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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-26 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005727b.htm person Harrington Hilary James AACR2 1924 1 August 2015 Place of Birth Wellington, New Zealand Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Geologist Larry Harrington was a geologist who believed in continental drift before it was generally accepted and before sea-floor spread was known. In 1994 he was a moving force behind the establishment of the International Correlation Project Concerning Continental Drift at the Geological Society of America meeting. Between 1959 and 1985 he was on the staff of the Geology Department at the University of New England. Harrington was joint editor of Basement tectonics of Australia and other regions (1990), Geology of Australian coal basins (1995) and Permian coals of eastern Australia (3rd ed. 1991). He recorded the archives of Geological Society of Australia, now housed in the Australian Academy of Science. Mt Harrington in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica, was named in his honour. 1957 1958 Career position - Leader, New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition 1958 1959 Career position - Leader, New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (McMurdo Sound) 1968 1969 Career position - Member, U.S. Antarctic Research Progress (McMurdo Sound) Investigation 1986 1990 Career position - Chairman, Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia 2005 2015 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Victoria (FRSV) The University of New England (1954 - )

Member of staff, Geology Department 1959 - 1985

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

Fellow 2005 - 2015

 Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia (1984 - )

Chairman 1986 - 1990

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 Harrington, H J (1924-20150801)

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 'Harrington, Hilary James (Larry)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Harrington, Hilary James (Larry) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Sixty years on the rocks: the memoirs of Professor Alan H. Voisey Voisey, A. H. Harrington, H. J. Sixty years on the rocks: the memoirs of Professor Alan H. Voisey Sydney Earth Sciences History Group 1991 Journal Article: Hilary ("Larry") James Harrington Branagan, David Hilary ("Larry") James Harrington 2016 INHIGEO Annual Record 48 33-4