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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Event created 2024-04-26 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-04-22 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007372b.htm event British Association for the Advancement of Science 84th Meeting AACR2 28 July 1914 31 August 1914 Start Place Australia Conference The British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) held its 84th annual Meeting in Australia in August 1914. It was generally considered the most successful Association Meeting held to date. Remembered for the significant impetus it gave to Australian science, this was an unparalleled opportunity for Australian scientists to interact with some of the leading scientists from United Kingdom. The Australian Government enthusiastically supported the Meeting to the extent of offering £15,000 to fully fund or subsidise the expenses of over 250 British scientists to attend. Delegates also came from Europe, the United States and other Dominions. Officially opened in Melbourne on August 14th , sessions were held in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, with an extensive program of visits to universities, museums and laboratories, and excursions to a considerable number of sites of scientific interest. The arrival of delegates in Australia coincided with the outbreak of WWI. This ultimately resulted in the cancellation of the Tasmanian and New Zealand parts of the program, and the internment of some European delegates as enemy aliens. Many Australians took central roles in the organisation of the Meeting. Chairman of the organising committee was David Orme Masson. David Rivett, as organising secretary, was responsible for all arrangements for accommodation, venues and transport. Some of Australia's most prominent scientists took on roles as secretaries for their states. Key local officials were named as joint Vice-Presidents of the Association, including the Prime Minister, state Governors and university Chancellors. Many local scientists and interested citizens attended the sessions, which were given prolific coverage in the newspapers. The Federal handbook, prepared in advance of the Meeting and distributed to delegates before embarkation, provided an extraordinarily complete picture of Australian science before WWI. Although the purpose of the Meeting was to highlight Australian science, Australian-themed topics were limited to one third in each Section (except Anthropology). Issues relating to Australia raised at the Meeting included: the need for an Australian Chair of Anthropology; the establishment of an Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (the Advisory Council of Science and Industry was established in 1916, leading ultimately to CSIR); the reservation of Kangaroo Island for wildlife protection; and the requirement to complete the building of the Mt Stromlo observatory as necessary for international collaboration on the study of solar radiation. As the Meeting came to its end, the ships which brought delegates to Australia were requisitioned for troop carriers. These overseas scientists dispersed homeward via a number of routes, their journeys sometimes being far from their comfortable outward passage. Leach, John Albert (1870 - 1929)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section E (Geography) 1914

 Luschan, Felix von (1854 - 1924)

Overseas guest

 Spencer, Walter Baldwin (1860 - 1929)

Vice President, Sections D (Zoology) and H (Anthropology) 1914

 Skeats, Ernest Willington (1875 - 1953)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section C (Geology) 1914

 Steele, Bertram Dillon (1870 - 1931)

Member of organising committee 1912 - 1914; Vice-President, Section B (Chemistry) 1914

 Payne, Henry (1871 - 1945)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section G (Engineering) 1914

 Poate, Frederick (1855 - 1935)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section E (Geography) 1914

 Pittman, Edward Fisher (1849 - 1932)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section C (Geology) 1914

 Avery, David (1871 - 1956)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section B (Chemistry) 1914

 Lawson, Abercrombie Anstruther (1870 - 1927)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section K (Botany) 1914

 Stuart, Thomas Peter Anderson (1856 - 1920)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section I (Physiology) 1914

 Lyle, Thomas Ranken (1860 - 1944)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section A (Mathematical and Physical Science) 1914

 Maiden, Joseph Henry (1859 - 1925)

Vice-President, Section K (Botany) 1914

 Monash, John (1865 - 1931)

Vice President, Section G (Engineering) 1914

 Masson, David Orme (1858 - 1937)

Chairman of the organising committee 1912 - 1914; Vice-President, Section B (Chemistry) 1914

 Rennie, Edward Henry (1852 - 1927)

Vice-President, Section B (Chemistry) 1914

 Rivett, Albert Cherbury David (David) (1885 - 1961)

Organising Secretary 1912 - 1914

 Nicholls, George Edward (1878 - 1953)

Overseas guest

 Pollock, James Arthur (1865 - 1922)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section A (Mathematical and Physical Science) 1914

