Person

Brock, Daniel George

Occupation
Explorer

Summary

Daniel Brock was a pioneer South Australian settler and explorer, known to have been active in the 1840s.

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Details

Worked in the printery of Robert Thomas, founder of the "South Australian Register" as a pressman; travelled through the settled areas of South Australia 1843, collecting statistics for the "South Australian Almanac" (also produced by Robert Thomas's printery). Went on Charles Sturt's expedition to Central Australia 1844-46.

Archival resources

Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Inc.

  • Daniel George Brock - Records, 1844 - 1846; Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Inc. Details

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana

  • Daniel George Brock - Records, 1844 - 1846, D 4745(L); State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
  • Daniel George Brock - Records, 1843, D 4744(L); State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details

Published resources

Resources

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