Biographical entry McMaster, Fergus (1879 - 1950)

Summary

(Sir) Fergus McMaster was one of the founders of Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd (Qantas), registered in Brisbane in 1920, with McMaster as chairman of directors, a position he held from 1920 to 1923, then again from 1927 to 1934.

Published resources

Book Sections

• McDonald, Lorna L., 'McMaster, Sir Fergus (1879-1950), grazier, businessman and airline founder', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 338-339. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100330b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'McMaster Fergus', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476897. 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=P003769. Details
• French, E. L. and Stewart, D.F., 'Lionel Bately Bull, 1889-1978', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 4, 1983, pp. 90-110. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9830540090.htm. Details