Person

Onslow, Arthur Alexander Walton (1833 - 1882)

Born: 2 August 1833
Trichinopoly, India
Died: 31 January 1882
Menangle, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Explorer and Naval officer

Summary

Arthur Onslow was with the "Herald" during the survey of Shark Bay, Torres Strait and the Barrier Reef 1857-1861. In 1875 he went with his cousin W.J. Macleay (qv) in the "Chevert" to explore the New Guinea coast.

Related Events

Chevert Expedition (1875)
Member of the Expedition

Published resources

Book Sections

Nairn, Bede, 'Onslow, Arthur Alexander Walton (1833-1882)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974), pp. 369-370. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050423b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21025192. Details
'Onslow, Arthur Alexander (1833-1882)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462038. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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