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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2024-10-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001073b.htm person Dunstan Benjamin AACR2 8 July 1864 2 September 1933 Place of Birth Vaughan, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Toowong, Victoria, Australia Geologist Benjamin Dunstan, a graduate of the Sydney Technological College, joined the Geological Survey of Queensland in 1897 after some years as Lecturer at the College. He became Acting Government Geologist in 1902 at a time when the Survey had few staff or resources. Despite continued lack of funding, Dunstan reorganised the Survey, produced a new geological map of Queensland, established a library, and instigated a number of copper and gold surveys. He was confirmed as Government Geologist in 1908 (designated Chief Government Geologist in 1915). His most significant publications were the Queensland mineral index and guide (1913), a compilation of over 18,000 references to the mineral and artesian resources of Queensland, including a list of all official publications on Queensland geology and geological maps; Mesozoic insects of Queensland (1923 - 1924) with Robin Tillyard and incorporating illustrations by Dunstan; and the geological maps and notes of A. B. Walkom's Mesozoic floras of Queensland (1915 - 1919). Dunstan was possibly the first in Australia to use aerial photography to assist in geological mapping. After Dunstan's death his widow sold his personal fossil and meteorite collection to the British Museum (Natural History). 1887 1887 Education - Graduated with honours in geology, mineralogy and mining, Sydney Technical College 1887 1891? Career position - Assayer and draftsman, Cox and Sievers, Sydney, civil and mining engineers 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1891? 1897 Career position - Lecturer, Sydney Technological College March 1897 1902 Career position - Assistant geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland 1902 1908 Career position - Acting Government Geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland 1908 1915 Career position - Government Geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland 1915 1931 Career position - Chief Government Geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland 1921 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Geology), Australian National Research Council Queensland Mines Department (II), Colony and State of Queensland (1890 - 1989)

Government Geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland 1908 - 1915; Chief Government Geologist 1915 - 1931

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

Foundation Member (Geology) 1921 -

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

Original [founding] member 1888 -

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 Dunstan, B (1864-1933)

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 'Dunstan, Benjamin', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Dunstan, Benjamin Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Dunstan, Benjamin (1864-1933), geologist and public servant Sanker, I. G. Dunstan, Benjamin (1864-1933), geologist and public servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1981 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 379-380 Book: Mesozoic floras of Queensland, parts I-IV: geological notes, maps and sections by B. Dunstan Walkom, A. B. Mesozoic floras of Queensland, parts I-IV: geological notes, maps and sections by B. Dunstan Brisbane Government Printer 1915-9 Book: Mesozoic insects of Queensland, pts I and II Tillyard, R. J. and Dunstan, B. Mesozoic insects of Queensland, pts I and II Brisbane Department of Mines 1923-4 Book: Queensland mineral index and guide Dunstan, B. Queensland mineral index and guide Brisbane Government Printer 1913 Journal Article: The Dunstan deals: how some geological treasures left Australia Rix, Alan The Dunstan deals: how some geological treasures left Australia 2023 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 132 41-58 Journal Article: The Chiefs of the Geological Survey of Queensland From 1899 to 1955 Denmead, A.K. The Chiefs of the Geological Survey of Queensland From 1899 to 1955 1956 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland lxviii 10 51-60 Journal Article: War service, career and legacy of Cecil Morton MC ACTSM: the first economic geologist of the Geological Survey of Queensland Withnall, Ian War service, career and legacy of Cecil Morton MC ACTSM: the first economic geologist of the Geological Survey of Queensland 2018 Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group 45 10-22 Benjamin Dunstan - Records John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland Benjamin Dunstan - Records OM87-4 1928 - 1929 Report of a journey to Europe to investigate the geophysical methods of prospecting for minerals, the mining and handling of large quantities of coal, and the treatment and processing of minerals 1928-29 [10 pages, OM87-4]. 10 pages