Person
Keene, William (1798 - 1872)
- Born
- 1798
Bath, Somerset, England - Died
- 2 February 1872
Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
William Keene arrived in Sydney in 1852 and was examiner of coalfields from 1854. From 1863 he was stationed in the Hunter valley with the additional duties of keeper of mining records.
Archival resources
Private hands (Holloway, A.)
- William Keene - Records, 1798 - 1872; Private hands (Holloway, A.). Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Branagan, D. F.; Vallance, T. G., 'Keene, William (1798-1872), geologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974), pp. 5-6. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050007b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24088047. Details
- 'Keene, William (1798-1872)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-969123. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 August 2006
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