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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-08-06 human Helen Cohn; Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006504b.htm person Loftus-Hills Clive MBE AACR2 Hills, Loftus 1885 1926 31 March 1885 13 December 1967 Place of Birth Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Geologist Dr Loftus-Hills MBE DSc MAusIMM was Government Geologist in Tasmania from 1919 to 1923, having joined the Geological Survey of Tasmania in 1912. He made numerous reports on the stratigraphy and mineral resources of Tasmania, especially on coal and the zinc-lead ores in western Tasmania. In the 1923 restructure of the Department of Mines, Loftus- Hills was for a brief time Director of the Survey, based in Launceston. His relations with his Department heads were less than comfortable. When his disagreement with statements made by oil companies as to the extent of Tasmania's reserves precipitated an inquiry into his management of the Survey, it was recommended that his position be abolished. Loftus- Hills resigned. As a geological consultant for the next 15 years he worked in many parts of Australia and in Fiji. Between 1938 and 1946 he was Chief Chemist of the Commonwealth Department of Supply. He was prominent in the campaign against the use of nuclear weapons immediately after the Second World War, and was Chairman of the Victorian Division, Australian Association of Scientific Workers. The Loftus Hills Memorial Reserve, near Queenstown in Tasmania has been created due to its interesting geological features and is named in his honour. 1907 1907 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Tasmania 1912 November 1919 Career position - Assistant Government Geologist, Geological Survey of Tasmania, Tasmanian Department of Mines 1913 1913 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Tasmania 1916 1919 Military service - First Worls War. Lieutenant, Tunnelling Company, Australian Imperial Forces 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Councillor (Geography), Australian National Research Council 1919 1919 Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) - Army - Engineers - France Nov 1919 1923 Career position - Government Geologist, Geological Survey of Tasmania, Department of Mines 1923 1923 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Tasmania [First doctorate awarded by the University. Sir Douglas Mawson was examiner] 1924 1924 Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne 1924 1938 Career position - Geological Consultant in Australia and Fiji 1938 1946 Career position - Chief Chemist, Commonwealth Department of Supply [Chief wartime technical officer on dangerous cargoes] Loftus-Hills, Geoffrey Dean (1910 - 1999)

Geoffrey Loftus-Hills was the son of Clive Loftus-Hills

 David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne (1904 - )

Awarded the Prize 1924

 Geological Society of Australia Inc (1952 - )

Foundation Member 1952 - 1967

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

Foundation Member (Geography) 1919 -

 Loftus-Hills Memorial

The memorial honours Clive Loftus-Hills

 Australian Association of Scientific Workers (1939 - 1949)

Chairman, Victorian division c1945 - c1946

 Mawson, Douglas (1882 - 1958)

Douglas Mawson was an examiner for Loftus Hills doctorate, University of Tasmania 1923.

 Geological Survey of Tasmania, Colony and State of Tasmania (1859 - )

Government Geologist 1919- 1923

 'Loftus-Hills, Clive', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Loftus-Hills, Clive Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Thesis: The metallogenic epochs of Tasmania Hills, Loftus The metallogenic epochs of Tasmania Hobart University of Tasmania 1923 Journal Article: The progress of geological research in Tasmania since 1902 Loftus-Hills, Clive The progress of geological research in Tasmania since 1902 1921 Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1902 111-146 Journal Article: A brief history of the Department of Mines - 1882 to 1996 Bacon, C. A. A brief history of the Department of Mines - 1882 to 1996 1996 Tasmanian Geological Survey record 7 1-18 Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Book Section: Loftus-Hills, Clive (1885-1967), geologist Banks, Maxwell R. Loftus-Hills, Clive (1885-1967), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 132 Journal Article: Clive Loftus-Hills: an uncompromising geologist Bacon, Carol Clive Loftus-Hills: an uncompromising geologist 2018 Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group 45 29-32 Edited Book: History and role of government geological surveys in Australia Johns, R.K. History and role of government geological surveys in Australia Adelaide South Australian Government Printer 1976