the use of schools in New South Wales Sydney J. Moore 1850 Book: Outlines of a system of surveying: for geographical and military purposes Mitchell, T. L. Outlines of a system of surveying: for geographical and military purposes London Samuel Leigh 1827 Book: Granville Stapylton: Australia Felix 1836, second in command to Major Mitchell Eccleston, Gregory C. Granville Stapylton: Australia Felix 1836, second in command to Major Mitchell Malvern, Vic. Evandale Publishing 2018 Edited Book: Stapylton with Major Mitchell's Australia Felix expedition, 1836, largely from the journal of Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton Andrews, Alan E. J. Stapylton with Major Mitchell's Australia Felix expedition, 1836, largely from the journal of Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton Hobart Blubber Head Press 1986 Journal Article: Thomas Mitchell and the Origins of Australian Vertebrate Palaeontology Holland, Julian Thomas Mitchell and the Origins of Australian Vertebrate Palaeontology 1992 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 125 103-106 Book: Thomas Mitchell: Surveyor General and Explorer Cumpston, J. H. L. Thomas Mitchell: Surveyor General and Explorer Melbourne Oxford University Press 1954 Journal Article: John Henderson, Thomas Mitchell and the First Publications on Cave Science in Australia Dunkley, John John Henderson, Thomas Mitchell and the First Publications on Cave Science in Australia 2009 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 142 5-15 Book Section: In the Footsteps of Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855): Soldier, Surveyor, Explorer, Geologist, and Probably the First Person to Compile Geological Maps in Australia Oldroyd, D. In the Footsteps of Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855): Soldier, Surveyor, Explorer, Geologist, and Probably the First Person to Compile Geological Maps in Australia London Geological Society 2007 Four Centuries of Geological Travel: the Search for Knowledge on Foot, Bicycle, Sledge and Camel Wyse-Jackson, P. N. 343-373 Journal Article: The bomerang (boomerang) propellor and Sir Thomas Mitchell Forsyth, Ron The bomerang (boomerang) propellor and Sir Thomas Mitchell 2020 Maritime Heritage Association journal 34 1 6-8 Book: The Major Mitchell Trail: exploring Australia Felix Victorian Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands The Major Mitchell Trail: exploring Australia Felix East Melbourne National Parks and Wildlife Division 1990 Book: Sails to Satelites: the Surveyors General of NSW (1786-2007) Kass, Terry Sails to Satelites: the Surveyors General of NSW (1786-2007) Bathurst, N.S.W. New South Wales Department of Lands 2008 Resource Section: Agency AGY-1773: Surveyor General [I] 20 Jan 1788 to 29 Mar 1887 State Records Authority of New South Wales Agency AGY-1773: Surveyor General [I] 20 Jan 1788 to 29 Mar 1887 Sydney State Records Authority New South Wales Book: Journal of an expedition into the interior of tropical Australia, in search of a route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria Tropical Australia Mitchell, T. L. Journal of an expedition into the interior of tropical Australia, in search of a route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria Tropical Australia London Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans 1848 Journal Article: Wayilwan women caring for Country: dynamic knowledges, decolonising historical methodologies, and colonial explorer journals Flakelar, Danielle Carney; and O'Gorman, Emily Wayilwan women caring for Country: dynamic knowledges, decolonising historical methodologies, and colonial explorer journals 2023 Journal of Australian studies 47 1 160-80 Book: Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell and his world 1792 - 1855 Foster, William C. Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell and his world 1792 - 1855 Sydney Institution of Surveyors, N.S.W. 1985 Journal Article: The 1830 cave diaries of Thomas Livingston Mitchell Dunkley, J. The 1830 cave diaries of Thomas Livingston Mitchell 2016 Helictite 42 21-37 Book: Curious Minds: the Discoveries of Australian Naturalists MacInnis, Peter Curious Minds: the Discoveries of Australian Naturalists Canberra National Library of Australia 2012 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 Journal Article: Botanical pioneers in Victoria - I Willis, J. H. Botanical pioneers in Victoria - I 1949 Victorian naturalist 66 5 83-9 Book: Australian inventions and innovations Ingpen, Robert Australian inventions and innovations Rigby Publishers Limited 1982 Edited Book: Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Engineers Australia Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Journal Article: Records of Australian botanists:- (a) general; (b) New South Wales Maiden, J. H. Records of Australian botanists:- (a) general; (b) New