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Biographical entry Dunstan, Benjamin (1864 - 1933)
- Born
- 8 July 1864
Vaughan, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 2 September 1933
Toowong, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
Benjamin Dunstan, a graduate of the Sydney Technical College, joined the Geological Survey of Queensland in 1897, became Acting Government Geologist in 1902 and was Chief Government Geologist 1915-31. He compiled the "Queensland Mineral Index".
Archival resources
John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland
- Benjamin Dunstan - Records, 1928 - 1929, OM87-4; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Sanker, I. G., 'Dunstan, Benjamin (1864-1933)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 379-380. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080404b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Denmead, A.K., 'The Chiefs of the Geological Survey of Queensland From 1899 to 1955', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, vol. lxviii, no. 10, 1956, pp. 51-60. Details
Online Resources
- 'Dunstan, B', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-497940. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 27 July 2006
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