Biographical entry Minchin, Richard Ernest (1831 - 1893)
- Born
- 5 March 1831
Greenhills, Tipperary, Ireland - Died
- 4 January 1893
Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Zoo director
Summary
Richard Ernest Minchin was Director of the Adelaide Zoological Gardens, South Australia 1882-90.
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Archival resources
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana
- Richard Ernest Minchin - Records, 1831 - 1893, PRG 119; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Minchin, E. J., 'Minchin, Richard Ernest (1831-1893), zoological director', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, pp. 256-258. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050294b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Minchin, R E', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-604892. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 August 2006
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