Person

Marr, Charles William Clanan (1880 - 1960)

Born
23 March 1880
Petersham, New South Wales, Australia
Died
20 October 1960
Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Electrical engineer

Summary

Sir Charles Marr worked for the PMG and was in Command of the Australian and New Zealand Wireless Squadron during the First World War before becoming a state politician in New South Wales.

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Charles William Clanan Marr - Records, 1912 - 1959, MS 3874; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Lloyd, C. J., 'Marr, Sir Charles William Clanan (1880-1960), engineer, soldier and politician' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 418-419. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100409b.htm. Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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