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PROCEEDINGS 
EVENING MEETING, 23rd Aug., 1954 — Dr. E. O. Marks reported on 
the excursion to the Mt. Coot-tha reserve on 21st August, when the Wool 
Street walking track, which had recently been partly covered by quarrying 
operations, was inspected. It was resolved that the City Council be 
approached to see that the track is kept clear. Mr. T. E. Hunt delivered 
his postponed Presidential Address, "The identification of orchids", 
illustrated by coloured diagrams. The following were amongst the exhibits 
tabled: — Double Leptospermum — Mrs. H. White; banana weevil borer and 
larva — Mr. T. E. Hunt. 
EVENING MEETING, 20th September, 1954 — Reports were given on 
the week-end excursion to Taliebudgera attended by about 30 members. 
Dr. E. O. Marks reported the rocks of the area as mainly Brisbane schists 
with some larva flows; nests of two of the 54 species of birds seen, the 
little friar bird and the variegated wren, were noted by Miss M. Holland; 
Mr. L. S. Smith reported pink Canistemon in flower in the Coombaba 
swamp; Dr. E. N. Marks drew attention to the very large number of 
phantom gnats which could exist in a small amount of water. Professor 
H. J. Lam, Director of the State Herbarium and Professor of Botany, 
Leiden University, Holland, spoke about and showed slides of some of the 
topographical and botanical features of Dutch New Guinea. Mr. J. C. 
Jones and Miss E, Bennett were elected to ordinary membership. A collec- 
tion of wild flowers from the Barrier Naturalists' Club was exhibited, and 
Mr. E. J. Smith tabled the skull and jaws of a jew lizard, pellets from 
the boiled head of a sugar squirrel, and the case of a ribbed cos© moth. 
EVENING MEETING, 19th October, 1954 — Dr. A. S. Roe showed 
his interesting colour film on birds. The following were amongst the 
exhibits tabled: — Jaws of crucifix catfish, heart urchin, and sail fish — 
Mr. E. J. Smith; egg sac of Magnificent spider — Miss M. Holland; 
botanical specimens — Mrs. W. M. Bristow. 
EVENING MEETING, 15th November, 1954 — Members reported on 
the excursion to Jolly's Lookout and Boombana National Park on 14th 
Nov.: Mrs. W. M. Bristow gave an account of the botanical specimens 
seen, and Miss M. Holland reported a crested hawk and a colony of bell 
birds. Miss C. Fix, a Fullbright Scholar, showed coloured slides and spoke 
on national parks in the U.S.A. Mr. C. O. Dunn raised the matter of the 
sale of native orchids in some chain stores and asked the Council of the 
Club to take some appropriate action. The following were amongst the 
exhibits: — American native handicrafts — Miss C. Fix; foraminifera and 
radiolarians — Mr. F. S, Colliver; a land shell and a fungus — Mr. E. J. Smith; 
botanical specimens — Mrs. W. M. Bristow. Supper was served. 
EVENING MEETING, 21st February, 1955 — A report was received 
on the excursion on 19th Feb. to the Museum, where Mr. G. Mack gave a 
talk on the recently arranged exhibit of snakes and reptiles, Mr. J. Mann 
gave a talk on and showed slides of Mexico, which he had visited recently 
to search for Lantana control insects. Mr. C. 0. Dunn exhibited some 
slides of Springbrook. The following were amongst the exhibits tabled: — 
0 recently completed 40-mile geological survey map of Queensland — Mr. 
F. S. Colliver; the woody pear, Xylomelum pyriforme — Mrs. W. M. 
Bristow; zoological specimens, Including an ogre-faced spider, stomach 
stones from a fresh-water yabble, and pistol prawn — Mr. E. J. Smith. 
EVENING MEETING, 21st March, 1955 — Members reported on the 
excursion on 1 9th March from the top of Samford Range to Ferny Grove: 
Dr. E. O. Marks reported that the rocks were schist, part of the Brisbane 
metamorphics of which the age is unknown, except that they are very 
ancient; Mr. L. S. Smith reported a form of Glycine clandesfina with a 
pure white flower, and said that the fungi, including the large white 
death-cup fungus. Amanita verna, were numerous; Miss M. Holland noted 
a variegated wren; Dr. E. N. Marks found the rare Aedes subauridorsum 
amongst the species of mosquitoes. Mr. W. Edmiston was elected to 
