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Historical Records of Australian Science records the history of science in Australia and the southwest Pacific. More

Editors: R.W. Home and L. Robin

Historical Records of Australian Science
Volume 22 Number 2 2011

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Table of Contents

Duboisia Pituri: A Natural History

Luke Keogh

pp. 199-214

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Wilbur Norman Christiansen 1913–2007

R. H. Frater and W. M. Goss

pp. 215-228

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Rodney Warren Rickards 1934–2007

Lewis N. Mander and Martin A. Bennett

pp. 229-245

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Alan McLeod Sargeson 1930–2008

B. Bosnich

pp. 246-276

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Spencer Smith-White 1909–1998

Jim Peacock, Bryan Barlow and Roger Carolin

pp. 277-290

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Wesley Kingston Whitten 1918–2010

J. N. Shelton and P. J. McCullagh

pp. 291-303

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Reviews

Sara Maroske

pp. 304-316

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Annual Author Index

pp. ii-ii

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Rank	Paper Details
1.	Published 2 November 2011 Duboisia Pituri: A Natural History Historical Records of Australian Science 22(2) Luke Keogh
2.	Published 2 November 2011 Alan McLeod Sargeson 1930–2008 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(2) B. Bosnich
3.	Published 1 March 1986 The Origins of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria: Practical Science in the Wake of the Gold Rush. Historical Records of Australian Science 6(3) L Gillbank
4.	Published 4 May 2011 The Search for a Solution to Australian Locust Outbreaks: How Developments in Ecology and Government Responses Influenced Scientific Research Historical Records of Australian Science 22(1) E. D. Deveson
5.	Published 4 May 2011 Rossiter Henry Crozier 1943–2009 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(1) Benjamin P. Oldroyd and Oliver Mayo
6.	Published 29 October 2010 The Personality of Environmental Prediction: Griffith Taylor as 'Latter-day Prophet' Historical Records of Australian Science 21(2) Carolyn Strange
7.	Published 1 March 1982 On Visiting the 'Moving Metropolis': Reflections on the Architecture of Imperial Science. Historical Records of Australian Science 5(3) R MacLeod
8.	Published 2 November 2011 Rodney Warren Rickards 1934–2007 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(2) Lewis N. Mander and Martin A. Bennett
9.	Published 2 November 2011 Spencer Smith-White 1909–1998 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(2) Jim Peacock, Bryan Barlow and Roger Carolin
10.	Published 4 May 2011 John Henry Carver 1926–2004 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(1) R. W. Crompton, G. D. Dracoulis, B. R. Lewis, K. G. McCracken and J. S. Williams
11.	Published 4 May 2011 'It is not so!' Otto Finsch, Expectations and Encounters in the Pacific, 1865–85 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(1) Hilary S. Howes
12.	Published 2 November 2011 Wilbur Norman Christiansen 1913–2007 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(2) R. H. Frater and W. M. Goss
13.	Published 29 October 2010 Charles Fenner and Early Landform Studies in South Australia Historical Records of Australian Science 21(2) C. Rowland Twidale
14.	Published 1 September 1993 The Australian Phytochemical Survey: Historical Aspects of the CSIRO Search for New Drugs in Australian Plants. Historical Records of Australian Science 9(4) JR Price, JA Lamberton and CCJ Culvenor
15.	Published 4 June 2004 The Biological Collections in CSIRO: a National Heritage? Historical Records of Australian Science 15(1) M. F. C. Day, H. Hewson, M. Fagg, J. Doran, J. Turnbull, J. Ilic, S. Jeffrey, P. Last, A. Graham, T. Chesser and N. Bougher
16.	Published 4 May 2011 Albert Russell ('Bert') Main 1919–2009 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(1) S. D. Bradshaw
17.	Published 4 May 2011 Donald Eric Weiss 1924–2008 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(1) Thomas H. Spurling
18.	Published 2 November 2011 Wesley Kingston Whitten 1918–2010 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(2) J. N. Shelton and P. J. McCullagh
19.	Published 1 March 1979 The Royal Society of Australia: An Attempt to Establish a National Academy of Science. Records of Australian Academy of Science 4(1) MJ Lewis
20.	Published 1 September 1997 Geography, Race and Nation: Remapping 'Tropical' Australia, 1890-1930. Historical Records of Australian Science 11(4) W Anderson
21.	Published 25 May 2005 Entomology in the Service of the State: Queensland Scientists and the Campaign against Cane Beetles, 1895–1950 Historical Records of Australian Science 16(1) Peter Griggs
