Biographical entry Liversidge, Archibald (1846 - 1927)

Summary

Archibald Liversidge was Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Sydney 1874-91 and Professor of Chemistry 1891-1907. He served on the Committee of Management of the Technological, Industrial and Sanitary Museum, Sydney 1880-89 and was a key figure in the establishment of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science in 1887.

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
• Baldwin Spencer - Records, 1880 - 1929, ML MSS 29; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Clarke Family Papers - Records, 1789 - 1879, ML MSS 139; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Powerhouse Museum

• Archibald Liversidge - Records, 1882 - 1923, MRS 1, 2, 4, 202, 53, 113 ....; Powerhouse Museum. Details

Royal Society of New South Wales

• Archibald Liversidge - Records, 1869; Royal Society of New South Wales. Details

University of Sydney, Archives

• Archibald Liversidge - Records, 1874 - 1907, P 8; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

• Liversidge, Archibald, The Minerals of New South Wales, Etc., Trübner & Co., London, 1888, (viii) + 326 + 2 + map pp. Details

Book Sections

• Le Fevre, R.J.W., 'The Establishment of Chemistry within Australian Science', in A Century of Scientific Progress, Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1961. Details
• Macleod, Roy M., 'Archibald Liversidge, 1846-1927', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004. Details
• Mellor, D. P., 'Liversidge, Archibald (1846-1927), scientist', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, pp. 93-94. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050110b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Baker, T. H., 'Archibald Liversidge: a Giant of Australian Science', Chemistry in Australia, vol. 64, no. 9, 1997, pp. 16-19. Details
• David, T. W. E., 'Archibald Liversidge', Journal of the Chemical Society, 1938, p. 589. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Deniliquin Meteorite', Transactions of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 6, Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1872, pp. 97-103. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Note on the Bingera Diamond District', Transactions of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 7, Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1873, pp. 91-101. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On supersaturated saline solutions', Philosophical Magazine, 1873, pp. 67-76. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Note on a New Mineral from New Caledonia', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 29, 1874, pp. 212-213. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Note on a New Mineral from New Caledonia', Journal of the Chemical Society, London, vol. 27, Chemical Society, London, 1874, pp. 613-615. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Nickel Minerals from New Caledonia', Transactions of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 8, Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1874, pp. 75-80. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Iron Ore and Coal Deposits from Wallerawang, New South Wales', Transactions of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 8, Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1874, pp. 81-91. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Examples of Pseudo-Crystallization ', Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 9, Government Printer, Sydney, 1875, pp. 152-153. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Note on the Bingera diamond-fields ', Philosophical Magazine, 1875, pp. 480-481. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Minerals of New South Wales', Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 9, Government Printer, Sydney, 1875, pp. 154-215. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On a Remarkable Example of Contorted Shale', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 10, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1876, pp. 241-242. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Formation of Moss Gold and Silver', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 10, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1876, pp. 125-134. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Disease of Sugar Cane, Queensland', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 34, 1876, p. 272. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Fossiliferous Siliceous Deposit, Richmond River (one plate), and the so-called Meerschaum from the Richmond River', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 10, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1876, pp. 237-240. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Third report to the Sydney City and suburban Sewage and health Board upon the Quality of the Sydney City and Suburban Water Supply', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 35, 1877, p. 195. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Formation of Moss Gold and Silver', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 35, 1877, pp. 68-71. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The New Nickel Minerals from New Caledonia', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 36, 1877, p. 9. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Ocurrence of Chalk in the New Britain Group', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 11, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1877, pp. 85-91. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Water from a Hot Spring, Fiji Islands', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 42, 1880, pp. 324-325. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On Some New South Wales Minerals', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 14, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1880, pp. 213-225. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On The Composition of Some Coral Limestones, &c., from the South Sea Islands', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 14, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1880, pp. 159-162. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Notes upon some Minerals from New Caledonia', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 14, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1880, pp. 227-246. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Composition of Some Wood Enclosed in Basalt', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 14, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1880, pp. 155-157. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Upon the Composition of Some New South Wales Coals', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 14, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1880, pp. 181-212. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Action of Sea-Water Upon Cast-Iron', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 14, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1880, pp. 149-154. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Water from a Hot Spring, New Britain', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 14, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1880, p. 145. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Alkaloid from Piturie', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 14, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1880, pp. 123-132. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Water form a Hot Spring, New Britain', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 42, 1880, p. 324. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Water from a Hot Spring, Fiji Islands', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 14, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1880, pp. 147-148. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Action of Sea Water upon Cast-Iron', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 43, 1881, pp. 121-123. