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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002434b.htm person Macdonald Donald Alaster AACR2 6 June 1859 23 November 1932 Place of Birth Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Black Rock, Victoria, Australia Journalist Science writer Donald Macdonald wrote for the "Argus" and the "Australasian" as a cricket commentator, war correspondent during the Boer War and nature writer. In 1911 he wrote the "Bush Boy's Book"; this was enlarged in four more editions between 1927 and 1933.

Probably born 6 June 1859. Died 23 November 1932. Became a pupil-teacher in 1876, then joined the "Corowa Free Press", and in 1881 the Melbourne "Argus". Cricket commentator, war correspondent during Boer War, and nature writer for the "Argus" and the "Australasian". A selection of his nature writings was published as "Gum Boughs and Wattle Bloom" (1887). In 1900 he established a weekly column in the "Argus" called "Nature Notes and Queries". It was extended to "Notes for Boys" in 1909 and led to the "Bush Boy's Book" in 1911, enlarged in 4 more editions in 1927-33. Other writings included "At the End of the Moonpath" (1922), a nature book for children. A fountain memorial, designed by Stanley Hammond, is in Macdonald Park, Beaumaris.

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 'Macdonald, Donald Alaster', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Macdonald, Donald Alaster Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Macdonald, Donald Alaster (1859-1932), journalist and Nature writer Anderson, Hugh Macdonald, Donald Alaster (1859-1932), journalist and Nature writer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 249 Journal Article: Valuing the native: River Blackfish vs. Rainbow trout in late nineteenth and early-twentieth century Victoria Minard, Peter Valuing the native: River Blackfish vs. Rainbow trout in late nineteenth and early-twentieth century Victoria 2015 Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature 15 2 1-11