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Australian Garden History Society Lecture: Charles Lane Poole and the Growth of Trees

Dr John Dargavel

Date: Wednesday 8 July, 6pm, followed by drinks
Venue: Conference Room, National Library of Australia

Charles Edward Lane Poole (1885-1970) was one of Australia's most remarkable foresters. Born in England and trained in France, his tumultuous career took him from the Cape, the Transvaal and Sierra Leone to Western Australia, Papua, New Guinea and finally to Canberra as the Commonwealth's first Inspector-General of Forests. He was passionate about forest conservation that had to be based in science. This talk will briefly sketch his life before concentrating on his scientific work on the growth of trees in natural forests, arboreta and plantations.

Dr John Dargavel is an honorary Visiting Fellow in the Fenner School for Environment and Society at the ANU where he is actively engaged in forest history research. He is the immediate past President of the Australian Forest History Society. He is the author of more than 70 published papers. His biography, The Zealous Conservator: a life of Charles Lane Poole (University of Western Australia Press) was published in 2008.

Bookings: Bookings recommended, nclarke@grapevine.com.au
Cost: AGHS Members $10, non-members $15 (Including refreshments)
Enquiries: Judy Pearce, 6257 6970, expertco@ozemail.com.au