Person

Shaw, Archibald John (1872 - 1916)

Born: 16 December 1872
Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 26 August 1916
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Minister of religion and Radio pioneer

Summary

Archibald Shaw started work with wireless telegraphy in 1910 to raise funds for three Pacific missions. He took out a number of patents and supplied radio equipment for the Commonwealth and D. Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914.

Related Events

Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911 - 1914)
Supplied radio equipment to the Expedition

Archival resources

Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu (MSC) Archives, Religious Congregation of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart

Archibald John Shaw - Records, 1910 - 1916; Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu (MSC) Archives, Religious Congregation of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Details

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535708. Details
'Shaw, Archibald John (1872-1916)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468908. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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