22.	Published 29 October 2010 Ronald Drayton Brown 1927–2008 Historical Records of Australian Science 21(2) Peter D. Godfrey, Francis P. Larkins and John M. Swan
23.	Published 13 June 2003 Collections and the Nation: Science, History and the National Museum of Australia Historical Records of Australian Science 14(3) Libby Robin
24.	Published 1 September 2001 Ferdinand Hochstetter's Note of a Visit to Australia and a Tour of the Victorian Goldfields in 1859. Historical Records of Australian Science 13(4) TA Darragh
25.	Published 8 May 2009 Christopher Charles Heyde 1939–2008 Historical Records of Australian Science 20(1) E. Seneta and J. M. Gani
26.	Published 29 October 2010 David Hutchins in Australia 1914–1915: the Penultimate Chapter in the Career of an Imperial Forester Historical Records of Australian Science 21(2) Michael Roche
27.	Published 1 March 1988 The CSIRO Division of Chemical Physics 1944-1986 Historical Records of Australian Science 7(2) JB Willis
28.	Published 3 May 2007 Many Beautiful Things: Colonial Botanists' Accounts of the North Queensland Rainforests Historical Records of Australian Science 18(1) Rachel Sanderson
29.	Published 1 September 1980 A history of forestry and forest product research in Australia. Historical Records of Australian Science 5(1) LT Carron
30.	Published 1 March 1981 William Ernest Cooke, Astronomer 1863-1947 Historical Records of Australian Science 5(2) D Hutchinson
31.	Published 1 March 1983 Australian Museums of Natural History: Public Priorities and Scientific Initiatives in the 19th Century. Historical Records of Australian Science 5(4) SG Kohlstedt
32.	Published 1 March 1984 The Great Barrier Reef Committee, 1922-1982: The first thirty years. Historical Records of Australian Science 6(1) D Hill
33.	Published 20 May 2008 W. H. Fitton's Geology of Australia's Coasts, 1826 Historical Records of Australian Science 19(1) D. F. Branagan and D. T. Moore
34.	Published 8 May 2009 Dagelet and Dawes: Their Meeting, Their Instruments and the First Scientific Experiments on Australian Soil Historical Records of Australian Science 20(1) Doug Morrison and Ivan Barko
35.	Published 1 March 1976 Sir Richard Owen and His Influence on Australian Zoological and Palaeontological Science Records of Australian Academy of Science 3(2) AM Moyal
36.	Published 1 March 1987 The Geological Survey of Victoria under Alfred Selwyn, 1852-1868 Historical Records of Australian Science 7(1) TA Darragh
37.	Published 1 September 2001 John Carew Eccles 1903-1997 Historical Records of Australian Science 13(4) DR Curtis and P Andersen
38.	Published 12 June 2002 A. L. Franklin Pty Ltd, scientific instrument makers Historical Records of Australian Science 14(1) M. Keentok
39.	Published 9 November 2007 The 1945–1955 Queensland Artesian Fluoride Experience: A Unique Phenomenon within the Australian Wool Industry Historical Records of Australian Science 18(2) Harry F. Akers and Suzette A. T. Porter
40.	Published 1 March 1967 The Development of Geology in South Australia: A Personal View. Records of Australian Academy of Science 1(2) AR Alderman
41.	Published 1 March 1985 The Great Barrier Reef Committee, 1922-82 Part II: The Last Three Decades. Historical Records of Australian Science 6(2) D Hill
42.	Published 1 March 1988 Opportunities and Handicaps of Antipodean Scientists: A.J. Nicholson and V.A. Bailey on the Balance of Animal Populations. Historical Records of Australian Science 7(2) JL Hopper
43.	Published 6 December 2005 The Legacy of Early Uranium Efforts in Australia, 1906–1945: From Radium Hill to the Atomic Bomb and Today Historical Records of Australian Science 16(2) Gavin M. Mudd
44.	Published 1 March 1966 The Bush and the Search for a Staple in New South Wales, 1788-1810 Records of Australian Academy of Science 1(1) LA Gilbert
45.	Published 1 March 1983 The Western Australian Alunite Project 1940-1954 Historical Records of Australian Science 5(4) NS Bayliss
46.	Published 1 March 1984 William Farrer and the Australian Response to Mendelism. Historical Records of Australian Science 6(1) M Cawte
47.	Published 1 March 1986 Strzelecki's Geological Map of Southeastern Australia; An Eclectic Synthesis. Historical Records of Australian Science 6(3) DF Branagan
48.	Published 1 March 1987 History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney: A Case Study in Non-innovation. Historical Records of Australian Science 7(1) AM Turtle
49.	Published 6 December 2005 Watch Dog over the Herbarium: Alfred Ewart, Victorian Government Botanist 1906–1921 Historical Records of Australian Science 16(2) Helen M. Cohn
50.	Published 10 November 2006 Ferdinand Mueller and the Shape of Nature: Nineteenth-century Systems of Plant Classification Historical Records of Australian Science 17(2) Sara Maroske
