Person

Allingham, Christopher (1829 - 1876)

Born: 1829
Hillgrove, Fermanagh, Ireland
Died: 7 November 1876
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Explorer, Pastoralist and Surveying or Mapping

Summary

Christopher Allingham was an early pastoralist with surveying skills.

He explored territory in the Burdekin, Queensland and established it as grazing land.

Published resources

Book Sections

Allingham, E. M.; Bolton, G. C., 'Allingham, Christopher (1829-1876), explorer and pastoralist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), pp. 27-28. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/allingham-christopher-2880. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536464. Details
'Allingham, Christopher (1829-18761107)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467137. Details

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