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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001559b.htm person Darragh Thomas Alwynne FRSV AACR2 1940 Place of Birth Australia Geologist Museum curator Science historian Palaeontologist Tom Darragh is an invertebrate palaeontologist whose field of expertise is Australian Tertiary marine molluscs. He has published key papers on fossil molluscs from across Australia. This research led him to study, and publish widely on, the history of Victorian naturalists, geology and geologists; the printing, engraving and lithographic industries in nineteenth-century Victoria particularly in relation to geological maps; and early German migration to Victoria and the contributions of German scientists to science in Victoria. His skill in reading and translating nineteenth-century German Gothic script has proved invaluable. In recent years he has made major contributions to the study of the work of Ludwig Leichhardt. Darragh joined the National Museum of Victoria (later Museum Victoria) in 1965, serving terms as Head of Geology and Deputy Director, retiring in 2001. In retirement he has continued his research on many fronts as Curator Emeritus at the Museum. He has been an active contributor to and associate editor for the Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller project since its inception in 1987. Darragh is a long-standing member of the Malacological Society of Australasia, the Geological Society of Australia, the Australasian Association of Palaeontologists, and the International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO). 1962 1962 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1963 1963 Education - Diploma of Education (DipEd), University of Melbourne 1963 1964 Career position - Demonstrator, Geology Department, University of Melbourne 1965 1973 Career position - Curator of Fossils, National Museum of Victoria 1970 1970 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1971 Career position - Member, Malacological Society of Australia 1973 1983 Career position - Deputy Director, National Museum of Victoria 1978 1979 Career position - Acting Director, National Museum of Victoria 1979 1996 Career position - Honorary Secretary, Royal Society of Victoria 1982 1982 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1983 1999 Career position - Head of Geology, Museum of Victoria 1987 Career position - Honorary Associate, National Herbarium of Victoria 1987 Career position - Contributor and Associate Editor, Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project 1997 1998 Career position - Senior Curator, Museum of Victoria 1998 2001 Career position - Senior Curator, Museum Victoria 2001 Career position - Curator Emeritus, Museum Victoria 2004 2004 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Victoria (FRSV) 2016 2016 Award - Tom Vallance Medal, Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

Fellow 2004 - ; Honorary Secretary 1979 - 1996

 National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

Honorary Associate 1987 -

 Museum of Victoria (1983 - 1998)

Head of Geology 1883 - 1996; Senior Curator 1997 - 1998

 National Museum of Victoria (1858 - 1983)

Curator of Fossils 1965 - 1973; Deputy Director 1973 - 1983; Acting Director 1978 - 1979

 Tom Vallance Medal, Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia (2011 - )

Awarded the Medal 2016

 Museum Victoria (1998 - )

Senior Curator 1998 - 2001; Curator Emeritus 2001 -

 Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project (1987 - )

