Tom H Turner Contract Surveyor 1854–1918

Abstract

Tom H Turner was a member of the well-known family of Contract Surveyors descended from Thomas Turner of Augusta, WA and Victoria. He was responsible for the subdivision into Mallee Blocks during the late 19th century of 5 million acres of northwestern Victoria and must rank as one of the most resolute and tough Crown surveyors of the era. His best known survey is that of the 36 parallel of Latitude South across Victoria’s Big Desert. This paper is a tribute to Tom H Turner’s part in the development of the Wimmera and Mallee regions.