See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• FORREST, EDWIN (1806-1872)
• FORREST, NATHAN BEDFORD (1821—187.7)
• SIR JOHN FORREST (1847- )

FORREST (1847- )  , See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Australian statesman and explorer, son of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• FORREST, EDWIN (1806-1872)
• FORREST, NATHAN BEDFORD (1821—187.7)
• FORREST, SIR JOHN (1847- )

Forrest, of See also:

• BUNBURY
• BUNBURY, HENRY WILLIAM (1750-1811)

Bunbury, West See also:

• AUSTRALIA

Australia, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born hear Bunbury, on the 22nd of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1847, and educated at See also:

• PERTH
• PERTH, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Perth, W.A . In 1865 he became connected with the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

Government Survey See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

Department at Perth, and in 1869 led an exploring expedition into the interior in See also:

• SEARCH, or VISIT AND SEARCH

search of D . Leichardt, penetrating through See also:

• BUSH

bush and See also:

• SALT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch zout, Ger. Salz, Scand. salt; cognate with Gr. &Xs, Lat. sal)
• SALT, SIR TITUS, BART

salt-marshes as far inland as 12 ? E . In r87o he again made an expedition from Perth to See also:

• ADELAIDE
• ADELAIDE (Ger. Adelheid) (931-999)

Adelaide, along the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern shores . In 1874i with his See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander Forrest (born 1849), he explored eastwards from See also:

• CHAMPION (Fr. champion, Late Lat. campio from campus; a field or open space, i.e. one " who takes the field " or fights; cf. Ger. Kampf, battle, and Kampfer, fighter)

Champion See also:

• BAY

Bay, following as far, as possible the 26th parallel, and striking the See also:

• TELEGRAPH (Gr. Tike, far, and rypaq5eiv, to write)

telegraph See also:

• LINE

line between Adelaide and See also:

• PORT

Port See also:

• DARWIN, CHARLES ROBERT (1809-1882)
• DARWIN, ERASMUS (1731-1802)

Darwin; a distance of about 2000 M. was covered in about five months with horses and without See also:

• CARRIERS

carriers, a particularly See also:

• FINE

fine achievement (see AUSTRALIA: Exploration) . See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John Forrest also surveyed in 1878 the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-western See also:

• DISTRICT

district between the See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers See also:

• ASHBURTON
• ASHBURTON, ALEXANDER BARING
• ASHBURTON, JOHN DUNNING, 1ST

Ashburton and See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

Lady See also:

• GREY, CHARLES GREY, 2ND EARL (1764-1845)
• GREY, HENRY GREY, 3RD EARL (1802-1894)
• GREY, LADY JANE (1537-1554)
• GREY, SIR EDWARD
• GREY, SIR GEORGE (1812–1898)

Grey, and in 1882 the See also:

• FITZROY
• FITZROY, ROBERT (1805-1865)

Fitzroy district . In 1876 he was made See also:

• DEPUTY (through the Fr. from a Late Lat. use of deputare, to cut off, allot; putare having the original sense of to trim, prune)

deputy surveyor-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, receiving the thanks of the See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony for his services and a See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

grant of 5000 acres of See also:

• LAND

land; for a few months at the end of 1878 he acted as See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner of See also:

• CROWN

crown lands and surveyor-general, being given the full See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment in 1883 and retaining it till 289o . When the colony obtained in 1890 its constitution of self-government, See also:

• SIR

Sir John Forrest (who was made K . C.M . G. in 1891, and G, C . M .

G. in 1901) became its first premier, and he held that, position till in See also:

• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root he joined the See also:

• COMMONWEALTH

Commonwealth government, first as See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister for See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence, later as minister for See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home affairs and postmaster-general, resigning the See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office of federal treasurer in See also:

• JULY

July 1907 . His See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence in West Australia was one of an almost autocratic See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character, owing to the robust vigour of his See also:

• PERSONALITY (from Lat. persona, originally an actor's mask, from personare,1 to sound through)

personality and his success in enforcing his views (see WESTERN AUSTRALIA: See also:

• HISTORY

History) . In 1897 he was made a member of the Privy See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

Council . Sir John Forrest married in 1876 See also:

• MARGARET
• MARGARET (1283–1290)
• MARGARET (1353-1412)
• MARGARET (1489–1541)
• MARGARET, ST (c. 1045–1093)
• MARGARET, ST (SANCTA MARGARITA)

Margaret Hamersley . He published Explorations in Australia (1876) and Notes on Western Australia (1884—1887) .