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Harslett, Morwenna Jean (Jean) (1925 - ) |
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| Natural history collector and Historian | |
| Born: 6 September 1925 Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia | |
| Morwenna Jean (Jean) Harslett is a nationally recognised historian and collector. She has spent most of her time collecting flora and fauna of the Glen Aplin district in Queensland and writing about the regions history. Her father Alex Gemmell was a well known insect collector too and after his death Harslett took over his vast collection which contained many jewel beetles. She also developed a passion for jewel beetles as well as butterflies, birds and native orchids. Her knowledge of the plant and animal life in the Glen Aplin region is unsurpassed. Harslett’s specimens can be found in entomological collections around Australia including with the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation). Jean Harslett was a founder of the Stanthorpe Field Naturalist's Club, a prominent conservationist and a local history expert having written widely on all three areas. In 2004 on 7 March the Jean Harslett Research Centre was opened at the Stanthorpe & District Historical Museum in Queensland. The centre houses over 16,000 photographs of her photographs as well as research into local families’ histories and the development of the region. |
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| URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.halenet.com.au/~jvbryant/musejean.html | ||||||||||
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