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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-06-26 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-08-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006080b.htm person Ward Charles Melbourne AACR2 6 October 1903 6 October 1966 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Medlow Bath, New South Wales, Australia Naturalist Actor Zoological collector Mel Ward, after an erratic education and an early career on the stage, became a naturalist with a special interest in crabs. He made collections in Australia, Pacific islands, Central America and the United States. In 1929 he became Honorary Zoologist and collector at the Australian Museum. He collected zoological specimens and artefacts in New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef during the 1930s, and took an increasing interest in indigenous people and their relationship to native flora and fauna. In 1943 he opened his Gallery of Natural History and Native Art at Medlow Bath in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, where he welcomed members of the public. Ward bequeathed his scientific collections, including 25,000 crabs, to the Australian Museum. 1926 1936 Career position - Member, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1929 Career position - Honorary Zoologist, Australian Museum, Sydney 1929 1966 Career position - Fellow, Zoological Society, London 1936 1947 Award - Fellow, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1947 1966 Award - Life Member, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Australian Museum (1827 - )

Appointed Honorary Zoologist 1929; Ward bequeathed his scientific specimens to the Museum, including 25,000 crabs

 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (1879 - )

Fellow 1936 - 1947; Life Member 1947 - 1966

 Ward, Melbourne (19031006-19661006)

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 'Ward, Charles Melbourne (Mel)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ward, Charles Melbourne (Mel) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The first one hundred years of the Royal Zoological Society of N.S.W. 1879 - 1979 Prince, J. H. The first one hundred years of the Royal Zoological Society of N.S.W. 1879 - 1979 Sydney Royal Zoolgical Society of New South Wales 1979