Richard Hind Cambage
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| Born | Richard Hind Cambage 7 November 1859 Applegarth near Milton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 28 November 1928 (aged 69) Australia |
| Education | Ulladulla Public School) |
| Spouse | Fanny Skillman |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | surveying and botany |
| Workplaces | Milton State School Elizabeth Street registry office Department of Lands Linnean Society of New South Wales |
Richard Hind Cambage CBE (7 November 1859 – 28 November 1928) was an Australian surveyor and botanist who made important contributions to the description of the genera Acacia and Eucalyptus. In 1902, Cambage became the Chief Mining Surveyor.[1] In 1916, he was made the Under-Secretary of the Mines Department.[1][2] Cambage was also President of Royal Society of New South Wales. In 1925, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Early life
Cambage was born on 7 November 1859 in Milton, New South Wales, Australia.[1] He was the son of John Fisher Cambage[1] and his wife Emma Ann Jones.[2] Cambage attended Ulladulla Public School.[2]
Career
Cambage taught briefly at the school[2] before he became an assistant surveyor in 1878.[1] He was licensed as a surveyor in 1882.[1][2][3] Cambage worked for the Lands Department as a draughtsman for three years and as a surveyor at the Department of Mines.[1][2]
In 1902, he became the Chief Mining Surveyor.[1] Cambage taught surveying at Sydney Technical College from 1909 to 1915.[1] In 1916, he was made the Under-Secretary of the Mines Department.[1][2][4]
Cambage retired from the public service in 1924.[1][2] In 1925, Cambage was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1][2]
He was a member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.[1][2] He was President of the Institution of Surveyors,[4] President of Royal Society of New South Wales[4] and President of Pan-Pacific Science Congress.[1][2] He was also President of the Australian Research Council.[5]
Cambage contributed to a number of articles in the Journal of the Royal Society and described 130 species.[1]
Personal life and death
Cambage died on 28 November 1928.[1][2][5] He was 69.[5] He was buried at the Anglican cemetery in Rookwood.[5]
He had been predeceased by his wife, Fanny née Skillman, whom he had married in 1881.[1][2] He was survived by two sons and two daughters.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Serle, Percival (1949). "Cambage, Richard Hind (1859-1928)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Angus and Robertson.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 McMinn, W. G., "Richard Hind Cambage (1859–1928)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 17 May 2026
- ↑ "GOVERNMENT GAZETTE: Notifications". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 July 1882. p. 9. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
The undermentioned gentlemen have been appointed licensed surveyors... Richard Hind Cambage
- 1 2 3 "Mines Under-Secretaryship: Mr. R. H. Cambage Appointed". The Daily Telegraph. 24 December 1915. p. 9.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mr. R. H. Cambage Dead: Ex-Official and Man of Parts". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 29 November 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
Bibliography
- "R. H. CAMBAGE, ESQ., F.L.S." The Ulladulla and Milton Times. Sat 4 December 1909. Page 8.