William Sheridan Wall: The Life of an Irish Explorer in Australia

William Sheridan Wall, born in Ireland in 1815, was a pioneering naturalist and explorer who made significant contributions to the study of flora and fauna in Australia. Accompanied by his brother Thomas, Wall embarked on expeditions, collected specimens, and reconstructed animal skeletons. Despite facing challenges such as harsh weather and encounters with bushrangers, Wall's passion for exploration and scientific discovery led to his lasting legacy in the field of natural history.

• William Sheridan Wall
• Irish explorer
• Australian Museum
• Naturalist
• Exploration

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1. WILLIAM SHERIDAN WALL WILLIAM SHERIDAN WALL

2. WHO IS HE? William Sheridan Wall was born in Ireland on 22 October 1815, and studied anatomy at Trinity College, Dublin before moving to Sydney in 1840 with his brother Thomas. They both worked as naturalists at the Australian Museum.

3. . When and where In 1844, Wall and a bullock team made a collecting expedition along the Murrumbidgee River under the direction of George Macleay. Compared to other expeditions of the time, it wasn t particularly troublesome or remote, basically following the weekly stage coach route that is now the Hume Highway

5. What the explorer did Wall also managed to collect 138 birds and 16 Mammals and several other species at Gundagai where wall collected and classed his bird specimens.

6. The importance of the exploration At Gundagai Wall collected and classed his bird specimens.

7. Who sent the explorer George Macleay

8. More on the trip Miserable weather met with a mild encounter with a bushranger and lack of decent food. His stomach was very raw and sore.

9. The explorers life Wall was born in Ireland on 22 October 1815 and studied anatomy at trinity collage Dublin before coming to Sydney in1840 with his brother Thomas . They both worked as naturalist at the Australian museum in 1847 William wall and explorer Ludwig Leichhardt reconstructed a diprotodont skeleton but his most popular move was preparing and mounting the skeleton of a sperm whale displaying it outside the museum in 1858 and died in 1876.

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