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Paul Nooncree Hasluck (April 1854 – 7 May 1931) was an Anglo-Australian writer and editor. He was born in Australia in April 1854 but moved to the UK before 1881, and lived there till his death in London on 7 May 1931.[1][2] He wrote about technical subjects and was a pioneer in the "do-it-yourself" category.
Paul Nooncree Hasluck | |
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| Born | April 1854 |
| Died | 7 May 1931 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Editor • writer |
| Spouse | Florence Sparrow
(m. 1883; died 1916) |
| Children | 2 sons |
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Hasluck was the editor of Work (1892–1909) and Building World, (1895–1909), as well as being secretary of the Institution of Sanitary Engineers and a fellow of the Institute of Journalists.[1][3]
Family edit
Hasluck married in 1883 Florence née Sparrow, who died in 1916.[4] By her he had two sons. At some point prior to the publication in 1881 of Lathe-work: A Practical Treatise on the Tools, Appliances, and Processes Employed in the Art of Turning[2] he moved to England, where at the time of his death, he maintained two residences: at 97 Loughborough Park, Brixton, and at Coopers Hill, Herne Bay.[5]
Works authored edit
- Microscopes and Accessories, How To Make and Use Them, published by Cassell and Company as part of "Work Handbooks" series, Preface dated 1905
- Rustic Carpentry
- The Metal Turner's Handybook
- Electric Bells: How To Make And Fit Them"
- Lathe-work
- Practical Gas Fitting
- Mounting and Framing Pictures
- Practical Draughtsmen's Work
- Road and Footpath Construction
- Bookbinding
- Motor Bicycle Building
- Leather Working
- Practical Graining and Marbling
- The Wood Turner's Handybook
- Cabinetwork and Joinery
- Iron, Steel, and Fireproof Construction
- Practical Plumbers' Work
- Violins and Other Stringed Instruments - How To Make Them
- Basket Work of All Kinds
- Tinplate Work
- Upholstery
- Textile Fabrics and Their Preparation for Dyeing
- Taxidermy
- Bamboo Work
- The Mechanic's Workshop Handybook
- Painters' Oils, Colours and Varnishes
- Saddlery
- Hasluck, Paul Nooncree (1907). Knotting and splicing ropes and cordage. Philadelphia: David McKay. OL 6954703M.
- Practical Staircase Joinery
- The Automobile: A Practical Treatise
- The Model Engineer's Handybook
- House Decoration
- Dynamos and Electric Motors
- Wood Finishing: Comprising Staining, Varnishing and Polishing
- The Clock Jobber's Handybook
- Colouring Matters for Dyeing Textiles
- Hands, Arthur (1905). Hasluck, Paul Nooncree (ed.). The Book of Photography; practical, theoretical and applied. London, New York: Cassell and Co. OCLC 297641508.
- Cycle Building and Repairing
- The Pattern Maker's Handybook
- Smith's work
- Sanitary Construction in Building
- Electro-plating
- Harness Making
- Beehives and Beekeepers' Appliances
- Lens Grinding & Mirrors for Astronomical Telescopes
Works edited edit
- Photographic Chemistry
- Manual of Traditional Wood Carving
- Cassell's Cyclopedia of Mechanics
- Cassell's Carpentry and Joinery
- The Handyman's Book of Tools, Materials, and Processes Employed in Carpentry, Joinery, and Cabinet Work
External links edit
- Works by Paul Nooncree Hasluck at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
References edit
- ^ a b Anon (2007). "Hasluck, Paul Nooncree". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U210922. Retrieved 1 March 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "We are glad to see…". The Herald. Vol. XV, no. 23. Western Australia. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mr. Paul N. Hasluck". The Daily Telegraph. 9 May 1931. p. 15.
- ^ "Hasluck". The Sunday Mirror and County Post. 21 July 1916. p. 1.
- ^ "The Hasluck Page". www.librum.us. Retrieved 1 March 2021.