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Carnegie, David Wynford (1871 - 1900) |
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| Born: 23 March 1871 London, England. Died: 21 November 1900 Kerifi, Nigeria. | |
| David Wynford Carnegie made two commissioned prospecting expeditions for the Hampton Plains Pastoral Company 1894-95, then made an inland crossing of Western Australia 1896-97. He published Spinifex and Sand in England in 1898. |
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| Born London, 23 March 1871. Died Kerifi, Northern Nigeria, 21 November 1900. Educated Royal Indian Engineering College. Tea plantation, Ceylon; various gold mines, Coolgardie, 1892-94; commissioned propsecting expeditions for the Hampton Plains Pastoral company 1894-95; crossed Western Australia from south to north 1896-97; England 1897-99; assistant resident, Northern Nigeria 1899-1900. |
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