Biographical entry Bennett, Kenric Harold (1835 - 1891)

Summary

Kenric Harold Bennett collected indigenous fodder grasses, plants, etc from the Lachlan River, New South Wales during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Details

Born ca 1840. Died Ivanhoe, near Hay, New South Wales, 30 June 1891. Bush naturalist, with three major interests - birds, on whose habits he wrote a number of articles; native plants, which he collected both for himself and J.H. Maiden (q.v.) and published a number of papers on; and the native weapons, implements and utensils of aborigines.

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Bennett, Kenrick Harold, 'On Myoporum platycarpum , a Resin Producing Tree of the Interior of New South Wales', The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. 7, Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1882, pp. 349-351. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Bennett Kenric Harold', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477180. Details