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Curran, John Milne (1859 - 1928) |
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| Geologist and Priest | ||
| Born: 1859 Clonmel, Ireland. Died: 29 June 1928 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. | ||
| John Milne Curran adopted the name Michael for much of his adult life. He was a priest, geologist and lecturer in New South Wales during the 1880’s and 90’s. Curran published many geographical reports in the top publications of the time and was awarded a travelling lectureship in the Department of Public Instruction. His book The Geology of Sydney and the Blue Mountains which was published in 1899 became the standard reference for this area. |
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| Alternative Names: Curran, Michael (Also known as) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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John Milne Curran (known as Michael) migrated to Australia in around 1875 as part of a drive to set up a seminary to train Australian and Irish priests of the diocesan clergy. During his six years at the Bathurst seminary, Curran became interested in geology - a passion he never lost. He was ordained in 1881 and sent to Dubbo as the diocese’s school inspector. While in Dubbo Michael Curran began detailed geological research and his article On fossil plants from Dubbo was published in the prestigious Linnean Society’s Proceedings. His other publications and surveys dealt with the geology and petrology of Bathurst and other areas and included studies on leucite-basalt rocks and carbonferous and Silurian fossils. Michael Curran had built a strong reputation as an outstanding geologist, so was appointed lecturer in geology and mineralogy at Sydney Technical College (1897-1902). During this time he still maintained his clergy duties at Bathurst and went on numerous field trips. After leaving the University, Curran was appointed government geologist. Chronology
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