Biographical entry Petterd, William Frederick (1849 - 1910)

Summary

William Frederick Petterd published over 50 papers on geology and conchology. He was vice- president of the geology and minerals section of the Hobart meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science in 1902.

Published resources

Book Sections

• 'Petterd, William Frederick (1849-1910), scientist and boot importer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, pp. 441-442. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050486b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Petterd, W.F., 'A catologue of the minerals known to occur on Tasmania, with notes on their distribution', Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide, South Australia, Philosophical Society of Adelaide, Adelaide, 1893, pp. 1-72. Details
• Petterd, W.F., 'Notes on a mineral substance new to Tasmania', Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart, 1895, pp. xx-xxi. Details
• Petterd, W.F., 'Classified list of the mineral species, known to occur in Tasmania', Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart, 1896, pp. 23-28. Details
• Petterd, W.F., 'Notes on some recently discovered and other minerals occurring in Tasmania', Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart, 1897, pp. 62-68. Details
• Twelvetrees, W.H. and Petterd, W.F., 'On the occurrence of limurite in Tasmania', Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart, 1897, pp. 1-6. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Petterd, William Frederick', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463331. Details