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[5.12.53] coppice growth in which were a CHESTNUT-TAILED 
THORNBILL and BROWN WEEBIL. Arriving back at 
the car I found I had a puncture! 
From there we travelled comfortably 
on the wide dirt roads, gravel or bitumen, 
through completely flat country to Deniliquin, 
where we turned south, past Mathoura, 
to Echuca. No new birds were to be seen, 
and once in Victoria again, we sped 
south to Rochester along that straight smooth 
road. We had intended to spend the 
night there, but because I had had 
no confirmation of my booking, and 
because we were early, we went on 
to Bendigo, where we booked in at the 
Shamrock. 
6.12.53 Off at 9.0 in the morning with our 
(63) boxes [?] headed for home - through 
(148) Castlemaine, Daylesford, to Ballarat. I 
stopped a few times for birds. We had 
a brief lunch in Ballarat and went 
on south, reluctantly, slowing speed as 
we approached Colac. At Loch Calvert, 
