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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-08-27 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007472b.htm person Brittlebank Thomas AACR2 1865? 1948 Place of Birth Winstone, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Place of Death Victoria, Australia Ornithologist Naturalist Thomas Brittlebank was a much respected ornithologist who came to Australia with his family via the New Hebrides, Queensland and Tasmania, settling at Myrniong near Bacchus Marsh in Victoria in the early 1890s. Here he was a farmer with his brother Charles. After the farm was sold, Thomas became the headmaster of the Migrant Training Centre at Elcho near Geelong, where migrants were trained in Australian agricultural methods. He was later involved in agricultural education at Warrnambool. Thomas and Charles made extensive studies of the natural history of the Werribee Gorge district to the west of Melbourne. The pair made the first comprehensive list of the birds of the area. Thomas was a keen collector of birds eggs and travelled throughout Victoria and as far as Queensland on his collecting trips. His collection was donated to the National Museum of Victoria. Thomas was a talented artist, particularly of landscapes. He was an active member of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. c. 1893 c. 1893 Life event - Settled in Victoria National Museum of Victoria (1858 - 1983)

Brittlebank's collection of birds eggs was donated to the Museum

 Brittlebank, Charles Clifton (1862 - 1945)

Charles and Thomas were brothers

 'Brittlebank, Thomas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Brittlebank, Thomas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Historical Notes on Charles and Thomas Brittlebank, Pioneer Naturalists in the Werribee Gorge District, West of Melbourne Hewish, Marilyn Historical Notes on Charles and Thomas Brittlebank, Pioneer Naturalists in the Werribee Gorge District, West of Melbourne 2006 The Victorian naturalist 123 5 314-317