iden ▁published ▁Sir ▁Joseph ▁B anks ▁the ▁" father ▁of ▁Australia ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Ernst ▁Bet che , ▁he ▁published ▁A ▁Census ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Pl ants , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Ma iden ▁published ▁Part ▁I ▁of ▁The ▁We eds ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Ma iden ▁became ▁the ▁recogn ised ▁authority ▁on ▁Ac acia ▁and ▁Eu cal y pt us . ▁ ▁He ▁published ▁about ▁ 4 5 ▁papers , ▁and ▁his ▁eight - volume ▁A ▁Crit ical ▁Re vision ▁of ▁the ▁Gen us ▁Eu cal y pt us ▁remained ▁a ▁major ▁reference ▁for ▁over ▁fifty ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁numerous ▁species ▁and ▁the ▁collect or ▁of ▁type ▁material ▁for ▁many ▁more . ▁His ▁other ▁interests ▁included ▁reducing ▁sand ▁er os ion , ▁prom oting ▁w attle ▁cultiv ation ▁for ▁the ▁t anning ▁industry , ▁and ▁control ▁( or ▁util isation ) ▁of ▁pr ick ly ▁p ear . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁( Ro yal ) ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁of ▁Austral asia , ▁lect ured ▁in ▁agricult ural ▁bot any ▁and ▁forest ry ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Ro ok wood ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁C emetery . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁office - b ear er ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁and ▁Lin ne an ▁soci eties ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁the ▁( Ro yal ) ▁Australian ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁the ▁W attle ▁Day