Person
Wade, Arthur (1878 - 1951)
- Born
- 12 November 1878
Halifax, Yorkshire, England - Died
- 8 April 1951
Mermaid Beach, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist and Petrologist
Summary
Arthur Wade undertook geological explorations of possible oil-bearing areas for the Australian Government between 1914 and 1937. He was subsequently appointed Geological Adviser to the Shell Co. of Australia from 1940.
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Arthur Wade - Records, 1940 - 1950, MS 041; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library
- Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins, 1964 - 1987, BSAR03890; Krins, Anthony (Tony); Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, Melbourne, 2012, https://www.eoas.info/exhibitions/basser/basser_browse.html. Details
Book Sections
- Vallance, T. G., 'Wade, Arthur (1878-1951), geologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 338-339. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wade-arthur-8936. Details
Edited Books
- McKay, Judith ed., Brilliant Careers: Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland (Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1997), 80 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Wade, Arthur, 'Directional drilling of boreholes', Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 (1939), 193. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24087715. Details
- 'Wade, Arthur (1878-1951)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-638944. Details
Resource Sections
- Gerali, Francesco, 'Arthur Wade: biography', in Engineering and Technology History Wiki. [Online], Engineering and Technology History Wiki, USA, 2020. https://ethw.org/Arthur_Wade. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 August 2006
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