Person
Mellor, John White (1868 - 1931)
- Born
- 1868
South Australia, Australia - Died
- 10 October 1931
Lockleys, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Ornithologist
Summary
John Mellor was an influential ornithologist, being a foundation member and President of both the South Australian Ornithological Association, and the (Royal) Australian Ornithological Union. He was active in promoting the protection of birds. With Symonds Clark he worked for several years on South Australia's Birds' Protection Act of 1900. In 1908 he represented South Australia at an interstate conference in Melbourne on the legislative protection of birds, gun control, and the utility of bird sanctuaries. Mellor published prolifically in both the Emu and the South Australian ornithologist. Under the pen-name "Naturalist" he wrote articles between 1896 and 1905 for local newspapers, the Adelaide advertiser and the South Australian register. A keen collector of bird skins and eggs, these specimens became part of the collection of his cousin Samuel A, White, which in 1988 were donated to the South Australian Museum.
Details
Chronology
- 1894 - ?
- Career position - Member, Fauna and Flora Committee, Field Naturalists' Section, Royal Society of South Australia
- 1899 -
- Career position - Foundation Member, South Australian Ornithological Association
- 1899 - 1905
- Career position - Secretary and Treasurer, South Australian Ornithological Association
- 1901 - 1910
- Career position - Foundation member of the Australasian Ornithologists Union
- 1905 - 1906
- Career position - Vice-President, South Australian Ornithological Association
- 1906 - 1907
- Career position - President, South Australian Ornithological Association
- 1908
- Career position - South Australian representative, conference in Melbourne of the protection of birds
- 1908
- Career position - Represented South Australia at the interstate conference on Bird Protection held in Melbourne in November
- 1910 - 1911
- Career position - Vice-President, South Australian Ornithological Association
- 1910 - 1931
- Career position - Member, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
- 1911 - 1912
- Career position - President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
- 1913 - 1914
- Career position - Vice-President, South Australian Ornithological Association
- 1913 - 1914
- Career position - Member of Council, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
- 1914 - 1915
- Career position - President, South Australian Ornithological Association
- 1917 - 1924
- Career position - Member of Council, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
Related entries
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Mellor, J. W., 'President's address: bird protection in South Australia', Emu, 12 (1911), 151-7. Details
- Paton, Penny, 'John White Mellor (1868 - 1931), part 3', The birder, 248 (2018), i-iv, https://resources.birdssa.au/wp-content/uploads/Historical66.pdf. Details
- Paton, Penny, 'John White Mellor (1868 - 1931), part 2', The birder, 247 (2018), i-iv, https://resources.birdssa.au/wp-content/uploads/Historical65.pdf. Details
- Paton, Penny, 'John White Mellor (1868 - 1931), part 1', The birder, 246 (2018), i-iv, https://resources.birdssa.au/wp-content/uploads/Historical64.pdf. Details
- White, S. A., 'Obituary: J. W. Mellor', Emu, 31 (1932), 317. Details
Resources
- 'Mellor, J W (1868-19311010)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-508527. Details
See also
- Robin, Libby, The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001), 492 pp. Details
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Created: 22 March 2001, Last modified: 28 July 2026
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