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Secretory. Further, menh'on should be mode of Mr. W. J. Sanderson, who, 
for many years, skilfully operated the projector at illustrated talks, and 
often contributed slides of his own making. 
Excursions 
From the inception of the Club, excursions have been an important 
part of its activities and have proved most popular, both as pleasurable 
outings end for the natural history knowledge gained. Some localities 
visited in the very early years are still visited occasionally; others, through 
expansion of the city and opening up of the country, have now lost much 
of their interest. 
As a result of one trip to Toowoomba to see a unique double-coned 
extinct volcano in the quarry, local inhabitants were encouraged to form 
a Field Naturalists^ Club in 1908. This body was instrumental in having 
part of the local quarry preserved. 
Now, as then, an excursion is held each month, usually on a 
Saturday afternoon, to some nearby place and to more distant areas at 
Easter and long week-ends. Some which have led to the publication of 
more detailed reports in the ^'Naturalist"' are the Easter camps at Dunwich 
and Myora (1921), Cowan Cowan (1924), Canungra (1928), Caloundra 
(1933), Mt. Edwards (1934), Numinbah Valley (1935), Upper Albert River 
(1936 and 1939), Coolum (1938), Running Creek (1941), Noosa (1946) 
and Somerset Dam (1947), and the shorter excursions to Bulwer on 
Moreton Island (1908) and Glass House Mountains (1910). 
Wild Flower Shows 
One feature of the Club over the years has been the exhibit of wild 
flowers each September. This commenced before 1915, for in that year 
the "Naturalist" records that "The usual custom of arranging the exhibits 
in botanical order was departed from. . , In 1920, a "Wild Flower 
Show and General Natural History Exhibition" was held at the School of 
Arts. In 1929 there was a competition for flowers arranged for decorative 
effect and prizes were awarded. With the outbreak of war in 1939, 
these wild flower shows ceased. 
“The Queensland Naturalist^ 
And now a word about "The Queensland Naturalist." The Organ 
of the Field Naturalists' Club and its Branches" was the subtitle on the 
cover of Vol. 1, No. 1, published on 31st March, 190$. This has now 
become, after a few changes, "The Journal of the Queensland Naturalists' 
Club." To the numerous copies I possess, I am indebted for most of the 
material in this history. 
There are notes about meetings, reports on excursions and exhibits, 
descriptions of new species of plants, insects, birds, fossils, etc., originaJ 
observations on most aspects of natural history, and above all addresses 
of retiring Presidents. Some of the latter are serious, some humorous, but 
full of scientific information, and some show that the writers were equolly 
learned in literature and science. 
! hope "The Queensland Naturalist" with its high standard wilt 
continue to be published for many years to come. 
And now I will end by re-echoing what Mr. Frank Burtt said irt 
1915 — "Long may the present good-fellowship continue and long may the 
Club prolong its life of usefulness". 
