THE 
QUEENSLAND NATURALIST 
..JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS’ LEAGUE 
VOL. XII. NOVEMBER, 1943 No. 4 
ANNUAL MEETING, 15th February, 1943.— The 
Chair was occupied by the President, Dr. E. 0. Marks, and 
about 34 members were present. The Annual Report, 
read by the Honorary Secretary, showed that the greater 
part of the Club’s activities had been maintained; there 
had been a fair attendance at meetings and membership 
had not decreased. The Honorary Excursion Secretary re- 
ported that, in spite of adverse conditions, ten field excur- 
sions — mostly on Saturday afternoons — had been held. The 
Financial Statement showed a credit balance of £102/13/2, 
including War Savings Certificates to the value of £40. 
Office-bearers were elected as set out on the inner page of 
the front cover of this issue. In the absence of the in- 
coming President, Miss Clarke took the chair. The retir- 
ing President, Dr. E. 0. Marks, then delivered his Presi- 
dential Address on 4 ‘An Excursion into Local Geological 
History. J 9 Some nodules of limonite were tabled by Miss 
Williamson. 
EVENING MEETING, 15th March, 1943.— The Presi- 
dent, Mr. C. T. White, occupied the chair and about 45 
members were present. Dr., Mrs. and Miss B. Savage, Mr. 
Dali, and Lieut. Ed. Williams were elected to membership. 
Reports on the excursion from Salisbury to Sunnybank 
were given by Miss Holland and Mr. Barker (birds), and 
by Mr. Blake and Mr. White (botany). Mrs. E. H. Jones 
gave a short talk on seaweeds and this was followed by a 
descriptive talk on Eucalypts by the President, which was 
illustrated by a number of slides prepared by Mr. Sander- 
son from photographs taken by the latter. A specimen of 
flexible sandstone (Itacolumite) from Northern India was 
tabled by Miss Holland; Mr. Barker exhibited a book on 
entomology; while some photographs and some fruits of 
<Oyrocarpus were exhibited by Mr. Blake. 