 Warren, William Henry (1852 - 1926)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section G (Engineering) 1914

 Hall, Thomas Sergeant (1858 - 1915)

Local Secretary for Melbourne , Section D (Zoology) 1914

 Knibbs, George Handley (1858 - 1929)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section F (Economic Science and Statistics) 1914

 Etheridge, Robert (Junior) (1847 - 1920)

Vice-President, Section H (Anthropology) 1914

 Berry, Richard James Arthur (1867 - 1962)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section H (Anthropology) 1914

 Osborne, William Alexander (1873 - 1967)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section I (Physiology) 1914

 Ewart, Alfred James (1872 - 1937)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section K (Botany) 1914

 Cherry, Thomas (1861 - 1945)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section M (Agriculture) 1914

 Stirling, Edward Charles (Ted) (1848 - 1919)

Member of organising committee 1912 - 1914; Vice-President, Sections H (Anthropology) and I (Physiology) 1914

 Wilson, James Thomas (1861 - 1945)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section H (Anthropology) 1914

 Haswell, William Aitcheson (1854 - 1925)

Vice President and Local Secretary for Sydney, Section D (Zoology) 1914

 Woolnough, Walter George (1876 - 1958)

Vice-President, Section C (Geology) 1914

 Deane, Henry (1847 - 1924)

Vice President, Section G (Engineering) 1914

 Davis, John King (1884 - 1967)

Vice President, Section E (Geography) 1914

 Dendy, Arthur (1865 - 1925)

President, Section D (Zoology) 1914

 David, Tannatt William Edgeworth (1858 - 1934)

Vice-President, Sections C (Geology) and E (Geography) 1914

 Forrest, John (1847 - 1918)

Vice President, Section E (Geography) 1914

 Fawsitt, Charles Edward (1878 - 1960)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section B (Chemistry) 1914

 Watt, Robert Dickie (1881 - 1965)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section M (Agriculture) 1914

