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Biographical entry Minchin, Alfred Corker (1857 - 1934)
- Born
- 24 September 1857
Victoria, Australia - Died
- 20 September 1934
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Zoo director
Summary
Alfred Corker Minchin became Honorary Assistant Director of the Adelaide Zoological Gardens (1891) and in 1893 Director succeeding his father, R.E. Minchin (qv). He remained Director until his death in 1934.
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Archival resources
South Australian Department of Marine and Harbours
- Alfred Corker Minchin - Records; South Australian Department of Marine and Harbours. Details
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana
- Richard Ernest Minchin - Records, 1831 - 1893, PRG 119; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gibberd, Joyce, 'Minchin, Alfred Corker (1857-1934), Zoo Director', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 523-524. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100513b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Minchin, Alfred Corker', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465519. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 August 2006
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