Person

Noble, Robert Jackson (1894 - 1981)

CBE

Born
17 May 1894
Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia
Died
21 May 1981
Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Agricultural scientist, Plant pathologist and Public service administrator

Summary

Robert Jackson was a plant pathologist noted as an expert on cereal diseases and for his research into viral diseases of plants and commercial mushroom farming. Having joined the New South Wales Department of Agriculture in 1913, he was Head of the Department from 1940 to 1959. During this time he was active in promoting a more scientific approach of farming, and was involved in establishing a comprehensive plant quarantine system to prevent the introduction of pathogens from overseas. In 1945 Noble led the Australian delegation to the FAO meeting in Quebec, Canada, and subsequently was influential in persuading Australian governments to coordinate better their activities in fisheries, agricultural production and marketing, and health.

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Chronology

1913 - 1915
Career position - Cadet, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
1915
Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BScAgr), University of Sydney
1915 - 1919
Military service - Served with the Australian Imperial Forces
1920 - 1923
Career position - Assistant Biologist, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
1920 - 1981
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
1921
Award - Sir Benjamin Fuller Travelling Scholarship, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
1922
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
1923
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
1923 - 1927
Career position - Principal Assistant Biologist, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
1926
Career event - Elected Associate Member (Agriculture), Australian National Research Council
1927 - 1940
Career position - Biologist, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
1929 - 1934
Career position - Editor, Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1933 - 1949
Career position - Member, New South Wales State Committee, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
1934
Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales
1935 - ?
Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
1936
Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
1937
Award - Coronation Medal
1940 - 1959
Career position - Trustee, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
1940 - 1959
Career position - Chairman, Farrer Memorial Trust
1940 - 1959
Career position - Director and Permanent Head, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
1940 - 1981
Award - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
1945 - 1959
Career position - Member (later Chairman), Standing Committee on Agriculture, Australian Agricultural Council
1946 - 1976
Career position - Trustee, Australian Museum
1949 - 1959
Career position - Member, Fauna Protection Panel, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
1949 - 1966
Career position - Member, New South Wales State Committee, CSIRO
1951
Award - Outstanding Achievement Award, Medal and Citation, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
1951 - 1977
Career position - Trustee, McGarvie Smith Trust
1953
Award - Coronation Medal
1957
Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Head of the NSW Agriculture Department
1959
Award - Farrer Memorial Medal, Farrer Memorial Trust

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Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Robert Jackson Noble - Records, 1901 - 1980, ML MSS 2465; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

University of Sydney, Archives

  • Robert Jackson Noble - Records, 1908 - 1935, P 82 and others; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Journal Articles

  • Malcolm, H. D. R., 'Obituary: Robert Jackson Noble', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 115 (1) (1982), 74. Details

Resources

See also

  • Fenner, Frank ed., History of Microbiology in Australia (Melbourne: Australian Society for Microbiology, 1990), 624 pp. Details

McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn

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