Person
Morris, Augustus (1820? - 1895)
- Born
- 1820?
Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 29 August 1895
Manly, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Pastoralist and Politician
Summary
Augustus Morris tried to persuade Victorian stockowners in 1857 to raise a £100,000 prize to encourage the use of artificial cold to preserve fresh meat for transport to Europe. He remained a publicist for refrigeration, visiting England in 1867 to investigate competing methods and popularise the idea of frozen meat.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Barnard, Alan, 'Morris, Augustus (1820?-1895), pastoralist and politician' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974), pp. 292-293. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050337b.htm. Details
Resources
- 'Morris, Augustus (1820-1895)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-599220. 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_m.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 29 January 2007
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