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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2024-12-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005778b.htm person Edgar Grahame AACR2 25 May 1901 9 August 1985 Place of Birth Petersham, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Killara, New South Wales, Australia Veterinarian Public servant Grahame Edgar was a veterinarian whose research was principally on diseases of sheep and cattle. In particular he worked on black-disease, the control of liver flukes in sheep, diseases caused by anaerobic organisms (blackleg, entero-toxaemia and botulism) and toxaemic jaundice in sheep, identified as being caused by heliotrope ingestion and chronic copper poisoning. Edgar played a central role in the Commonwealth Government's pasture-improvement program which was based on rabbit control. This involved the release of a virulent strain of myxomatosis from the Glenfield Veterinary Research Station of which Edgar was Director of Veterinary Research. His research career ceased in 1959 when he became Assistant Under-Secretary (and later Director-General) of Agriculture for New South Wales. 1924 1924 Education - Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Sydney 1924 1942 Career position - Served with Australian Army Veterinary Corps (Militia) 1927 1947 Career position - Veterinary Research Officer, Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, New South Wales Department of Agriculture 1929 1936 Career position - Senior Research Officer, Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, New South Wales Department of Agriculture 1936 1947 Career position - Senior Veterinary Research Officer, Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, New South Wales Department of Agriculture 1938 1938 Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, Australian Veterinary Association 1947 1959 Career position - Director of Veterinary Research, Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, New South Wales Department of Agriculture 1948 1949 Career position - President, Australian Veterinary Association 1948 1972 Career position - Member, Australian National Science Committee of UNESCO 1952 1985 Award - Fellow, Australian Veterinary Association 1957 1961 Career position - Chairman, Australian National Science Committee of UNESCO 1959 Career position - Director, McGarvie Smith Institute 1959 Career position - Member of Council, New South Wales Sheep Breeders' Association 1959 1961 Career position - Assistant Under Secretary, New South Wales Department of Agriculture 1961 1966 Career position - Director-General, New South Wales Department of Agriculture 1961 1966 Career position - Chairman, Farrer Memorial Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney 1962 1962 Award - Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc), University of Sydney 1962 1963 Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, Australian Society for Animal Production 1962 1970 Career position - Member of Council, World Poultry Science Association 1963 1985 Career position - Honorary Associate, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London 1966 1966 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) 1966 1966 Life event - Retired 1966 1966 Award - Farrer Memorial Medal, Farrer Memorial Trust 1966 1978 Career position - Member of Senate, University of Sydney 1967 1967 Award - Gilruth Prize for Meritorious Service to Veterinary Science, Australian Veterinary Association 1967 1985 Career position - Chairman, McGarvie Smith Institute 1971 1971 Award - Fellow, Australian College of Veterinary Scientists 1973 1975 Career position - Director, Wellcome (Australasia) Ltd 1980 1985 Award - Life Governor, New South Wales Sheep Breeders' Association Gilruth Prize for Meritorious Service to Veterinary Science, Australian Veterinary Association (1953 - )

Awarded the Prize 1967

 New South Wales Department of Agriculture, State of New South Wales (1908 - 2004)

Director-General 1961 - 1966

 Australian Veterinary Association (1921 - )

President 1948 - 1949; Fellow 1952 - 1985

 Farrer Memorial Medal (1936 - )

Awarded the Medal 1966

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 'Edgar, Grahame', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Edgar, Grahame Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Edgar, Grahame (1901 - 1985), veterinarian and public servant Hale, Patricia Edgar, Grahame (1901 - 1985), veterinarian and public servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore 352-3 Resource: Farrer Memorial Trust Medal recipients and orations New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Farrer Memorial Trust Medal recipients and orations Sydney New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2023