Person
Crowe, Robert (1867 - 1955)
- Born
- 7 June 1867
Koroit, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 17 June 1955
Preston, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Food technologist and Agricultural administrator
Summary
Robert Crowe, in 1896, was appointed to the Victorian Department of Agriculture as a dairy expert, responsible for training managers of Victorian butter factories and for providing and distributing information to farmers. He spoke at rural gatherings, contributed to farmers' papers and journals and delivered radio broadcasts.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Lomas, L., 'Crowe, Robert (1867-1955), Dairy Expert' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 162-163, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080180b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q23927216. Details
- 'Crowe, Robert (1867-1955)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469225. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_c.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 26 July 2006
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