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in connexion with the third Pan-Pacific Science Congress. Not being well he decided to abandon the journey, and though it was hoped that a rest would restore his health, he died suddenly on 14 September 1926. He married and left a widow and an adopted daughter.
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in 1888, and in the same year he came to Brisbane. He did some voluntary work for the Queensland museum and on 1 January 1889 was appointed a supernumerary officer of it. In July he became honorary secretary of the
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Limited, set up in 1893 with the aim of establishing a silk growing industry in New South Wales. A list of 156 published research papers written by Hedley, and 15 in association with others, was printed in 1924.
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from the Royal Society of New South Wales. A man of invariable courtesy and kindliness, held in the highest regard by contemporary scientists, his knowledge was always at the disposal of younger
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The atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group: its zoology, botany, ethnology, and general structure based on collections made by Mr. Charles Hedley, of the Australian museum, Sydney, N.S.W
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between 1896 and 1900. Hedley himself was responsible for the "General Account of the Atoll of Funafuti", "The Ethnology of Funafuti" and "The Mollusca of Funafuti". In 1901 with
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British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–9, under the command of Sir E.H. Shackleton, c.v.o. Reports on the scientific investigations
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Hedley C. (1915), Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XII; Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 39
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in investigating the continental shelf and co-operated with the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry.
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Charles Hedley, A revision of the Australian Turridae; Records of the Australian Museum 13 (1922)
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from 1897 to 1924 and was president from 1909 to 1911; he was on the council for 16 years of the
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and after trying the dry interior found he was in better health when near the sea. He took up an
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Part V. Report on Mollusca. From Elevated Marine Beds, "Raised Beaches," of McMurdo Sound.
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staff as assistant in charge of land shells, and about five years later was appointed
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Hedley made Sydney his home for the rest of his life. In April 1891 he joined the
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from 1923. He was awarded the David Syme prize in 1916, and in 1925 received the
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Art. XVI.—Results of Dredging on the Continental Shelf of New Zealand
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near Cairns, and he returned to Sydney in August intending to visit
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as principal keeper of collections. During this time he worked with
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and visiting scientists. His work, and especially in regard to the
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Scientific Results of the Trawling Expedition of H.M.C.S. "Thetis"
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XI. The Ethnology of Funafuti" and "The Mollusca of Funafuti
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Hedley was a keen explorer and visited most of the coast of
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On account of delicate health Hedley had only two years at
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and was president in 1914; he was a vice-president of the
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objects. The descriptions of these were published in
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He was mainly educated in the south of 332:Memoir IV of the Australian Museum Sydney 322:Hedley examined the Queensland coast and 215:who gave him a letter of introduction to 490:XVIII. The Mollusca of Funafuti Part II. 922:English emigrants to colonial Australia 759: 652: 650: 648: 646: 644: 642: 226: 894: 483:XVII. The Mollusca of Funafuti Part I. 927:People educated at Eastbourne College 823: 765: 639: 568: 530:British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-9 346:Further travel and Australian Museum 286: 717: 553:-88. In: Benson W. L. et al. 1916. 510:. Webster, W. 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Haswell 200:; from boyhood he collected 7: 937:Royal Society of Queensland 532:, under the command of Sir 524:. In: Murray J (ed.) 1911. 495:Hedley C. 1899. Part IX. - 474:Hedley C. 1897. Part IV. - 366:. In later life he visited 334:. Hedley collaborated with 269:Royal Society of Queensland 258:His first published paper, 113:Royal Society of Queensland 10: 958: 467:Hedley C. 1896. 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Mollusca. 352:eastern Australia 293:Australian Museum 287:Study of molluscs 211:In France he met 146:, specifically a 137: 136: 95:Scientific career 63:14 September 1926 949: 864:Preceded by 856: 855: 834: 833: 821: 815: 814: 812: 810: 763: 757: 744:Denis Fairfax, ' 742: 736: 735: 733: 731: 718:Fairfax, Denis. 715: 709: 708: 706: 704: 689: 683: 682: 680: 678: 654: 637: 636: 634: 632: 618: 597: 594: 576: 569: 546:Hedley C. 1916. 513:Hedley C. 1911. 504:Hedley C. 1905. 449:Hedley C. 1892. 429:zoo-geographical 340:Sir Joseph Verco 255:, Port Curtis. 133: 66: 48:27 February 1862 47: 45: 28: 27: 957: 956: 952: 951: 950: 948: 947: 946: 892: 891: 886: 877: 869: 843: 838: 837: 822: 818: 808: 806: 788: 764: 760: 743: 739: 729: 727: 716: 712: 702: 700: 690: 686: 676: 674: 658:Serle, Percival 655: 640: 630: 628: 626:royalsoc.org.au 620: 619: 615: 607: 598: 592: 589: 582:needs expansion 534:E.H. 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Index

Charlie Hedley
Masham
Royal Society of New South Wales
Malacological Society of London
Royal Society of Queensland

naturalist
malacologist
Australia
Clarke Medal
Masham
Yorkshire
England
Eastbourne College
Trinity College, Cambridge
France
mollusc shells
molluscan
George French Angas
Dr. George Bennett
Sydney
New Zealand
asthma
oyster
Moreton Bay
Queensland
Boyne Island
Royal Society of Queensland
Sir William Macgregor
New Guinea

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