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In loving memory of CHARLES COLE A donation has been made to the Australian Orchid Trust Fund byMrs. Ita Cole. AOTF: 57

In memory of ROSEMARY CARTER 1923 ~ 2013 Rosemary Carter was born on 31st March, 1923 in Port Kembla, NSW. She met Owen Carter in Fremantle during WW2 and they were married in Perth at the end of the war on 23rd April, 1946. Rosemary and Owen Carter bought their first orchid while living in

In memory of OWEN CARTER 1924 ~ 31st December, 2007 Owen Carter served in the Army as a motorbike despatch rider in Milne Bay (PNG) during World War 2, before malaria and dengue fever forced his return home. He married Rosemary in 1945 and together they raised three children. Owen’s career with the Commonwealth Department

In loving memory of NEROLI CANNON A donation has been made to the Australian Orchid Trust Fund byThe Cannon Family. AOTF: 393

In memory of LEO CADY 5th August 1931 – 11th August 2018 Leo was born at his home in Clareville Avenue, Sans Souci NSW on the 5th August 1931, the eldest son of Isaac and Heather. His brother, Allen, was born 5 years later and he and Leo were great mates until Allen’s unexpected death in 1992.

In loving memory of MARK JOSEPH BLAIR Passed away 19th April, 1998 Mark Blair was an enthusiast with a passion for doing things his way, which is just how he grew his orchids and how he assisted in the running of the Mornington Peninsula Orchid Society (MPOS). Mark grew orchids for the pleasure and joy

In memory of BRIAN BLACKLEY 30th March, 1929 ~ 16th April, 2007 Brian joined the Sapphire Coast Orchid Club (NSW) shortly after it was formed in 1982. He had been coming to Merimbula for holidays for some time and decided to retire there. His interests before becoming involved with orchids were breeding cattle and budgerigars.

In memory of MAURICE HENRY BLACK 1917 ~ 2001 Maurie Black grew orchids as a hobby for thirty years prior to his death on 21st May, 2001. He and his wife Eve were members of most orchid societies throughout the eastern suburbs of Melbourne during all of that period. They had a large collection of

In loving memory of FRANK AND JESSIE BECK Frank and Jessie Beck were not prominent members of the extended orchid fraternity, but they were passionate about their orchids. During the late 1940’s, Frank built himself a moderate sized glasshouse to accommodate his ever expanding collection of cymbidiums; and he did attempt to cultivate paphiopedilums, but

In memory of SIDNEY A. BATCHELOR 27-06-1929 ~ 05-09-2000 Sidney Albert Batchelor was born at Baulkham Hills, in north-western Sydney, on 27th June 1929, the eldest of three children.  He lived his entire life in the area, never moving more than a few streets away from his childhood home.  As a young man he trained and