Bright Sparcs
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Maitland, Andrew Gibb (1864 - 1951) |
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Born: 30 November 1864 Birkby, Yorkshire, England. Died: 27 January 1951 Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia. | |
Andrew Gibb Maitland was a geologist and authority on underground water in Western Australia (WA) for around thirty years. Prior to this he worked on the 1888 Geological Survey of Queensland. As WA’s Government Geologist, Maitland established the Geological Survey of Western Australia, located water bores between Geralton and North West Cape, surveyed and mapped the Pilbra region and parts of the Kimberley. All in all, almost half the State had been geographically mapped during his reign. Gibb River and Maitland Range in the Kimberley were named after him, as are several species of invertebrate fossils. Maitland also received numerous other honours and awards including the Mueller Medal from ANZAAS (Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science). |
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