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Analyses of Queensland Soils', Journal of the Chemical Society, London, vol. 39, Chemical Society, London, 1881, pp. 61-63. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Alkaloid from Piturie', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 43, 1881, pp. 124-126, 138-140. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Alkaloid from Piturie (paper read before the Royal Society of NSW, Nov., 1880)', Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, J.& A. Churchill, London, 1881, pp. 815-818. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Deniliquin or Barrata Meteorite', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 16, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1882, pp. 31-33. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Rocks from New Britain and New Ireland (Preliminary Notice)', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 16, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1882, pp. 47-51. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Bingera Meteorite, New South Wales', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 16, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1882, pp. 35-37. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Chemical Composition of Certain Rocks, New South Wales, &c.', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 16, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1882, pp. 39-46. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Minerals on New South Wales (a review of)', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 47, 1883, pp. 82-83. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On Some New South Wales Minerals', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 18, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1884, pp. 43-48 (2 plates). Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Metallic Meteorite, Queensland', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 20, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1886, p. 73. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'President's Address', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 20, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1886, pp. 1-41. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Notes on Some Rocks and Minerals from New Guinea, & etc.', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 20, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1886, pp. 227-230. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Composition of Some Pumice and Lava from the Pacific', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 20, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1886, pp. 235-239. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Notes on Some New South Wales Silver and Other Minerals', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 20, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1886, pp. 231-233. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Notes on Some New South Wales Minerals. ( Note No. 5)', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 22, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1888, pp. 362-366. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Notes on the Thunda Meteorite, Queensland', Report of the First Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 1, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1888, p. 182. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Proposed Chemical Laboratory, at the University of Sydney', Report of the First Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 1, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1888, pp. 168-182. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Notes on Some Australian Minerals', Report of the First Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 1, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1888, p. 182. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Notes on Some Hot Spring Waters', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 62, 1890, pp. 264-265. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Australian Meteorites', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 62, 1890, p. 267. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Australian Meteorites', Report of the Second Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 2, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1890, pp. 387-388. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Removal of Gold from Suspension and Solution by Fungoid Growths', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 62, 1890, pp. 277-279, 290-291. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Notes on Some Hot Spring Waters', Report of the Second Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 2, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1890, pp. 388-394. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Removal of Gold from Suspension and Solution by Fungoid Growths', Report of the Second Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 2, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1890, pp. 399-407. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'President's address', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 24, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1890, pp. 1-38. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On Some New South Wales and other Minerals', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 25, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1891, pp. 234-241. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Presence of Magnetite in Certain Minerals and Rocks', Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 4, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1892, pp. 296-302. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On Iron Rust Possessing Magnetic Properties', Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 4, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1892, pp. 302-320. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Gold Moire-Metallique', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 27, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1893, pp. 346-347. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Origin of Moss Gold', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 27, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1893, pp. 287-298. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Schedules for use of students of mineralogy', Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 5, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1893, pp. 408-9. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'A Combination Laboratory Lamp, Retort, and Filter Stand', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 27, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1893, pp. 347-348. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Crystallization of Gold in Hexagonal Forms', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 27, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1893, pp. 343-346. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Condition of Gold in Quartz and Calcite Veins', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 27, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1893, pp. 299-303. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Origin of Gold Nuggets', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 27, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1893, pp. 303-343. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Structure of Gold Nuggets', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 70, 1894, p. 199. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Boleite, Nantokite, Kerargyrite,, and Cuprite from Broken Hill, N.S. Wales', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 28, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1894, pp. 94-98. