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Cunningham, Allan

Botanist and explorer who collected plant samples of northern and western Australia on four voyages with Phillip Parker King, and was responsible for extensive botanical exploration around Bathurst and the Liverpool Plains. He was briefly Colonial Botanist under Governor Gipps.

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Born
Wimbledon, Surrey, England
13 Jul 1791
Arrived Sydney
20 Dec 1816
Died
Sydney
27 Jun 1839
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