Person

Higgins, John Michael (1862 - 1937)

Born
9 December 1862
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Died
6 October 1937
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Metallurgist and Company director

Summary

Sir John Higgins graduated in chemistry and metallurgy at the Bendigo School of Mines and then ran his own chemist shop. He was later involved with the Australian Metals Exchange 1915-, the Central Wool Committee 1916-, and the B.A.W.R.A. Pty Ltd 1921-.

Archival resources

Australian National University Library, Rare Books and Manuscripts

  • John Michael Higgins - Records, 1862 - 1937; Australian National University Library, Rare Books and Manuscripts. Details

National Archives of Australia, National Office

  • John Michael Higgins - Records, 1914 - 1937, A 432; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details
  • John Michael Higgins - Records, 1914 - 1937, AM 500; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Griffin, Helga M., 'Higgins, Sir John Michael (1862-1937), metallurgist, government adviser and company director' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 289-290. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090295b.htm. Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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