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Alexander Munro and family, 1890s
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DescriptionAlexander Munro with his wife Mary Ann, daughter Christina and sons George and Alexander Jnr.
Alexander Munro (senior) was instrumental in the early development of Queens Park. He supervised the first glasshouse or hothouse in the park to propagate dahlias, particularly the red and white variety which was named after him.
Munro trained on the Duke of Sutherland's estate at Dunrobin where he specialised in topiary art. He left Scotland and ended up at the famous Kew Gardens before moving to Australia with his brother. They worked on a station near Allora on the Darling Downs, which is where Alexander met his future wife Mary Ann. They married in Warwick when he was 35 year sold.
Before taking up the position of head curator in Ipswich, Munro was second-in-charge at the Brisbane Botanical Gardens and was in charge of Bowen Park acclimatisation gardens opposite the present hospital.References (online)Ipswich First
Alexander Munro (senior) was instrumental in the early development of Queens Park. He supervised the first glasshouse or hothouse in the park to propagate dahlias, particularly the red and white variety which was named after him.
Munro trained on the Duke of Sutherland's estate at Dunrobin where he specialised in topiary art. He left Scotland and ended up at the famous Kew Gardens before moving to Australia with his brother. They worked on a station near Allora on the Darling Downs, which is where Alexander met his future wife Mary Ann. They married in Warwick when he was 35 year sold.
Before taking up the position of head curator in Ipswich, Munro was second-in-charge at the Brisbane Botanical Gardens and was in charge of Bowen Park acclimatisation gardens opposite the present hospital.References (online)Ipswich First
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