PERSON: 
Brisbane on the 22nd August, will come as a shock to his numerous 
friends, by whom he was held in the highest esteem. Mr. Wienholt was 
a member of the Advisory Council of Science and Industry, and took an 
active interest in the work of the Queensland State Committee. He 
was fifty-three years of age, and was born at Blythedale Station, near 
Roma. Te was educated at Harrow, England, and returned to Queens- 
land when he was eighteen years old. After gaining station experience, 
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he was manager of Warenda Station, and had a great deal to do with the 
development of the cattle industry. Mr. Wienholt took a kee interest 
in public affairs, including polities, and more than once was pressed to 
stand in the Liberal interest, but never saw his way to entering the 
political arena. His ardent patriotism was manifested at the outbreak 
of war, and there was no more active worker than he in the cause of the 
various war efforts, on behalf of which he rendered notable service. 
Professor Woolnough has resigned his position as Professor of 
Biology at the University of Western Australia. It will be remembered 
that last year Professor Woolnough furnished a report to Messrs. 
Brunner, Mond & Co., England, on the alkali possibilities of Western 
Australia... At the request of that company, he subsequently went to 
England to discuss the question with them. 
Dr. W. J. Young, formerly bio-chemist at the Australian Institute 
of Tropical Medicine, Townsville, has been appointed lecturer on bio- 
_ chemistry at the University of Melbourne. Dr. Young has written 
numerous articles embodying the results of original investigations in 
chemistry, and especially organie chemistry. More recently, his 
published writings have dealt with various problems arising from the 
result of tropical climatic conditions on white races. 
Mr. A. B. Piddington, K.C., Chief Inter-State Commissioner, has 
returned to Melbourne from Queensland, where he has been engaged on 
the Sugar Inquiry. Since his return, he has been present at the 
dxecutive Committee’s meetings. 
Mr. D. Avery has recovered from his serious illness, and has resumed 
-his work for the Institute as a.member of the Executive Committee. 
Dr. W. W. A. Sawyer, Senior State Director to the Rockefeller 
Foundation, U.S.A., has arrived in Australia to commence the campaign 
against hook worm, which is so prevalent in the tropical parts of 
Queensland and constitutes a serious menace to white settlement. Hopes 
are entertained that it will be found practicable to completely stamp - 
out the disease. In attacking the hook worm, a further purpose will be 
served of reducing the risks that have to be faced with regard to 
epidemics of typhoid and outbreaks of dysentery, as the first step in the 
campaign will be to improve sanitary conditions. 
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