Comments on: Alfred Delisser was here

By: Christine Stinson

Christine Stinson — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:58:01 +0000

In reply to Jen Leggatt. I am at present parked at the Delisser Sandhills in Eucla. We are travelling around Oz in a caravan. What interests me here is that my daughter in law is descended from Alfred Delissa, so am looking forward to visiting the museum tomorrow to see what I can find. Christine Stinson

By: Jenny MacKay

Jenny MacKay — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 08:11:29 +0000

Great to find this post online and many thanks to Jen Leggatt for correcting the information on Alfred Delisser and Edmund Alexander Delisser, they were brothers of my great great grandfather Adam Lymburner Delisser who took on the surname of Lymburner. A lot of these blazes are starting to rot with the trees now, so thank you for posting the photograph. I often wonder if I’ll ever come across one that my great grandfather Charles Harry Norman Lymburner blazed when he was a surveyor in Western Australia.

By: Jen Leggatt

Jen Leggatt — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 04:23:11 +0000

Hi again Neil, don’t know Mike, I’m only an in-law link to the family. If you type in a search for either E.A. Delisser or A.Delisser into Trove, you’ll get a wealth of info on them. Would love to read those journals because I think Alfred was with his brother some of the journeys. Alas, you have to read them at the National Library I think. A bit far for me! Cheers Jen.

By: NeilEnnis

NeilEnnis — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:57:34 +0000

In reply to Jen Leggatt.

Hi Jen
Thanks so much for the helpful info. I’ll update the post.
Do you know Mike Delisser? He’s a mountain biker like me – I took him to the Mosquito Creek survey marker so he could see his great grandfather’s work. He was impressed.
Neil

By: Jen Leggatt

Jen Leggatt — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:50:34 +0000

Hi Neil, I have to correct one item in your excellent musings. It was Alfred’s older brother Edmund Alexander Delisser who named the Nullabor Plains. Alfred and he did many trips together through South Australia and there is an old map of Adelaide signed by both. This info comes from a (living) family member of Alfred’s. I did a lot of research on the family on their behalf. Edmund Alexander Delisser has 2 journals on that trip across the Nullabor held by State Library of S. Aust. “Explorations by Mr E A Delisser, Surveyor, between Fowlers Bay and Eucla in Nov 1866. Alfred Delisser also surveyed Bribie Island and I believe there is a survey mark of his near the Bellara boat ramp on Marine Parade. It seema to be a common misconception that Alfred did the naming of the Nullabor since his name comes up so often as a surveyor. Cheers, Jen.