Gary Presland is anAustralian archaeologist and writer who studied history atLa Trobe University 1973-76, and archaeology at theUniversity of London, 1977-79. He was a staff member of theVictoria Archaeological Survey from 1983 to April 1988; his research interests are in the Aboriginal and natural history of Melbourne. One important contribution was the transcription and editing of the unpublished journals ofGeorge Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector of Aborigines in the Port Phillip District, 1839-1849.[1] He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne in 2005, for his reconstruction of the pre-European natural history of Melbourne.[2]
Presland was theThomas Ramsay Science and Humanities Fellow at Museum Victoria in 2001.[3] Presland has been involved in theArchaeological and Anthropological Society of Victoria since 1972, and served as President 1984/85 and as editor of the Society's journalThe Artefact. Presland is a Fellow of theRoyal Historical Society of Victoria, and has been an editor ofThe Victorian Naturalist, the journal of theField Naturalists Club of Victoria, since 2003. His recent research has focused on the earlyhistory of Melbourne.[4] He is currently the president of theBox Hill Historical Society.[5]
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