Son of William Bunce and Sarah Grover
THE LATE DANIEL BUNCE, C.M.H.S.
We regret to have to record the by no means unexpected demise of Mr Daniel Bunce, C.M.H.S., curator of the Geelong Botanical Gardens for a period of about thirteen years. When Mr Bunce assumed the charge of the site of those now beautiful gardens, it was a bleak undulating tract of land, very partially clothed with scrubby native timber. Mr Bunce’s labours have achieved for the inhabitants of Geelong an extensive and beautiful place of recreation. Mr Bunce was a good botanist, a corresponding member of the Horticultural Society of Chiswick (we believe), made extensive botanical tours through Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland, and was botanist with Leichhardt on two expeditions,and intended to have acted in the like capacity on that intrepid explorer’s last, but some disagreement as to conditions arose at the last moment. On this he returned overland to Melbourne with an extensive hortus siccus, and a vast collection of seeds. Previously to accepting the charge of the Geelong Botanical Gardens he was occupied as local correspondent to the Argus at Clunes, and in 1857 at Forest Creek for the Argus or the Herald. Mr Bunce spent about fifteen years among the aboriginal natives of various parts of Australasia, in order to acquire a knowledge of their habits, traditions, and language, and he published a valuable vocabulary, the first edition of which was issued in 1851 and the second in 1859. Jemmy, a native of the Doutta Galla tribe, accompanied Mr Bunce during his travels for many years, and no doubt facilitated Mr Bunce in his labors, which included the collection of phrases and dialogue, with parallel translations. Mr Bunce was also the author of “Hortus Tasmaniensis,” “The Australian Manual of Horticulture,” “Guide to the Linnean System of Botany,” and “ Australasiatic - Reminiscences.” Mr Bunce was thrice married, and by diphtheria, lost, we believe, no less than four of his children by his third wife. He was universally respected in Geelong, where he was latterly best known, but many of the old residents of Melbourne, among whom may especially be mentioned Mr W. Hull, J.P., were on the closest terms of friendship with him. Naturally of a strong constitution, there is no doubt he received during his exposures in Queensland the seeds of the disease (heart disease with dropsy), which ultimately carried him off on Tuesday, 2nd July, at a comparatively early age.
Part of a much longer article published in The Ballarat Star, 3rd July 1872
THE LATE DANIEL BUNCE, C.M.H.S.
We regret to have to record the by no means unexpected demise of Mr Daniel Bunce, C.M.H.S., curator of the Geelong Botanical Gardens for a period of about thirteen years. When Mr Bunce assumed the charge of the site of those now beautiful gardens, it was a bleak undulating tract of land, very partially clothed with scrubby native timber. Mr Bunce’s labours have achieved for the inhabitants of Geelong an extensive and beautiful place of recreation. Mr Bunce was a good botanist, a corresponding member of the Horticultural Society of Chiswick (we believe), made extensive botanical tours through Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland, and was botanist with Leichhardt on two expeditions,and intended to have acted in the like capacity on that intrepid explorer’s last, but some disagreement as to conditions arose at the last moment. On this he returned overland to Melbourne with an extensive hortus siccus, and a vast collection of seeds. Previously to accepting the charge of the Geelong Botanical Gardens he was occupied as local correspondent to the Argus at Clunes, and in 1857 at Forest Creek for the Argus or the Herald. Mr Bunce spent about fifteen years among the aboriginal natives of various parts of Australasia, in order to acquire a knowledge of their habits, traditions, and language, and he published a valuable vocabulary, the first edition of which was issued in 1851 and the second in 1859. Jemmy, a native of the Doutta Galla tribe, accompanied Mr Bunce during his travels for many years, and no doubt facilitated Mr Bunce in his labors, which included the collection of phrases and dialogue, with parallel translations. Mr Bunce was also the author of “Hortus Tasmaniensis,” “The Australian Manual of Horticulture,” “Guide to the Linnean System of Botany,” and “ Australasiatic - Reminiscences.” Mr Bunce was thrice married, and by diphtheria, lost, we believe, no less than four of his children by his third wife. He was universally respected in Geelong, where he was latterly best known, but many of the old residents of Melbourne, among whom may especially be mentioned Mr W. Hull, J.P., were on the closest terms of friendship with him. Naturally of a strong constitution, there is no doubt he received during his exposures in Queensland the seeds of the disease (heart disease with dropsy), which ultimately carried him off on Tuesday, 2nd July, at a comparatively early age.
