William Oswald Hodgkinson b. 31 March 1835

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, explorer, journalist, miner and politician. Hodgkinson had a varied career encompassing sailing, gold prospecting, participation in the Burke and Wills relief expedition and exploration throughout South Australia, central Australia and Queensland.

Citations

  • Stoodley, J. (1972), 'William Oswald Hodgkinson’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, [Pike, D. (ed.)], Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1860), Illustrated London News, (supplement), 03-01.

Initial data sources

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