Published by the Gordon Technical College and the 

 Allied Associations. 



VOL. II.— No. 2. FEBRUARY, 1897. No. 6. 



All communications to be addressed to the Editor, Mr. H. E. 

 Hill, at the Gordon Technical College, Geelong, Victoria. 



The Editor is not responsible for the statements in any paper. 



NOTES. 



The present number of the Wombat contains the annual 

 report of the College, which has previously been published in 

 separate form. 



Numbers of diamond sparrows (Estrilda guttata) are 

 reported from the neighbourhood of the town, after an 

 absence of many years. 



The following story is published by the " New Zealand 

 Times " on the authority of Mr. Seddon, the Premier : — " It 

 appears that some time ago Mr. Seddon's family were the 

 recipients from relatives in Victoria of a beautiful pair of 

 Antwerp homing pigeons, which were duly installed as pets. 

 One day the birds were out flying, but only one returned to 

 the cot, and nothing more was heard of the other, despite 

 every possible inquiry, but on January 10th a letter was 

 received from Victoria, in which the wonderful announcement 

 was made that the missing bird had arrived safely at its 

 former home. There can be no mistake about the matter, as 

 the bird was easily distinguished. To reach Victoria from 

 New Zealand the bird must have accomplished the feat of 

 flying something like 1,000 miles without rest, and according 

 to the dates it must have done the journey in three days, 

 which would mean that it would have to fly at a speed of from 

 18 to 20 miles an hour continuously." — Argus. 



The rainfall during January, as registered by the college 

 gauge, was 4.40 inches. 



The Working Men's College Photo. Club and the Gordon 

 College Club joined the Ballarat Club by invitation at Lai 

 Lai on the 9th November, and spent a very good day. 



