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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-03-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000424b.htm person Frazer Charles AACR2 Fraser, Charles 1788? 22 December 1831 Place of Birth Blair-Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland Place of Death Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Botanist Gardener Charles Frazer was the Colonial Botanist in New South Wales from 1821 to 1831 and superintendent of the Botanic Garden from 1816 until his death. He was also a field collector and catalogued hundreds of Australian native plants. 1816 1816 Career position - Arrived in Sydney with the 46th Regiment 1816 1831 Career position - Superintendent of the Botanic Garden 1817 1819 Career position - Colonial Collector on various expeditions with John Oxley 1821 Career position - Colonial Botanist in New South Wales 1827 1827 Career position - Visited the Swan River in Western Australia with James Stirling Oxley, John Joseph William Molesworth (1784 - 1828)

Accompanied Oxley on Macquarie River and Liverpool Plains expedition 1818

 Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Colony and State of New South Wales (1816 - ) 1816 1831

Charles Frazer was superintendent of the Botanic Garden from 1816 until 1831.

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 'Frazer, Charles', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Frazer, Charles Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Charles Fraser: Plant Collector and First Colonial Botanist Davies, Gillian; Cawardine, Christine Charles Fraser: Plant Collector and First Colonial Botanist 1998 Australian Garden History 9 4 13-14 Book Section: Frazer (Frazier or Fraser), Charles (1788?-1831), gardener and colonial botanist Frazer (Frazier or Fraser), Charles (1788?-1831), gardener and colonial botanist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 416-417 Book: John Oxley: a new perspective Tickle, Robert John Oxley: a new perspective Wauchope, N.S.W. Veritas Archaeology and History Service 2018 Book: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney: a History 1816-1985 Gilbert, Lionel The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney: a History 1816-1985 Melbourne Oxford University Press 1986 Journal Article: Records of Australian botanists:- (a) general; (b) New South Wales Maiden, J. H. Records of Australian botanists:- (a) general; (b) New South Wales 1908 Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales 42 60-132 Charles Frazer - Records John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland Charles Frazer - Records OM87-25 1828 Typescript copy of 'Journal of Residence on the Banks of the Brisbane and Logan Rivers' 30 June - 6 September 1828 with daily entries recording the flora, fauna and geology of the area including reference to exploring trips with A. Cunningham and Captain Logan, the Botanic Gardens and the cotton plantation [1 volume, OM87-25]. 1 volume Charles Frazer - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Charles Frazer - Records 1827 Remarks on the botany, geology and general character of the banks of the Swan River, Geographe Bay and Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia to 1827 [11 pages]. 11 pages