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Origin of Gold Nuggets, contd. in Chem. News, 1894, 70, p. 6', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 69, 1894, pp. 260-262, 267-268, 281-283, 296-298, 303-304. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'A Combination Laboratory Lamp, Retort, and Filter Stand', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 69, 1894, p. 219. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Condition of Gold in Quartz and Calcite Veins', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 69, 1894, pp. 162-163. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Gold Moire-Metallique', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 69, 1894, p. 210. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Origin of Gold Nuggets, contd. from Chem. News, 1894, 69, p. 304', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 70, 1894, pp. 6-8, 21-22. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Origin of Moss Gold', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 69, 1894, pp. 152-155. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Preliminary Note on the Occurrence of Gold in the Hawkesbury Rocks about Sydney', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 28, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1894, pp. 185-188. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Crystallisation of Gold in Hexagonal Forms', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 69, 1894, pp. 172-173. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Models to show the axes of crystals', Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 6, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1895, p. 321. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Variation in the Amount of Free and Albumenoid Ammonia in Waters, on Keeping', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 71, 1895, pp. 225-226, 237, 249. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Crystallised Carbon Dioxide', Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 6, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1895, p. 240. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Abbreviated names for certain crystal forms', Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 6, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1895, p. 320. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On Some New South Wales and other Minerals (Note 7)', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 29, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1895, pp. 316-325. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Corrosion of Aluminium', Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 6, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1895, pp. 239-240. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Corrosion of Aluminium', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 71, 1895, p. 134. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Experiments Upon the Porosity of Plasters and Cements', Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 6, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1895, pp. 737-740. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Amount of Gold and Silver in Sea-Water', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 29, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1895, pp. 335-349. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Internal Structure of Gold Nuggets', Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 6, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1895, p. 240. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Crystallized Carbon Dioxide', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 71, 1895, p. 152. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Variation in the Amount of Free and Albuminoid Ammonia in Waters, on Keeping', Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 6, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1895, pp. 235-239. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Removal of Silver and Gold from Sea-Water by Muntz Metal Sheathing', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 29, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1895, pp. 350-366. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Contributions to the Bibliography of Gold', Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 6, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1895, pp. 240-256. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Abbreviated Names for Certain Crystal Forms', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 71, 1895, pp. 140-141. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Amount of Gold and Silver in Sea-Water', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 74, 1896, pp. 146-7, 160-1,166-8. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Removal of Silver and Gold from Sea-Water by Muntz Metal Sheathing', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 74, 1896, pp. 182-4, 191-4. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On Some New South Wales and other Minerals', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 74, 1896, pp. 113-116. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Crystalline Structure of Gold and Platinum Nuggets and Gold Ingots', Journal of the Chemical Society, London, vol. 71, Chemical Society, London, 1897, pp. 1125-1131. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Presence of Gold in Natural Saline Deposits and Marine Plants', Journal of the Chemical Society, London, vol. 71, Chemical Society, London, 1897, pp. 298-299. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Crystalline Structure of Gold and Platinum Nuggets and Gold Ingots', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 31, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1897, pp. 70-79. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'On the Corrosion of Aluminium', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 77, 1898, p. 207. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Presidential address, Seventh meeting of AAAS, 1898', Report of the Seventh Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 7, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1898, pp. 1-53. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Blue Pigment in Coral (Heliopora Coerulea) and other Animal Organisms', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 32, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1898, pp. 256-268. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'Crystallised Carbon Dioxide', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 77, 1898, p. 216. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The Blue Pigment in Coral (Heliopora coerulea) and other Animal Organisms', The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, vol. 80, 1899, pp. 29-31, 41-43. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'The origin of gold nuggets', The Australian Mining Standard, Special Edition, 1899, pp. 137-141. Details
• Liversidge, Archibald, 'obituary of Archibald Liversidge in presidential address by J. Douglas Stewart', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 62, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1928, pp. 8-10. Details
• Macleod, Roy M., 'Gold from the Sea: Archibald Liversidge, FRS and the Chemical Prospectors', Ambix, vol. 35, 1988, pp. 53-64. Details
• Mellor, D.P., 'Founders of Australian Chemistry. Archibald Liversidge', The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings, vol. 24, August, 1957, pp. 415-421. Details

Online Resources

• Early Chemists of Sydney, 2006, http://members.optusnet.com.au/jph8524/McKern.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Liversidge, Archibald', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-525189. Details
• Newell, Jennifer and Sutherland, Denise, 'Scientists and Colonists', Australasian Science, vol. Summer, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/journal/as_colonists.htm. Details