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in research. In 1909 he took up residence at the
Parafield Experimental Farm, where he was responsible for the breeding of several new varieties of wheat. He acted as Director of Agriculture for a few months in 1911 between the resignation of Angus and the appointment of Professor
323:, placed the CSIR under the control of a five-man Executive. Rivett refused to continue under this regime and in March 1949 resigned. Richardson followed, citing health reasons, quite plausible, as he died five months later. But Rivett's son
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to George Edwin
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in 1907. His teaching duties took him to Moonta Mines and Port
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He married Lilian Moonta Lucas (4 April 1879 â 30 June 1976) on 30 September 1909. Lilian, a noted concert singer, was also composer of a song which she presented to the
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called "one of the most talented students which the
University of Adelaide has produced" he achieved his BA in 1907, BSc (Agric) in 1908 and MA in 1909. His thesis on "
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In 1924 he accepted the position of Waite
Professor of Agriculture with the University of Adelaide and returned to South Australia to become the first Director of the
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was in no doubt both resignations were protests against
Government interference in the functioning of the organisation, envisaged by its founder
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in May 1849, was proprietor of Port Road Steam Works in 1881, and inventor of an improved brick-making machine. an improved direct-action
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353:He was from 1947 to 1949 President of ANZAAS.
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