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and Mr. Blake. The book “ Australian Wild Life” was 
presented to the Club by Miss Baird. 
EVENING MEETING, 19th June, 1944.— The Presi- 
dent, Miss H. E. Clarke, occupied the chair and about 50 
members were present. Mr. II. Carlton and the Misses 
Burton were elected to membership. Mr. E. F. Riek gave 
a lecture on 4 ‘Crayfish”, illustrated by specimens. Some 
photographs of birds taken by Mr. Fenton Robinson were 
tabled by Mr. K. Harley and commented upon by Mr. Jack. 
Miss Marks exhibited some beetles. Various flowering 
specimens were exhibited by Messrs. White and Blake. 
EVENING MEETING, 17th July, 1944.— The Presi- 
dent, Miss II. F. Clarke, occupied the chair and about 40 
members were present. Miss C. Peddie was elected to 
membership. Reports of the excursion to the Darra Cement 
Works were given by Dr. Marks and Messrs. Barker and 
Blake. Mr. W. J. Sanderson exhibited several films; some, 
taken by himself, showed the white-browed scrub-wren at 
Mt, Coot-tha and flowers and insects in his garden; others, 
loaned by the Department of Public Instruction, showed 
spiders, beavers and bees at work and also views at Tar- 
onga Park. An old book was exhibited by Miss Marks, 
some plants by Mr. Blake and a spider by Mr. Harley. 
EVENING MEETING, 31st August, 1944.— The 
President, Miss II. F. Clarke, occupied the chair and 
about 55 members were present. Miss Moira White and 
Miss Jeanette Ilislop were elected to membership. Club 
members were invited to attend the coming meeting of the 
Royal Society. Reports on the excursion to Kuraby were 
given by Mr. White (botany) and by Messrs. Barker and 
Jack (ornithology). Mr. D. F. Gray gave a most interest- 
ing address on ‘ ‘ Penicillin 7 ’ illustrated by lantern slides. 
A ^flower of Hakea was tabled by Miss Clarke and some 
books were tabled by Mr. Barker. 
EVENING MEETING, 18th September, 1944.— 
The President, Miss II. F. Clarke, occupied the chair and 
about 50 members and friends were present. Master Ron- 
ald Cullen, of Kowbi, was elected a country member. The 
evening was devoted to an exhibit of native flowers, some 
from cultivation; of the latter a number were received 
from the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. Mr. Barker ex- 
hibited a book of Australian Flowers published in 1887. 
