Chris Illert’s Items in our Library
Chris Illert was briefly (1978-80) a member of our Society when we were known as MARIA (the Marine Aquarium Research Institute of Australia – SA Branch). He later joined the…
Dr Scoresby Shepherd AO
Dr Scoresby Shepherd AO passed away during May. He was 90 years old. He had many honours, including being made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the…
Anecdotes about Capt. Nobby Buckley
Possibly after they had read my article CAPT. NOBBY BUCKLEY MEMORIAL DIVE AT EDITHBURGH JETTY , Loma Silsbury sent us these details: – “After reading an article which mentioned ‘Nobby’…
KEITH MINCHIN, ADELAIDE ZOO, THE SNAKE PARK, KOALA FARM & THE OLD GLENELG JETTY AQUARIUM
After reading The Old Glenelg Jetty Aquarium, Jana Minchin recently told me that the Glenelg jetty aquarium was made by (Alfred) Keith Minchin. Keith was the son of Alfred Corker…
Update Received From the Seagrass Lady
We recently received a message from Anitra Thorhaug, the Seagrass Lady in response to the 2018 article at https://mlssa.org.au/2018/11/07/living-the-dream-about-the-seagrass-lady/ : – “Dear Steve Reynolds, Your printing of the long-ago article…
LIRRF POSTDOCTORAL AWARD WINNERS OF 2023
Congratulations to the four new Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation postdoctoral fellows and four new postdoctoral fellowship award winners of 2023: – POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS Dr Michelle Achlatis (University…
SA SCIENCE EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION AWARDS
Congratulations to Professor Sean Connell, Ms Sandy Carruthers, Dr Dominic McAfee, Ms Anita Nedoskyo and Mr Alan Noble (The University of Adelaide) on being a finalist for the SA Science…
More on the Botanist Jessie Hussey of Port Elliot
I wrote about Jessie Hussey in the articles titled Jessie Hussey’s contribution to the knowledge of SA’s marine flora and Mike Moore’s “butterfly of the month”, followed by Lisa Waters…
Edgar Waite, Herbert Hale and Joseph Verco
I now have a copy of Edgar Waite and Herbert Hale’s “Review of the Lophobranchiate Fishes (Pipefishes and Seahorses) of South Australia”, thanks to the generosity of Robert Browne. The…
Links to Old MLSSA Newsletters & Journals
Access to most of our old newsletters & journals (and images in our Photo Index of SA Marine Life) can be found at http://www.mlssa.asn.au We published over 400 hard copy…