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THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST 
July 1, 1948. 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CONCHOLOGY 
CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA FOR THE 
YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 1947. 
During the twelve months ending July 31, 
1947, there have been eighteen evening meet- 
ings held for the study of Conchology and 
Marine Life. Nine lectures on different fami- 
lies of Mollusca were given by our Patron, 
Mr. B. C. Cotton, who is the South Austra- 
lian Government Conchologist. Mr. Moor- 
house, the Chief Inspector of Fisheries gave 
a lecture on the “Fisheries of South Aus- 
tralia,’’ and Mr. R. Sprigg, Assistant Govern- 
ment Geologist, one on “Coral Reefs, Fossil 
and Living.” 
Seven meetings were given by different 
members on the subject of Molluscs of 
South Australia and other countries. One 
of these Club meetings was held at the 
residence of two of its members, who prob- 
ably have the largest private collection in Aus- 
tralia of World Mollusca. There has been 
a good average attendance of 16 members 
from a total membership of 37. 
Two Committee meetings were held, and a 
set of rules drafted, to be passed for adop- 
tion at the annual meeting, August, 1947. 
Each member is to receive a copy of the 
rules. 
Twelve Saturday excursions of the Field 
Naturalists’ to various beaches were led by 
members of the Club. 
A successful display of Mollusca, plus in- 
formation, given at the Field Naturalists’ 
“Wild Flower and Nature Show,” in October, 
1946, proved to be of great interest to visitors. 
A list of all members of the Club has been 
published in an overseas American directory. 
Copies of the Club’s publications have been 
sent to other Australian States and to over- 
seas countries. 
During the year, the members of the Club 
financed an issue of 500 books for £35 on 
“Australian Turridae,” by B. C. Cotton. It 
is illustrated, showing 55 different Australian 
species of this Family of Mollusca. This is 
the fourth publication by the Conchology 
Club on Conchology and Marine Life. The 
book is available to members of the Field 
Naturalists’ at the cost price of 1/6 per copy, 
and copies have been forwarded to many parts 
of the world. 
Correspondence and exchange of South 
Australian Molluscs, for those of other coun- 
tries, together with an interchange of scientific 
data, have been well maintained by members 
and the Club as a whole. Keen interest is 
taken by many people of other countries, in 
Australian Molluscs and Marine Life. The 
financial status of the Conchology Club is 
very satisfactory. 
It is gratifying to know that members have 
built up a credit of £8 after paying for 
“Publication No. 4,” the “Australian Turri- 
dae.” 
Thus ends the 53rd year of the Conchology 
Club’s existence. It has had various titles 
during this period, but has always been a 
conchology club. 
Twelve new members joined during the 
past year, and a keen interest in Marine 
Nature Study evinced by all. 
Each member will receive a Club pro- 
gramme, giving data of our evening meetings 
for 1947 to August 1948. 
G. BUICK, Chairman. 
GEO. PATTISON, Secretary. 
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOTANY 
CLUB FOR THE YEAR ENDING JULY 
31, 1947 
The Club commenced the year under the 
Chairmanship of Miss Payne, who, to our 
great regret, resigned in October to return 
to her home in England. A change of officers 
then being necessary, Mr. Ferries was in- 
stalled as Chairman, and Mr. Turnbull in 
his place on the Committee. 
At the Saturday afternoon meetings during 
the winter, we have had particularly good 
lecturers, of whom Mr. Peter Trumble of 
Waite Research was one. His paper on 
Ecology of South Australia was regarded by 
members as being well worthy of publication, 
and Mr. Trumble has courteously lent the 
paper to the Club for that purpose. The 
Rev. Gunter supplied a singularly pleasing 
talk on Western Australian Wildf lowers, of 
which he had tabled many specimens of mar- 
vellous beauty. 
At an evening meeting, when the subject 
was “Orchidaceae,” Mr. Goldsack honored u* 
