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EXCURSION TO CHELTENHAM PARK 



On Saiuntoy, March 3, about thirty people, including: several hkmhUcj ■ o 

 the Cheltenham Park Planning Committee and of the Bcamnav-is Tree Pre 

 ttrv&tfoll Society, were present to mspcer the projt,res< made up to dale in 

 convening ihc Park into a reserve for native flora. The -Mayor d) MooraJ;fjm 

 I LV Wishart) aUo attended during the afternoon 



The ViMory of the Park Planning Committee was briefly traced, from 

 I&51 when a pitMtc meeting \v.if called by the Cheltenham Progress A.sio- 

 cir*;ior. to consider planting the Park with native flora. One map .shown to 

 those pttbcni showetl The general layout of (he Park while s w*tofl wiv 

 indit:*ied how it \vsLt divided into hundu:d-ioot uquaica. unci now it wa= 

 proposed to arrange various grouping aj plartU 



The strips, earl) a hundred feet wide, running parallel to Park Rood are 

 labelled b\ capiul letter*, while ihoae running north and south an designated 

 bv small letters Any particular scjoare 13 then identified hy u*in£ on*; capital 

 and one .small letter, At the corner of earn square there i«; a white post with 

 four IffitctS corresponding to those for trie iour adjoining Squares. 



The »*>rst area inspected had been planted &ri September after the removal 

 of two largx* pine trees. Some of (lie plants noted to be doing particularly well 

 included Mi'ht-tniCti k\ fieri cifolw, Lescfu->tan!tnt t'iloba, Acacia hro^vmi and 

 A A? uitfwvmhi. 13ns purly went on to .ftom^ other a^'eas wb^te acc*r.il 

 hanksia species are making .spectacular progress, and Bornviu hoferofihylfa, 

 Correa rrflc.xa, Pr^sfaHthcrc species, and Kangaroo Paws were seen to be 

 doutg particularly wclJ. 



When the party walked towards the western end of rite Park; '.here wore 

 many comment!; on the heautv of ihe two ovals. THe.y arc surrounded by 

 truck banjo ot tree*, mcludwy Manila Gttni->, Mahogany Gurtis. hate Pluck 

 Waules, Coast Tea-tree, Cherry BaKaris, and Cootamundra VVacttes Swamp 

 Cuius and Ked Gums were also seen near the Western Oval, and Sweet 

 liitr>aria js gmte eonnuoti there. 



While waking ;ntr way hack along a pathway which passes lo the south of 

 the ovals, rtc were joiner! hy Mrs. Temple-Watts who lives close hy ar.d 

 visits the Park almost every day. BHc has found nine specie* of orchids which 

 slid tjrow in the Park, and she was able to fiii/id the cNcursionists much in- 

 formation arotit the many species of birds which frequent the area and those 

 which art* known to ncrt there. 



Afte? some furiltcr inspection of the planted area, Mr K- Hante moved 9 

 vote pi Uipnks for what he descrihed as a very enjoyable and informative 

 excursion, and this was carried with acclamation. The great interest ihown 

 Ky Itltefi who attended iva? certanily most encouraging to Ihe leader of the 

 Ex-cursio.t, tO the Cheltenham Park Planning; Committee and to the Moorahbin 

 Counci!. 



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MICROSCOPICAL CROUP 



At the March mec:ing of the Group. Mr. K. >V. Atkins lectured on the 

 ^nhjecr of hotatiy He was assisted hy Mr. C. Middletun who showed rnuN- 

 v^rse dcctions etc., greatly enlarged on the ftrcov t^ 1 mean? of hi* excel* 

 lent projector. Mr. C. Kance commented cm some of his own slides and Uieir 

 staining, ihcy being" screened also. 



The Ajinl meeting" wa^ most dtaC&blUl I^^Ot, «'th Mi W Evans shaking 

 on photo-nucrORrapiiy,, hoth in black and white and in colour This wa> 

 demonstrated in a very practical manner, 



Although not a microscopical suhjeet, the nhowin^ of Kod.'uh/onus of 

 Western Australian wildflower*, hy Miss lean VVoollard, was a delightful 

 feature of the meeting. 



for the meeting on May 16, Mi\ D, Mdm^B Mil! take the ;uh>ect qli rock 



