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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-04-15 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007668b.htm person Cameron Mary Patricia AM AACR2 1925 2001 Place of Birth Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Place of Death Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Botanist Teacher Mary Cameron, a teacher and librarian, was associated with the Queen Victoria Museum from 1969 when she became the Honorary Curator of the Museum's herbarium. Over the next 31 years she reorganised and improved the storage of the herbarium's collections, as well as collecting specimens and participating in the Museum's research projects. The herbarium is now recognised as a major centre for the study of the Tasmanian flora. In recognition of her invaluable work as a volunteer at the Museum she was made an Honorary Research Associate in 1987. Cameron was a active member of the Launceston Field Naturalists Club, ultimately becoming a Life Member. She edited for the Club Guide to flowers and plants of Tasmania, first published in 1981 and issued in multiple editions since. Other organisations in which she was involved included the Northern Branch of the Royal Society of Tasmania, the Flora Advisory Committee of the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service and the Tasmanian Heritage Commission. In 1999 Cameron was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion. 1947 1947 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Tasmania 1947 1948 Career position - Demonstrator in botany, University of Tasmania 1969 1972 Career position - Honorary Curator of the Herbarium, Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston 1972 1987 Career position - Honorary Botanist, Queen Victoria Museum 1987 1987 Career position - Chairman, Northern Branch, Royal Society of Tasmania 1987 2001? Career position - Honorary Research Associate, Queen Victoria Museum 1992 1993 Career position - Chairman, Northern Branch, Royal Society of Tasmania 1993 1993 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - in recognition of service to botanical and environmental conservation 1999 1999 Award - Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 2006 2006 Award - Inducted into the Honour Roll of Women, Tasmania Curtis, Winifred (1905 - 2005) Launceston Field Naturalists Club Inc. (1949 - )

Life Member

 Royal Society of Tasmania (1843 - )

Chairman, Northern Branch 1987, 1992 - 1993

 Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (1940 - )

Awarded the Medallion 1999

 Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, City of Launceston (1891 - )

Honorary Botanist 1972 - 1987; Honorary Research Associate 1987 - ?2001

 'Cameron, Mary Patricia', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cameron, Mary Patricia Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Guide to flowers and plants of Tasmania Cameron, Mary P. Guide to flowers and plants of Tasmania Sydney Reed 1981 Book: Plant foods of the Tasmanian Aborigines Plomley, Brian; and Cameron, Mary: edited by C. B. Tassell Plant foods of the Tasmanian Aborigines Launceston, Tas. Queen Victoria Museum 1993 Resource: Tasmanian honour roll of women Tasmanian honour roll of women Hobart Tasmanian Government 2023 Journal Article: Australian Natural History Medallion 1999: Mary Patricia Cameron Endersby, Ian Australian Natural History Medallion 1999: Mary Patricia Cameron 1999 Victorian naturalist 116 5 160-1