Dr Winifred CurtisThe grand lady of Tasmanian botany

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  Cover photo of, 'Aspects of Tasmanian Botany: A Tribute to Winifred Curtis ' (1991)

  Aspects of Tasmanian Botany: A Tribute to Winifred Curtis, was edited by M.R.Banks, S.J. Smith, A.E. Orchard & G. Kantvilas, The Royal Society of Tasmania in 1991, “This volume is a tribute to the botanical work of Dr Winifred M. Curtis AM, work largely concerned with Tasmanian plants. Scientific and public knowledge of the Tasmanian flora has been greatly enhanced by her contributions.”
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  Richea ×curtisiae [herbarium specimen] named in Winifred’s honour by A.M. Gray

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  Lady gardener reaps rewards

  Article and image of Winifred Curtis with the 1997 Hobart City Council, Citizen of the Year award
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  Photo of cover Alumni News, Issue 29, 2005

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  Photo of page 4, Alumni News, Issue 29, 2005 - Dr Winifred Mary Curtis 1905 - 2005

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  Biology teaching notes on the earthworm - drawn and used by Winifred Curtis

  Drawing was later incorporated into her school text book 'Biology for Australian Students'.
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  Winifred Curtis and her father (1948)

  Winifred with her father, York Street, Sandy Bay about 1948.
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  Winifred Curtis's Map of Interlarken, 1942

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  Pultenaea juniperina specim, including W.M.Curtis notes

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  Herbarium, Botanical Gardens, Hobart (1941-1946)

  The Herbarium was housed in this wooden hut in the Botanical Gardens from 1941- 46 and Winifred was part-time keeper on Saturday afternoons which was the only time that could be given to the collections.
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  University of Tasmania Biology staff c1941

  Biology Department, University of Tasmania, 1941 - Miss W.M. Curtis, Dr V.V. Hickman and Dr H.D. Gordon.
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  Biology for Australian Students title page

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  Dr Winifred Mary Curtis - 100 years of botanical research, teaching and travelling

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  Winifred Curtis's Hobart postcards from the time of her arrival in 1939

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  Passenger list from the voyage to Australia on 'TSS Ascanius' of Winifred Curtis and her parents in August 1939

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  Winifred Curtis's map of Manchester

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  Winifred Curtis in her parent's garden in Reading, 1935

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  Winifred Curtis in front of Gare Ouchy, Lausanne

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  Winifred Curtis at Vevey in front of the fountain

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  Winifred Curtis above Chebres with the mountains in the background

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  Winifred Curtis on the steamer at Bouveret (Haute Savoie)

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  Photographs from Winifred Curtis's European travels - 1930s

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  Winifred Curtis's travel brochures - 1930s

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  Winifred Curtis's graduation portrait, 1927

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  University of London set of postcards owned by Winifred Curtis