P003163 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-02-09 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-07-23 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003163b.htm person Leishman Alan AACR2 Printer Ornithologist Alan Leishman advised the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, on the initial planting and subsequent management at Mount Annan, which played a part in their success at creating bird habitat. He is a regular speaker at bird club meetings and enjoys teaching people to band.

Apprentice printer; printer; work at Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Best known for his involvement in bird-banding through the Australian Bird Studies Association (ABSA, formerly Bird Banders' Association of Australia). Other service to ABSA has included a major role in setting up Corella, being foundation editor 1977-83 and production editor 1984-89, and the position of secretary 1991-98?. John Hobbs medal 1998.

1977 1983 Career position - Editor, Corella, Australian Bird Study Association 1998 1998 Award - J. N. Hobbs Memorial Medal, Birds Australia Corella: journal of the Australian Bird Study Association (1977 - )

Editor 1977 - 1983

 Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan, State of New South Wales (1984 - )

Advisor to the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney on the initial planting and management of a bird habitat at Mount Annan.

 J. N. Hobbs Memorial Medal, Birdlife Australia (1995 - )

Awarded the Medal 1998

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 Leishman, Alan

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 'Leishman, Alan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Leishman, Alan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Mitchell Durno Murray (1925 - 2009) Leishman, Alan; and Smith, Geoffrey Mitchell Durno Murray (1925 - 2009) 2002 Corella 33 2 45-6 Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001