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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000393b.htm person Etheridge Robert AACR2 23 May 1847 5 January 1920 Place of Birth Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Place of Death Colo Vale, New South Wales, Australia Museum curator Palaeontologist Robert Etheridge was a geologist who published prolifically on Australian palaeontology and ethnology and made a considerable contribution to Australian stratigraphy. After a brief period as Assistant Field Geologist with the Geological Society of Victoria, Etheridge returned to the United Kingdom in 1871 where for 13 years he was Assistant in the Geology Department of the British Museum (Natural History). Here he worked on Australian Palaeozoic fossils including material sent by Logan Jack from Queensland. Returning to Australia in 1887 Etheridge became Palaeontologist to both the Geological Survey of New South Wales and the Australian Museum. For nearly 25 years as Curator (later Director) of the Museum he enlarged the physical accommodation and the collections, established the Department of Ethnology, and instigated the Records of the Australian Museum. His publications included The geology and palaeontology of Queensland and New South Wales (1892) with Logan Jack, and The dendroglyps or 'carved trees' of New South Wales (1918), which included drawings showing carved tree designs. Etheridge was active in both the Royal and Linnean Societies of New South Wales. The Robert Etheridge Jr Medal was established in 2015 by the Australasian Association of Palaeontologists to recognise outstanding lifetime achievement in Australasia palaeontology. 1866 1869 Career position - Assistant field geologist, Geological Society of Victoria 1869 1871 Life event - Goldmining with colleague F. A. Murray 1873 1874 Career position - Palaeontologist, Geological Survey of Scotland 1874 1887 Career position - Assistant, Geology Department, British Museum (Natural History) 1887 1887 Life event - Returned to Australia 1887 1895 Career position - Palaeontologist, Geological Survey of New South Wales and Australian Museum 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1889 1894 Career position - Member of Council, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1895 1895 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1895 1917 Career position - Curator, Australian Museum 1911 1911 Award - Mueller Medal, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1914 1914 Career position - Vice-President, Section H (Anthropology), British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting 1917 1919 Career position - Director, Australian Museum Whitelegge, Thomas (1850 - 1927) Thorpe, William Walford (1879 - 1932) Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (1904 - 2006)

Awarded the Medal by the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1911

 Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 1895

 Geological Survey of Victoria (1852 - )

Assistant field geologist 1866 - 1869.

 Australian Museum (1827 - )

Curator and Director 1895 - 1919

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

Member of Council 1889 - 1894

 British Association for the Advancement of Science 84th Meeting (1914)

Vice-President, Section H (Anthropology) 1914

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 -

 Records of the Australian Museum (1890 - )

Editor 1892 - 1917

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 Etheridge, R (1846-1920)

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 'Etheridge, Robert (Junior)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Etheridge, Robert (Junior) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Eucalypts: a Celebration Wrigley, J.; and Fagg, M. Eucalypts: a Celebration Crows Nest Australia Allen & Unwin 2010

