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Angus, William (1871 - 1965)

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Agriculturalist

Born: 4 June 1871 Keithhall, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Died: 15 May 1965 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

William Angus arrived in South Australia in 1904 to be Professor (later Director) of Agriculture and secretary to the Minister of Agriculture. He resigned in 1910 but maintained a high public profile advocating scientific farming and teaching in this area. Before coming to Australia he taught at Stirling High School, Knox Institute (Haddington), West of Scotland Agricultural College (Glasgow), and Yorkshire College (Leeds) and was Principal at Cheshire County Council Agricultural College (Holmes Chapel). During his first few years in Australia, lectured to farmers, published numerous articles and taught and examined at Roseworthy Agricultural College. From 1934 to 1944 he taught at Scotch College where he reorganized the agricultural science course, established a model farm and planted a small orchard. William Angus also spent many years farming where he experimented with different growing practices and crops including wheat, potatoes and manures.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1900 Bachelor of Science (BSc (Agriculture)) completed at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland
1904 Migrated to Australia (South Australia)
c. 1904 - c. 1906 Professor, later Director of Agriculture and Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture
1906 - 1907 Head of the departments of Fruit, Dairying, Poultry and Veterinary Affairs
1912 - 1915 Member of the House of Assembly for Victoria and Albert
1913 Chair of a Royal Commission on Aborigines
1915 - 1921 Member of the House of Assembly for Albert
1916 Chair of a Royal Commission on Aborigines
1918 Member of the commission on the acquisition and disposal of wheat
1918 - 1919 Chair of a Royal Commission on the wheat scheme and rural industries
1920 Chairman of committees
1921 - Experimental wheat farming at at Loxton, Hackham, Gumeracha, and Gilberton, South Australia
1921 Chair of a Royal Commission on the wheat scheme and rural industries
1934 - 1944 Teacher at Scotch College in Mitcham, South Australia

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 24 May 2006

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