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Callaghan, Allan Robert (1903 - )

CMG, Kt cr

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Agricultural scientist

Born: 24 November 1903

Allan Robert Callaghan was Principal of the Roseworthy Agricultural College of South Australia from1932 to 1949 and then South Australian Director of Agriculture (1949-1959). He was educated at the Universities of Sydney (BScAgr) and Oxford (DPhil) and spent the next four years in plant breeding research with New South Wales Department of Agriculture.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1932 - 1949 Principal of the Roseworthy Agricultural College in South Australia
1941 - 1945 Chairman of the Crown Land Development Committee of South Australia
1945 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
1945 - 1951 Chairman of the Land Development Executive, South Australia
1949 - 1959 Director of Agriculture in South Australia
1954 Farrer Medal received from the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
1959 - 1965 Commercial Counsellor in Washington, USA
1965 - 1971 Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board
1972 Knight Bachelor (Kt cr)

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 4 December 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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