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Poate, Frederick (1855 - 1935)
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Born: 17 June 1855  Clanfield, Hampshire, England.  Died: 3 December 1935.
Frederick Poate came to Australia in 1877. He worked as a surveyor in various country districts of New South Wales, eventually becoming surveyor-general and chief surveyor 1911-16.He was also a trustee of the Australian Museum in Sydney.
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1873 - 1876Surveyor-general's staff in Hong Kong (surveyor-in-charge of the Ordnance Survey in Hong Kong and British Kowloon from 1875)
1877 - 1880Field Surveyor in Tamworth, New South Wales
1880 - 1884Trigonometrical Surveyor
1884 - 1889Staff Surveyor in country districts
1889 - 1899District Surveyor for Tamworth
1899 - 1910Acting Chairman of the Land Board in Moree, New South Wales
1910Chairman of the Northern Advisory Board
1910 - 1911Assistant Chief Surveyor responsible for all field staff
1911 - 1916Surveyor-General and Chief Surveyor
1912 - Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, England

 
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