John Manning Ward
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John Manning Ward was a Vice Chancellor and Challis Professor of History at the University of Sydney
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Professor Ward was born in Sydney and was educated at educated at Fort Street Boys High School and the University of Sydney. He was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1948.
Professor Ward was a distinguished historian, serving as Challis Professor of History from 1948 to 1979. He steered the History Department through a period of scarce resources into an era of expansion.
He produced major books and articles on British, Imperial and Australian history. His books include British Policy in the South Pacific, 1796-1893 (reprinted three times); 'Earl Grey and the Australian Colonies, 1847-1856; Colonial Self-Government, the British Experience, 1759-1856; and James Macarthur, Colonial Conservative, 1798-1867, the latter being the first in a trilogy on conservatism in Australia. Professor Ward had planned on retirement to complete the other two books in the series.
He was appointed Visiting Professor at Yale University
in 1963; Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford in 1968; and was the Smuts Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University in 1972.
. They were all killed when the train crashed near Hawkesbury River
Station in the Cowan rail accident. The collision between a commuter train and the steam train also killed Moira Jennings, the wife of the Registrar, as well as injuring several other members of the University.
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
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Professor Ward was born in Sydney and was educated at educated at Fort Street Boys High School and the University of Sydney. He was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1948.
Professor Ward was a distinguished historian, serving as Challis Professor of History from 1948 to 1979. He steered the History Department through a period of scarce resources into an era of expansion.
He produced major books and articles on British, Imperial and Australian history. His books include British Policy in the South Pacific, 1796-1893 (reprinted three times); 'Earl Grey and the Australian Colonies, 1847-1856; Colonial Self-Government, the British Experience, 1759-1856; and James Macarthur, Colonial Conservative, 1798-1867, the latter being the first in a trilogy on conservatism in Australia. Professor Ward had planned on retirement to complete the other two books in the series.
He was appointed Visiting Professor at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1963; Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford in 1968; and was the Smuts Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University in 1972.
University Administration
Ward had previously been Fellow of Senate from 1974 to 1977, and took office as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney in 1981 and held that position until 1990. He is the only University of Sydney graduate to have held that post since the University's foundation. Professor Ward was a member of the University staff for 47 years.Death
On 6 May 1990, Professor Ward, together with his wife Patricia, 69, and his daughter Jennifer, 36, were on board the 3801 steam train on a Sunday excursion run between Sydney and the Hunter ValleyHunter Valley
The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney with an approximate population of 645,395 people. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire...
. They were all killed when the train crashed near Hawkesbury River
Hawkesbury River
The Hawkesbury River, also known as Deerubbun, is one of the major rivers of the coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its tributaries virtually encircle the metropolitan region of Sydney.-Geography:-Course:...
Station in the Cowan rail accident. The collision between a commuter train and the steam train also killed Moira Jennings, the wife of the Registrar, as well as injuring several other members of the University.