Robert Hall (19 October 1867 – 19 September 1949) [1] was a founding member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901, and served as its President 1912–1913. [1]
Hall was born in Lal Lal, Victoria, Australia. [1] Hall made an expedition to Siberia, via Japan and Korea from 1903, with R. E. Trebilcock, to discover the previously unknown breeding grounds of various species of waders. His published works include A Key to the Birds of Australia and Tasmania (1899), [2] and Australian Bird Maps (1922).
Hall died in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia. [1]
Australian ornithologists in Siberia Olga Tsara, State Library Victoria
Alfred John North was an Australian ornithologist.
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Edwin James Brady was an Australian journalist and poet.
The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), now part of BirdLife Australia, was Australia's largest non-government, non-profit, bird conservation organisation. It was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia and adjacent regions, making it Australia's oldest national birding association. In 1996, the organisation adopted the trading name of Birds Australia for most public purposes, while retaining its original name for legal purposes and as the publisher of its journal, the Emu. In 2012, the RAOU merged with Bird Observation & Conservation Australia to form BirdLife Australia.
The following lists events that happened during 1888 in Australia.
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Archibald James Campbell was an Australian civil servant in the Victorian government Customs Service. However, his international reputation rests on his expertise as an amateur ornithologist, naturalist, and photographer.
John Albert Leach was an ornithologist, teacher and headmaster in the state of Victoria, Australia.
Alexander Hugh Chisholm OBE FRZS also known as Alec Chisholm, was a noted Australian naturalist, journalist, newspaper editor, author and ornithologist. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), President of the RAOU 1939–1940, and editor of its journal the Emu from 1926 to 1928. In 1941 he was elected a Fellow of the RAOU in 1941 and the previous year he had been the first recipient of the Australian Natural History Medallion for his work in ornithology and popularising natural history. Chisholm was a prolific and popular writer of articles and books, mainly on birds and nature but also on history, literature and biography.
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The following lists events that happened during 1879 in Australia.
The following lists events that happened during 1861 in Australia.
The following lists events that happened during 1878 in Australia.
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