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[23'"^ Nov 1953] done some 7000 miles. Picture-post-card 
for the children, collect our lunch and 
off again at 9.30. The day to begin 
with was fine and cool with scattered 
clouds. The bush was more open; with 
less undergrowth than I remembered. 
The road was extremely good bitumen 
which lasted till the 252 mile post; just 
short of Cabbage Tree, after which the 
road was a good smooth gravel for the 
rest of the day's journey. 
Around Orbost was a SCARLET 
ROBIN and WHITE-THROATED TREE-CREEPER 
We had lunch at a creek just short 
of Cann River. It was very still, grey 
and peaceful, and we heard GANG- 
GANGS. We stopped frequently in the 
afternoon to look for plants, seeds of 
some of which we collected and many 
we experimented with transplanting into 
Elastoplast tins keeping the plants as 
undisturbed as possible and water-logged 
How they will fare in the boot, I don't 
