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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2021-12-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005789b.htm person Cameron John Brewer AACR2 31 December 1843 31 December 1897 Place of Birth Kilmonivaig, Inverness, Scotland Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Surveyor John Cameron was a surveyor who worked for several years in Fiji and Victoria before joining the New South Wales survey department in 1875. He is known as the principal surveyor of the New South Wales/Queensland border, undertaken 1879 - 1881 while employed by the New South Wales Triangulation Survey. Other triangulation surveys included the New England Tablelands. In 1885 he moved to British New Guinea and was variously employed in surveying and farming, as Resident Magistrate for the Western District, and a Private Secretary to the Administrator, William McGregor. Cameron accompanied McGregor on his exploration to Mount Owen Stanley. Mt Cameron in Papua New Guinea is named in his honour. Cameron Corner is the point at which the borders of New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia meet. 1853 1853 Life event - Migrated to Australia with his family 1869 1872 Career position - Surveyor, Polynesian Company, Fiji 1872 1875 Career position - Surveyor, Victorian Geodetic Survey 1875 1879 Career position - Surveyor, New South Wales Lands Department 1879 1883 Career position - 1st Class Surveyor, New South Wales Triangulation Survey 1879 1886 Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales 1883 1883 Career position - Founding Member, New South Wales Branch, Geographical Society of Australasia 1889 1892 Career position - Resident Magistrate and Surveyor and Map Maker, Western District, British New Guinea 1890 1890 Career position - Fellow, Royal Geographical Society of London 1896 1897 Career position - Government Surveyor, British New Guinea

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 Cameron, John Brewer (18431231-18971231)

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 'Cameron, John Brewer', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cameron, John Brewer Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: John Brewer Cameron surveyor and explorer 1843 - 1897 Kitson, W. S. John Brewer Cameron surveyor and explorer 1843 - 1897 1988 Australian Surveyor 34 4 407-20