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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000978b.htm person Banfield Edmund James AACR2 4 September 1852 2 June 1923 Place of Birth Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England Place of Death Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia Naturalist Edmund Banfield lived on Dunk Island 1897-1923. He kept an erratic diary of nature observations, which he used as the basis for articles and books. His most famous work was "The Confessions of a Beachcomber" (published London, 1908).

Born Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England, 4 September 1852. Died Dunk Island, 2 June 1923. Reporter and printer's assistant, "Ararat Advertiser" (his father's newspaper); Melbourne "Age" and Sydney "Daily Telegraph" 1870s; reporter and sub-editor, "Townsville Daily Bulletin" 1882-97; retired because of ill health to Dunk Island, where he corresponded with naturalists all over the world, and wrote books and articles, including articles for North Queensland newspapers and "Queensland Geographical Journal".

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 'Banfield, Edmund James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Banfield, Edmund James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: E. J. Banfield of Dunk Island E. J. Banfield of Dunk Island State Library of Queensland 2002 Journal Article: 'The Beachcomber' and His Tropic Isle Barrett, C. 'The Beachcomber' and His Tropic Isle 1923 Australian Museum Magazine October Book Section: Banfield, Edmund James (1852-1923), author and naturalist Bonnin, Margriet R. Banfield, Edmund James (1852-1923), author and naturalist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1979 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 165-166 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949