Person

Roper, John (1822? - 1895)

Born: 1822?
Died: 15 September 1895
Roseberry Park, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Explorer and Civil servant

Summary

John Roper explored various parts of New South Wales.

Published resources

Book Sections

Orlovich, Peter, 'Roper, John (1822?-1895)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), p. 57. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060063b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15821577. Details
'Roper, John (1822-1895)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467276. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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