P007530 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2024-10-31 human Helen Cohn updated 2024-11-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007530b.htm corporateBody Royal Geographical Society of Australasia AACR2 Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, New South Wales Branch Geographical Society of Australasia 1883 1886 1883 1920s Start Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Learned society Australian inland exploration Geography The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia was established in Sydney in 1883. Until 1886 it was known as the Geographical Society of Australasia, and was sometimes referred to as the New South Wales Branch of the Society. It's purpose was to encourage interest in all aspects of geography. In 1885 the Society sponsored the New Guinea Exploration Expedition. The Society ceased in the 1920s. Branches were formed in Victoria (1883), South Australia (1885) and Queensland (1885). The Victorian Branch ultimately amalgamated with the Victorian Historical Society. Both the South Australian and Queensland Branches were more successful, becoming known respectively as the Royal Geographical Societies of South Australia and Queensland. New Guinea Exploring Expedition (1885)

Sponsored the Expedition

 Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch (1885 - ) 'Royal Geographical Society of Australasia', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Royal Geographical Society of Australasia Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The forgotten expedition - 1885: the Strickland River, New Guinea Dwyer, Peter D.; Minnegal, Monica and Warrillow, Chris The forgotten expedition - 1885: the Strickland River, New Guinea 2015 Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 101 1 7-24