Person

Gurney, E. H.

Occupation
Agricultural scientist

Summary

E. H Gurney worked with the New South Wales Department of Agriculture during the 1800s. He published many articles including some with Thomas Howell Laby and Frederick Bickell Guthrie.

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Chronology

1848
Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne)
1851
Career position - Moved to South Australia and joined the Public Service in Adelaide
1854 - 1893
Career position - Deputy Surveyor-General for South Australia

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details

Journal Articles

  • Gurney, E.H., 'Notes on the colouring matter of Eriococcus coriaceus, and the wax of Ceroplastes rubens', Report of the seventh meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 7 (1898), 273-275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15378239. Details
  • Gurney, E.H., 'Explanation of Some Scientific Terms met with in Agricultural Literature', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, 10 (1899), 54-63, 177-185, 427-439. Details
  • Guthrie, F.B.; and Gurney, E. H., 'Judging the Milling Qualities of Prize Wheats at Shows, &c.', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, 8 (1897), 860-865. Details
  • Guthrie, F.B.; and Gurney, E. H., 'Further Notes on the Milling Qualities of Different Varieties of Wheat', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, 8 (1897), 755-768. Details
  • Guthrie, F.B.; and Gurney, E. H., 'Analyses of Commercial Fertilisers Obtainable in New South Wales; 1898 List', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, 9 (1898), 471-478. Details
  • Guthrie, F.B.; and Gurney, E. H., 'Milling Notes on the Lambrigg Harvest of 1897-98', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, 10 (1899), 902-918. Details
  • Guthrie, F.B.; and Gurney, E. H., 'Analyses of Commercial Fertilisers Obtainable in New South Wales', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, 10 (1899), 440-446. Details

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