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Cunningham, Allan (1791 - 1839)

Born: 1791 Wimbledon, Surrey, England. Died: 1839 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Born in England in 1791, Cunningham arrived in Australia in 1816. He accompanied Oxley on a journey of exploration west of the Blue Mountains to the Lachlan River where he collected botanical specimens for his research.

Cunningham briefly held the position of colonial botanist, but is best known for his exploration and discovery of Pandora's Pass, the Darling Downs and Cunningham's Gap.

[Brief Biography compiled by Robin Hammond, January/February 2004]

Online Resources

Published Resources

'Cunningham, Allan (1791-1839), Botanist', in National Register of Archives (UK), The National Archives (UK), 2004, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/pidocs.asp?P=P7175. [ Details... ]
Perry, T. M., 'Cunningham, Allan (1791 - 1839)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography - Online Edition, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010255b.htm. [ Details... ]

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Prepared by: Sophie Patrick
Created: 26 June 2002
Modified: 6 July 2006

Published by The Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 5 April 2004
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 23 February 2010
http://www.nswera.net.au/biogs/UNE0121b.htm

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