Person

Flood, James

Occupation
Plant collector

Summary

James Flood was overseer and plant collector of the North Australian Exploring Expedition, 1855-1856. Specimens collected by Flood during the Expedition are in the National Herbarium of Victoria and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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Chronology

1855 - 1856
Career position - Overseer and plant collector on A. C. Gregory's North Australian Exploring Expedition

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Augustus Charles Gregory - Records, 1842 - 1903, MS 191-8 and Q420-42; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Resources

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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 29 May 2025

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This Edition: 2026 February - 1926 Centenaries
Kooyang - Gariwerd calendar - Late summer: late January to late March - season of eels
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