 'British Association for the Advancement of Science 84th Meeting', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology British Association for the Advancement of Science 84th Meeting Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Proposed Metropolitan Underground Electric Railway for Sydney (Illustrated) Bradfield, J. J. C. Proposed Metropolitan Underground Electric Railway for Sydney (Illustrated) 1914 Commonwealth Engineer 2 4 146-148 Journal Article: British Association for the Advancement of Science British Association for the Advancement of Science 1914 Commonwealth Engineer 2 2 87-99 Book: Report of the eighty-fourth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Australia: 1914 July 28 - August 31 British Association for the Advancement of Science Report of the eighty-fourth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Australia: 1914 July 28 - August 31 London John Murray 1915 Book: Stone implements of the Australian Aborigines: guide to the classified collection in the Australian Room, National Museum, Public Library Buildings, Melbourne, arranged for the Australian meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Kenyon, A. S. and Mahony, D. J. Stone implements of the Australian Aborigines: guide to the classified collection in the Australian Room, National Museum, Public Library Buildings, Melbourne, arranged for the Australian meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Melbourne Arnall & Jackson 1914 Book: The Records of Albert Cherbury David Rivett (1885-161) and the British Association for the Advancement of Science Australian Meeting, 1914 King, Bill; McCarthy, Gavan The Records of Albert Cherbury David Rivett (1885-161) and the British Association for the Advancement of Science Australian Meeting, 1914 Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1988 Resource: Albert Cherbury David Rivett and the British Association for the Advancement of Science Australian Meeting, 1914 Guide to Records King, Bill; McCarthy, Gavan Albert Cherbury David Rivett and the British Association for the Advancement of Science Australian Meeting, 1914 Guide to Records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Edited Book: Federal handbook prepared in connection with the eighty-fourth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Australia August 1914 Knibbs, G. H. Federal handbook prepared in connection with the eighty-fourth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Australia August 1914 Melbourne Government Printer 1914 Book: Handbook to Victoria: prepared for the members of the 'British Association for the Advancement of Science', on the occasion of their visit to Victoria, under the direction of the Victorian Executive Committee Laughton, A. M.; and Hall, T. S. Handbook to Victoria: prepared for the members of the 'British Association for the Advancement of Science', on the occasion of their visit to Victoria, under the direction of the Victorian Executive Committee Melbourne 1914 Journal Article: The Science Show of 1914: the British Association Meets in Australia Love, Rosaleen The Science Show of 1914: the British Association Meets in Australia 1984 This Australia 4 1 12-16 Journal Article: Coming of Age: the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Australia, 1914 Robertson, Peter Coming of Age: the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Australia, 1914 1980 Australian Physicist 17 2 23-27 Edited Book: A trip to the Dominions: the scientific event that changed Australia Russell, Lynette A trip to the Dominions: the scientific event that changed Australia Clayton, Vic. Monash University Press 2021 Book Section: A :young and vigorous outpost of empire": the 1914 British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting congress in Australia Russell, Lynette A :young and vigorous outpost of empire": the 1914 British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting congress in Australia Clayton, Vic. Monash University Publishing 2021 A trip to the dominions: the scientific event that changed Australia Russell, Lynette 1-28 Journal Article: International science "down under": the British Association meeting in Australia, August 1914, with special reference to related activities in Adelaide Twidale, C. Rowl[and] and Bourne, Jennie A. International science "down under": the British Association meeting in Australia, August 1914, with special reference to related activities in Adelaide 2020 Earth sciences history 21 2 166-89 Journal Article: Anthropologic miscellanea: anthropology at the British Association Mooney, J. and Hodge, F. W. Anthropologic miscellanea: anthropology at the British Association 1915 American anthropologist 17 1 210-3 Book Section: A diary in the loose sense of the term: Henry Balfour and the 1914 Australian Meeting Morton, Christopher A diary in the loose sense of the term: Henry Balfour and the 1914 Australian Meeting Clayton, Vic. Monash University Publishing 2021 A trip to the dominions: the scientific event that changed Australia Russell, Lynette 68-90 Journal Article: "Modern in every respect": the 1914 conference of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting Scheckert, John "Modern in every respect": the 1914 conference of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting 2014 Journal of the European Association for Studies of Australia 5 1 4-20 Book Section: Narrative and Itinerary of the Australian Meeting Anonymous Narrative and Itinerary of the Australian Meeting London John Murray 1914 Report of the eighty-fourth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Australia: 1914 July 28 - August 31 British Association for the Advancement of Science 679-719 Journal Article: The British Association in Queensland Anon The British Association in Queensland 1914 Nature 94 22 October 204-6 Book Section: Taming the Territory: Baldwin Spencer and Elsie Masson Lyndon, Jane Taming the Territory: Baldwin Spencer and Elsie Masson Clayton, Vic. Monash University Press 2021 A trip to the Dominions: the scientific event that changed Australia Russell, Lynette 91-117 Book Section: The Aboriginals of Australia Spencer, W. B. The Aboriginals of Australia Melbourne Government Printer 1914 Federal handbook : prepared in connection with the eighty-fourth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting held in Australia, August, 1914 Knibbs, G. H. 33-85 Journal Article: The Humphrey pump (Illustrated) Humphrey, Herbert A. The Humphrey pump (Illustrated) 1914 Commonwealth Engineer 2 5 185 Journal Article: The curious history of the Talgai skull Allen, Jim The curious history of the Talgai skull 2010 Bulletin of the history of archaeology 20 20 1-12 Book Section: Astronomy and geodesy in Australia Baracchi, P. Astronomy and geodesy in Australia Melbourne Government Printer 1914 Federal handbook prepared in connection with the eighty-fourth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Australia 1914 Knibbs, G. H. 326-90 Book Section: "All memory had perished": salvage ethnography's archaeological blind spot illustrated by Alfred and Kathleen Haddon's visit to Torres Strait in 1914 McNiven, Ian J. "All memory had perished": salvage ethnography's archaeological blind spot illustrated by Alfred and Kathleen Haddon's visit to Torres Strait in 1914 Clayton, Vic. Monash University Publishing 2021 A trip to the dominions: the scientific event that changed Australia Russell, Lynette 29-67