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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/P002782b.htm person Wright Colin William AACR2 10 October 1867 14 December 1952 Place of Birth Oxley, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Stud-breeder Colin Wright was owner of Waverley cattle station, 125 miles north of Rockhampton, from 1914. He experimented with Zebus, breeding both pure Zebus and crossing Zebus with Herefords, winning awards for his stock. In this he faced opposition from cattlemen such as J. L. Wilson. He is commemorated by the Colin Wright Laboratory at the University of Queensland's School of Veterinary Science. 1911 Career position - Cattle breeding at Jellinbah station, near Blackwater, Queensland 1911 1913 Career position - Cattle breeding at Nottingham Downs sheep-property near Hughenden, Queensland 1914 1914 Career position - Established Waverley cattle station 1946 1946 Award - First patron of the Australian Zebu Society

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 Wright, Colin William (1867-1952)

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 'Wright, Colin William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wright, Colin William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Wright, Colin William (1867-1952), studmaster Stevenson, Brian F. Wright, Colin William (1867-1952), studmaster Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 583-584