Ben Carlin
Ben Carlin (1912–1981) was an Australian explorer, engineer and writer.
Also recorded as Frederick Benjamin Carlin · Frederick Benjamin
Ben Carlin
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- Full name
- Frederick Benjamin Carlin
- Born
- 1912 · Northam
- Died
- 1981 · Perth
- Nationality
- Australia
- Occupation
- explorer · engineer · writer
- Education
- Guildford Grammar School · Western Australian School of Mines
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Recorded at birth as Frederick Benjamin Carlin.
Born at Northam in 1912, died in Perth in 1981.
Ben Carlin studied at Guildford Grammar School and Western Australian School of Mines. The recorded working language is English.
A photograph of Australian adventurer w:Ben Carlin and his American wife Elinor.
The Sunday Times ( http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/59482970 )
A photograph of w:Ben Carlin and his wife, Elinore, in Montreal in 1948.
Hemmings Daily ( http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/03/02/ambitious-amphibious-ben-carlins-round-the-world-trek-in-a-ford-gpa/#more-36796 ).
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- Perth
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Northam
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
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