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Leishman, Alan

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Printer and Ornithologist
Alan Leishman advised the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, on the initial planting and subsequent management at Mount Annan, which played a part in their success at creating bird habitat. He is a regular speaker at bird club meetings and enjoys teaching people to band.

Career Highlights
Apprentice printer; printer; work at Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Best known for his involvement in bird-banding through the Australian Bird Studies Association (ABSA, formerly Bird Banders' Association of Australia). Other service to ABSA has included a major role in setting up Corella, being foundation editor 1977-83 and production editor 1984-89, and the position of secretary 1991-98?. John Hobbs medal 1998.
 

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Created: 9 February 2001
Modified: 25 May 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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