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Ernest Norman McKie
Ernest Norman McKie, (1 July 1882 – 19 May 1948) was an Australian clergyman who was also an amateur botanist with a detailed knowledge of the eucalypts and grasses of the New England district of New South Wales. He was born in Barraba in 1882, entered St Andrew's College, University of Sydney where he graduated in 1906, then completed his theological studies before being posted to Manilla in 1908, then Bendemeer, later Guyra in 1912. McKie was also an amateur botanist and had a detailed knowledge of the eucalypts and grasses of the New England district of New South Wales. He kept in contact with William Faris Blakely and collaborated in the descriptions of several eucalypts and other species in the area, including '' E. caliginosa'', '' E. cameronii'', '' E. tinghaensis'', '' E. youmanii'' and ''Grevillea sarmentosa'' (now '' G. scortechinii'' subsp. ''sarmentosa''. He was also the first secretary of the New South Wales Agricultural Bureau and was a member of the Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barraba, New South Wales
Barraba is a town in the New England region of northern New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly the centre of Barraba Shire local government area, but most of this, including Barraba, was absorbed into Tamworth Regional Council in 2004. On Census night 2016, Barraba had a population of approximately 1,400 people. It is part of the Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area which is important for the conservation of the endangered regent honeyeater. The town was the termination point for the Barraba branch railway line until it was closed. History The Kamilaroi people lived and occupied the Barraba region prior to European settlement. The first white man in area was the explorer and botanist, Allan Cunningham, in 1827. At the same time, he discovered the Manilla River, which he named Buddle's Creek. A land holding named Barraba Station was taken up around 1837 or 1838. In July 1852, the Assistant Surveyor, J. T. Gorman mapped the future townsite. During the 1850s, gold rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eucalyptus Caliginosa
''Eucalyptus caliginosa'', commonly known as broad-leaved stringybark or New England stringybark, is a tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has stringy bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers and more or less hemispherical fruit. It is common on the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes of New South Wales and adjacent areas of Queensland. Description ''Eucalyptus caliginosa'' is a tree that typically grows to a height of and forms a lignotuber. The bark is rough, stringy, grey to reddish brown and extends to the smaller branches. The leaves on young plants and on coppice regrowth are arranged in opposite pairs near the ends of the stems, egg-shaped to broadly lance-shaped, long and wide. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, the same or slightly different shades of glossy green on either side, lance-shaped to curved, long and wide on a petiole long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of seven or ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
