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Biographical entry Grasby, William Catton (1859 - 1930)
- Born
- 2 October 1859
Ballannah, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 26 October 1930
East Guildford, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Agricultural journalist and Educator
Summary
William Catton Grasby taught in primary schools in South Australia and introduced nature study, drawing and science. He later taught at Roseworthy Agricultural College 1894-6 and moved to Western Australia where he published "Principles of Australian Agriculture" (1912).
Archival resources
Fisher Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney
- William Catton Grasby - Records, 1859 - 1930; Fisher Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney. Details
Private hands (Grasby, N.)
- William Catton Grasby - Records, 1859 - 1930; Private hands (Grasby, N.). Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Ramsland, John, 'Grasby, William Catton (1859-1930)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 81-82. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090083b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Grasby, W Catton', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-571293. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 31 July 2006
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