William Henry RANDS [14764]
- Born: 13 Jan 1855, Northampton NTH
- Died: 8 Jul 1914, Brisbane Queensland Aust. aged 59
 Research Notes:
THE NEW GOVERNMENT GEOLOGIST.
Mr. William Henry Rands, who was lately appointed to succeed Mr. R.L. Jack as Government Geologist of Queensland on the retirement of the latter to take up a position in connection with a Chinese mineral concession, has for many years occupied the position of assistant geologist, to which office he was appointed in 1888. Mr. Rands is well known all over the Queensland mineral fields, on which he has carried out important work in connection with the geological surrey of the colony.
Ref: Trove The Queenslander Brisbane, Qld. Saturday 11 November 1899.
Deaths
RANDS - on 8th instant at Brisbane Queensland William Henry Rands A.R.S.M., F.G.S, Consulting Geologist to the Government, second son of the late George Rands of Northampton, aged 59.
Ref: Times of July 10 1914.
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