Person

Everill, Henry Charles (? - 1900)

Born
England
Died
7 September 1900
Occupation
Explorer and Shipmaster

Summary

Henry Everill was a shipmaster in Asia and spent 3 years in Sumatra as a tobacco planter. In 1885 he commanded the "Bonito" in the New Guinea Exploring Expedition.

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Chronology

June 1885 - December 1885
Career position - Leader, New Guinea Exploring Expedition

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Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Henry Charles Everill - Records, 1885, ML MSS A765; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • New Guinea Exploration Expedition - Records, June 1885 - November 1885, ML MSS 1090; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Dwyer, Peter D.; and Minnegal, Monica, 'Captain Everill's error: mapping the Upper Strickland River in Papua and New Guinea, 1885 - 1979', Journal of Pacific history, 53 (3) (2018), 310-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223344.2018.1483188. Details
  • Dwyer, Peter D.; Minnegal, Monica and Warrillow, Chris, 'The forgotten expedition - 1885: the Strickland River, New Guinea', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 101 (1) (2015), 7-24. Details
  • Everill, H. C., 'Exploration of New Guinea - Capt. Everill's report', Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, New South Wales Branch, 3/4 (1888), 170-86. Details

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See also

  • Wilson, K.L., 'William Bauerlen - a 'Circumspect and Zealous' Collector', in History of Systematic Botany in Australasia: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the University of Melbourne, 25-27 May 1988 edited by Short, P.S. (Melbourne: Australian Systematic Botany Society, 1990), pp. 97-104.. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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