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Barclay, Henry Vere (1845 - 1917) |
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| Born: 6 January 1845 Bury, Lancashire, England. Died: 1917. | |
| Henry Vere Barclay explored Central Australia 1877-1906. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Bury, Lancashire, England, 6 January 1845. Died 1917. Lieutenant, Royal Marine Light Infantry June 1863; naval surveyor South America; to Tasmania 1871; South Australia 1877; command for work in Northern Territory 1878; worked in New Zealand four years; member Barclay-McPherson expedition to Northern Territory 1904-05; worked on railway surveys Queensland and New South Wales; command by commonwealth 1911; reported adversely on Hermansburg mission; retired to United Kingdom World War I. |
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