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Gosse, William Christie (1842 - 1881)

Explorer and Surveyor

Born: 11 December 1842 Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England. Died: 12 August 1881 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

William Christie Gosse was the first white man to discover Ayers Rock (now known as Uluru). This find was made during a South Australian government-backed exploration to find a crossing between Alice Springs and Perth. His party had to turn back before reaching Perth, but still managed to open up and map over 60,000 square miles of previously uncharted land. Prior to this trip, Gosse worked for the surveyor-general’s office surveying the far north and south-eastern districts of South Australia.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1850 Migrated to Australia (Adelaide) with family
1859 - 1874 Surveyor in the Surveyor-General's Office of South Asutralia
1872 - 1873 Leader of an expedition from Alice Springs to Perth
1873 Discovered and named Ayers Rock
1875 - 1881 Deputy Surveyor-General for South Asutralia

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 31 July 2006

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