Contributor and Associate Editor 1987 -

 Darragh, Thomas Alwynne

Trove

 'Darragh, Thomas Alwynne (Tom)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Darragh, Thomas Alwynne (Tom) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The Leichhardt Diaries: Early Travels in Australia During 1842-1844 Darragh, Thomas A.; and Fensham, R. J. The Leichhardt Diaries: Early Travels in Australia During 1842-1844 2013 Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Culture 7 1 1-540 Journal Article: George Henry Frederick Ulrich (1830 - 1900): pioneer mineralogist and geologist in Victoria Birch, William D.; and Darragh, Thomas A. George Henry Frederick Ulrich (1830 - 1900): pioneer mineralogist and geologist in Victoria 2015 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 127 1 17-38 Journal Article: My Journeys in South Australia: Lecture by Carl Wilhelmi, 14 September 1857 (translated and introduced by Thomas A. Darragh) Wilhelmi, Carl My Journeys in South Australia: Lecture by Carl Wilhelmi, 14 September 1857 (translated and introduced by Thomas A. Darragh) 2003 Journal of Friends of Lutheran Archives 13 5-24 Journal Article: The Geological Survey of Victoria Under Alfred Selwyn, 1852-1868 Darragh, Thomas A. The Geological Survey of Victoria Under Alfred Selwyn, 1852-1868 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 1 1-25 Journal Article: Charles Sturtevant Wood, Analyst, his Work and his Correspondence with James Hector Darragh, Thomas A. Charles Sturtevant Wood, Analyst, his Work and his Correspondence with James Hector 1988 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 3 231-271 Journal Article: Ludwig Becker, a Scientific Dilettante: His Correspondence with J.J. Kaup and Others' Darragh, Thomas A. Ludwig Becker, a Scientific Dilettante: His Correspondence with J.J. Kaup and Others' 1997 Historical Records of Australian Science 11 4 501-522 Journal Article: Mueller and Personal Names in Zoology and Palaeontology Darragh, Thomas A. Mueller and Personal Names in Zoology and Palaeontology 1996 The Victorian naturalist 113 195-197 Journal Article: Bishop Goold and Ferdinand von Mueller: a 30 Year Acquaintance Darragh, Thomas A. Bishop Goold and Ferdinand von Mueller: a 30 Year Acquaintance 2003 Footprints: Journal of the Melbourne Diocesan Historical Commission June 3-9 Book Section: Keble, Alexander Robert (1884-1963), geologist and palaeontologist Darragh, Thomas A. Keble, Alexander Robert (1884-1963), geologist and palaeontologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 605-606 Journal Article: Robert Brough Smyth: His Early Years as Revealed by his Correspondence with Adam Sedgwick Darragh, Thomas A. Robert Brough Smyth: His Early Years as Revealed by his Correspondence with Adam Sedgwick 2000 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 1 19-42 Journal Article: Frederick Proeschel, Colonial Map Maker Darragh, Thomas A. Frederick Proeschel, Colonial Map Maker 1991 Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Bulletin 15 3/4 105-176 Conference Paper: Ludwig Becker as a Geologist Darragh, Thomas A. Ludwig Becker as a Geologist Sydney International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences 1994 Useful and Curious Geological Enquiries Beyond the World: Pacific-Asia Historical Themes: The 19th International INHIGEO Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 4-8 July, 1994 D. F. Branagan and G. H. McNally 192-199 Journal Article: Ferdinand Hochstetter's Notes from a Visit to Australia and a Tour of the Victorian Goldfields in 1859 Darragh, Thomas Ferdinand Hochstetter's Notes from a Visit to Australia and a Tour of the Victorian Goldfields in 1859 2001 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 2 383-437 Book Section: History Darragh, T. A.; Branagan, D. F. History Sydney Geological Society of Australia (Victoria Division) 2003 Geology of Victoria William D. Birch 671-685 Journal Article: Hermann Beckler: contributions on Australia made in Germany Darragh, Thomas A. Hermann Beckler: contributions on Australia made in Germany 2017 Historical Records of Australian Science 28 2 140-5 Journal Article: F. Mueller, "The Murray-scrub, sketched botanically", 1850: a Humboldtian description of Mallee vegetation Maroske, Sara and Darragh, Thomas A. F. Mueller, "The Murray-scrub, sketched botanically", 1850: a Humboldtian description of Mallee vegetation 2016 Historical Records of Australian Science 27 1 41-6 Journal Article: History of geology in Victoria Darragh, Thomas A. History of geology in Victoria 1976 Special Publications of the Geological Society of Australia 5 1-9 Journal Article: Two states of fascicle 1 of Mueller's Fragmenta phytographiae australiae Darragh, Thomas A.; and Lucas, A. M. Two states of fascicle 1 of Mueller's <span style="font-style:italic">Fragmenta phytographiae australiae</span> 2015 Archives of Natural History 39 2 301-7 Journal Article: Ferdinand Mueller and Charles La Trobe: 'So many signs of benevolence and favour' Darragh, Tom Ferdinand Mueller and Charles La Trobe: 'So many