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Synopsis
Excerpt from Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Vol. 46: For the Year 1921
During the past year there have been a number of events of more than usual interest to those who follow the trend of progress in scientific affairs. The more important of these include (1) the placing of the Australian National Research Council on a permanent footing, (2) the permanent establishment of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, (3) the first Pan-Pacific Scientific Conference, and (4) the renewal of the regular meetings of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science.
To the close observer these events have special significance, indicating as they do an increased tendency for sympathetic international co-operation in scientific affairs, and also reflecting, in Australia, the almost world-wide attempts that are being made to bring about closer and moi sympathetic relations between Science and Industry than have existed in the past.
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Synopsis
Excerpt from Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Vol. 46: For the Year 1921
During the year sixteen Ordinary Members were elected, two resigned, and one died. In addition, three names have been removed from the list, and news has been received of the decease of one of our members in England. The number of Ordinary Members now on the roll is 159.
Frederick Moore Clements, an Englishman by birth, died at Stanmore on 19th August, 1920, at the age of 63 years. He spent the early part of his life in Birmingham, where he served his apprenticeship to a chemist. After Spending about a year in South Africa, he came to Sydney towards the end of 1881. He was elected a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of New South. Wales in 1884, and of the Pharmaceutical Societv of Australasia in 1891. Mr. Clements was a man who attained considerable eminence in his profession, being perhaps best known for his manufacture of Clements' Tonic for which purpose he erected a large factory at Enmore, selling a greater part of his interest to a company in 1906. He made a special study of and took great interest in the application of electricity in his profession. Apart from his profession he was a man of many hobbies, amongst which were included a very keen interest in both botany and ornithology. He' was elected a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London of the Linnean Society of London and of the Royal Geographical Society of London and a member of this Society in 1911. His great interest in botany and ornithology is Shown by the many rare plants in his fine garden at Stanmore and by his aviary, as well as being reflected in his library.
Although we never had the privilege of seeing him at our meetings, we know that he took some interest in the Society by reason of his having bequeathed to it the scientific portion of his library and two pictures. This magnificent bequest consists of over one hundred volumes on natural science, a list of which is given above (pp. 6, in addition to a large number of medical and electrical works.
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