i in- brochures tfu the s&neme issued 

 to us in Mas, and lists oi plain and 



I. nd species and .1 suminarv ol iho 



.voioin oi Uus Riewa Works toee 



cm Sunday morning (.R*S having 

 successfully wichahjged coaches » we 

 set out lot the Bogong tCgh Plains, 

 eagerly exjje»wott aud we were bj 



no means disappointed, /./n ./'v/Wio 

 eRgpmuhnHia was noticed along the 

 roadside on the wav up lo Bogong 

 \ill.na .ii LhQ fofll taj X WSiy beautiful 

 specimen of this tree there is a 

 plaque commemorating the dfcCOUW!} 



Oi the new Borons Gum, Buffalo 

 Wattle (AcuiUt keitiewslliif) is quite 

 plentiful between ihc I 100 3000 It 

 altitudes, and Red-stem Wallle t .1 . 

 tnhiflo). Alpine Ash IKUttti&Ptit} 

 eJWfifiJ/tw/O -md Ptincko mt'llviit 

 were easily tlisiinguish.iMe .<s we 

 passed itlorijs We efossed what is 

 known as Sassafras dully — now | 

 misnomer tH S isv.iIms (Aitifwifirrtna 

 ftiOtcbUtHM} no longer cvisls there, 

 lor reasons unknown. 



koy-il Grevillca 1(7. ucto>„u\ 

 was there in abundant glon, but we 

 couldn't stop to search for Rungs of 

 interest a* Ihc ro.id is very steep 

 in many places, ro stop a loige 

 s chicle *uch as ours would be 

 danger to others We noticed Dcr 

 ueui Speedwell ( t 'enviii <i itn im nlin ) 

 evcivwhere in tull flower Pawing Hie 

 ("'over and Junction Darm, we 

 reached trCWPlt '"WNbip. where we 

 met Mil Howell again ,md drove to 

 the State liU'Ctruiu (nnuiuwion 

 laboratory, with more specimens of 

 geology, entomology .,n<! flora of UV 

 Alps Good research work i> being 

 done on pesis sucS 96 the Sires wood 

 wasp. Si John's beetle and Quecnv 

 Umi fruit fly. A vegetation tvpe map 

 was on display, made from 18.000 11 

 up of the vegetation of the Alps. 



W« were now at an altitude of 

 4.0(H) feci above sea level and 

 amongst many more suh. alpine and 



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alpine plants, with, birds prontfrmj 

 willy wagtails, blue wiens, galuhy 

 i in i • >oe>. while coekaloos, hi.,, , 

 hacked and while backed m.igp.1 

 all bctdg Wftfli Mounlam ShttggJ 

 [QxylobtUfk <(//»( \lir) .cave a yolA, 

 Na/c of colour through the bud 

 Passing through Falls Creek vve hti 

 a passing glance at the ski \ 'I ■ . 

 much grown [fl si/.c since the Jui>', 

 earlier excursion based here. w ( 



d ted <o rtendS (SiQGfl teel and lb 



Bogong 1 1 i.u'li Plains, where sc.rm 

 weie ijlhei surprised to find e.Htl: 

 st,|| heme grazed, the sheep thai wcr* 



p istu/ed there in the eorij days ire 



no longer seen and we understood 

 whs SDfTBl and other introduced pas 

 lure weeds are so common 



lunch time (.it last!) in the pit' 

 luicsqui: setting of Rocky Valley 

 d.mi. in perfect weather, and at. 

 ..round us interesting plants like 

 Rttlwu roiirinvnti*. P>iin\ <. Imucohim 



/://(.<//» pi !r<>c>i\i<<i, Pwtanfhtn nip; 



rata. Celintsiti taniitfolia. //own funjjf- 

 Utliu. ( nufiJiu uniHora lot a hrn>i 

 orange colour!. Pimcleu iimmnn; 

 ( :i>c.iile l Acrl.otme {fftllcllrmw 

 rtmuriilfuni) in great displav. fsiiz- 

 urpit\ nhOn| Skv lilies. Alpine Marsh 

 Murijiold i>urolahd\ DUB 



Mountain tivnliait [(}, nliunriiu Jh-m- 

 efUflrl l)| ir Hiown l ilelwelss (fuumtn 



Hvhlfjma) h H mal pl.inl of extreme 

 BfeWII} in (tower 



We pa.d a visit to Hasah Mil 

 wheic bavilt rock and uud matfrnl 

 ^as qtttflfed during the Iniiklln? of 

 Roeky V .llev d ,m I be basali i» 

 columnar in formation, like .cr>. ,r '' 

 pillars slacked erect side by sid-. 

 One wonders aboul tftifltH 0B 

 Uoconir Hieh Plains, hip -r is kjHMM 

 that gliiciation never took pber, 

 though evidence nl pt'H?liieml h» 

 tures has hcen found t he [Cfcwi Wl 

 is structurally ideal for our hvJm 

 electric development but is pOOt 

 mineral wealth. Gold has heen mined 



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