Kevin Davy was born in Wollongong N.S.W., the eldest son of a metallurgist chemist from whom he gained an early interest in earth sciences. As a youngster, he commenced his collecting items of interest to him such as philately and rocks. His employment took him to Broken Hill which was then Australia’s premier mining community. It was there that he commenced his passion for the collecting of mineral specimens and attending courses related to earth sciences. Colleting took him to many other mining localities throughout Australia with a desire to visit overseas localities. Over a period of some twenty years his collection grew to such an extent that it became difficult to house and he made the decision to

sell. After the sale he realised that he missed being involved in the mineral world and he decided to travel in search of suitable speciments for Australian collectors, Institutions and Museums.

Kevin was asked to locate fossils and this then became, together with scientific instruments, another part of his business.