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    Archibald Meston (26 March 1851 – 11 March 1924) was an Australian politician, civil servant, journalist, naturalist and explorer. Archibald Meston was...
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  • Meston is a family name. It may refer to: Alexander Meston (1898–1980), English cricketer Archibald Meston (1851–1924), Australian explorer Baron Meston...
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    kilometres (21 miles) long, and 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) at its widest. Archibald Meston believed that the name of the island came from a corruption of a mainland...
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    of the relocations of Indigenous people in Queensland at the time, Archibald Meston, transported the 51 men, women and children to a defunct quarantine...
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    artist. He often paints members of his family and has twice entered the Archibald Prize. Otto received an AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Strictly...
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    observers appointed as Protectors of Aborigines, such as Walter Roth and Archibald Meston, consumption of this drug in the form of opium ash mixed with water...
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    @brisbanelions (20 May 2023). "Welcome to Meanjin" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Archibald Meston. "Aboriginal Indigeneous Tribes of Brisbane and Moreton Bay". Archived...
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    and excludes Geynyan and the Byron Bay Minyungbal from the branch. Archibald Meston, the Chief Protector of Aborigines, writing in 1923, identifies a single...
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    source for his information. Another theory was proposed by botanist Archibald Meston in a book titled A Geographical History of Queensland. He wrote: "Toowoom"...
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    George Elphinstone Dalrymple. Another expedition to the summit, led by Archibald Meston (1851-1924), was conducted in early February to early March 1889. The...
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