signs of benevolence and favour' 2012 La Trobeana 11 3 25-9 Journal Article: The first geological maps of the continent of Australia Darragh, T. A. The first geological maps of the continent of Australia 1977 Journal of the Geological Society of Australia 24 5 279-305 Journal Article: A Revision of New Zealand Cenozoic Fossil Mollusca Described by Zittel (1865) Based on Hochstetter's Collections from the Novara Expedition Beu, Alan G.; Nolden, Sascha; and Darragh, Thomas A. A Revision of New Zealand Cenozoic Fossil Mollusca Described by Zittel (1865) Based on Hochstetter's Collections from the Novara Expedition 2012 Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 43 1-71 Conference Paper: Robert Brough Smyth: a Mystery Solved Darragh, Tom Robert Brough Smyth: a Mystery Solved Melbourne Earth Sciences History Group, GSA Inc. 2007 The History of Geology in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century; the Story in Australia, and in Victoria, from Selwyn and McCoy to Gregory - 1853 to 1903 Pierson, R. R. 26-9 Journal Article: The death of William Blandowski Darragh, Thomas A. The death of William Blandowski 2012 Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria 124 234-5 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Darragh, Thomas A. 2013 Historical Records of Australian Science 24 2 346-8 Journal Article: Leichhardt as a Geologist Darragh, Thomas A. Leichhardt as a Geologist 2013 Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Culture 7 2 575-97 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Darragh, Thomas A. 2012 Historical Records of Australian Science 23 2 232-3 Journal Article: Hermann Deutsch, Pioneer Ballarat Engraver and Lithographer Darragh, Thomas A. Hermann Deutsch, Pioneer Ballarat Engraver and Lithographer 2010 Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal 20 131-46 Journal Article: William Blandowski: a Frustrated Life Darragh, Thomas A. William Blandowski: a Frustrated Life 2009 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 121 11-60 Journal Article: In his own words: Dr Hermann Beckler's writings about his journeys between the Darling River and Bulloo, 1860-1 Wood, Beverley and Darragh, Thomas A. In his own words: Dr Hermann Beckler's writings about his journeys between the Darling River and Bulloo, 1860-1 2016 Historical Records of Australian Science 27 1 28-40 Journal Article: Ferdinand Hochstetter's Australian 'Novara' expedition diary and voyage to New Zealand, 6 November ‒ 22 December 1858 Nolden, Sascha; and Darragh, Thomas Ferdinand Hochstetter's Australian 'Novara' expedition diary and voyage to New Zealand, 6 November ‒ 22 December 1858 2023 Journal of the Historical Studies Group, Geoscience Society of New Zealand 73 7-48 Journal Article: Richard Daintree: his early life, work in Victoria, and his correspondence with James Hector Darragh, Thomas A. Richard Daintree: his early life, work in Victoria, and his correspondence with James Hector 2025 Historical Records of Australian Science 36 1-20 Journal Article: Eugene von Guérard and the Ethnological Museum in Berlin: correspondence 1878 - 1880 Darragh, Thomas A. and Pullin, Ruth Eugene von Guérard and the Ethnological Museum in Berlin: correspondence 1878 - 1880 2003 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 135 1/2 102-26 Book: Engravers and lithographers in colonial Victoria: a directory Darragh, Thomas A. Engravers and lithographers in colonial Victoria: a directory Melbourne Ancora Press 2023 Journal Article: The artist-collector: Eugene von Guérard and the Berlin Ethnological Museum Pullin, V. Ruth and Darragh, Thomas A. The artist-collector: Eugene von Guérard and the Berlin Ethnological Museum 2023 Australian historical studies 54 4 690-717 Journal Article: Further mollusca from the late Eocene Pallinup Formation, Eucla Basin, Western Australia Darragh, Thomas A. Further mollusca from the late Eocene Pallinup Formation, Eucla Basin, Western Australia 2017 Records of the Western Australian Museum 32 1 29-100 Journal Article: Revision of southern Australian Cenozoic fossil Pectinidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) Beu, A. G. and Darragh, Thomas A. Revision of southern Australian Cenozoic fossil Pectinidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) 2001 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 113 1 1-205 Journal Article: Gastropoda, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, and new Bivalvia of the Paleocene Pebble Point Formation, Victoria, Australia Darragh, Thomas A. Gastropoda, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, and new Bivalvia of the Paleocene Pebble Point Formation, Victoria, Australia 1997 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 109 57-108 Journal Article: A revision of the Tertiary Volutidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of South-eastern Australia Darragh, Thomas A. A revision of the Tertiary Volutidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of South-eastern Australia 1989 Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria 