Person

Hockings, Francis David (David) (1928 - 2017)

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Born
1928
Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
Died
17 July 2017
Maleny, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Dairy farmer, Horticulturist and Nurseryman

Summary

David Hockings, after 25 years as a dairy farmer and commercial flower grower, joined the Horticulture Branch of the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock as a horticulturist. He was particularly interested in ornamental plants, including native species, and the insects that are associated with them. This led to many appearances on TV talking about plant diseases, and to the publication of his book Friends and foes of Australian gardens (1980, revised edition 2014). Hockings was active in organisations associated with the flower-growing industry, including as Queensland representative on the Australian Cultivar Registration Authority. He held Plant Breeders Rights for several varieties of ornamental plants. Hockings was a long-term member of the Society for Growing Australian Plants, Queensland, serving over 30 years on Council and as President 1982 - 1985. He was also President of the Queensland Naturalists' Club. The Queensland Herbarium holds over 700 of his specimens.

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Chronology

1957 - 1989
Career position - Member of Council, Society for Growing Australian Plants, Queensland
1957 - 1989
Career position - Founding Member, Society for Growing Australian Plants, Queensland
1963 - 1985
Career position - Horticulturist, Horticulture Branch, Queensland Department of Department of Primary Industries)
1969 - 1982
Career position - Technical Officer, Society for Growing Australian Plants, Queensland
1974 - 1975
Career position - Executive Officer, Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
1978 - 1979
Career position - President, Queensland Naturalists' Club
1982 - 1985
Career position - President, Society for Growing Australian Plants, Queensland
1986
Award - Award of Excellence, Australian Institute for Horticulture
1987
Career position - President, Australian Institute of Horticulture
1989 - 2017
Award - Honorary Life Member (with his wife), Society for Growing Australian Plants, Queensland
1990
Award - Australian Plants Award, Society for Growing Australian Plants
2005
Award - Lifetime Membership Award, Flower Association of Queensland
2005
Award - Lifetime Achievement Award, Australian Native Flower Conference
2007
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to horticulture through commercial development of the native plant and flower industry
2014
Award - Queensland Natural History Award, Queensland Naturalists' Club

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Published resources

Books

  • Hockings, D. F., Friends and foes of Australian gardens : including pests, diseases, parasites and predators (Sydney: Reed, in association with the Society for Growing Australian Plants, 1980), 151 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'The Queensland Natural History Award, 2014 [awarded to Francis David Hockings]', Queensland naturalist, 52 (1/3) (2014), 1-3. Details

See also

Helen Cohn

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