Geoff Manning

Geoffrey Haydon Manning (1926 – 12 September 2018) was an Australian author and historian, commonly known as Geoff Manning, known particularly for his books on South Australian placenames: first edition Romance of Place Names of South Australia 1986 followed by Manning's Place Names of South Australia 1990 and his final illustrated edition of 1,400 pages, The Place Names Of Our Land: A South Australian Anthology.

History

Manning was born in Waikerie, South Australia, a son of carpenter Richard Baker Manning (1896–1936) and his wife Grace Maud Manning, née Hein (1901– ).[1]

He was employed by the Savings Bank of South Australia until his retirement in 1982, since when he has written on local history. His fully indexed work on South Australian placenames has been digitized by the State Library of South Australia and is, with his collection of significant articles from South Australian newspapers freely available on-line. His works on South Australian placenames contains much information supplemental to, and correcting, the much earlier Nomenclature of South Australia (1908) by Rodney Cockburn (1877–1932) and What's in a Name, a revised edition by his son Stewart Cockburn.

Family

Haydon R. Manning, political scientist of Flinders University, is a son.

Bibliography

  • Geoffrey H. Manning Hope Farm, Cradle of the McLaren Vale Wine Industry (1980) ISBN 0959439404
  • Geoffrey H. Manning Whisky Makes You Well (1983) ISBN 095918760X
  • Geoffrey H. Manning Hope Farm Chronicle (1984) ISBN 0959562990
  • Geoffrey H. Manning (ed.) Memoirs of Thomas Frost, 1825-1910 (1985) ISBN 0959008705
  • Geoffrey H. Manning The Tragic Shore (1988) ISBN 0909378444
  • Geoffrey H. Manning and Haydon R. Manning Worth Fighting For (1989) ISBN 095953816X on bank employees' unionism
  • Geoffrey H. Manning and Alison Painter The Grange Golf Club; A history of the First 70 Years, 1926-1996 (1997) ISBN 0646313703
  • Geoffrey H. Manning A Colonial Experience, 1838-1910 (2001) 3 Volumes set ISBN 0957865058
  • Geoffrey H. Manning 50 Years of Singing; A History of the Adelaide Harmony Choir

References

  1. ↑ "Geoff Manning: Insight". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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