William Montgomery Davenport Davidson

He returned to Tasmania in 1854, and was appointed Inspecting Surveyor for the southern part of the island.

In response to an invitation from Augustus Charles Gregory, who was then Surveyor-General, he went to Queensland in 1861, and was appointed Staff Surveyor.

In December 1889, on the resignation of William Alcock Tully, Davidson exchanged this position for that of Surveyor-General.

[1] Davidson had the "Cliveden" homestead built for him on a bend of the Brisbane River in Oxley, Queensland in 1889.

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