South Wales 1908 Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales 42 60-132 Book: Botanical Pioneers in Victoria Willis, J. H. Botanical Pioneers in Victoria [Melbourne] [Brown Prior Anderson] 1949 The Victorian naturalist 66 19 Journal Article: Exploration and settlement: conflict in Queensland - an overview Donovan, Val Exploration and settlement: conflict in Queensland - an overview 2018 Queensland History Journal 23 9 581-92 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Journal Article: Making the "marsupial lion": bunyips, networked colonial knowledge production between 1830-59 and the description of Thylacoleo carnifex Minard, Pete Making the "marsupial lion": bunyips, networked colonial knowledge production between 1830-59 and the description of <span style="font-style:italic">Thylacoleo carnifex</span> 2018 Historical Records of Australian Science 29 2 91-102 Edited Book: Shaping the Hunter: a story of engineers, and the engineering contribution to the development of the present shape of the Hunter Region, its river, cities, industries and transport arteries Armstrong, John Shaping the Hunter: a story of engineers, and the engineering contribution to the development of the present shape of the Hunter Region, its river, cities, industries and transport arteries Newcastle, New South Wales Institution of Engineers, Australia. Newcastle Division 1983 Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records 1811 - 1855 Personal papers, correspondence and documents 1811-55; diaries 1814-27, 1839, 1841-47, 1850-55 (c27 volumes); memoranda 1826-29, (2 volumes); fieldbooks and sketchbooks 1828-35, 1832, 1840, 1846, 1852, 1854 (c12 volumes); journals of exploring expeditions 1831-32, 1835-36 (c4 volumes); meteorological journals 1836 (1 volume); astronomical observations of an expedition 1846 (1 volume); journal of an exploratory expedition to tropical Australia 1846 (1 volume); letters and notebooks 1822 (1 volume); art sketchbook 1822 (1 volume); unpublished typescript entitled 'Life of Sir Thomas Mitchell' by John Henry Macartney Abbott 1913. See also Mitchell's correspondence with William Buckland contained within the microfilmed papers and correspondence of J. Franklin. Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records ML DOC 1156 1841 ALS to Col Goldfinch 1841 [ML DOC 1156]. Mitchell Family - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Mitchell Family - Records ML MSS 731 1824 - 1855 Correspondence 1824-51 and a copy of his will 1855, in the Mitchell and Mann Family collection. Also Family correspondence and related records 1881-1918, mostly J.F. Mann regarding the will and trust of H. Mitchell, and a sketchbook of Mann children 1838. Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records A5357 1830 - 1880 Records 1830-80 being mainly legal and commercial papers and correspondence regarding marriage settlement and land transactions [1 volume and 1 box, A5357]. 1 volume, 1 box Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records ML MSS 823 1848 - 1854 Records 1848-54 regarding his boomerang propeller including correspondence, papers and diagrams. 1 volume Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records ML MSS 1009 1836 - 1853 Records 1836-53 including miscellaneous correspondence from L. Leichhardt and poems. 1 volume Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records ML MSS 1118 1846 - 1938 Records 1846-1938 including correspondence with W.H.L. Hutton, J. Lindley, C. Nicholson, J. Martin and L. Mitchell, and diagrams of the boomerang propeller. 1 folder Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records A7131 1822 - 1855 Records 1822-55 including correspondence with J. Nicholson, Lord Bishop and R. Hoddle. 42 pages Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records MS 5189 1836 Map of Port Phillip district showing Mitchell's tracks 1836. 1 item Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records 46/2 1837 - 1840 Letters to Lord Glenelg 1837, and Lord John Russell 1840. 3 items Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records 52/2 1837 Itinerary from the Journal of the Exploring Expedition returning from Portland Bay, February 1837. 1 item Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records NK 5974 1839 - 1840 55 letters 1839-40 to J. Wild, the map publisher, chiefly relating to the difficulties of the publication of the Peninsula Atlas, and payment of the engravers [NK 5974]. 55 letters Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records 1829 - 1855 11 letters, an undated memoranda, and a parcel of drawings 1829-55. 12 items, 1 parcel Artwork Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Thomas Livingstone Mitchell - Records A7130 1808 - 1830 Records 1808-30 mostly regarding the Peninsular War. 56 pages 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