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landers Illustrated.' He also wrote an account of his travels 

 under the title of ' Savage Life in Australia and New Zealand,' 

 which Avas published in two volumes. 



Still thirsting for fresh adventures, he started for South Africa, 

 where he spent two years. He travelled through the Zulu 

 country, working very hard and undergoing all sorts of hair- 

 breadth escapes before reaching England again. The result of 

 his labours was published in another imperial folio work, entitled 

 ' The Kaffirs Illustrated,' several of the original drawings of 

 which have since been purchased for the Print-Eoom Collection 

 in the British Museum. 



Soon afterwards he was appointed naturalist to the Turko- 

 Persian Boundary Commission ; but after a long series of delays 

 in Turkey he was laid up with fever at Belgrade, and had to 

 return home invalided. 



In 1849 he married, and went out to South A ustralia again, the 

 year before the " gold fever " broke out there. He accompanied 

 one of the first parties to the Ophir diggings, and made many 

 sketches of the gold-fields, which were sent home and published 

 in London. He afterwards visited other diggings, and passed 

 through many adventures in those wild first days of Australian 

 gold. Finally settling down in Sydney, he obtained the appoint- 

 ment of Director and Secretary of the Government Museum 

 there, a post which he held for more than seven years, during 

 which time he made several journeys collecting and sketching. 

 On his retirement he again returned to Soutli Australia, and 

 spent three years there, acting as magistrate, returning officer, 

 and chairman of the District Council, before he finally returned 

 to England with his wife and family. 



Since then he resided in London until his death ; ill-health, 

 however, compelling him to winter abroad. 



He was a Eellow of the Eoyal Geographical Society, and of the 

 Zoological Society, of which he was Corresponding Member for 

 over twenty years. He was elected a Eellow of this Society on 

 the 3rd May, 1866. 



He contributed a large number of papers on Mollusca, 

 and several on Australian Mammals, to the Zoological Society, 

 which are published in their ' Proceedings.' He of late years 

 wrote tales of adventure and travels for various journals, 

 and contributed sketches to the ' Graphic ' and ' Illustratfd 

 London News.' He was also the author of a long series 

 of articles on " Commercial Natural History," published in 

 ' Colonies and India,' and of other minor works. He died on the 

 8th October, 1886. 



Chbistophee Edmund Beoome Avas born at Berkhampstead, 

 on July 24, 1812, the son of Christopher Broome, a solicitor, and 

 a niece of Lady Kuightley of Eawesley, her maiden name being 

 Seller. 



