P001509 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-07-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001509b.htm person Luke Robert Henry AM AACR2 Luke, Harry 2 November 1909 4 December 2000 Place of Birth Box Hill, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Forester Harry Luke collaborated with Alan Grant McArthur in writing "Bushfires in Australia" (1977) which established them as the most important figures in the understanding of Australian fire in the post-war period. 1926 1927 Education - Studied at the Victorian School of Forestry 1977 1977 Publication - Book: "Bushfires in Australia", with Alan Grant McArthur 1980 1980 Award - N. W. Jolly Medal, Institute of Foresters of Australia 1985 1985 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to bushfire prevention and control McArthur, Alan Grant (1923 - 1978)

Harry Luke and Alan McArthur collaborated on the book Bushfires in Australia (1977)

 N. W. Jolly Medal, Institute of Foresters of Australia (1959 - )

Awarded the Medal 1980

 Luke, R H (1909-2000)

Trove

 'Luke, Robert Henry (Harry)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Luke, Robert Henry (Harry) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Obituary: Harry Luke, AM Spiers, John Obituary: Harry Luke, AM 2001 The Age Book: Bushfires in Australia Luke, R. H. ; McArthur, A. G. Bushfires in Australia Canberra Australian Government Publishing Service 1977 R.H. (Harry) Luke - Records Private hands (Luke, R.H.) R.H. (Harry) Luke - Records 1940 - 1988 Personal papers including individual reports c1940-88.