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Terry, Michael (1899 - 1981)

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Surveyor, Explorer and Author

Born: 3 May 1899 Gateshead, Durham, England. Died: 1981.

Michael Terry was the leader of fourteen inland Australia expeditions between 1923 and 1935, mainly working for Adelaide mining companies seeking minerals.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1917 Captured by Bolsheviks at Kursk in Russia
1917 - 1918 Served in the No. 2 Squadron of the RNAS Armoured Cars, with foreign service in Russia
1918 Settled in Australia
1922 - 1923 Crossed Australia from Winton, Queensland, to Broome, Western Australia in a car
1925 Led an expedition with caterpillar-track trucks from Darwin in the Northern Territory to Broome, Western Australia
1928 Led an expedition with six-wheel trucks from Port Hedland in Western Australia to Melbourne, Victoria
1929 - 1933 Led several expeditions to various parts of central Australia
1934 - 1936 Prospected near Laverton, Western Australia
1939 - 1946 Government service
1946 - ? Farming

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 29 April 2003

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