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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2025-02-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002294b.htm person Caulfield Harold AM AACR2 18 July 1918 30 August 1994 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Horticulturist Botanic gardens director Harold Caulfield was a horticulturist who spent most of his career working in Australia's Botanic Gardens. Starting as Assistant Propagator at the Melbourne Botanic Gardens in the 1930s, he joined the Adelaide Botanic Garden in 1950. During the next six years he made extensive trips through South Australia and the Northern Territory, collecting seeds and plants to augment the Garden's native plant collection. On appointment to the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Caulfield revitalised the Gardens by planting a native flora section and demonstration plots of grasses and hedges suitable for southeast Queensland, and disbanding the small zoo. Major landscape features, designed by Harry Oakman, were implemented in the 1960s. An overseas study trip to visit botanic gardens in the U.S., Britain and Singapore enabled Caulfield to make major contributions to the planning of a new garden, that would not be flooded by the Brisbane River, at Mt Coot-tha. Caulfield became Curator of this new Botanic Garden in 1980. Much of his time was devoted to making botanical and horticultural information available to the general public. For 15 years he wrote a regular column for the daily newspaper, the Courier mail, and made broadcasts on local radio stations. He also served as judge for regional garden competitions. Caulfield was actively involved with local societies, including the Queensland Council of Garden Clubs, which made him a Life member in 1987, and as founding President of the Queensland branch of the Society for Growing Australian Plants. 1940 1945 Career position - Served (promoted to sergeant November 1944) with 2/11 Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force 1950 1956 Career position - Plant propagator, Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1956 1979 Career position - Curator, Brisbane Botanic Gardens 1957 1962 Career position - Foundation President, Queensland Region, Society for Growing Australian Plants 1968 1982 Career position - Member, Queensland Branch, Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation 1970 1970 Award - Churchill Fellowship to study botanic gardens in the United States of America, Britain, and Singapore 1980 1982 Career position - Curator, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens 1982 1994 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation 1987 1994 Award - Life member, Queensland Council of Garden Clubs 1992 1992 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - in recognition of service to horticulture Brisbane Botanic Gardens (1855 - )

Curator 1956 - 1979; Curator, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens 1980 - 1982

 Society for Growing Australian Plants, Queensland (1957 - )

President 1957 - 1962

 Caulfield, Harold (1918-1994)

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 'Caulfield, Harold', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Caulfield, Harold Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: What is a garden: occasional talks Caulfield, Harold What is a garden: occasional talks Mt Gravatt, Qld Queensland Council of Garden Clubs 1994/6 Book: Clippings and leaves: A-Z collection of newspaper articles Caulfield, Harold Clippings and leaves: A-Z collection of newspaper articles Mt Gravatt, Qld Queensland Council of Garden Clubs 1996