Collection RS54 - The Tasmanian Aborigine

Owen William Reid was born on 20th January 1914 at Irishtown Tasmania. Son of Walter Stewart Reid and Ruby Mary (Elizabeth Mary) Storay. Husband of Jean. He was employed as a teacher at Nubeena on the Tasman Peninsular during the 1930's and later went on to teach at Smithton and during the 1950's at Bridgewater. He joined the Army Citizen Military Forces during World War II (1939-1948). Reid graduated with a B.A. from The University of Tasmania on the 13th May 1948. In the late 1970's he was employed by the Curriculum Centre of the Education Department where he produced numerous publications on Tasmanian history and Australian poetry. He was a contributor to The Royal Society of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Historical Research Association.