THE 
QUEENSLAND NATURALIST 
JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS’ LEAGUE 
VOL. XII. MAY, 1943 No. 3 
PROCEEDINGS. 
EVENING MEETING, 16th March, 1942.— The 
President, Dr. E. 0. Marks, occupied the chair and about 
36 members were present. Mrs. J H. Simmonds, Snr., 
and Miss 0. Lennard were elected members of the Club. 
Reports on the excursion to White’s Hill were given by 
Miss Holland and Mr. Barker (birds) and by Mr. Blake 
(botany). The Excursion Secretary, Mr. Barker, 
announced that owing to various circumstances resulting 
from the international situation, the Easter Camp could 
not be held. 
Mr. S. L. Everist gave an address, illustrated by 
lantern slides, on “Plant Communities in Western 
Queensland,” particularly describing the country around 
Blackall, where three main types of country were dis- 
tinguished — Gidgee Scrub, Open Downs and “Desert.” 
EVENING MEETING, 30th April, 1942.— The Chair 
was taken by the Senior Vice-President, Mr. C T. White, 
and about fifty-eight members and friends were present. 
Mr. I. R. Munro was elected a member of the Club. The 
excursion from Camp Mountain to Ferny Grove was 
reported upon by Mr. Blake. Mr. White, Mr. Blake and 
the Hon. Secretary were appointed delegates to a meet- 
ing convened by the horticultural societies for the pur- 
pose of staging a combined flower show in August. 
Natural history sound films were shown by Mr. 
Payne of the Department of Public Instruction. These 
featured the lyre bird and the koala (Australian) 
animals of rocky and sandy seashores (English), the King 
Penguins at Edinburgh Zoo and the Bird Sanctuary on 
the Fame Islands. 
