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Biographical entry Hoadley, Charles Archibald Brookes (1887 - 1947)

Born
1 March 1887
Burwood, Victoria, Australia
Died
27 February 1947
Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Explorer, Geologist and Educator

Summary

Charles Hoadley took part in the Australasian Antarctic Exploration Expedition led by Douglas Mawson in 1911-1913. He spent many years as the principal of Footscray Technical School.

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1911
Education - Bachelor of Mining Engineering (BME) completed at the University of Melbourne
1911 - 1913
Career position - Geologist to the 2nd Base at Queen Mary Land, Australasian Antarctic Exploration Expedition
1913
Award - Caroline Kay Scholarship and Government Research Scholarship in geology received
1913
Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1914 - 1916
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Engineering at the School of Mines and Industry in Ballarat, Victoria
1915
Award - King's Polar Medal received
1916 - 1947
Career position - Principal of the Footscray Technical School
1919
Career position - Joined the Boy Scout Association
1928 - 1937
Career position - Chief Commissioner of the Victorian Boy Scout Association
1929
Career position - Commissioner in charge of the Australian Contingent to the 21st Birthday Jamboree in England
1931
Award - Order of the Silver Wolf
1936
Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Lack, John, 'Hoadley, Charles Archibald Brookes (1887-1947), Explorer, Educationalist and Scout Leader', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 313-314. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090320b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter, '150 Years, 150 Stories: Charles Archibald Brookes Hoadley', Uni News, vol. 12, no. 6, 2003, p. 4. Details

Online Resources

  • National Library of Australia, 'Hoadley, Charles Archibald Brookes', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469582. Details

See also

  • Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter, 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne, Department of History, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 2003, 168 pp. Details

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Created: 28 November 2003, Last modified: 1 August 2007