Cbe Uictorian naturalist 



Vol. XXIV.— No. 2. JUNE 6, 1907. No. 282. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 13th May, 1907. 



The president, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, occupied the chair, and 

 over 60 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Ringwood on Saturday, 13th 

 April, was furnished by the leader, Mr. E. O. Thiele. The object 

 of the excursion was to point out in the field how the geography 

 of a country is influenced by physical force in the shape of water 

 action, and the intrusion of the MuUum Mullum or Deep Creek 

 into the valley of the Dandenong Creek was clearly demonstrated. 



A brief report of the excursion to Fisherman's Bend, which was 

 held on Saturday, 27th April, was given by the hon. sec, Mr. 

 J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., who, in conjunction with Mr. E. O. Thiele, 

 acted as leader, in the absence, through illness, of Mr. T. S. Hall, 

 M.A. About ten members attended, and the greater part of the 

 afternoon was devoted to shore work. The usual marine forms 

 were met with, furnishing objects both for examination and 

 discussion. The occurrence of fossil remains in the vicinity of 

 the rifle-butts afforded an opportunity for a search among the 

 sand hummocks, which resulted in a few shells and small 

 crustaceans being found. A brief explanation of the geological 

 features of the district, given by Mr. Thiele, added considerably 

 to the interest of the proceedings. 



Mr. Thiele also submitted a report of the excursion to Coburg 

 on Saturday, nth May, during which he again acted as leader in 

 the unavoidable absence of Mr. J. A. Leach, M.Sc. Eleven 

 members attended, and the afternoon was spent in examining the 

 relation of the basalt to the underlying Silurian rocks, and the 

 resulting infiltration of some of the chemical constituents. 



A report of the junior excursion to East Coburg on Saturday, 

 4th May, was furnished by the leader, Mr. R. W. Armitage, who 

 dealt very fully with the various results of water action to be 

 traced in that neighbourhood. 



ELECTIONS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. John Harrison, State school, 

 Horton, was elected a country member, and Mr. David Seaton, 

 Continuation School, Melbourne, an associate. 



