Biographical entry Shoobridge, William Ebenezer (1846 - 1940)
- Born
- 7 January 1846
Richmond, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 17 March 1940
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Agriculturalist and Industrial innovator
Summary
William Ebenezer Shoobridge experimented with methods of pruning, hop drying and irrigation in the New Norfolk area, Tasmania.
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Sibling
Archival resources
University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection
- William Ebenezer Shoobridge - Records, 1870 - 1940, S.3; University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Chapman, Peter, 'Shoobridge, William Ebenezer (1846-1940)', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, pp. 601-603. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110616b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Shoobridge, William Ebenezer', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466073. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P001376. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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