Person

Magarey, Alexander Thomas (1849 - 1906)

Born
10 March 1849
Noarlunga, South Australia, Australia
Died
20 June 1906
North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Alternative Names
  • Magarey, A. T.

Summary

Alexander Magarey was a South Australian explorer and observer who was the agent for Albert F Calvert, and participated in the Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition in 1896 - 1897. He published at least three papers related to aboriginal tracking, water finding and smoke signalling, between 1893 and 1898.

Details

Chronology

1885 - 1906?
Career position - Foundation Member, Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch
1888 -
Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

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Published resources

Books

  • Magarey, Alexander Thomas, Australian Aboriginal tracking, water finding and smoke signaling (Carlisle, W.A.: Hesperian Press, 2015), 28 pp. Details

Newspaper Articles

Resources

Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes

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