Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria
Australian National Herbarium
Biographical Notes
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The 'Miss McCann' MEL collections of 1881 are probably this lady.
Born at Snowy Creek (later known as Granite Flat), Vic. c.1872; died in 1930 in Albury, NSW
The eldest daughter of Torrens McCann (c.1831-1896) and Annie Bellew née McDonald (1838-1924). Mona was born and grew up at 'Rockalpine House', Snowy Creek (later known as Granite Flat), which the McCann family ran as a hotel.
'Miss McCann' collected MEL specimens at Snowy Creek, 1881.
Mona's mother ANNIE BELLEW MCCANN also collected MEL specimens.
Mona did not marry and died in 1930 in Albury, NSW, aged 58.
Source: extracted from: Maroske, Sara and Vaughan, Alison (2014) 'Ferdinand Mueller's female plant
collectors: a biographical register', Muelleria Vol.32 [consult for source references]