Robert Austin (31 December 1825 – 24 February 1905) was an English-born surveyor and explorer in Western Australia , and a civil engineer and surveyor in Queensland .
9-1067: Robert Austin may refer to: Robert Austin (explorer) (1825–1905), explorer of Australia Robert Austin (artist) (1895–1973), British artist and printmaker Robert Austin (Oxford University cricketer) (1871–1958), English cricketer Robert Austin (divine) (1592/93–?), Puritan theologian and divine Robert Austin (judge) , judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Robert Austin (trade unionist) (1826–1891), British trade unionist Robert Hamilton Austin (born 1946), American physicist Robert D. Austin (born 1962), innovation and technology management researcher and professor See also [ edit ] Rob Austin (born 1981), English racing driver Bobby Austin (disambiguation) Robert Austen (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Robert Austin All pages with titles containing Robert Austin [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
18-563: A pioneer settler who was killed by Aboriginal attackers on 10 October 1846 in the Pine Rivers area. On 22 October 1862 he married Sophia Catherine Douglas, with whom he had ten children. His son, Major Colin Douglas Austin , was killed in action on 6 August 1915 in the Dardanelles and was buried at Gallipoli . He died on 24 February 1905 at Thornborough, Queensland , and was buried in
27-620: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robert Austin (explorer) Almost fifteen year old Robert arrived in Australind , Western Australia with his parents and brother James in December 1840. In 1847 he joined the Surveyor-General's Department, where he worked for 13 years. During this time he surveyed the Toodyay - Northam areas, and
36-486: The Shire of Sandstone . The explorer Robert Austin named the place after camping there during his expedition of 1854 . While he was there, nine of his horses died from eating poisonous plants, and he was forced to leave behind two more who were near death. In 1869, John Forrest led an expedition in search of the long lost explorer Ludwig Leichhardt . His party met a group of Aboriginal people who offered to take them to
45-579: The interior, where Mount Magnet was discovered and named. They intended to reach the coast at Shark Bay , but were driven back by heat, fatigue, lack of water, and the loss of a number of their horses at Poison Rock . They were eventually forced to return to the coast along the Murchison River, arriving at Port Gregory on 25 November. Resigning from his position in Western Australia in April 1860, he
54-507: The local cemetery. He was survived by his wife, four daughters and two sons. Lake Austin and the town of Austin in Western Australia were named after him. Poison Rocks Poison Rocks , historically known as Poison Rock , is a rock formation in Western Australia . It is located at 28°42′S 118°30′E / 28.700°S 118.500°E / -28.700; 118.500 , 100 km south-east of Mount Magnet in
63-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Austin&oldid=1007454836 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
72-747: Was appointed to the Queensland Surveyor-General's Department one month later. He was quickly promoted and soon became a Commissioner for Crown Lands. In May 1862 he was appointed Engineer of Roads for the southern district. After almost 30 years as a civil engineer and surveyor he was appointed, in June 1891, to be Sergeant-at-Arms to the Legislative Assembly, where he served until August 1893. Among other surveying tasks in Queensland in 1868 he named Gregors Creek (the watercourse) after Andrew Gregor,
81-557: Was included in some exploratory expeditions. He led the Austin expedition of 1854 , one of the first European inland explorations of Western Australia with Kenneth Brown . They explored Geraldton , Mount Magnet , and the Murchison River area. The expedition left Mumberkine, 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Northam , on 10 July 1854, exploring the large lakes northeast of Northam known as Cow-Cowing , before heading north through
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