THE 
QUEENSLAND NATURALIST 
JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS’ LEAGUE 
VOL VIII. NOVEMBER, 1932 No. 4 
PROCEEDINGS. 
EVENING MEETING, Monday, 18th July, 1932.— 
The President (Mr. J. Nebe) occupied the chair and 43 
members and visitors were present. Dr. Brooke-Nicholls, 
a visitor from Melbourne, making a tour of South-Eastern 
Queensland with nature-study films, spoke of the work 
of the Victorian Field Naturalists’ Club and of the 
Victorian Branch of the Gould League of Bird Lovers. 
Dr. Nicholls played a gramophone record of the laugh of a 
kookaburra. 
Reports of the excursion to Broadwater were given 
by Messrs. J. E. Young, J. O’N. Brenan and J. Nebe. 
As it had come to the knowledge of several Club 
members that protected birds were being killed and their 
destruction — through ignorance — paid for, Mr. G. H. 
Barker moved that in the opinion of the Club the Pest 
Destruction Boards as at present operating serve no use- 
ful purpose, and that the Government be petitioned to 
abolish them or to so radically change their method of 
operation that our native birds will be adequately pro- 
tected from the effects of their management. The motion 
was seconded by Mr. J. E. Young, supported by Mr. H. 
G. Barnard, and carried unanimously. 
Mr. J. H. Simmonds, M.Sc., showed a splendid series 
of lantern slides of American landscapes from photo- 
graphs taken during his recent tour. 
EVENING MEETING, 15th August, 1932.— The 
President (Mr. J. Nebe) occupied the chair and 22 mem- 
bers were present. 
Reports of the excursion to Sandgate were given by 
Mr. N. Jaek, Mr. G. H. Barker and the President. 
Miss Spinks, a traveller from England, spoke of some 
of her experiences in South Africa. 
An excellent series of lantern slides, from photo- 
graphs taken at Ballandean National Park was show r n and 
explained by Mr. J. Nebe and Mr. J. E. Young. 
Mr. F. Kunze exhibited sprays of mangrove blossom 
and seed. Mr. J. E. Young tabled a piece of a limestone 
stalactite from the Albert River district. Some photo- 
graphs taken by Mr. H. Tilse at Sandgate were shown. 
