Walter Smith (bushman)
Walter Smith | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Smith 2 July 1898 Arltunga, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Died | 14 June 1990 (aged 91) Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Occupation | Bushman |
Walter Smith (2 July 1898 – 14 June 1990) was an Australian bushman. He was born at the Arltunga gold-field. [1]
A cameleer, gold prospector, gem fossicker, dogger (dingo trapper), miner, meteorite and fossil collector, Smith knew over thirty native languages[2]
References
- ^ Kimber, R.G. (1986). Man from Arltunga : Walter Smith, Australian bushman. Victoria Park, W.A.: Hesperian Press. ISBN 085905084X.
- ^ R. G. Kimber (2012). "Smith, Walter (1898–1990)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 8 August 2016.