Elliot Moore Cairnes b. 27 January 1842

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, illuminator, public servant and mining geologist. Spent sixteen years on the goldfields of Ballarat, Sandhurst (Bendigo), Blackwood, Smythsdale and other places.

Citations

  • (31 December 1892), '[Public Service List]’.

  • (1891), 'Report of the Royal Commission on Gold Mining’, Melbourne, Victoria : Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, no.151, pp.75-83.

  • (13 January 1893), Victoria : Government Gazette, Victoria 14/16.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870