Charles Hoadley | |
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| Born | 1 March 1887 Burwood |
| Died | 27 February 1947 (aged 59) Footscray |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | University of Melbourne |
| Known for | Member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition |
| Awards | King's Polar Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Ballarat School of Mines |
Charles Archibald Brookes Hoadley CBE (Burwood, 1 March 1887 – Footscray, 27 February 1947) was an Australian geologist.
The son of Abel Hoadley and his wife Susannah Ann née Barrett (he was the tenth of their fourteen children).He attended Toorak Grammar School, and from 1900, Wesley College. [1]
He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1911 with a degree in mining engineering.
Hoadley was a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Douglas Mawson from 1911 to 1914. Hoadley was a member of the Western Base Party. Cape Hoadley was named after him upon discovery by the exploration party. [2]
From 1914 to 1916 he lectured in engineering at Ballarat School of Mines, before becoming the Principal at the Footscray Technical School, a post he held until his death in 1947.
In 1909, he founded one of the first Scout Groups in Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria. [3] He was Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association's Victoria Branch from 1927 to 1937, where his major achievement was the creation of Counties to take administrative duties away from Branch Headquarters. He was better known as founder and from 1924 until his death in 1947 Warden of Gilwell Park, Gembrook and a key part of Leader training, being one of the state's two first Deputy Camp Chiefs – authorised to award Scout Leaders with the Wood Badge. In 1952 the new Senior Scout competition hike was named in his honour. The former Hoadley Scout Region in western Melbourne was also named after him. He was awarded the Silver Wolf Award in 1931.
On 21 May 1932, he married Rita Cadle McComb at Holy Trinity, Kew. They had two children. Hoadley died from coronary thrombosis at home, in Footscray on 27 February 1947. [1]
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