Robert Etheridge, Junior

Robert Etheridge (23 May 1847 – 4 January 1920) was a British palaeontologist who made important contributions to the Australian Museum.

[2][3] In 1866 Etheridge came to Australia, working under Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn on the Victorian geological survey until it was terminated in 1869, and returned to England in 1871.

[2][3] Etheridge returned to Australia in 1887 and was given a dual position as palaeontologist to the geological survey of New South Wales and the Australian Museum at Sydney.

He wrote much on the manners and customs of the Aboriginal Australians and gathered together a remarkable collection of native work for his museum.

Prior to the works of Etheridge and fellow scientist Gerard Krefft fossil material was sent to experts overseas, but both these workers were confident they were capable of performing these analyses.