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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005617b.htm person Ward Leonard Keith ISO AACR2 17 February 1879 30 September 1964 Place of Birth Petersham, New South Wales, Australia Geologist Keith Ward was a geologist who became Assistant Government Geologist and Inspector of Mines in Tasmania after four years teaching at the School of Mines in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. In Tasmania he focussed on the State's tin, silver-lead and copper deposits. In 1912 he became Government Geologist in South Australia, with additional responsibilities from 1916 as director of mines and supervisor of boring and from 1919 as secretary to the Minister of Mines. Ward's interests ranged over mineral and hydrological investigations, petroleum exploration, and coal resources. He worked to integrate the mining industry with the South Australian economy, initiated a systematic examination of South Australia's mineral and underground water resources, and established a department of chemistry to conduct systematic chemical industrial research on South Australia's natural resources. He served on a number of commissions related to petroleum exploration, the production of oil from hydrogenation of coal, and underground water supplies. His work was recognised by being awarded the Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales and the Verco Medal of the Royal Society of South Australia, of which he was President 1929 - 1930. 1900 1900 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney 1903 1903 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney 1903 1906 Career position - Lecturer, Western Australian School of Mines in Kalgoorlie 1907 1912 Career position - Assistant Government Geologist and Inspector of Mines, Tasmania 1912 1944 Career position - Government Geologist, South Australia 1921 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Geology), Australian National Research Council 1923 1923 Career position - President, Section C (Geology and Mineralogy), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Conference, New Zealand 1925 1931 Career position - Consultant Geologist for the Northern Territory 1926 1926 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide 1926 1944 Career position - Member, State Advisory Committee, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 1928 1928 Career position - Chairman, Interstate Artesian Water Conference 1928 1931 Career position - Member, Executive Committee, Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey 1929 1930 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 1929 1930 Career position - Member, Australian Royal Commission on the Coal Industry 1930 1930 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1930 1931 Career position - President, Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch 1936 1940 Career position - Member, Commonwealth Oil Advisory Committee 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1943 1943 Award - Imperial Service Order (ISO) 1955 1955 Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia 1955 1964 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of South Australia Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 1930

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

Awarded the Medal 1955

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

President, 1928 - 1930; Honorary Fellow 1955 - 1964

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

President, Section C (Geology and Mineralogy) 1923

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Foundation Member (Geology) 1921 -

 South Australian Department of Mines, Colony and State of South Australia (1894 - 1977)

Government Geologist 1912 - 1944

 Tasmanian Mines Department, Colony and State of Tasmania (1894 - 1989)

Assistant Government Geologist and Inspector of Mines 1907 - 1912

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1937 -

 Kalgoorlie School of Mines (1902 - ?)

Lecturer 1903 - 1906

 Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch (1885 - )

President 1930 - 1931

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 Ward, Leonard Kenneth (18790217-19640930)

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 'Ward, Leonard Keith', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ward, Leonard Keith Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Arthur Wade: biography Gerali, Francesco Arthur Wade: biography USA Engineering and Technology History Wiki 2020 Engineering and Technology History Wiki. [Online] Book Section: Ward, Leonard Keith (1879-1964), geologist and public servant O'Neil, Bernard Ward, Leonard Keith (1879-1964), geologist and public servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 489-490 Journal Article: Section C - Geology and Mineralogy. The investigation of the physiclal basis of primary production Australia [presidential address] Ward, L. Keith Section C - Geology and Mineralogy. The investigation of the physiclal basis of primary production Australia [presidential address] 1924 Report of the 16th meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1923 262-83 Journal Article: Obituary: Leonard Keith Ward, B.A., B.E., D.Sc., I.S.O. 1879 - 1964 L. W. P. [Parkin, L. W.] Obituary: Leonard Keith Ward, B.A., B.E., D.Sc., I.S.O. 1879 - 1964 1965 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 89 291 Journal Article: Memorial to Leonard Keith Ward (1879 - 1964) Miles, Keith R. Memorial to Leonard Keith Ward (1879 - 1964) 1965 GSA Bulletin 76 6 83-6 Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins BSAR03890 1964 - 1987 This collection is a small set of personal records and acquired publications relating to the work Tony Krins did for Esso Australia Ltd on the Glomar III oil and gas drilling ship 1964-1968. He was a medical student at Monash University at the time and worked in the summer vacations. Some items post-date this period and document the subsequent history of Bass Strait oil and gas fields. Digital (pdf) copies of some of the records are held in the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library (archive). Some of the published items have been registered as 'Published Resources' [see below]. Included is a draft book typescript, with annotations by Krins, of Robert Murray (1987), "The Bass Strait story: A history of the discovery, development and production of the oil and gas in Gipplsand 1963-1986 by Esso and BHP" [unpublished] 215 pages, 5 pdf files; and the first 8 pages of the report "Esso Gippsland Shelf-1, Victoria: Well completion report" by Esso Exploration Australia. Inc. September 1965 [also annotated by Krins], 1 pdf file. These items can be provided upon request. 0.05 m, 20 items Print