Edmund Kennedy | |
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 Drawing of Edmund Kennedy, originally published by T. L. Mitchell (1838) Three Expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia | |
| Born | Edmund Besley Court Kennedy J. P. 5 September 1818 |
| Died | December 1848 Cape York, Queensland, Australia |
| Cause of death | Speared |
| Resting place | Approx. 11°00′S 142°38′E / 11.000°S 142.633°E |
| Alma mater | Elizabeth College, Guernsey |
| Occupation | Explorer |
Edmund Besley Court Kennedy J. P. (5 September 1818 – December 1848) was an explorer in Australia in the mid nineteenth century. He was the Assistant-Surveyor of New South Wales, working with Sir Thomas Mitchell. Kennedy explored the interior of Queensland and northern New South Wales, including the Thomson River, the Barcoo River, Cooper Creek, and Cape York Peninsula.[1] He died in December 1848 after being speared by Aboriginal Australians in far north Queensland near Cape York.
- ^ Beale, Edgar. "Kennedy, Edmund Besley Court (1818–1848)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 April 2013.