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Jardine, Frank, 1841-1919

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Francis Lascelles (Frank) Jardine (28 Aug 1841 – 1919), together with his younger brother, Alexander William Jardine, in 1864 travelled 1200 miles from Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia to Somerset, Queensland. They started with 42 horses and 250 head of cattle. The trip took 10 months during which time the party was constantly harassed by the area's inhabitants as they forced their way through scrub and swamps and crossed at least six large rivers. They reached Somerset on 2 March 1865 with 12 horses and 50 cattle. Jardine claimed to have personally killed 47 people and the total death toll was over 200. Both brothers were elected fellows of the Royal Geographical Society and received the Murchison Award. In 1866 Frank settled on a station near Somerset and was appointed police magistrate in 1868.

References

Clarke, Frank G. [1998]. "9. Frank Jardine - the twice buried pastoralist.", The big history question: snapshots of australian history. NSW: Kangaroo Press, 43-46. ISBN 0 86417 954 5. “It would be true to say that Frank Jardine shot his way through to Somerset. His personal tally of ... 47 by the time the party reached its goal ten months later. These notches [on his carbine's stock] commemorated only confirmed kills ...”
Lack, Clem (2006, updated continuously,). 'Jardine, Francis Lascelles (1841 - 1919)', (htm). Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Australian National University. Retrieved on 2007-03-22. “In 1866 Frank settled on a station near Somerset and was appointed police magistrate in 1868. Confusion between his government and personal activities led to frequent complaints and in 1875 he was superseded by H. M. Chester. On 10 October 1873 at Somerset Jardine married the seventeen-year-old Sana Solia, niece of the King of Samoa; they had two sons and two daughters.”

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