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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001896b.htm person Hale Herbert Mathew AACR2 3 June 1895 3 September 1963 Place of Birth Prospect, South Australia, Australia Zoologist Museum director Herbert Hale joined the South Australian Institute (later the South Australian Museum) as a Cadet in 1914 and rose to be Director from 1931 to 1960. He was a zoologist who made significant contributions to the study of crustaceans. Hale was a regular participant in field expeditions for the Museum. He also joined such expeditions for the Board of Anthropological Research, of which he was Secretary for 28 years. President of the Royal Society of South Australia from 1936 to 1937, Hale was also active in the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia and the Anthropological Society of South Australia. 1914 1919 Career position - Cadet, South Australian Museum 1917 1922 Career position - Assistant to the Director, South Australian Institute 1922 1925 Career position - Assistant in Geology, South Australian Institute 1925 1928 Career position - Zoologist (Crustaceae), South Australian Institute 1928 1929 Career position - President, Field Naturalists' Section, Royal Society of South Australia 1928 1931 Career position - Curator, South Australian Institute 1928 1956 Career position - Secretary, Board of Anthropological Research 1931 1940 Career position - Director, South Australian Institute 1937 1937 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 1940 1960 Career position - Director, South Australian Museum 1946 Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia Tindale, Norman Barnett (1900 - 1993) Board of Anthropological Research (1926 - 1974)

Secretary 1928 - 1956; participated in six expeditions 1929 - 1937

 South Australian Institute (1856 - 1940)

Director 1931 - 1940

 South Australian Museum (1940 - )

Director 1940 - 1960

 Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia (1928 - )

Awarded the Medal 1946

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

President 1936 - 1937

 Field Naturalists' Section, Royal Society of South Australia (1883 - 1959)

President 1928 - 1929

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 Hale, Herbert M (1895-1963)

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 'Hale, Herbert Mathew', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hale, Herbert Mathew Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Herbert Mathew Hale, OBE, 1895-1963. Obituary Herbert Mathew Hale, OBE, 1895-1963. Obituary 1963 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 87 254 Journal Article: Notes on some human remains in the Lower Murray Valley, South Australia Hale, H. M.; and Tindale, N. B. Notes on some human remains in the Lower Murray Valley, South Australia 1933 Records of the South Australian Museum 4 2 145-218 Journal Article: Aborigines of Princess Charlotte Bay, North Queensland, part 1(-2) Hale, H. M.; and Tindale, N. B. Aborigines of Princess Charlotte Bay, North Queensland, part 1(-2) 1933/4 Records of the South Australian Museum 5 1/2 64-172 Book: Isopoda and Tanaidacea Hale, Herbert M. Isopoda and Tanaidacea Sydney Government Printer 1937 Journal Article: The First Hundred Years of the Museum, 1856-1956 Hale, H. M. The First Hundred Years of the Museum, 1856-1956 1956 Records of the South Australian Museum 12 1-225 Journal Article: Obituary and Bibliography of Mr. Edgar R. Waite Hale, H. M. Obituary and Bibliography of Mr. Edgar R. Waite 1928 Records of the South Australian Museum 3 345-359 Journal Article: Obituary and Bibliography of A. M. Lea. Hale, H. M. Obituary and Bibliography of A. M. Lea. 1932 Records of the South Australian Museum 4 411-432 Journal Article: The legacy of Norman B. Tindale at Princess Charlotte Bay: Lamalama engagement with museum collections Rigsby, Bruce; Allen, Lindy; and Hafner, Diane The legacy of Norman B. Tindale at Princess Charlotte Bay: Lamalama engagement with museum collections 2015 Journal of the Anthropological Society of South Australia 39 26-72 Journal Article: Obituary and Bibliography of Herbert Mathew Hale, OBE, 1895-1963 Mitchell, F. J. Obituary and Bibliography of Herbert Mathew Hale, OBE, 1895-1963 1965 Records of the South Australian Museum 15 1 1-8 Book Section: Zoology Edmonds, S. J. Zoology Adelaide Royal Society of South Australia 1986 Ideas and Endeavours - The Natural Sciences in South Australia C. R. Twidale; M. J. Tyler and M. Davies 161-212 Journal Article: Norman Tindale's research legacy and the cultural heritage of indigenous Australians McCaul, Kim; and Roberts, Amy [editors] Norman Tindale's research legacy and the cultural heritage of indigenous Australians 2015 Journal of the Anthropological Society of South Australia, special edition 39 1-175 Herbert Mathew Hale - Records State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana Herbert Mathew Hale - Records PRG 13 1920 - 1949 Personal papers including passport and credentials 1939 (7 items); diary and notes of world tour 1939 (2 volumes); diaries 1921-29 (2 volumes); report on the Western Australian Museum and its use by schools 1938 (1 volume); minutes of evidence of the Royal Commission on the Fishing Industry 1935 (4 folders); photographs 1920-27 of the Flinders Ranges, Myponga and North Queensland (5 volumes); photographs and negatives 1920-39 including field excursions and the world tour (7 volumes); drawings by Hale 1944-49 including whales, cyclaspis, isopoda-valvifera, and cumacea (327 items); publications 1933-35; drawings by W.H. Baker including detailed drawings of crustacea c1910-37 (1 volume); letters on zoological subjects received by Hale from museums and learned societies in Australia and overseas c1924-49 [PRG 13]. Artwork, Photographs