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English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Event created 2019-11-05 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006672b.htm event Chevert Expedition AACR2 18 May 1875 September 1875 Start Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia New Guinea exploration The Chevert Expedition was financed and led by William Macleay for the purpose of collecting natural history specimens on islands in the Torres Strait and New Guinea. Departing from Sydney on 18 May 1875, the Expedition returned in September. It was the first Australian scientific expedition to visit another country. Scientific personnel included John Brazier, George Masters, William Petterd and Edward Spalding (zoological collectors), Thomas Reedy (botanical collector), and William James (doctor). Also on board was Arthur Onslow, Macleay's cousin. The Expedition was considered successful because of the many scientific specimens collected: approximately 1,000 birds, 800 fish, reptiles, insects. molluscs, plants and ethnographic objects. These became part of the Macleay Museum's collections. At the conclusion of the Expedition some of the scientific personnel returned to New Guinea to continue collecting. Masters, George (1837 - 1912)

Zoological collector on the Expedition

Macleay Museum (1892 - )

Specimens from the Expedition are in the Museum

James, William Hughes (1852 - 1876)

Expedition doctor, collector and taxidermist

Petterd, William Frederick (1849 - 1910)

Zoological Collector on the Expedition

Spalding, Edward

Entomologist for the Expedition

Onslow, Arthur Alexander Walton (1833 - 1882)

Member of the Expedition

Brazier, John William (1842 - 1930)

Zoological Collector on the Expedition

Macleay, William John (1820 - 1891)

Led and financed the Expedition

Reedy, Thomas (1842 - 1929)

Botanical collector on the Expedition

Hargrave, Lawrence (1850 - 1915)

Engineer

Alleyne, Haynes Gibbes (1814 - 1882)

Published on the fishes of the Expedition with William J. Macleay

'Chevert Expedition', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Chevert Expedition Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A list of the Pleurotomidae collected during the Chevert Expedition, with the description of the new species Brazier, John A list of the Pleurotomidae collected during the Chevert Expedition, with the description of the new species 1877 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2 151-62 Journal Article: Letters from Thomas Reedy to Sir William Macarthur, during the Chevert expedition of 1875 Fulton, G. R.; and Milne, J. Letters from Thomas Reedy to Sir William Macarthur, during the Chevert expedition of 1875 2019 Cunninghamia 19 29-32 Journal Article: Notes on the mammals collected on the Chevert Expedition, to New Guinea, in 1875 Fulton, Graham R. Notes on the mammals collected on the Chevert Expedition, to New Guinea, in 1875 2018 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 140 1-6 Journal Article: Notes on zoological collections made in Torres Straits and New Guinea during the cruise of the Chevert Macleay, W. Notes on zoological collections made in Torres Straits and New Guinea during the cruise of the Chevert 1875 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 36-40 Journal Article: Zoology of the Chevert mammals, part 1 Ramsay, E. P. Zoology of the Chevert mammals, part 1 1877 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 7-19 Journal Article: The Chevert: a history Fulton, G. R.; and Bailek, P. The Chevert: a history 2018 Journal of Pacific History 53 2 186-200 Journal Article: Dr William H. James 1852-76: medical doctor and naturalist Fulton, Graham R. Dr William H. James 1852-76: medical doctor and naturalist 2017 Bulletin of the British Ornithological Club 137 1 71-87 Journal Article: A detailed report on the birds collected on the Chevert Expedition to New Guinea, in 1875 Fulton, Graham R. A detailed report on the birds collected on the Chevert Expedition to New Guinea, in 1875 2021 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 143 9-36 Book: A Squatter Went to Sea. The story of Sir William Macleay's New Guinea Expedition and his life in Sydney MacMillan, David S. A Squatter Went to Sea. The story of Sir William Macleay's New Guinea Expedition and his life in Sydney Sydney Currawong Publishing Co. 1957 Journal Article: Zoology of the Chevert - ornithology, part II Ramsay, E. P. Zoology of the Chevert - ornithology, part II 1878 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3 1 100-16 Journal Article: The ichthyology of the Chevert Expedition Alleyne, Haynes Gibbes and Macleay, William The ichthyology of the Chevert Expedition 1877 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 261-8, 321-59 Journal Article: Mollusca collected during the Chevert Expedition Brazier, John Mollusca collected during the Chevert Expedition 1877 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1 55-60 Journal Article: Shells collected during the Chevert Expedition Brazier, John Shells collected during the Chevert Expedition 1877 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 3 224-40 Journal Article: Continuation of the Mollusca of the Chevert Expedition, with new species Brazier, John Continuation of the Mollusca of the Chevert Expedition, with new species 1877 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 4 283-301 Journal Article: Continuation of the Mollusca of the Chevert Expedition [family Littorinidae - family Planaxidae - family Rissoisae] with new species Brazier, John Continuation of the Mollusca of the Chevert Expedition [family Littorinidae - family Planaxidae - family Rissoisae] with new species 1877 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 4 362-8 Journal Article: The lizards of the Chevert Expedition Macleay, William The lizards of the Chevert Expedition 1877 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1 60-8 Journal Article: Presidential address Haswell, W. A. Presidential address 1892 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, ns 6 706-22 Journal Article: Zoology of the Chevert - ornithology, part I Masters, G. Zoology of the Chevert - ornithology, part I 1875 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 1 44-64 Book: The Great Barrier Reef: History, Science, Heritage Bowen, James; Bowen, Margarita The Great Barrier Reef: History, Science, Heritage Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2002 Journal Article: The Society's heritage from the Macleays, part ii Fletcher, J. J.; edited by A. B. Walkom The Society's heritage from the Macleays, part ii 1929 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales liv 3 185-272 Journal Article: Thomas Reedy 1842 - 1929: gardener for Sir William Macarthur and plant collector on the Chevert Expedition to New Guinea in 1875 Fulton, G. R. Thomas Reedy 1842 - 1929: gardener for Sir William Macarthur and plant collector on the Chevert Expedition to New Guinea in 1875 2016 Cunninghamia 16 51-63