In memory of ALICK WILLIAM DOCKRILL 21-01-1915 ~ 15-09-2011 Alick William Dockrill passed away in Atherton Hospital on the 15th September, 2011. In some ways his passing marked the end of the era of amateur orchid botanists stretching back to such names as Robert FitzGerald, William Nicholls, Rev. H.M.R. Rupp and Trevor Hunt. Alick was […]
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In memory of MICHAEL JOHN DERHAM 15th December, 1926 ~ 17th December, 2001 Michael was at the forefront of plastics and optical fibre development in Australia. During his career in the plastics industry, he worked for the family founded Nylex Corporation Ltd; involved in its first production of acrylic sheet that ICI sold under the
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In memory of CYRIL DAVIS Passed away 1978 A donation has been made to the Australian Orchid Trust Fund bythe family of Cyril Davis of Victoria. AOTF: 143
In memory of CYRIL RALPH CRANE 1938 ~ 1999 The Australian orchid community lost a great character and important botanical collector with the passing of Ralph on 13th December 1999. Ralph was a builder, constructing many homes around the Brisbane region. Around 1975, Ralph became interested in native orchids and joined the Queensland Orchid Society,
In memory of MURRAY CORRIGAN 27-6-2931 – 29-9-2019 Murray James Gibson Corrigan was born at Hay, in regional NSW, on 27th June 1931 to a pastoral family. He came to Sydney as a boarder at Mowbray Road Grammar School in the early 1940’s, and it was during this time his life-long interest in orchids began. Murray
In memory of BARRY COLLINS 1934 – 2020 Kevin Barry Collins had a great love of orchids which started early and took him all over the world. Within the Eastern Suburbs Orchid Society (ESOS , he was a stalwart who kept it going in the lean years and turned this club around to an active
In loving memory of ALVA COLLINS A donation has been made to the Australian Orchid Trust Fund byBarry Collins and family. AOTF: 1551
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