Person

Armit, William Edington (1848 - 1901)

Born
10 May 1848
Liège, Belgium
Died
3 January 1901
Samarai, New Guinea
Occupation
Explorer, Policeman and Naturalist

Summary

William Armit led an expedition to New Guinea in 1883 which included the eccentric American scientist, Professor W. Denton. He worked as a journalist and naturalist in North Queensland until 1893 when he returned to New Guinea to a succession of public service posts.

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Chronology

1866
Life event - Migrated to Australia
1870 - 1872
Career position - Stockman, Cleveland Bay, Queensland
1872 - 1882
Career position - Sub-inspector, Queensland Native Police
1873
Life event - Leader, Raid on Indigenous Australians of Goold Island, Queensland Native Police
1876
Life event - Commander, Skirmish with Indigenous Australian Warriors of Creen Creek, Queensland
1880
Career event - Dismissed for Drunkenness, Queensland Native Police
1881
Career event - Reinstated, Queensland Native Police
1882
Career event - Dismissed for embezzlement of Government Property, Queensland Native Police
1883
Career position - Special Correspondent with the "Argus" newspaper, expedition to South-East New Guinea
1883 - 1893
Career position - Journalist and Naturalist, Queensland
1893 - 1895
Career position - Private secretary to the administrator of New Guinea
1895 - 1897
Career position - Sub-collector of customs, Samarai, New Guinea
1899
Career position - Assistant Resident Magistrate, Northern Division, New Guinea
1899 - 1900
Career position - Resident Magistrate, New Guinea

Related Corporate Bodies

  • Colony of Queensland (1859 - 1901)

    William Armit was a Sub-Inspector with the Queensland Native Police. He was dismissed twice and was reinstated once.

    Date: 1872 - 1882

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Edward Pearson Ramsay - Records, 1860 - 1912, ML MSS 563; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Gibbney, H. J., 'Armit, William Edington (1848-1901), policeman, journalist, explorer and public servant' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), p. 48. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030047b.htm. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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