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Florence Perrin was a pioneer Tasmanian bushwalker, skier, botanist, photographer and philanthropist, born Florence Dawson in 1884. She took part in many expeditions into the Tasmanian bush both with her husband, George Edward Perrin, and independently, often in parties consisting entirely of women. She was possibly the first white woman to clime many Tasmanian peaks, and Perrin’s Bluff was named after Florence and George Perrin. She took many photographs on her expeditions, including a large number of stereographs, and her photography shows an artistic eye for detail unusual in photography of the time. As the Northern Tasmanian Camera Club, of whom George Perrin was a member, did not allow women, Florence Perrin went un-recognised for her photography for many years. She was also a founding member of the Northern Tasmanian Alpine Club, editor of Tasmanian Country Woman, and co-authored Seaweeds of South Australia.

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2014

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2014