49 2 195-307 Journal Article: Molluscan biogeography and biostratigraphy of the Tertiary of southeastern Australia Darragh, Thomas A. Molluscan biogeography and biostratigraphy of the Tertiary of southeastern Australia 1985 Alcheringa 9 2 83-116 Newspaper Article: A revision of the family Columbariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Darragh, Thomas A. A revision of the family Columbariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) 1069 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 83 1 63-119 Journal Article: George W. Kendrick June 1929 - November 2014 Darragh, Tom; Ponder, Winston; Kendrick, Allan; and Kabat, Alan George W. Kendrick June 1929 - November 2014 2021 Western Australian naturalist 32 4 197-205 Book Section: Hall, Thomas Sergeant (1858 -1915), scientist Darragh, Thomas A. Hall, Thomas Sergeant (1858 -1915), scientist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 166-167 Journal Article: George Ulrich's contributions in German in Victorian geology, mining amd mineralogy (1859 - 1864) Darragh, Thomas A. George Ulrich's contributions in German in Victorian geology, mining amd mineralogy (1859 - 1864) 2022 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 134 1 7-44 Journal Article: The Thomas Thomson mineral collection: its fortuitous journey from Glasgow to Melbourne via London Birch, William D. and Darragh, Thomas A. The Thomas Thomson mineral collection: its fortuitous journey from Glasgow to Melbourne via London 2025 Australian journal of mineralogy 26 1 13-36 Journal Article: Ferdinand Mueller and Charles La Trobe Darragh, T. A. Ferdinand Mueller and Charles La Trobe 2004 La Trobeana: the newsletter of the La Trobe Society of Australia 2 2 1-5 Book: The establishment and development of engraving and lithography in Melbourne to the time of the gold rush Darragh, Thomas A. The establishment and development of engraving and lithography in Melbourne to the time of the gold rush Willow Bend, Thumb Creek, Australia Garravembi 1990 Book: Printer and newspaper registration in Victoria, 1838 - 1924 Darragh, Thomas A. Printer and newspaper registration in Victoria, 1838 - 1924 Wellington, N.S.W. Elibank Press 1997 Book Section: Blandowski, Johann Wilhelm Theodor Ludwig (William) Darragh, T. A. Blandowski, Johann Wilhelm Theodor Ludwig (William) Melbourne Oxford University Press 1992 The dictionary of Australian artists, painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870 Kerr, J. 71-2 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Darragh, Tom 2021 Historical Records of Australian Science 32 2 203-4 Book: Lieber Freund! Letters from Eugen von Guerard to Julius von Haast Darragh, Thomas A.; and Pullin, Ruth Lieber Freund! Letters from Eugen von Guerard to Julius von Haast Ballarat Art Gallery of Ballarat 2018 Journal Article: The significance of mycological contributions by Lothar Becker May, Tom W.; and Darragh, Thomas A. The significance of mycological contributions by Lothar Becker 2019 Historical Records of Australian Science 30 2 130-7 Journal Article: Lothar Becker: a German naturalist in Victoria, 1849-52, 1855-65 Darragh, Thomas A. Lothar Becker: a German naturalist in Victoria, 1849-52, 1855-65 2019 Historical Records of Australian Science 30 2 119-29 Journal Article: Ludwig Leichhardt: four previously unknown letters to John Nicholson and the involvement of Ferdinand von Mueller in publishing Leichhardt's letters Darragh, Thomas A. Ludwig Leichhardt: four previously unknown letters to John Nicholson and the involvement of Ferdinand von Mueller in publishing Leichhardt's letters 2018 Historical Records of Australian Science 29 2 153-61 Journal Article: Colonial pride and metropolitan expectations: the British Museum and Melbourne's meteorites Lucas, A.M.; Lucas, Paula, Darragh, T. A.; and Maroske, S. Colonial pride and metropolitan expectations: the British Museum and Melbourne's meteorites 1994 British Journal for the History of Science 27 65-87 Journal Article: Brief history of the palaeontological collection in the Museum of Victoria Darragh, Thomas A. Brief history of the palaeontological collection in the Museum of Victoria 1993 The Fossil Collector Bulletin 40 7-12 Journal Article: Frederick McCoy Darragh, Thomas A. Frederick McCoy 1992 The Fossil Collector Bulletin 36 15-22 Resource: Shellers from the past and the present Rice, Tom Shellers from the past and the present Mactan Island, Philippines Conchology Inc. 2023 Journal Article: Vallance Medal [awarded to Tom Darragh] Grosser, Michelle; and Joyce, Bernie Vallance Medal [awarded to Tom Darragh] 2016 TAG: the Australian geologist 180 16 Thomas Darragh - Records State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection Thomas Darragh - Records MS 10000 1850 - 1900 Records relating to geological maps including material relating to A.W. Howitt; journal and newspaper articles relating to the completion of R. Brough Smyth's Geological Map of Australia; and a copy of 'The first geological maps of the continent of Australia' by T.A. Darragh [MS 10000].