Biographical entry Woolnough, Walter George (1876 - 1958)

Summary

Walter George Woolnough taught geology at the University of Sydney from 1898 and at the University of Adelaide until 1912. He was the first Professor of Geology, University of Western Australia 1913-19 and geological advisor to the Commonwealth of Australia 1927-41.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Walter George Woolnough - Records, 1922 - 1924, Uncatalogued MSS set 491; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Walter George Woolnough - Records, 1894 - 1940, MS 4667; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Branagan, D. F., 'Woolnough, Walter George (1876-1958), Geologist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 572-573. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120642b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Browne, W. R., 'Obituary: Dr. W. G. Woolnough', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 21, no. 5, 1958, pp. 135-136. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Woolnough, W G', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-478341. Details