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Yolette Thistle Harris
Thistle Yolette Harris (29 July 1902 – 5 July 1990), was born as Yolette Thistle Harris, but mostly known as Thistle Stead, was an Australian botany, botanist, educator, author and conservation movement, conservationist. Biography She was one of three daughters born to Charles Thomas Harris and Illma Richardson Harris (''née'' Rokes). She was educated at SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne, New South Wales, Cremorne, where she was taught by the English teacher, Constance Le Plastrier (1864–1938), who was a member of the Naturalists Society of New South Wales and co-author of ''Botany for Australian Students'' (1916), and helped foster Harris' interest in native plants.Walter, J. (2009), pp.18-23 Harris died in 1990 at a nursing home in Summer Hill, New South Wales. Education Harris studied botany at the University of Sydney, graduating with a degree in botany in 1924 followed by a diploma of education in 1925 from Sydney Teachers' College, Sydney Teachers College. After several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
