Irby, Llewellyn George   (1883 - 1964)

Born 18 December 1883 in Tenterfield Shire, NSW; died 12 January 1964 in Winyard, Tasmania.

He is one of five children to Edward De Crespigny Irby (1851-1924) and Edith Irby née Campbell (1852-1946), farmers.

When R.T. Baker names Melaleuca irbyana in 1913 he states that it "was discovered by Mr. L.G. Irby, Museum Collector..." [presumably the Sydney Technological Museum where Baker was Curator] in 1911.

On 20 August 1914 "Mr. Llewellyn George Irby, of Gilgandra," marries "Miss [Mary Louisa] Stockdale, ... of Grafton" [1893-1978].

In december 1916 he is appointed from a 'tempoary officer' to a permanent position as 'Forest Guard' in the NSW Forestry Commission.

He formally resigns as a 'Forest Guard' in November 1919.

An interview in the Launceston Examiner newspaper in January 1920 refers to him as "recently appointed Conservator of Forests in Tasmania, and who has commenced duty at Hobart".

By 1936 he has presumably retired as Conservator and becone a farmer, because he is convicted in a court case:

"Llewellyn George Irby, for allowing nine head of cattle to stray on the Launceston to Stanley State Highway on October 12, was convicted and ordered to pay 8/ costs."

Source: Extracted from:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161135388/llewellyn-george-irby
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW) Fri 8 Dec 1916 [Issue No.211 (SUPPLEMENT)] Page 7467 SPECIAL GAZETTE UNDER THE "PUBLIC SERVICE ACT, 1902.
Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW) Thu 20 Aug 1914 Page 8 - SOCIAL NOTES.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW) Fri 21 Nov 1919 [Issue No.261 (SUPPLEMENT)] Page 6508 1851-1924 - RESIGNATION.
Examiner (Launceston, Tas.) Mon 12 Jan 1920 Page 7 - State Forestry
Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) Mon 16 Nov 1936 Page 6 - STANLEY.
APNI: Melaleuca irbyana R.T.Baker.
Portrait Photo: none known.

Collecting localities for 'Irby, L.G.' from AVH (2025)

Data from 452 specimens