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In memory of MAURICE N. WATSON ~ 14th November, 1976 Maurice had a great interest in orchids, both species and hybrids. He built up a considerable collection over a period of time of Cattleya, Vanda and many other genera which he grew to perfection. Maurice built a large glasshouse, primarily to display his flowering orchids and also […]

In memory of AUDREY WAIN ~ 2004 Audrey joined the Sunshine Coast Orchid Society, Caloundra Inc., in 1980. In spite of continuous health problems she remained an active member of the Society until her death in 2004. Her committee contributions were considerable spending three years as editor of the Sunshine Coast Orchid Society newsletter, three

In memory of DONALD ROBERT VOIGT 29-08-1936 ~ 27-05-2011 Donald (Don) Robert Voigt, the sixth of thirteen children to Oscar Frederick Voigt and Julia Elizabeth Porter, was born on 29th August, 1936 in Ouyen Victoria. Don’s family moved a number of times while he was young and he attended schools at Woorinen North, Woorinen South,

In memory of JACK VAUGHAN 1915 ~ 1998 Jack Vaughan, aged 83, died suddenly on July 2nd 1998. Jack professed a love of plants and orchids all his life and often reminisced about the orchids that grew around his childhood home at Glenorie in New South Wales. On leaving school, he became a refrigeration mechanic and

In memory of WALTER THOMAS UPTON DFM, OAM 18-01-1922 ~ 10-08-2012 Walter (Wal) Upton lived his 90 years to the full. Born at Dymchurch in Kent, England, his lifetime love of nature was nurtured by his father with walks through the Kentish woods noting plants, ground orchids and animals in the surrounds. The ‘bee-orchid’, Ophrys apifera was

In memory of RONALD GEORGE TUNSTALL 1950 ~ 2005 Ron Tunstall was born at Wollongong and grew up in the Illawarra district of New South Wales where he developed a keen interest in natural history. He studied at university to become a teacher and worked in the Illawarra until he retired, except for a short

In memory of GEOFF STOCKER PhD, BSc(For), Dip.For 28-5-1941 – 25-1-2021 Geoff Stocker was born May 28, 1941 in Lorn, Maitland, NSW and raised on the family dairy farm, Hunter Valley, Geoff introduction into growing orchids started at a very early age, as a child on the farm.  He was a very clever student earning

In memory of NORMA STAFFORD 22nd February, 1938 to 30th November, 2006 Norma came to Bega on the far South Coast of New South Wales in her early 20’s to work as a Nursing Sister at the Bega Hospital. In her youth, Norma regularly visited a relative’s farm in the Gloucester area north of Sydney,

In memory of RAY SMITH 1909-2012 Foundation member and Life Member of ANOS Victorian Group Inc. Ray attended the inaugural meeting of ANOS Vic at the Victorian Railways Institute, Flinders Street, Melbourne on 16th August, 1968. He was elected as a member of that first committee, one of just five people. He took on the

In memory of FRANCIS ‘FRANK’ MICHAEL SLATTERY OAM, FAOC 08-07-1903 ~ 19-05-2000 Frank Slattery was born in the Sydney suburb of Balmain on the 8th of July, 1903. Frank was educated at the Marist Brothers’ School at Kogarah, not many miles from his nursery at Bexley, where he lived for 76 years. At the age