William Herbert Payne

Background

Payne, William Herbert was born on April 2, 1926 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Leonard Collings and Phylis May (Walker) Payne.

Education

B.Elec. Engineering, Sydney Technology College, 1945.

Career

Engineer, New South Wales Government Reap What You Sew, Sydney, 1944; engineer, Sydney Electricity, 1945-1983. Retired; managing editor, Australian Plants, since 1957. Director Australian Cultivar Registration Authority, since 1962.

Achievements

• William Herbert Payne has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director Australian Flora Foundation, since 1984. President Picnic Point Parents and Teachers, 1968-1974. Manager/coach Revesby Rovers Football Club, Sydney, 1974-1984.

Member Society for Growing Australian Plants (director since 1957).

Connections

Married Beryl May Burchell, September 15, 1947. Children: Valerie Joy, Roger Norman, Andrew Robert, Hazel Dawn.

Father:

Leonard Collings Payne

Mother:

Phylis May (Walker) Payne

Spouse:

Beryl May Burchell

child:

Roger Norman Payne

child:

Hazel Dawn Payne

child:

Andrew Robert Payne

child:

Valerie Joy Payne