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John MacGillivray

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found his consumptive wife down to her last shilling, and raised £50 to send her and the children back to Australia where her parents could look after her. She died two weeks from Sydney (Desmond 1994 p217).
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A Popular Account of Australian Snakes: with a complete list of the species and an introduction to their habits and organization
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MacGillivray died in Sydney, New South Wales, on 6 June 1867. He is commemorated in the name of the
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The Snakes of Australia; An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of all the known species
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In 1852 he deserted his sick wife and his children in London, and sailed for Australia.
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snake on the northeastern coast of Australia. It was described by
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Orchard A.E. 'A History of Systematic Botany in Australia', in
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Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Volume 2
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Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Volume 1
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European and American voyages of scientific exploration
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Index


Scottish
Australia
Aberdeen
ornithologist
William MacGillivray
HMS Fly
Torres Strait
New Guinea
naturalist
HMS Rattlesnake
Owen Stanley
Port Curtis
Rockingham Bay
Cape York
Gould Island
Lizard Island
Moreton Island
Queensland
Port Essington
Northern Territory
Sydney
New South Wales
Hobart
Tasmania
Bass Strait
New Guinea
Louisiade Archipelago
T.H. Huxley
HMS Herald

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