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John McKinlay [B 1782] • Photograph

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Summary

Born in Argyeshire, Scotland in 1819, John McKinlay came to Australia in 1836. He began exploring and taking up pastoral land nearly straight away. Leaving Adelaide on the16th August, 1861, he led a party to search for the ill fated Burke and Wills expedition. Later, in 1865, he was appointed leader of the Northern Territory Exploring Expedition which explored the area between the mouth of the Adelaide River and the East Alligator River.

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.3 cm x 13 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1863

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

McKinlay, John, 1819-1872
Explorers -- Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

16/03/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,256 x 3,140 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

7.11 MB

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