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Mr. George Mack. “Anthropology” was the title of the 
monthly address given by Dr. L. P. Winterbotham, who 
tabled various aboriginal exhibits for inspection. The 
following exhibits were tabled by members : — trap door 
spider by Miss E. E. Baird, photographs by Mr. K. 
Harley, aboriginal paintings by Miss M. Hawken, wild 
flowers and orchids by Mr. -1. Gossan Smith, a snake 
by Mr. F. S. Colliver, and shells from Thursday Island 
sent by the Girl Guides Association. 
EVENING MEETING, 17th September, 1951.— 
Mention was made of the excursion to the Sunnybank 
swamp on the afternoon of Saturday, 15th September, 
when numerous wild flowers were noted. The meeting 
was devoted mainly to a display of wild flowers brought 
in by members, and this session was conducted by Mr. 
S. T. Blake, who also answered various questions by 
members. Other general exhibits tabled by members 
were, an electric insect trap by Mr. M. Gpton, books on 
wild flowers by Miss E. E. Baird and Miss I. J. 
MacCallum, coloured sands, ivory nut and rock phosphate 
by Mrs M. L. Williams, a I’ardalote nest and eggs by 
Miss M. Hawken and a collection of fossils by Mr, F. S. 
Colliver. 
EVENING MEETING. 15th October, 1951.— Miss G. 
D. Williams reported on the excursion to Wellington 
Point on Sunday, 14th October and stated that the trees 
on King Island were starting to grow again after being 
cut. down some years ago. Miss M. Hawken reported 
that twenty-five birds had been seen on the excursion. 
Mr. George Mack spoke on the urgent need for conser- 
vation, especially in Queensland, and showed four films 
dealing respectively with the letter winged kite, lyre 
birds of S herb rook Forest, the koala hear and the platy- 
pus. The following exhibits were tabled by members : — 
nests of wagtails, silver eye, Indian dove and pardalote. a 
snake skin, and live bearded lizard by Mr. Gamble, black 
swan’s egg by 31 r. .1, Cossar Smith, hornets’ nest and 
white ant eaten wood from the heart of a gum tree by 
Miss M. H. Cock, a book, “Birds of Paradise” by Miss E. 
E. Baird and various geological specimens by Mr. F. S. 
Colliver. 
EVENING MEETING, 19th November. 1951. — Mr. 
F. S. Colliver reported on the November outimr on Satur- 
day, 17th November, which had been to the C. T. White 
Memorial Park, where two trees were planted as a Club 
memorial to Mr. White, one by the President and the other 
