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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-04-19 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-09-11 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003190b.htm person Ragless Gordon AACR2 2 June 1909 2002 Place of Birth Edwardstown, South Australia, Australia Ornithologist Gordon Ragless collected egg series - clutches of eggs from the same bird over different seasons - and was able to show that Wedge-tailed Eagles were capable of breeding for at least 30 years, though the eggs themselves diminished in size over time. In 1999 Ragless donated his collection to the Australian National Wildlife Collection. It contained over five thousand sets of eggs representing around 90% of Australia's breeding bird species. 1957 1960 Career position - President, South Australian Ornithological Association 1985 2002 Award - Honorary Member, South Australian Ornithological Association Australian National Wildlife Collection (ANWC), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1966 - )

Donated major egg collection to the Collection 1999

 South Australian Ornithological Association (1899 - )

President 1957 - 1960, Honorary Member 1985 - 2002

 Ragless, G B (1910-)

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 'Ragless, Gordon', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ragless, Gordon Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Gordon Beaumont Ragless 1909-2002 Eckhert, J. Obituary: Gordon Beaumont Ragless 1909-2002 Birds SA South Australian ornithologist 34 31-2 Article: Precious eggs find new nest with CSIRO Precious eggs find new nest with CSIRO CSIRO Journal Article: Frank Elliot Parsons, 1882-1968 Ragless, G. B. Frank Elliot Parsons, 1882-1968 1969 South Australian Ornithologist 25 4 107-108 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