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Wilkinson was respected by his colleagues, who did good work in connexion with the mining industry, and was the first to suggest to the government the possibility of finding
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In 1875 Wilkinson was transferred to the mines department with the title of geological surveyor in charge. The systematic geological survey of
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to study geology, subsequently in 1879, Carne joined the survey as assistant to Wilkinson. In 1876 Wilkinson was elected a fellow of the
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water in western New South Wales. The first bore was put down under his direction. The fine collection of minerals in the
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was published by the mines department in 1882, and about 80 of his reports and papers are listed in the
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in 1852, and the young Wilkinson was educated at a private school conducted by the Rev. T. P. Fenner.
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was appointed assistant geological surveyor, Wilkinson delegated much responsibility to him.
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Stephens 1887, after making the specimen used in its original description available to
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geological survey museum was founded and largely brought together by him.
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Additional references from the Australian Dictionary of Biography :
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Biographical sketch of the founders of the Geological Survey of Victoria
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His name was commemorated in the fossil species of an early amphibian,
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was begun under his direction, and valuable work was done. He urged
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Additional references from the Dictionary of Australian Biography:
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Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales
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Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales
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with whom he was associated in the survey of part of southern
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in the production of early locomotives. The family moved to
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Photographs - Dry plate. 8.5 x 6.5 in. P. of CS Wilkinson
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Australian Dictionary of Dates; The Geological Magazine
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In December 1859 Wilkinson was given a position in the
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geologist. He became geological surveyor in charge in
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Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
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Charles Wilkinson (disambiguation)

Carte de visite
Barcroft Capel Boake
Australian
New South Wales
Royal Society of New South Wales
Northamptonshire
England
C.E.
George Stephenson
Melbourne
Victoria
Geological Survey of Victoria
Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn
Richard Daintree
Victoria
Cape Otway
Queensland
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
New England, New South Wales
New South Wales
Joseph Edmund Carne
Geological Society of London
Linnean Society
Edgeworth David
Linnean Society of New South Wales
Royal Society of New South Wales
subterranean
Sydney

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