John McKinlay
1819–72
Explorer and land prospector. Emigrated from Scotland to New South Wales, Australia, in 1836. In 1861, led a search for the ill-fated expedition party led by Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills. McKinlay’s was the second recorded expedition to cross the continent from south to north.
Source
Aust. dict. biog.
Bibliography
Aust. dict. biog.: Australian dictionary of biography. Edited by Douglas Pike et al. 14 vols. [Melbourne]: Melbourne University Press. London and New York: Cambridge University Press. 1966–96.
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