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 Book: The dendroglyphs or "carved trees" of New South Wales Etheridge, Robert The dendroglyphs or "carved trees" of New South Wales Sydney Department of Mines 1918 Book Section: Etheridge, Robert, Junior (1846-1920), palaeontologist and museum director Nairn, Bede; Serle, Geoffrey; Walsh, G. P. Etheridge, Robert, Junior (1846-1920), palaeontologist and museum director Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1981 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 436-437 Book: The geology and palaeontology of Queensland and New Guinea Jack, Robert L.; and Etheridge, Robert The geology and palaeontology of Queensland and New Guinea Brisbane; London Government Printer ; Dulau & Co. 1892 Journal Article: The Australian Museum. Fragments of its Early History Etheridge, R. The Australian Museum. Fragments of its Early History 1916 Records of the Australian Museum xi, xii 67-79; 339-399 Journal Article: Obituary Notice [Edward Pierson Ramsay] Etheridge, R. Obituary Notice [Edward Pierson Ramsay] 1917 Museum Records 11 204-17 Book: A monograph of the Cretaceous invertebrate fauna of New South Wales Etheridge, R. A monograph of the Cretaceous invertebrate fauna of New South Wales Sydney N.S.W. Department of Mines and Agriculture 1902 Book: Catalogue of works, papers, reports, and maps on the geology, palaeontology, mineralogy, etc. of the Australian continent and Tasmania Etheridge, R.; and Jack, R. L. Catalogue of works, papers, reports, and maps on the geology, palaeontology, mineralogy, etc. of the Australian continent and Tasmania London Edward Stanford 1881 Journal Article: Richard Daintree Etheridge, R. Richard Daintree 1878 Geological magazine, new series, decade II 5 429-32 Conference Proceedings: Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Liversidge, A,; and Etheridge, Robert Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Sydney Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1889 Book: Contributions to a catalogue of works, reports and papers on the anthropology, ethnology and geological history of the Australian and Tasmanian Aborigines Etheridge, R. Contributions to a catalogue of works, reports and papers on the anthropology, ethnology and geological history of the Australian and Tasmanian Aborigines Sydney Government Printer 1890 Journal Article: Has man a geological history in Australia? Etheridge, R., Jr. Has man a geological history in Australia? 1890 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5 259-66 Book Section: A description of some of the weapons and implements of the Alligator tribe, Port Essington, North Australia Etheridge, R. jnr A description of some of the weapons and implements of the Alligator tribe, Port Essington, North Australia Sydney Linnean Society of New South Wales 1893 The Macleay memorial volume Fletcher, J. J. 228-51 Journal Article: Notes on the geology of the colony of Queensland, with an appendix containing descriptions of fossils, by R. Etheridge and W. Carruthers Daintree, R. Notes on the geology of the colony of Queensland, with an appendix containing descriptions of fossils, by R. Etheridge and W. Carruthers 1872 Quarterly journal of the Geological Society August 271-360 Book: A monograph of the carboniferous and Permo-carboniferous invertebrata of New South Wales Etheridge, R. A monograph of the carboniferous and Permo-carboniferous invertebrata of New South Wales Sydney N.S.W. Department of Mines 1891-1910 Journal Article: Biographical Sketch of the Founders of the Geological Survey of Victoria Dunn, E. J.; and Mahony, D. J. Biographical Sketch of the Founders of the Geological Survey of Victoria Melbourne J. Kemp 1910 Bulletins of The Geological Survey of Victoria 23 48 Journal Article: Australian museums, Aboriginal skeletal remains, and the imagining of human evolutionary history Turnbull, Paul Australian museums, Aboriginal skeletal remains, and the imagining of human evolutionary history 2015 Museum & society 13 1 72-87 Journal Article: Obituary Robert Etheridge, Junior Palaeontologist, 1887 - 1895, Curator 1895 - 1917; Director and Curator, 1917 - 1910 Dun, W.S. Obituary Robert Etheridge, Junior Palaeontologist, 1887 - 1895, Curator 1895 - 1917; Director and Curator, 1917 - 1910 1927 Records of the Australian Museum 15 1-10 Journal Article: Pioneers and leaders - a record of Australian palaeontology in the nineteenth century Vallance, T. G. Pioneers and leaders - a record of Australian palaeontology in the nineteenth century 1978 Alcheringa 2 243-50 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010 Book: Narrative of an expedition of exploration in north-western Australia Basedow, Herbert Narrative of an expedition of exploration in north-western Australia Adelaide W.K. Thomas & Co., Printers 1918 Robert (Jnr) Etheridge - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Robert (Jnr) Etheridge - Records 1895 - 1904 3 letters 1895-1904. 3 items Robert (Jnr) Etheridge - Records Geological Survey of South Australia Robert (Jnr) Etheridge - Records 1890 - 1908 45 letters to Henry Yorke Lyell Brown 1890-1908. 45 items Henry Deane - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Henry Deane - Records MS 610 1847 - 1933 Family records, including biographical and genealogical material 1947-1960; correspondence on engineering and botanical subjects including fossil flora and native timbers 1880-1924, major correspondents include J.H. Maiden, F. Mueller and W.B. Spencer; copies of reports and addresses; photographs; newspaper clippings and publications 1899-1933 and botanical specimens. 2.6 m