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Kennedy, Edmund Besley Court (1818–1848) — Australian Dictionary of Biography

Edgar Beale

Publisher or institution

Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University

Publication or creation date

1967 (online 2006)

Edition or volume

Volume 2

Access date

2026-09-29

Stable URL

https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kennedy-edmund-besley-2297

Provenance notes

ADB biography. Confirms Kennedy's 1848 expedition left Sydney 28 April 1848 and landed at Rockingham Bay on 24 May 1848 to traverse Cape York Peninsula.

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Edmund B. C. Kennedy↔Kennedy expedition lands at Rockingham Bay, 1848

Kennedy led the expedition, which left Sydney on 28 April 1848 and was landed at Rockingham Bay on 24 May 1848 (ADB).

Was present at

Jacky Jacky↔Kennedy expedition lands at Rockingham Bay, 1848

Jackey Jackey (Galmahra) was selected in April 1848 to accompany Kennedy on the Cape York expedition (ADB, Jackey Jackey), which was landed at Rockingham Bay on 24 May 1848 (ADB, Kennedy).

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Edmund B. C. Kennedy↔Jacky Jacky

Jackey Jackey (Galmahra) accompanied Kennedy on the 1848 Cape York expedition from its departure until Kennedy was killed near the Escape River in December 1848 (ADB).

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