to Australian scientific journals were numerous. He died near Sydney. His name is commemorated in the William Clarke College school at Kellyville, NSW and the WB Clarke Geoscience Centre at Londonderry, NSW operated by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. His works in geology included the field of palaeontology and his collections and receipt of fossil material formed the foundation of research on Australia's extinct flora and fauna. Clarke did not describe the specimens he avidly collected throughout his life, these were instead forwarded to societies in England for their scientific examination. The results of his contemporaries studies and descriptions of Australian palaeontology and geology were incorporated into his own publications, and he remained current with advances in these fields despite his remote location. See also Australian gold rushes William Clarke College References General references Ann Mozley, 'Clarke, William Branwhite (1798–1878)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, MUP, 1969, pp 420–422. External links 1798 births 1878 deaths People from East Bergholt Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge 19th-century English Anglican priests English geologists Australian Anglican priests Australian geologists Fellows of the Royal Society Australian people of English descent 19th-century Australian scientists