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ROCKHAMPTON 
RocKHAMPTON BOTANIC GARDENS 
Queensland 
Established: ? Area: About 200 acres. 
Diregors: 1}. |, smidear ( -1901); 2. R. Simmons (1901- 
1932) ; 3. H. George Simmons (1932-). 
Both scientific and commercial. Serves as a public park. Open 
free daily, 7 a.m—sunset. Source of income: Rockhampton City 
Council and sales of plants. Library: None. Herbarium: “ Some 
hundreds ; increasing.” Lectures to school children are given “ by 
arrangement.” Supplies living material to schools on request. 
SYDNEY 
BoTanic GARDENS oF New SoutH WALES 
New South Wales 
Established: 1816. Area: Garden 62 acres; park 129 additional 
acres. 
Directors (Curators): 
. Charles Frazer (1828-1831) 
John McLean (1832-1833) 
Richard Cunningham (1833-1835) 
James Anderson (1835-1837) 
Allan Cunningham (1837-1838) 
James Anderson (1838-1842) 
William Robertson (1842-1844) 
. James Kidd (1844-1847) 
John Carne Bidwell (1847-1848) 
Charles Moore (1848-1896) 
. John Henry Maiden (1896-1924) 
. George Percy Darnell Smith (1924-1933) 
(The title “ Director” was discontinued on the retire- 
ment of Dr. Darnell Smith) 
Botanist and Curator, National Herbarium: 
13. Edwin Cheel (1933-1936) 
Curator of Gardens: 
13a. E. N. Ward, Curator of the Gardens (1933-1934) 
14. G. F. Hawkey (1934-) 
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