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In memory of GEORGE HERMON SLADE AM 14th July, 1910 ~ 26th June, 2002 Hermon enjoyed a life-long fascination with the structure of things. Hermon’s early childhood interest in nature started at a young age. The salt water washing over the rocks at Manly Cove in front of the family home, and the indigenous plants […]

In memory of NEIL GRAHAM SIVIOUR 1930 ~ 2003 I sadly report the death on Wednesday 26th November, 2003 of our good friend Neil Siviour, aged 73 years. Neil was diagnosed with a brain tumour about a month ago and spent his last days in the Peter McCallum Cancer Hospital. Our thoughts are with his

In memory of DEAN SHANNON Died 2018 Dean was an active member of ANOS Vic for many years. On joining ANOS, Dean realized that the best way to get to know other members would be to take on a task and his first job was selling special effort tickets. Whenever ANOS held a show or

In loving memory of W.H. ‘HARRY’ SCHULTZE A donation has been made to the Australian Orchid Trust Fund byMrs. Marjorie Schultze. AOTF: 273

In memory of RUTH RUDKIN 13 April 1917 – 10 September 2017 Ruth (Baxter) was born in Perth on 13th April 1917 and celebrated her 100th birthday in April of this year. She studied chemistry and physics at the University of Western Australia along with her future husband, Arthur Rudkin. They married and had three

In loving memory of JOAN ROWLANDS 1930 ~ 2008 Joan Margaret Bean was born in Palmwoods, Queensland to a fruit farmer and his wife. Joan was the third of four children and attended school in Palmwoods travelling the few kilometres on horseback in her early days. She was in Brisbane with her mother in 1942

In memory of ROBERT ‘BOB’ ROWLANDS 19th May 1930 – 20th April 2018 Bob was born in Richmond and spent his younger years in the family home in Alphington.  After graduating from Melbourne University he started work as a Biochemist with Commonwealth Serum Laboratories and that is where he met his wife Joan.  They finally married in

In memory of NEVILLE ROPER 24-02-1952 ~ 06-11-2015 Neville was an esteemed member of the Sutherland Shire Orchid Society and was awarded a life membership in 2002. By profession he was a school teacher with teaching positions within the general area of the Sutherland Shire. He joined the Sutherland Shire Orchid Society in the early 1980’s and

In memory of ALLAN ROBERT ROBINSON 01-05-1921 ~ 24-03-2001 Allan died on the 24th of March, 2001. He was a quiet and wholly modest man. With his wife Dot, he was an exuberant and willing worker for the various orchid societies to which he belonged. He grew orchids for twenty two years and was a

In memory of RAY ROBINSON 17-08-1937 – 15-11-2016 Ray and Barbara started their hobby by accident. After they moved into their home in Townsville which had very little growing in the garden, Barbara’s father came over to visit. What started their hobby was asking him to pot up one of his asparagus ferns. Around this