Biographical entry Bannister, Capt Thomas (1799 - 1874)

Born
1799
Died
1874

He arrived in Western Australia in October 1829. He was a former British Army officer. In 1830 he was appointed Government Resident at Fremantle. He led the first overland expedition from Perth to King Georges Sound. He left Western Australia in 1835.

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  • Shoobert, Joanne (ed.), Western Australian Exploration, vol. 1, Hesperian Press, Perth, 2005, p.577. Details

Dorothy F. Prescott

Created: 26 March 2013, Last modified: 27 March 2013