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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001235b.htm person Hargreaves William Arthur AACR2 29 October 1866 31 March 1959 Place of Birth Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Place of Death St Peters, South Australia, Australia Chemist William Hargreaves was Director of the Gordon Technical College, Victoria 1891-1897 when he became Assistant Government Analyst, Queensland Mines Department. From 1899 he was the South Australian Government Analyst and Director of the new Department of Chemistry from 1916. 1890 1890 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Melbourne 1891 1891 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne 1891 1897 Career position - Director of the Gordon Technical College, Victoria 1892 1892 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Melbourne 1897 1898 Career position - Assistant Government Analyst, Queensland Mines Department 1899 1915 Career position - South Australian Government Analyst 1916 Career position - Director, Department of Chemistry, South Australia 1916 1916 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide 1916 1920 Career position - Member, State Committee South Australia, Advisory Council of Science and Industry 1917 1917 Career event - Foundation Member, Australian Chemical Institute 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1927 1927 Career event - Elected Member (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council 1936 1950 Career position - Council member, South Australian School of Mines and Industries 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Member (Chemistry) 1927 -

 State Committee South Australia, Advisory Council of Science and Industry (1916 - 1920)

Member 1916 - 1920

 Gordon Institute of Technology (1887 - 1976)

Director, Gordon Technical College 1891 - 1897

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1937 -

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 Hargreaves, W A (1866-1959)

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 'Hargreaves, William Arthur', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hargreaves, William Arthur Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: On a Method of Shortening Certain Chemical Calculations Hargreaves, W.A. On a Method of Shortening Certain Chemical Calculations Brisbane Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1895 Report of the sixth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 6 306-308 Book Section: Hargreaves, William Arthur (1866-1959), chemist and government analyst Farrall, Lyndsay Hargreaves, William Arthur (1866-1959), chemist and government analyst Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 198-199 Journal Article: Explosives, and their safe keeping Hargreaves, W. A. Explosives, and their safe keeping 1915 South Australian Institute of Engineers: Biennial proceedings 1913 - 1915 73-93 William Arthur Hargreaves - Records State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana William Arthur Hargreaves - Records PRG 64 1902 - 1955 13 notebooks 1902-55 including notes on chemistry, botany, motor cars (Hargreaves was the first person to obtain a driving licence and register a motor-car in South Australia) and cooking recipes; photograph album c1914 containing views of South Australian townships; views of South Australia c1902-30 consisting of 125 photographs and tinted postcards; miscellaneous family photographs and picture postcards 1902-55 (10 cm) [PRG 64]. 14 volumes, 125 item