Person
Hume, Hamilton (1797 - 1873)
- Born
- 19 June 1797
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 19 April 1873
Yass, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Explorer
Summary
Hamilton Hume began his exploration of New South Wales in 1814 when he reached the Berrima-Bong bong district. In 1824-1825 he teamed up with W.H. Hovell for the famous and fruitful journey to Port Phillip.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Hamilton Hume - Records, 1821 - 1924, FM 3/690; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Hume, Stuart H., 'Hume, Hamilton (1797-1873), explorer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 1 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 564-565. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010527b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Scott, E., 'Hume and Hovell's Journey to Port Phillip', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 7 (1921). Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1523969. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/47066362. Details
- 'Hume, Hamilton (1797-1873)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-551969. Details
See also
- Serle, Percival, Dictionary of Australian biography (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949). Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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