Putting Queensland on the map, the life of Robert Logan Jack : geologist and explorer, Felicity Jack
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Putting Queensland on the map, the life of Robert Logan Jack : geologist and explorer, Felicity Jack
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Bibliography: p. 267-268
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
portraitsmapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Putting Queensland on the map
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Felicity Jack
Sub title
the life of Robert Logan Jack : geologist and explorer
Summary
"Robert Logan Jack, a geologist and explorer who played an important role in the early development of Queensland's mining industry. His extensive letters and diaries provide the basis for the book."--Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Scotland--Australia and the early expeditions, 1877-1879--Cape York, 1879-1880--Mainly family matters, 1880-1881--Discovering artesian water, 1881-1882--Working from Townsville, 1882-1887--Working from Townsville, 1888-1892--Working from Brisbane, 1892-1898--Commissioner, the Greater Britain exhibition, 1899--Korea and China, 1899-1900--Escape to Burma--Consultant geologist in London, 1901-1903--Return to Australia, 1904-1913--Closing years, 1913-1921------CD-ROM--Korea--Geological notebooks--Maps--Images--Outback journey--Family letters: 1876-1915
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