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1858
During 1858 there were numerous changes to the membership of the Exploration Committee.
Members leaving the Committee in 1858:
• James Bonwick Esq.
• Mr Rivett Henry Bland.
• George Higinbotham Esq.
• Very Reverend Louis St Frances Sheil.
• Charles Farewell Esq.
• Dr Robert Corbet Knaggs, MRCSL.
• Frederick Acheson, CE.
• Thomas E Rawlinson, CE.
• William Blandowski Esq.
• Arthur Dobree Esq.
• Lieutenant John Randall Pascoe, JP.
• Dr Paul Howard McGillvray, AM.
• G S Hough Esq.
• A K Smith.
The following new member were appointed to the Committee in 1858:
• Sir William Foster Stawell.
• Angus McMillan Esq.
• John Watson Esq.
• Dr Richard Eades.
• James Smith.
The following former members were re-appointed to the Committee in 1858:
• Sir Frederick McCoy.
• Professor Georg Neumayer (Original member re-appointed).
On Monday, 8 November 1858, Surveyor-General,
Charles Whybrow Ligar, was appointed to the Exploration Committee to replace The Hon Captain Clarke who was out of the Colony.
| 1. | Sir William Foster Stawell, | (Also a member of the Fund Raising Committee) |
| 2. | Dr David Elliott Wilkie MD., | (Also a member of the Fund Raising Committee) |
| 3. | Dr John Macadam, (Hon Secretary) | (Also a member of the Fund Raising Committee) |
| 4. | The Hon John Hodgson, MLC., | (Also a member of the Fund Raising Committee) |
| 5. | Dr Ferdinand von Mueller, | (Also a member of the Fund Raising Committee) |
| 6. | Sir Frederick McCoy, | (Also a member of the Fund Raising Committee) |
| 7. | Professor Georg Neumayer, | |
| 8. | Dr Richard Eades, | |
| 9. | Charles Whybrow Ligar Esq., | |
| 10. | Reverend Father John Ignatius Bleasdale, | |
| 11. | Dr J William Mackenna, | |
| 12. | Dr William Gillbee, | |
| 13. | Sizar Elliott Esq., | |
| 14. | Dr Solomon Iffla, | |
| 15. | Angus McMillan Esq., | |
| 16. | John Watson Esq. |
Biographies of members of the Exploration Committee