Person
Drake-Brockman, Frederick Slade (1857 - 1917)
- Born
- 9 July 1857
Seabrook, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 11 September 1917
Karrakatta?, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Surveyor and Explorer
Summary
Frederick Drake-Brockman was surveyor-in-charge of the Wyndham-to-Hall's Creek road and telephone line routes during the late 1880s. After transferring to the Department of Lands and Surveys, he presided over the Murchison-Eucla leg of the rabbit proof fence, the drainage of the Harvey and Stirling estates and an exploration into new areas of the Kimberly (north of latitude 17°). This survey led to the discovery and/or naming of many land marks including the Calder and King Edward rivers. It also gave rise to a large collection of specimens (biological and geological) and Aboriginal artefacts, which were given to the Western Australian Museum. Frederick Drake-Brockman was chairman of many boards including the Licensed Surveyors Advisory Board, the Repatriation Board (land section) and the Town Planning Association.
Details
Chronology
- 1886 - 1891
- Career position - Surveyor for the Department of Public Works and Railways in Western Australia
- 1894 - 1914
- Career position - Surveyor then Chief-Inspecting-Surveyor in the Department of Lands and Surveys
- 1901
- Career position - Expedition to the uncharted areas of the Kimberley
- 1904
- Career position - Survey, report and classification of lands between the Vase and Shannon rivers
- 1915 -
- Career position - Surveyor-General for the Department of Lands and Surveys
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Birman, Wendy, 'Drake-Brockman, Frederick Slade (1857-1917), surveyor and explorer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 340-341. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/drake-brockman-frederick-slade-6015. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5498734. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/91478990. Details
- 'Drake-Brockman, Frederick Slade (18570709-19170911)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467613. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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