Part of a much longer article published in The Ballarat Star, 3rd July 1872
Son of William Bunce and Sarah Grover
THE LATE DANIEL BUNCE, C.M.H.S.
We regret to have to record the by no means unexpected demise of Mr Daniel Bunce, C.M.H.S., curator of the Geelong Botanical Gardens for a period of about thirteen years. When Mr Bunce assumed the charge of the site of those now beautiful gardens, it was a bleak undulating tract of land, very partially clothed with scrubby native timber. Mr Bunce’s labours have achieved for the inhabitants of Geelong an extensive and beautiful place of recreation. Mr Bunce was a good botanist, a corresponding member of the Horticultural Society of Chiswick (we believe), made extensive botanical tours through Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland, and was botanist with Leichhardt on two expeditions,and intended to have acted in the like capacity on that intrepid explorer’s last, but some disagreement as to conditions arose at the last moment. On this he returned overland to Melbourne with an extensive hortus siccus, and a vast collection of seeds. Previously to accepting the charge of the Geelong Botanical Gardens he was occupied as local correspondent to the Argus at Clunes, and in 1857 at Forest Creek for the Argus or the Herald. Mr Bunce spent about fifteen years among the aboriginal natives of various parts of Australasia, in order to acquire a knowledge of their habits, traditions, and language, and he published a valuable vocabulary, the first edition of which was issued in 1851 and the second in 1859. Jemmy, a native of the Doutta Galla tribe, accompanied Mr Bunce during his travels for many years, and no doubt facilitated Mr Bunce in his labors, which included the collection of phrases and dialogue, with parallel translations. Mr Bunce was also the author of “Hortus Tasmaniensis,” “The Australian Manual of Horticulture,” “Guide to the Linnean System of Botany,” and “ Australasiatic - Reminiscences.” Mr Bunce was thrice married, and by diphtheria, lost, we believe, no less than four of his children by his third wife. He was universally respected in Geelong, where he was latterly best known, but many of the old residents of Melbourne, among whom may especially be mentioned Mr W. Hull, J.P., were on the closest terms of friendship with him. Naturally of a strong constitution, there is no doubt he received during his exposures in Queensland the seeds of the disease (heart disease with dropsy), which ultimately carried him off on Tuesday, 2nd July, at a comparatively early age.
Part of a much longer article published in The Ballarat Star, 3rd July 1872
THE LATE DANIEL BUNCE, C.M.H.S.
We regret to have to record the by no means unexpected demise of Mr Daniel Bunce, C.M.H.S., curator of the Geelong Botanical Gardens for a period of about thirteen years. When Mr Bunce assumed the charge of the site of those now beautiful gardens, it was a bleak undulating tract of land, very partially clothed with scrubby native timber. Mr Bunce’s labours have achieved for the inhabitants of Geelong an extensive and beautiful place of recreation. Mr Bunce was a good botanist, a corresponding member of the Horticultural Society of Chiswick (we believe), made extensive botanical tours through Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland, and was botanist with Leichhardt on two expeditions,and intended to have acted in the like capacity on that intrepid explorer’s last, but some disagreement as to conditions arose at the last moment. On this he returned overland to Melbourne with an extensive hortus siccus, and a vast collection of seeds. Previously to accepting the charge of the Geelong Botanical Gardens he was occupied as local correspondent to the Argus at Clunes, and in 1857 at Forest Creek for the Argus or the Herald. Mr Bunce spent about fifteen years among the aboriginal natives of various parts of Australasia, in order to acquire a knowledge of their habits, traditions, and language, and he published a valuable vocabulary, the first edition of which was issued in 1851 and the second in 1859. Jemmy, a native of the Doutta Galla tribe, accompanied Mr Bunce during his travels for many years, and no doubt facilitated Mr Bunce in his labors, which included the collection of phrases and dialogue, with parallel translations. Mr Bunce was also the author of “Hortus Tasmaniensis,” “The Australian Manual of Horticulture,” “Guide to the Linnean System of Botany,” and “ Australasiatic - Reminiscences.” Mr Bunce was thrice married, and by diphtheria, lost, we believe, no less than four of his children by his third wife. He was universally respected in Geelong, where he was latterly best known, but many of the old residents of Melbourne, among whom may especially be mentioned Mr W. Hull, J.P., were on the closest terms of friendship with him. Naturally of a strong constitution, there is no doubt he received during his exposures in Queensland the seeds of the disease (heart disease with dropsy), which ultimately carried him off on Tuesday, 2nd July, at a comparatively early age.
Part of a much longer article published in The Ballarat Star, 3rd July 1872
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