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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-07-30 human Ailie Smith updated 2023-11-23 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004484b.htm person Browne James Howard OAM AACR2 5 September 1919 31 March 2004 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Botanist Botanical collector Howard Browne worked as a gardener for the Mildura Shire Council and became a well-respected and prolific plant collector and photographer. In 1939 he joined the army (Permanent Military Forces) where he served in Darwin (and continued to garden and study plants). He then served with the Australian Imperial Force in New Guinea and Bougainville and was blinded in one eye. Browne returned from war duties and set up a vineyard at Willra Station in New South Wales, but by the late 1950s was back in Red Cliffs. There he took up his post with the Mildura Shire Council and set about landscaping the streets of Red Cliff with native trees and plants. He also collected over 1000 plants for La Trobe University and the National Herbarium and discovered at least 17 new plant species in Victoria. These included Calandrinia volubilis (1974) - not recorded in Australia since 1863, Halosarcia syncarpa - not recorded in Victorian since 1897, and Sarcozona praecox which was presumed extinct in Victoria. Browne's keen interest in flora began at an early age having grown up on an orchard in Red Cliffs. Over the years he taught himself botany and became an expert in the region's local flora. Howard Browne was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in January 1991 and an honorary Masters of Science Degree from La Trobe University in April 1992 in recognition for his contribution to teaching and research. 1939 c. 1946 Military service - Second World War. Service in Darwin, New Guinea and Bougainville c. 1947 1950s Career position - Grew grape vines in New South Wales 1950s Career position - Gardner with the Mildura Shire Council 1991 1991 Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - in recognition of service to conservation, particularly in the field of botany 1992 1992 Award - Honorary Master of Science (MSc), La Trobe University

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 'Browne, James Howard', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Browne, James Howard Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: James Howard Browne Parsons, Bob and Allen, Geoff Obituary: James Howard Browne 2004 Vic Naturalist 121 Resource Section: James Howard Browne (1919- ) James Howard Browne (1919- ) Australian National Botanic Gardens 2002 Australian National Botanic Gardens - Biography Resource: B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch James Howard Browne James Howard Browne Taken on his 60th birthday (Sep. 1979). The camera he's wearing is the one he took his botanical pictures with. The bottle of wine he is holding was put down by his father at end of WWII to be opened when the family all got together again. Faye Browne

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