About E.A. Delisser
Lived 1829 – 1900 (aged 70–71). E.A. Delisser was an Australian explorer.
Edmund A. Delisser (1829July 1900) was an Australian surveyor who first named the Nullarbor Plain in 1866 when travelling between Fowler's Bay and Eucla.
South Australia In 1865 he had been employed by the pastoral company DeGraves and Co. to sink wells and explore country north-west of Fowlers Bay and the Head of the Bight area.
In June 1865 he went from the Kudna rock hole to the northern edge of the Nullarbor after six days of travelling.
The Delisser Sandhills near Eucla are named after him.
Later career In the 1870s and 1880s he moved to Queensland, where his brother Alfred was also a surveyor. They had worked together in South Australia, as a map from 1861 attests.
In Queensland he had been involved in surveys for the Townsville–Charters Towers railway line (1878-1881), as well as Gladstone–Bundaberg (1884-1888),
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Frequently asked questions
Who was E.A. Delisser?
Surveyor and explorer (1829–1900)
When was E.A. Delisser born?
E.A. Delisser was born in 1829 in Middlesex.
When did E.A. Delisser die?
E.A. Delisser died on 30 June 1900 in Goldsborough.
What was E.A. Delisser's occupation?
E.A. Delisser was an explorer.
What nationality was E.A. Delisser?
E.A. Delisser was Australian.
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