rtrttarton Pnnge-myrtle %C<dyirix M- 

 New Holland Daisy [Vim- 



„;,, ^oba), Slaty Sheoak (Casm- 

 ' ljnil muellirtana), Wedge-leaf Hop 

 gosh (DoJonca tunealu), lirliplcrum 



.„,,„,' Erect Guinea-flower U/i/>- 

 Ufa si fie tii) . Ttny Sunray (ffe/ip> 

 t() .,„„ (femta«m). The fascinating 

 Wheel Fruil (OytostepiQn utisiruhi- 

 w ', l0 . Scrub PiWS. Fringed Heath- 

 myrtle. Golden Pennants. Weeping 

 flSpoPUm Mid most exquisite of all 

 the silvery Desert Phehaltum (I'ltchu- 

 ,,„„ ithiiululostim var. hulhtimn) 

 kvkme under u hand lens as if a 



,iu]Miiith had spent careful moments 

 on the artelaet-like scaly stems 



I he birds noted were WWte-brOVVCd 

 H.ibhlers. White - winged Clraughs. 



! ih! Malice Ringnecks. ail lnuuisi- 

 ■ vx Southern Scruh-robin, and a 

 i hfistaul Ouail-thrush. I also he.ud 

 Magpies and a llutcher-bird. 



Haying made B \eiy small imp res - 

 .,i„ii on ihis track I had a feeling 

 ijia] 1 would not be satisfied until I 



had walked its length leisurely and 

 carefully. If it had not been used 

 regularly, then its flora and fauna may 

 have been worth seeing. 



This germ of an idea gave way to 

 the writing of letters to Mr. H. E. 

 Tarr. Chairman of Wyperfeld Nat- 

 ional Park Committee of Manage - 

 ment. and to Rudd Campbell. Ranger 

 of the Park. The former had walked 

 from Yarto to Eastern Lookout in 

 company with Ron I alia. John Landy 

 U)<j Ian Moroshke some years ago: 

 scrub-bashing a "direct" line by 

 means of compass. This activity look 

 twelve hours from 5.30 a.m. The 

 answer from Rudd gave advice which 

 mainly hinged on choosing a day no! 

 too hot. and he estimated the distance 

 as ahout eighteen miles. With lhi.> 

 information [ gradually evolved a 

 scheme, December and January would 

 be too hot, and bird activity not so 

 good as hi the spring. The Septem- 

 ber vacation would nol allow the 

 twelve hours needed to do the walk 











Dune | I 















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FlK. I. I ucality map of hcgirininr of Ciinap fr*cfc 



Septomtw, 1971 



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