Winifred Waddell

Winifred Waddell, MBE, (8 October 1884, Cumberland, England – 1972) was an English-born Australian botanist.[1]

Waddell taught mathematics in Melbourne before she retired.[2][3] She worked with native-plant preservation groups during the 1950s.[4][5] "In all weathers you will find Miss Waddell peering round In odd places, on a disused railway line, in the middle of a racecourse, on the edge of an old gold mine in a lovely valley or in a creek bank for 'survivals'", noted one newspaper profile in 1954.[2] She was responsible for securing the first wildflower sanctuary, at Tallarook, Victoria, in 1949.[2] She was appointed MBE on 1 January 1964 for her work in preservation of natural flora.[1]

References
  1. Marks, Robin (2011). "From Head's Nook to the high plains:: Winifred Waddell and the Native Plants Preservation Society of Victoria". Australian Garden History. 22 (4): 13–18. ISSN 1033-3673. JSTOR 24918760.
  2. Auld, Elizabeth (11 October 1954). "Her hobby – saving our wildflowers". Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Trove.
  3. "Personal". Argus. 8 March 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Trove.
  4. Waddell, Winifred (17 July 1951). "Victoria's Orchids Are Vanishing". Age. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Trove.
  5. Waddell, Winifred (26 January 1952). "Save the Countryside; Sanctuaries for Wild Flowers". Age. p. 5. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Trove.


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