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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000977b.htm person Baragwanath William OBE AACR2 1 August 1878 20 September 1966 Place of Birth Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Prahran, Victoria, Australia Geologist Surveyor Public servant William Baragwanath was a geologist who was exceptionally knowledgeable about the geology of Victoria. In 1897 he joined the Geological Survey of Victoria, which at that time came under the Department of Mines and Water Supply, having during the previous few years assisting in topographical and underground surveys in central Victoria. He spent 46 years with the Survey. Among his early projects were investigations the Walhalla goldfield and the La Trobe Valley brown-coal region. Much of the data he collected for the latter was used by the State Electricity Commission to establish the Yallourn open-cut mine. During his career with the Survey Baragwanath was Chief Mining Surveyor for 19 years and appointed Director of the Survey. He was active in scientific organisations, serving in executive positions for long periods: Ballarat School of Mines (Member of Council 1916 - 1950) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Member of the Victorian State Committee 1920 - 1949). He was also President of the Royal Society of Victoria and a member of council of the Ballarat Science and Field Naturalists Club (the revived Ballarat Field Club and Science Society). 1894 1897 Career position - Articled land and mining surveyor, assisting with topographic and underground surveys at Maldon, Daylesford and Ballarat 1897 1922 Career position - Surveyor, Geological Survey of Victoria 1903 1903 Education - Passed land surveyor's and mining surveyor's examinations 1911 1911 Education - Graduated with Certificate in Geology, Ballarat School of Mines 1915 1917 Career position - Member of Committee, Ballarat Science and Field Naturalists Club 1916 1950 Career position - Member of Council, Ballarat School of Mines 1920 1949 Career position - Member, Victorian State Committee, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 1922 1922 Career event - Elected Member (Geology), Australian National Research Council 1922 1924 Career position - Director, Geological Survey of Victoria 1924 1939 Career position - Chief Mining Surveyor, Geological Survey of Victoria 1932 1934 Career position - Secretary, Victorian Mines Department 1934 1943 Career position - Chief Mining Surveyor, Geological Survey of Victoria 1943 1944 Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria 1943 1950 Career position - Consultant to the Mines Department 1952 1952 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) 1958 1966 Award - Fellow, Victorian Institution of Surveyors Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

President 1943 - 1944

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Member (Geology) 1922 -

 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Commonwealth of Australia (1926 - 1949)

Member, Victorian State Committee 1920 - 1949

 Geological Survey of Victoria (1852 - )

Director 1922 - 1924, Chief Mining Surveyor 1924 - 1932, 1934 - 1943

 Ballarat Field Club and Science Society (1882 - 1918)

Member of Committee, Ballarat Science and Field Naturalists Club 1915 - 1917

 Ballarat School of Mines (1871 - c. 1976)

Member of Council 1916 - 1950

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 'Baragwanath, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Baragwanath, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Baragwanath, William (1878-1966), surveyor, geologist and public servant Talent, John A. Baragwanath, William (1878-1966), surveyor, geologist and public servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1979 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 167-168 Book: The Ballarat gold-field Baragwanath, William The Ballarat gold-field Melbourne Department of Mines 1923 Edited Book: History and role of government geological surveys in Australia Johns, R.K. History and role of government geological surveys in Australia Adelaide South Australian Government Printer 1976 Thesis: A voice for nature: a history of the Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat Kruss, Susan A voice for nature: a history of the Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat Federation University Australia 2024 Journal Article: Edwin Sherbon Hills, 1906-1986 Hill, Dorothy Edwin Sherbon Hills, 1906-1986 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 1 79-95 William Baragwanath - Records Victorian Department of Mines Library William Baragwanath - Records Archives. Baragwanath, William Portrait Baragwanath, William Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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