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Wells, Lawrence Allen (1860 - 1938) |
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| Born: 30 April 1860 Yallum Park, South Australia, Australia. Died: 11 May 1938 Blackwood, South Australia. | |
| Lawrence Allen Wells was Chairman of South Australia's Land Board 1918-30. He led several expeditions, including the Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition in 1896 and the Endeavour Expedition through the Great Victoria Desert when he was 72. |
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| Born 30 April 1860. Died 11 May 1938. OBE 1937. South Australian Survey Department 1878, cadet 1879, Northern Territory and Queensland Border Survey 1883-86, surveyor, Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition 1891, leader, Calvert Scientific Exploring Expeditin 1896, South Australian Pastoral Board from 1897, leader, North-West Prospecting Expedition 1903, trigonometrical survey, Victoria River district, Northern Teritory 1908, administrative positions, State and Federal public services, Chairman, South Australia's Land Board 1918-30, leader, Endeavour Expedition, Great Victoria Desert 1932. |
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