Person

Barnet, James Johnstone (1827 - 1904)

Born
1827
Almericlose, Arbroath, Scotland
Died
16 December 1904
New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Architect, Conchologist and Technologist

Summary

James Barnet was clerk of works at the University of Sydney 1854-1860. In 1860 He joined the office of the Colonial Architect, becoming its permanent head in 1865 after acting in the position for two years. As Colonial Architect he was responsible for many of Sydney's significant public buildings until his departure in 1890. Barnet participated in local scientific organisations, including as Trustee of the Australian Museum for 25 years. He was a keen conchologist and in 1868 published A monograph of Australian land shells.

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Chronology

1854
Life event - arrived in New South Wales
1854 - 1860
Career position - Clerk of Works, University of Sydney
1860
Career event - Joined the Colonial Architect's Office, New South Wales
1862 - 1865
Career position - Acting Colonial Architect, New South Wales
1865 - 1866
Career position - Member, Philosophical Society of New South Wales
1865 - 1890
Career position - Colonial Architect, New South Wales
1866 - 1890
Career position - Trustee, Australian Museum
1867 - 1869
Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales
1888 -
Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

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Archival resources

University of Sydney, Archives

  • Papers of James Johnstone Barnet, 1860 - 1890, P 30; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Bridges, Peter; McDonald, Don, James Barnet, colonial architect (Sydney: Hale and Iremonger, 1988), 144 pp. Details

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See also

  • Moyal, Ann, 'Creative foundations: the Royal Society of New South Wales, 1867 and 2017', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, 150 (2) (2017), 232-45. Details

Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn

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