Letters to D.J. Adcock

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CreatorBednall, William Tompson, 1838-1915Title Letters to D.J. AdcockDate1874-1875DescriptionFour letters (25 April 1874 - 28 November 1875) written from Port Darwin by William Bednall to D.J. Adcock. In them he describes various trips and activities in the area, the type of life he is living, as well as making personal observations of various kinds.History/biographyWilliam Tompson Bednall was born at Leicester, England in 1838 and died in Adelaide, South Australia in 1915. He was a collector of Australian Loricates (protozoa) and wrote a number of scientific papers on the topic [see Iredale and Hall, 1928 for details]. He published a list of South Australian shells whilst living at Darwin in 1875, and 'Notes on some Tasmanian chitons' in 1895. He subsequently worked at the South Australian Museum as Honorary Curator of Conchology

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SubjectBednall, William Tompson, 1838-1915Darwin (N.T.) -- Description and travelDarwin (N.T.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century

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Letters to D.J. Adcock