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walking, 22 miles, Nov. 28, 1919. Warm, ratlier cloudy. Partly farms, partly 

 sandstone and forest. B3. — Bullio to Wombeyan Caves, walking, 20 miles, Nov. 

 29. Cloudy, then a drizzle for half-way, muggy. Down to Wollondilly R. and 

 up again. Trees. B4. — Wombeyan Caves to Taxalga, driving in sulky, 21 miles. 

 Dee. 1, morning. Cool, cloudy. Hilly, wooded except last 6 miles. B5. — Taralga 

 to Goulburn, motor, 28 miles, Dec. 1, 5 to 6.45 p.m. Cool. 



District C.—8.W. Plains, N.S.W. 



CI. — Yanco to Leeton, motor, 4 miles, Nov. 20, 1919, midday. C2. — Leeton 

 to 11 miles W., motor, Nov. 21. Fairly warm, windy, rather dusty. C2a. — Re- 

 turn, morning. C3. — Leeton, via Whitton and Yenda, to Mirroul, motor, 50 

 miles, Nov. 21, afternoon. C3a. — Return, 16 miles only. 



District D. — Adelaide District. 



Dl.— Adelaide to Mt. Compass, via Willunga, motor, 40 miles, Oct. 26, 1920, 

 morning. Sunny, but with showers, cool. Open clear country with fields and 

 vineyards for 34 miles, then 3 miles through forest, then 3 miles of mallee and 

 swamps. Dla. — Return, 32 miles only. Dlb. — Same journey, Feb. 5, 1921, warm 

 to hot. Die— Return. Feb. 6. Did.— Same journey, Nov., 1921, 38 miles. 

 Die. — Return. D2. — Encounter B. to Waitpinga, buggy, 8 miles, Jan., 1921, 9.30 

 to 11 a.m. Breezy sunny day, cool. D2a. — Return, 4.30 to 6 p.m. D3. — Ade- 

 laide to Strathalbyn, motor, 36 miles, Nov., 1921. D4.— Strathalbyn to Welling- 

 ton, 30 miles. D5. — Wellington to Point Macleay, 30 miles. D5a. — ^Return. 

 D6. — Wellington to Milang, Finniss and Giolwa, 47 miles. 



District E. — Renmark District. 



El. — Morgan to Cobdogla (L. Bonuey), motor, 57 miles, Jan. 1, 1921, 2 to 

 4.30 p.m. Muggy, cloudy, sultry. In parts cleared and almost treeless, but 

 mostly mallee and sometimes yellow sand and pines, occasionally near the river. 

 Ela. — Return, via Monash, 75 miles, Jan. 8. Hot. E2. — Berri to 2 miles on 

 Cobdogla road, Jan. 3, bright, sunny, windy, cool. E3. — Berri to Barmera, 10 

 miles, Jan. 3. E4. — Cobdogla to Berri, 14 miles, Jan. 3. E5. — Berri, via Ren- 

 mark, to near N.S.W. border and then north, 44 miles, Jan. 4, 2 to 7 p.m. Fairly 

 warm. Orchards and mallee, skirting Murray R. and adjacent billabongs for 

 some distance, some miles of saltbush, some tracts of pine. E6. — About 70 miles 

 N.E. of Berri, 25 miles, Jan. 5, 8 to 11 a.m. Hot. Belah, mallee, etc. E5-f 6a.— 

 Return to 8 miles from Renmark, 75 miles, Jan. 6, 11.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hot. 

 E7. — Berri to Renmark, 14 miles, Jan. 7, 9 to 10.30 a.m. Hot. Orchards, mal- 

 lee. E7a. — Return, 3 to 4 p.m. 



District F. — Central North of South Australia. 



Fl. — Quorn to Richi-Tichi Pass, 8 miles, motor, Aug. 14, 1921, afternoon. 

 Mild, sunny. Plain, then between hills. Fla.— Return. F2.— Parachihia to 10 

 miles west neax L. Torrens, coach, 10 miles, Aug. 19, afternoon. Sunny, cool. 

 Saltbush plains, then low sandhills. F2a. — Return. F3. — Parachilna to Blin- 

 man, coach, 12 miles only, Aug. 20, 3.30 to 5.45 p.m. Simny, cool. 6 miles 

 across plains of saltbush and tobacco. Rest up mountain gorges ascending to 

 plateau at 2,000 ft. F3a. — Return, whole way, 20 miles, Aug. 22. Showery, cold. 

 F4. — Blinman to Wirrialpa Stn., coach, 24 miles, Aug. 21. Mild, sunny, windy. 

 Along plateau, then gradually descending through gum creeks and over downs 

 covered with saltbush, cassia, etc. F4a. — ^Return. r5. — Pt. Augusta west to 

 Iron Knob, motor, 50 miles, Aug. 23, morning. Bright, sunny. Across saltbush 

 plains and past occasional low hills with scattered mulga. F5a. — Return, 34 

 miles only, 4 to 5.30 p.m. 



