Thistle Yolette Harris
Thistle Yolette Harris (29 July 1902 – 5 July 1990), also known as Thistle Stead, was an Australian botanist and conservationist who lectured in biological science at Sydney Teachers’ College. In 1951 she married pioneer conservationist and marine biologist David Stead.[1] She served as President and Honorary Secretary of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia and published several books about Australian plants.[2]
In the early 1960s Harris established the 50 ha Wirrimbirra Sanctuary at Bargo, New South Wales, in memory of her late husband, who died in 1957. When she died she left the property to the National Trust of Australia (NSW).[3]
In 1963 she was awarded the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria’s Australian Natural History Medallion. In 1985 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Wollongong.[1]
Publications
Books authored by Harris include:
- 1939 – Wildflowers of Australia. Angus & Robertson: Sydney. (With several later editions).
- 1945 – Nature Problems. A book of nature study for young Australians. Brooks & Co: Sydney.
- 1953 – Australian Plants for the Garden. A handbook on the cultivation of Australian trees, shrubs, other flowering plants, and ferns. Angus & Robertson: Sydney.
- 1956 – Naturecraft in Australia; a guide for the nature-lover, the bushwalker, the student, and the teacher. Angus & Robertson: Sydney.
- 1966 – Around Australia Program - Australian Plant Life. Nelson Doubleday.
- 1970 – Alpine Plants of Australia Including Subalpine and Montane Plants. Angus & Robertson: Sydney. ISBN 0207120714
- 1976 – The Ellis Stones Garden Book: Australian Landscape Gardening. Nelson: Melbourne. (With Ellis Stones).
- 1977 – Gardening With Australian Plants: Shrubs. Nelson: Melbourne. ISBN 0170051196
- 1979 – Gardening With Australian Plants: Small Plants and Climbers. Nelson: Melbourne. ISBN 017005120X
- 1980 – Gardening With Australian Plants: Trees. Nelson: Melbourne. ISBN 0170051218
References
Further reading
- Webb, Joan. (1998). Thistle Y. Harris, (a biography of Thistle Yolette Stead). Surrey Beatty & Sons: Sydney. ISBN 094932485X
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