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FW: Burrendong Arboretum

Yup, 

Its about 50 Km south east of Dubbo in New South Wales

Rod
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> ----------
> From: 	Sean A. O'Hara
> Reply To: 	sean.ohara@poboxes.com
> Sent: 	Wednesday, 16 September 1998 1:13 AM
> To: 	theryans@xtra.co.nz; Mediterannean Plants List
> Subject: 	Re: Burrendong Arboretum
> 
> At 04:27 PM 9/15/98 +1200, Tony & Moira Ryan wrote:
> >However, I have come across a curious mistake. Under Useful Addresses
> >there are a number of Australian entries on whose accuracy I am not
> >qualified to comment, but one entry which purports to refer to New
> >Zealand I find extremely surprising, namely:-
> >
> >Burrendong Arboretum near Wellington NZ (150 Hectares)
> >Firstly Burrendong is an Australian name and would certainly NOT be
> used
> >on this side of the Tasman and secondly I wonder where such a large
> >arboretum anywhere near Wellington could have been hiding from me all
> >these years!
> 
> Hi Moira - 
> 
> I always enjoy seeing your posts - so thoughtful and informational. 
> 
> I found this on the Web:
> 
> "Burrendong Arboretum is 25 Kms from Wellington overlooking Lake
> Burrendong.
> The arboretum is open every day. For enquiries, contact the curator on
> (02)
> 6846 7454 or write to the Burrendong Arboretum, Mumbil via Wellington,
> N.S.W
> 2820, Fax (02) 6846 7454"
> - http://www.wellington.net.au/frames/tourist/arbor.html
> 
> So it sound like there is also a Wellington in N.S.W. - not hard for a
> foriegn editor to mistake that for N.Z. perhaps.
> 
> I find so many mistakes in books all of the time, usually my eye finds
> inaccurate botanical latin caption under plant photos (I seem to be
> able
> to 'tell' the differences between plants rather easily, even if I'm
> not
> sure what they are myself).  It must be completely nerve-racking to
> edit books, chasing down thousands of details.  And then they are
> finally
> printed only to reveal those mistakes missed - now in print for
> posterity!!!  Perhaps why I've never published!!  ;-)
> 
> Sean O.
> 
> Sean A. O'Hara                       sean.ohara@poboxes.com
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