THE 
QUEENSLAND NATURALIST 
JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS' CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS’ LEAGUE 
VOL. XI JULY 1940 
PROCEEDINGS. 
EVENING MEETING, 21st August, 1939.— The 
President, Mr. G. L. Jackson occupied the Chair and 46 
members and visitors were present. 
Reports on the excursion to Mount Coot-tha were 
given by Mr. S. T. Blake (Botany) and Mr. N. Jaciv 
(Birds). The principal business of the meeting was a 
lecture by Professor Arnold Wall on the Alpine Flora 
of New Zealand. 
EVENING MEETING, 18th September, 1939.— The 
President, Mr. G. L. Jackson, occupied the Chair and 47 
members were present. 
A report on the excursion to Beerwah was given by 
Mr. J. E. Young, who spoke of the wild flower flora and 
the various pines in the plantations of the Queensland 
Forest Service. 
Wild flowers from Beerwah, Caloundra, Tamborinc 
Mountain, Albert River, Chermside and Sunnybank were 
tabled by various members. Native ferns, orchids and 
various West Australian and Queensland native plants, 
cultivated in Brisbane, were shown by different mem- 
bers. Sir. Ken Jackson exhibited a Eugarie shell, which 
had been used by aborigines for smoothing their spears. 
Other exhibits tabled were a collection of shells by Mr. 
G. K. Jackson and some geological specimens by Dr. E. 
0. Marks. Dr. D. A. Herbert and Mr. S. T. Blake spoke 
on the various specimens of wild flowers. 
EVENING MEETING, 16th October, 1939.— The 
President, Mr. G. L. Jackson, occupied the Chair, and 
about 30 members were present. 
Reports were read on the week-end excursion to 
Bribie Island. The principal business of the meeting was 
a lecture by Mr. G, H. Barker on the Birds of Keeton, 
N.S. Wales' 
