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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000908b.htm person Winnecke Charles George Alexander FRGS AACR2 18 November 1857 10 September 1902 Place of Birth Norwood, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Explorer Botanist Naturalist Charles Winnecke was an experienced surveyor of inland Australia who learned the skills of trigonometric surveying after joining the South Australian survey department in 1873. Many of his surveys in the arid centre of Australia and arduous in nature. In 1877 led the North Eastern Exploring Expedition to survey the border between South Australia and Queensland. Winnecke left the survey department in 1882 to become a private surveyor. In 1894 he was selected as leader of the Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition. Winnecke was an enthusiastic collector of natural history specimens and anthropological material. Botanical specimens he sent to Ferdinand von Mueller, Victorian Government Botanist, these now being in the National Herbarium of Victoria. Winnecke had considerable collections of birds (which he stuffed himself), reptiles, insects and Aboriginal artefacts. 1873 1882 Career position - Surveyor, South Australia Surveyor General's Office 1882 1882 Career event - Became a private surveyor 1885 1902 Award - Fellow, Royal Geographical Society, London May 1894 August 1894 Career position - Leader, Horn Scientifc Exploring Expedition National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

The Herbarium holds Winnecke's botanical specimens

 Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition (1894)

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 Winnecke, C (1856-1902)

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 'Winnecke, Charles George Alexander', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Winnecke, Charles George Alexander Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Parliamentary paper: Journal, etc., of the Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition to Central Australia, 1894 Winnecke, C. Journal, etc., of the Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition to Central Australia, 1894 Adelaide Government Printer 1896 Journal Article: Obituary: Charles George Alexander Winnecke C., C. Obituary: Charles George Alexander Winnecke 1902 Geographical journal 20 6 661-2 Book: Charles George Alexander Winnecke (1855 [sic] - 1902) Strong, Bruce W. Charles George Alexander Winnecke (1855 [sic] - 1902) [Deniliquin, N.S.W.] Deniliquin Newspapers Pty Ltd 2014 Journal Article: Mr C. Winnecke's last exploration in the Northern Territory, South Australia Anon Mr C. Winnecke's last exploration in the Northern Territory, South Australia 1884 Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography 6 10 566-9 Edited Book: Northern Territory dictionary of biography Carment, David et al Northern Territory dictionary of biography Rev. Darwin Charles Darwin University Press 2008 Charles George Alexander Winnecke - Records State Records of South Australia Charles George Alexander Winnecke - Records GRG 35/656 1877 - 1881 Journal kept during the Herbert River and North Eastern Exploring Expedition 1877-81 [1 volume, GRG 35/656]. 1 volume Baldwin Spencer - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Baldwin Spencer - Records ML MSS 29 1880 - 1929 Includes manuscripts by Spencer, 1901-1913; correspondence, 1880-1926 including letters from Edgeworth David, H. Deane, J. J. Fletcher, C. French, W. A. Haswell, C. Hedley, G. C. Henderson, J. P. Hill, G. B. Howes, E. Jenks, J. A. Kershaw, A. Liversidge, A. H. S. Lucas, A. T. Magarey, A. J. North, T. Steel, E. C. Stirling, E. R. Waite, J. A. Watt, J. T. Wilson and C. Winnecke; miscellaneous papers, 1889-1929 consisting chiefly of tributes to Spencer on his retirement, and on his death, with a list of medical and scientific papers by E. C. Stirling. The collection also includes pictorial material. 10 volumes, 1 box, 1 folder 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