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South Australian Naturalist 



Vol. V. ADELAIDE, NOVEMBER, I923 No. 1 



OUR SHOW. 



This 3 ear the Annual Show was held in the Town Hall, 

 kindly lent to the Section by the Lord Mayor (Mr. Cohen). 

 Fears had been expressed by our members that we should not 

 be able to fill the hall, but the space proved none too ample 

 for the wealth of exhibits. 



In the absence of the Lord Mayor, Sir Frank Moulden 

 declared the Show open. The President, Professor Cleland, in 

 welcoming Sir Frank Moulden, referred to the inevitable 

 destruction of natural beauty entailed by the growth of the 

 city. It was the aim of the Section to bring some of this 

 beauty under the notice of citizens, and to enlist their interest 

 in the study and the preservation of our native flora and 

 fauna. 



Sir Frank Moulden, in declaring the exhibition open, 

 referred most sympathetically to the work of the Section in the 

 study of natural history. 



The "massed effects" were displayed on a long table in 

 the centre of the hall. Dinner tables were shown decorated 

 with native flowers, the natural effect of grace and daintiness 

 being enhanced by their clever arrangement. An exhibit of 

 "gum nuts,'' staged by the President, showed the great variety 

 to be found in the fruits of different species of eucalypts. 



The S.A. Museum contributed a very fine exhibit of 

 pictures painted by the Director, Mr. Edgar R. Waite, and a 

 large selection of insects shown by Mr. A. M. Lea. 



The exhibit of different forms of pond life, in simple 

 aquaria arranged by Mr. A. G. Edquist, attracted great atten- 

 tion, as did the extensive exhibits of Mr. W. J. Kimber, Mr. 

 Looker, and Mr. C. Walton, including Australian and foreign 

 shells and fossils. 



Mr. T. P. Bellchambers showed a collection of photographs 

 of the mallee fowl, as well as eggs of the bird. Mr. Bell- 

 chambers kept a series of visitors interested in his explanations 

 of the wonderful habits of this bird. 



The microscopic section was also very attractive, Dr. 

 Pulleine and Messrs. Baker, Elston, and Kemp showing a varied 

 assortment of living objects, as well as mounted specimens. 



