"The Nations --
When Did Bonsai Come to the
Various Australian States?"


© 2008 - 2010  Robert J. Baran
All Rights Reserved.


This Page Last Updated: May 27, 2010


       According to our researches, the earliest known bonsai / magical miniature landscape
a) enthusiast in that state ;
b) club in that state ; and
c) display or exhibition of tree(s) in that state are as follows :


(No guarantee is made of the longevity of any particular club.)



Location Dates
References
Australian Capital Territory
1
.
1975
.
.
Canberra Bonsai Society Inc., per "About Us," http://www.cbs.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6
.
New South Wales
2
1932

1965

.
Vita Koreshoff, per "Re: Dorothy Koreshoff," posting by pup, November 16, 2008, http://www.ausbonsai.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=53
Bonsai Society of Australia, per "Bonsai Society of Australia Inc.," http://www.bonsai.asn.au/meeting.html
.
Northern Territory
3
.
<2008
.
.
Darwin Bonsai Club Inc., per "Bonsai Clubs in the Northern Territory," http://www.australianbonsai.com/
.
Queensland
4
.
<1977
.
.
Bonsai Society of Queensland, per Bonsai, BCI, Jul/Aug 1977, Vol. XVI, No. 6, pg. 203.
.
South Australia
5
.
1964
.
.
South Australian Bonsai Society, per http://www.bonsaisa.org.au/
.
Tasmania
6
.
.
.
.
.
.
Victoria
7
mid-1950s

1971

.
John Lucas, per Lindsay Farr posting to ausbonsai.com, 27 May 2010, http://www.ausbonsai.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4899
Bonsai Society of Victoria Inc., per http://www.bonsaisocietyvictoria.org/fiadass/bsov/desktopdefault.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1
.
Western Australia
8
.
1976
.
.
Bonsai Society of Western Australia, per "About the Club," http://members.iinet.net.au/~jold/bonsaisociety/
.


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