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Biographical entry Woolls, William (1814 - 1893)
- Born
- 30 March 1814
Winchester, Hampshire, England - Died
- 14 March 1893
Burwood, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist and Educator
Summary
William Woolls was an educationist who wrote on the flora and fauna of New South Wales. He taught at The Kings School and Sydney College before setting up his own school in Parramatta in 1841.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Angus & Robertson - Records, 1824 - 1933, ML MSS 314; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Edward Pearson Ramsay - Records, 1860 - 1912, ML MSS 563; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- H. Parkes - Records, A925; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- William Woolls - Records, 1885, ML MSS 873; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- William Woolls - Records, 1872 - 1890; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- William Wools - Records, P2/W; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
National Herbarium, Melbourne
- William Woolls - Records, 1871 - 1889, MSS M46; National Herbarium, Melbourne. Details
Powerhouse Museum
- Woolls, William, 1814-1893, 1886 - 1892, MRS 4, MRS 202; Powerhouse Museum. Details
Published resources
Books
- Gilbert, Lionel, William Woolls, 1814-1893: 'a Most Useful Colonist', Mulini Press, Canberra, 1985, 138 pp. Details
- Thompson, M. M. H., William Woolls: a Man of Parramatta, Hale and Ironmonger, Sydney, 1986, 135 pp. Details
- Woolls, W., In Memory of R. D. FitzGerald, Sydney, 1892. Details
Book Sections
- Cable, K. J., 'Woolls, William (1814-1893)', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 437-438. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060468b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Maiden, J.H., 'Records of Australian Botanists - (a) General, (b) New South Wales', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. xlii, 1908, pp. 60-132. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Woolls, William', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-618071. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 8 August 2006
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