51.	Published 1 March 1967 Learned Societies in Australia: The Foundation Years in Victoria, 1850-1860. Records of Australian Academy of Science 1(2) ME Hoare
52.	Published 1 March 1974 'The Half-Mad Bureaucrat' Robert Brough Smyth (1830-1889) Records of Australian Academy of Science 2(4) ME Hoare
53.	Published 1 September 1989 'Adding Stones to the Great Pile'? Charles Darwin's use of Australian Resources, 1837-1882. Historical Records of Australian Science 8(1) BW Butcher
54.	Published 1 March 1994 Nature Conservation as a National Concern: The Role of the Australian Academy of Science. Historical Records of Australian Science 10(1) L Robin
55.	Published 1 September 1998 Amateur-Professional Collaboration in Australian Science: The Earliest Astronomical Groups and Societies. Historical Records of Australian Science 12(2) W Orchiston
56.	Published 1 September 2000 'The Opening Chapter of the Romance of Excavation in Australia' : Reflections on Norman Tindale's Archaeology. Historical Records of Australian Science 13(2) MA Smith
57.	Published 16 December 2004 The Instruments from Parramatta Observatory Historical Records of Australian Science 15(2) Nick Lomb
58.	Published 16 December 2004 Sir Thomas Brisbane's Legacy to Colonial Science: Colonial Astronomy at the Parramatta Observatory, 1822–1848 Historical Records of Australian Science 15(2) Shirley D. Saunders
59.	Published 29 May 2006 The Fate of Leichhardt Historical Records of Australian Science 17(1) Darrell Lewis
60.	Published 6 December 2005 Harry Clive Minnett 1917–2003 Historical Records of Australian Science 16(2) Bruce MacA. Thomas and Brian J. Robinson
61.	Published 9 November 2007 Arthur John Birch 1915–1995 Historical Records of Australian Science 18(2) Rodney W. Rickards and Sir John Cornforth
62.	Published 20 May 2008 University Botany in Colonial Victoria: Frederick McCoy's Botanical Classes and Collections at the University of Melbourne Historical Records of Australian Science 19(1) Linden Gillbank
63.	Published 8 May 2009 Ian Gordon Ross 1926–2006 Historical Records of Australian Science 20(1) Gad Fischer and Robert G. Gilbert
64.	Published 8 May 2009 Geoffrey Donald Thorburn 1930–1996 Historical Records of Australian Science 20(1) G. Jenkin, J. R. G. Challis, J. S. Robinson and I. R. Young
65.	Published 29 October 2010 Alan Kenneth Head 1925–2010 Historical Records of Australian Science 21(2) Peter Humble
66.	Published 1 March 1968 Doctor John Henderson and the Van Dieman's Land Scientific Society. Records of Australian Academy of Science 1(3) ME Hoare
67.	Published 1 March 1976 The Intercolonial Science Movement in Australasia 1870-1890. Records of Australian Academy of Science 3(2) ME Hoare
68.	Published 1 March 1976 The Development of Coordination Chemistry in Australia. Records of Australian Academy of Science 3(2) DP Mellor
69.	Published 1 June 1977 1851 Science Research Scholarship Awards to Australians. Records of Australian Academy of Science 3(4) IW Wark
70.	Published 1 September 1994 Science and Technology in the Story of Australian Federation: The Case of Meteorology, 1876-1908. Historical Records of Australian Science 10(2) RW Home and KT Livingston
71.	Published 1 September 1994 Achievement in Science: The Careers of Two Australian Women Chemists. Historical Records of Australian Science 10(2) N Allen
72.	Published 1 March 1997 The Fisheries Savant: William Saville-Kent in Victoria, 1887-8. Historical Records of Australian Science 11(3) AJ Harrison
73.	Published 1 March 1998 Scientific Instrument Makers and Dealers in Victoria, 1840-1914. Historical Records of Australian Science 12(1) HC Bolton and NH Williams
74.	Published 1 March 2000 Scientific Freedom and Post-War Politics: Australia, 1945-1955. Historical Records of Australian Science 13(1) P Deery
75.	Published 29 May 2006 Duboisia myoporoides: The Medical Career of a Native Australian Plant Historical Records of Australian Science 17(1) Paul Foley
76.	Published 9 November 2007 From Lost Property to Explorer' s Relics: The Rediscovery of the Personal Library of Ludwig Leichhardt Historical Records of Australian Science 18(2) Matthew Stephens
77.	Published 9 November 2007 Not Being Ernest: Uncovering Competitors in the Foundation of Australian Wireless Historical Records of Australian Science 18(2) Jock Given
78.	Published 10 November 2009 From Beverley Disease to Braxy to Enterotoxaemia: the Journey of a Disease in Western Australian Livestock and the Transmission of Veterinary Knowledge in Australasia Historical Records of Australian Science 20(2) Natalie Edwards
79.	Published 4 May 2011 Charles Henry Brian Priestley 1915–1998 Historical Records of Australian Science 22(1) J. R. Garratt, E. K. Webb and S. McCarthy
80.	Published 1 March 1975 Radio Research, Australia 1927-1939 Records of Australian Academy of Science 3(1) FWG White and LGH Huxley

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