THE 
QUEENSLAND NATURALIST 
JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS’ LEAGUE 
VOL X FEBRUARY 1938 No. 4 
PROCEEDINGS. 
EVENING MEETING, MONDAY, 19th JULY, 
1937.- — The chair was occupied by the President, Dr. W. 
H. Bryan, and about forty members were present. Misses 
M. P. and T. Hawken were elected members of the club. 
The principal business was a lecture by Mr. H. J. Free- 
man of the Dept, of Agriculture and Stock, who gave an 
interesting address on “North Queensland as we Should 
Know It.’ 7 It was illustrated by lantern slides from 
photographs taken by Mr. W. J. Sanderson and others. 
EVENING MEETING, MONDAY, 16th AUGUST, 
1937. — The chair was occupied by the President, Dr. W. 
H. Bryan, and about forty members were present. Mr. 
H. N. Love was elected as an ordinary member of the 
Club. Reports on the excursion to Beechmere were given 
by Dr. E. 0. Marks (Geology), Mr. N. Jack (Birds) and 
Mr. C. T. White (Botany). Reports on the excursion to 
Nursery Road were given by Dr. W. H. Bryan (Geology) 
and Mr. C. T. White (Botany). The principal business 
of the evening was a lecture by Mr. T. King on the 
natural history of the Antarctic. Mr. King was a mem- 
ber of a Norwegian whaling expedition to the Ross Sea, 
and gave interesting notes on birds and sea-life of the 
region. The lecture was illustrated by a number of lan- 
tern slides of pictures taken in the field. Exhibits were 
tabled by Miss Ernshaw (flowering specimens of Portu- 
guese Elm-Celtis sinensis), by Miss Williamson (some 
miscellaneous specimens from Beechmere), and by Mr. 
Ken Jackson (aboriginal stone axe-heads). 
EVENING MEETING, MONDAY, 20th SEPTEM- 
BER, 1937. — The chair was occupied by the President, 
Dr. W. II. Bryan, and fourty-four members were pre- 
sent. Dr. J. B. Henderson was elected a country mem- 
ber of the Club. Reports on the excursion to Mount 
Tibrogargan were given by Dr. E. 0. Marks (Geology), 
Mr. N. Jack (Birds), and Miss Clark (General). Dr. F. 
W. Whitehouse gave a lecturette on sea-shells. lie illus- 
trated his remarks with specimens and pictures. Mr. G, 
H, Barker gave a lecturette on bird observing. 
