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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-08-07 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006110b.htm person Murphy Patricia Joan AACR2 Perkins, Patrricia 13 May 1930 23 September 2006 Place of Death Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Botanical collector Pat Murphy came to the study of botany through her membership of the Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat and she became extremely knowledgeable about the flora of the Ballarat district. Her expertise was sought by government agencies such as the Land Conservation Council and Central Highlands Water, and was utilised in a number of local conservation initiatives. She collected plant specimens from the early 1960s with her principal collecting period being from 1989 to 2006. Her field companions included Cliff Beauglehole, Stella Bedggood and Jim Willis. While a few of Murphy's plant collections were sent to the National Herbarium of Victoria during her lifetime, a collection of over 1,100 specimens was donated to the Herbarium in 2007. In 1993 Murphy was awarded the Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat Medal for her wide-ranging contributions to Club activities. 1963 1963 Award - Club Medal. Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat 1968 2006 Career position - Member, Field Naturalist's Club of Ballarat 1973 1973 Career position - Member of Committee, Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat 1987 1997 Career position - Member of Committee, Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat 2001 2001 Career position - Member of Committee, Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat Bedggood, Stella Amelia (1916 - 1978) Sonsee, Cecil Allan (Allan) (1911 - 1985) National Herbarium of Victoria (1896 - )

Over 1,100 of Murphy's specimens from the Ballarat area were deposited in the Herbarium

 Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat (1952 - )

Member of Committee 1973-8, 1987-97, 2001; awarded the Club's Medal 1963

 Perkins, Ernest Edward Murphy, Ronald William (Bill) (1927 - 2022) Murphy, Patricia Joan (19300513-20060923)

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 'Murphy, Patricia Joan (Pat)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Murphy, Patricia Joan (Pat) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Thesis: A voice for nature: a history of the Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat Kruss, Susan A voice for nature: a history of the Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat Federation University Australia 2024 Journal Article: A passion for plants: the botanical contribution of P. J. Murphy Kruss, Susan A passion for plants: the botanical contribution of P. J. Murphy 2018 Muelleria 36 22-50