Career
In 1882 he discovered the Zeehan-Dundas silver-lead field on the West Coast of Tasmania. He had been part of Charles Sprent"s Mount Heemskirk expedition in 1876 – and was known as a hardy and strong bushman. He was Tasmanian – having been born to ex-convicts in Launceston in approximately 1844.
His later years were affected by rheumatism and alcoholism.
