Pritchard, George Baxter (1869 - 1956)

Born
17 October 1869
Gravesend, Kent, England
Died
2 August 1956
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Geologist
Summary

George Baxter Pritchard was appointed instructor in geology at the Working Men's College in 1892. Later, he was also appointed instructor in mineralogy. In 1898 he became the head of the College's Department of Mining and Metallurgy, retiring from this position in 1934 (Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 475; Ellis, Frank, 'Principal's Monthly Report' in Melbourne Technical College Minutes, 17 December 1934, p. 1495).

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Archival/Heritage Resources

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

Repository details
  • Working Men's College / Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1932 - 1936 - No. 7 22 August 1932 - 14 December 1936 1216-1735, 1932 - 1936, S0602/007 (3-19-1-12) SER-09907; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

    • Published Resources

    Books

    • Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987.

    Webpages

    Sources used to compile this entry: Darragh, Thomas A., Pritchard, George Baxter (1869-1956), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006. Also available at https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pritchard-george-baxter-8121; Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987; Working Men's College / Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1932 - 1936 - No. 7 22 August 1932 - 14 December 1936 1216-1735, 1932 - 1936, S0602/007 (3-19-1-12) SER-09907; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives.

    Prepared by: Alannah Croom

    Created: 23 November 2021, Last modified: 1 December 2021