Person

Walker, Frederick (1820? - 1866)

Born: 1820?
Dawlish, Devon, England
Died: 19 November 1866
Floraville, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Explorer

Summary

Frederick Walker was commandant of native police in New South Wales 1848-1854 and in 1861 was chosen to lead one of several expeditions to discover the fate of Burke and Wills.

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

Frederick Walker - Records, 1861 - 1862, MS 23; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Denholm, David, 'Walker, Frederick (1820?-1866)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), p. 339. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060362b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5498975. Details
'Walker, Frederick (1820-1866)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-539371. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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