Person

Tully, William Alcock (1830 - 1905)

Born
14 March 1830
Dublin, Ireland
Died
26 April 1905
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Surveyor

Summary

William Tully was Surveyor-General, Queensland 1880-1889. Earlier he had worked as a surveyor in Tasmania 1853-1863 before moving to Queensland to join the Crown Lands Department.

Archival resources

Archives Office of Tasmania

  • William Alcock Tully - Records, 1853 - 1863, 4/47/690; Archives Office of Tasmania. Details

Published resources

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Resources

See also

  • Pearn, John, 'Surveyors, toponomy and heritage', Queensland history journal, 25 (2) (2022), 175-88. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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