Person
Banfield, Edmund James (1852 - 1923)
- Born
- 4 September 1852
Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England - Died
- 2 June 1923
Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Naturalist
Summary
Edmund Banfield lived on Dunk Island 1897-1923. He kept an erratic diary of nature observations, which he used as the basis for articles and books. His most famous work was "The Confessions of a Beachcomber" (published London, 1908).
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Born Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England, 4 September 1852. Died Dunk Island, 2 June 1923. Reporter and printer's assistant, "Ararat Advertiser" (his father's newspaper); Melbourne "Age" and Sydney "Daily Telegraph" 1870s; reporter and sub-editor, "Townsville Daily Bulletin" 1882-97; retired because of ill health to Dunk Island, where he corresponded with naturalists all over the world, and wrote books and articles, including articles for North Queensland newspapers and "Queensland Geographical Journal".
Published resources
Book Sections
- Bonnin, Margriet R., 'Banfield, Edmund James (1852-1923), author and naturalist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), pp. 165-166. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070168b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Barrett, C., ''The Beachcomber' and His Tropic Isle', Australian Museum Magazine (1923). Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q583409. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/77681371. Details
- E. J. Banfield of Dunk Island, State Library of Queensland, 2002, http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/picu/banfield.htm. Details
- 'Banfield, E J (18520904-19230602)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-619209. Details
See also
- Serle, Percival, Dictionary of Australian biography (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949). Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 13 February 2018
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