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.

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, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/crowe-robert-5833. 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

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