Person
MacDonald, Alexander Cameron (1828 - 1917)
- Born
- 9 August 1828
Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 18 June 1917
Prahran, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Surveyor
Summary
Alexander MacDonald settled in Geelong, Victoria in 1850 and was the local agent for the Provident Institute of Victoria. He was a prominent member of the Geelong and Western District Agricultural and Horticultural Society and the Geographical Society of Australasia.
Details
Chronology
- 1893
- Career position - President, Section E (Geography), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
Related entries
Archival resources
Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc
- Alexander Cameron MacDonald - Records, 1855 - 1923; Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- MacDonald, Colin, 'Macdonald, Alexander Cameron (1828-1917), accountant, surveyor and geographer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 5 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974), pp. 144-145. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050166b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Macdonald, A, C., 'Some account of past explorations in New Guinea, and the work undertaken by the Geographical Society of Australasia to explore the great island', Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, Victorian Branch, 3 (1892), 81-8. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24205015. Details
- 'Macdonald, Alexander Cameron (18280809-19170618)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462219. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018
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