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Island), and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Curtis (Tambourine 
Mountain). 
Interstate exhibits were received from the Natural- 
ists J clubs of West Australia, South Australia, and Vic- 
toria, and from Mr. J. F. Bailey (Adelaide) and Mr. H. 
J. Spencer (Williamstown). 
Five entries were received from State Schools for 
competition — Caloundra, Lagoon Pocket, Bidwill, Witli- 
cott, and Thulimbah. Prizes were awarded to Lagoon 
Pocket, Withcott, and Thulimbah. The thanks of the 
Club are due to Mr. G. H. Barker for donating prizes. 
Wild flowers were received form Mesdames Gittins, 
Glass, Bourke, and Heeschen (Granite Belt), Mesdames 
Cannon and Durbridge (Maroochydore), Miss Watson 
(Howard), Miss Palmer (Caloundra), Mrs. Saltmarsh, 
Miss M. Birt, Mr. J. E. Young, and Mr. Campbell (South 
Coast), Mrs. Aubrey Thomson (Eight Mile Plains), Mr. 
C. T. White (Sunnybank), Mrs. Congeau (Bribie Island), 
Mr. E. W. Bick (native flowers from Botanic Gardens), 
and Mrs. Clark (Bird-flowers or Crotalaria, grown in 
Brisbane). 
A very fine geological exhibit was displayed by the 
Queensland Geological Survey. 
Natural History photographs were exhibited by 
Messrs. G. AV. Gaukrodger, W. G. and R. C. Harvey 
(Mackay), Otho AVebb, R. L. Higgins, E. F. Robinson, 
and Mrs. Herbert Curtis. A series of paintings and line 
drawings of wild flowers of the Brisbane district was 
staged by Mrs. Aubrey Thomson. 
Entomological exhibits were shown by Mr. II. F. 
Mead (Waterford) and Air. Densil Curtis (Upper Albert 
River). 
Emu and cassowary eggs, laid by birds in captivity 
at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens were shown by Mr. E. W. 
Bick. 
A particularly fine series of Queensland shells was 
staged by Air. J. II. Simmonds, senr. Miscellaneous ex- 
hibits included bag of bag-moth by Mr. C. Dornbusch 
(Warwick), and large stick insect by Mr. J. C. Smith. 
EATENING MEETING, 15th OCTOBER, 1928.— The 
president (Air. J. E. Young) presided. Mr. H. G. Bur- 
nard read a paper on “The Birds of Cape A"ork” (see 
p. 94), and Mr. John Nebe gave an account illustrated by 
lantern slides of a recent natural history expedition to 
the islands of the Bunker and C&pricornian groups in Ihe 
Great Barrier Reef (see p. 102). 
