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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. & Rosanne Walker updated 2025-02-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002060b.htm person Sharland Michael AACR2 14 June 1899 11 February 1987 Place of Birth Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia Place of Death Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Naturalist Journalist Ornithologist Michael Sharland was a journalist who had a keen interest in natural history, particularly birds. As well as publishing a number of books on birds and the natural history of Tasmania, he was a prize winning bird photographer.

Born Bellerive, Tasmania, 14 June 1899. Died Hobart, 11 February 1987. Educated Campbelltown Grammar School. Early journalistic training with The Mercury (Hobart), for which he wrote a nature column in The Illustrated Tasmanian Mail and, after The Mail ceased publication, in Saturday's Mercury, under the pen-name Peregrine for 60 years (ca 1921-71). Sydney Morning Herald staff 1927-40; The Argus (Melbourne) from 1929, correspondent for Reuters in London; Chief Photographer, Australian Paratroop Battalion, attached to Visual Education Section, Air Board during World War II; The Mercury 1945-47; Superintendent of Scenic Reserves, Lands Department, Hobart 1947-62; Honorary Ornithologist, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart. Fellow, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; President, Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club 1945-46 and a life member; honorary life member and gold badge holder, Gould League of Bird Lovers, New South Wales; president, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1949-51; a founder, Bird Observers Association of Tasmania 1971 and a life member. Member, Tasmanian Fauna Board; member, Nomenclature Board. Published several books on birds and the natural history of Tasmania. Skilled photographer, particularly in black-and-white, winning two international awards for his bird photography. Books include Tasmanian Birds (1945), Stones of a Century (1952), Tasmanian Wild Life (1962) and Birds of the Sun (1966).

 Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union (1910 - 1997)

President 1949 - 1951

 Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club Inc (1904 - )

President 1945 - 1946

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 Sharland, Michael (18990614-19870211)

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 'Sharland, Michael', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Sharland, Michael Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Sharland, Michael Stanley Reid (1899-1987), naturalist, conservationist, journalist and photographer Roe, Michael Sharland, Michael Stanley Reid (1899-1987), naturalist, conservationist, journalist and photographer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2012 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z Melanie Nolan 409 Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001 Michael Sharland - Records Archives Office of Tasmania Michael Sharland - Records NS 1179 Correspondence, press cuttings, notes, photographs and miscellaneous records mainly relating to bird studies and natural history items [over 1m, NS 1179].More details required - particularly biographical information and dates??? 1 m Photographs