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Biographical entry Morrow, James (1843 - 1910)
- Born
- 1843
Tyrone, Ireland - Died
- 3 September 1910
Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Inventor and Manufacturer
Summary
James Morrow patented a stripper harvester in January 1884. He had won £75 in the Dookie field trials in December 1883 and it was in operation two months before H.V. McKay (qv) completed his machine. It was thus the first successful machine of this type.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Parsons, George, 'Morrow, James (1843-1910), inventor and manufacturer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, pp. 298-299. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050344b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Morrow, James', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467531. 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=P003800. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 2 August 2006
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