Biographical entry Skertchly, Sydney Barber Josiah (1850 - 1926)

Summary

Sydney Barber J. Skertchly arrived in Brisbane from Hong Kong in 1891 and was Assistant Government Geologist for the Geological Survey of Queensland 1895-97. He lectured widely and wrote on natural history and science for the "Brisbane Courier".

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Private hands (Cooper, E.S.)

• Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly - Records, 1850 - 1926; Private hands (Cooper, E.S.). Details

Private hands (Wright, C.)

• Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly - Records, 1908 - 1958; Private hands (Wright, C.). Details

Queensland Department of Education

• Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly - Records, 1891 - 1926; Queensland Department of Education. Details

Queensland Herbarium

• Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly - Records, 1924; Queensland Herbarium. Details

Queensland State Archives

• Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly - Records, 1909, EDU/45; Queensland State Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Marks, E.N., 'Skertchly, Sydney Barber Josiah (1850-1926), Scientist', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, pp. 621-622. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110638b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Skertchly, Sydney B J', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-477178. Details