AustLit logo

AustLit

Brooke Nicholls Brooke Nicholls i(A47141 works by) (a.k.a. Edward Dunham Brooke Nicholls)
Born: Established: 11 Feb 1877 Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 23 Nov 1937 Auburn, Hawthorn East, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

BiographyHistory

A Doctor of Dental Science and writer of several works on teeth and dentistry, Brooke Nicholls gave up dentistry to devote his time to natural history. He was a Director of the Melbourne Zoo and a founder of the Gould League of Bird Lovers of Victoria. He trained the kookaburra, Jacko, whose laugh opened the Australian newsreels, Movietone News.

A pioneer cinematic photographer in the Australian outback, Nicholls filmed several aspects of Aboriginal life. His The Living Heart of Australia was shown commercially in 1923, as was his Great Barrier Coral Reef, and he also filmed several Australian animals. He wrote articles for newspapers and magazines including the Melbourne Herald and The Emu, and gave broadcasts for the Australian Broadcasting Commission in the late 1920s.

Most Referenced Works

Last amended 22 Mar 2007 10:53:12
Other mentions of "" in AustLit:
    X