Biographical entry Mathew, John (1849 - 1929)

Summary

John Mathew, a presbyterian minister, pursued his interest in Aboriginal ethnography on which he published two books and numerous articles. He lived on Manumbar station in the Burnett district, Queensland 1865-70.

Archival resources

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

• John Mathew - Records, 1869 - 1929; Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). Details

John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland

• John Mathew - Records, 1869 - 1929, OM74-17; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details

Queensland State Archives

• John Mathew - Records, 1869 - 1900, EDB/02 & V2; Queensland State Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

• Prentis, Malcolm D., Science, Race and Faith: a Life of John Mathew, 1849-1929, Centre for the Study of Australian Christianity, Sydney, 1998, 240 pp. Details

Book Sections

• Prentis, M. D., 'Mathew, John (1849-1929)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 440-441. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100429b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Prentis, Malcolm D., 'From Aberdeen to Coburg: a Lad o' Pairts in Australia', Northern Scotland, vol. 12, 1992, pp. 106-116. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Mathew, John', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-630802. Details

See also

• Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P001281. Details