THE 
QUEENSLAND NATURALIST 
JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
Vol. xiv. SEPTEMBER 1953 No. b 
PROCEEDINGS 
EVENING MEETING, 18th February, 1952.— The 
excursion on 16th February to the Shorneliffe foreshores 
and Sandgate lagoons was reported on by members. Mr. 
F. S. Colliver dealing with the geology, Mr. S. T. Blake 
with the botany, and Mr. G. H. Barker with the birds. 
Mr. Barker drew attention to the necessity of preserving 
the Sandgate lagoons and it was resolved “that we write 
to the Council protesting against any move to alienate 
the Sandgate lagoons from their purpose as sanctuaries 
of bird and animal life”. Mr. Aubrey Tucker was elected 
a member of the Club. The following exhibits were 
tabled by members : — Drawings and specimens of Squilln. 
the prawn killer, by Professor W. Stephenson, fossils of 
Thinnfeldia from Redcliffe by Dr. E. O.. Marks, a shell 
from Cuba by Miss D. Sandars, Portuguese stamps 
depicting birds by Miss E. Carrick. geological specimens 
including sand staligmites by Mr. F. S. Colliver, a lea ! - 
pointed spear and quartz pebbles by Mr. Cossar Smith, 
a red-flowered Castor Oil plant by Mrs. C. T. White, six 
specimens of the love grass, Eragrostis, by Mr. S. T. 
Blake, a newspaper article on mound builders in the 
mallee by Miss H. Clarke, flame tree seeds from Tam- 
bourine by Mr. H. Curtis, and native instruments from 
Alice Springs by Miss M. .Ilawken. 
EVENING MEETING, 17th March, 1952.— Mr. F. 
S. Colliver reported on the visit on 15th March to the 
Geology Department, and Miss D. Coxon spoke of the 
birds seen on the lagoon. Miss I). Sanders gave a lec- 
ture entitled “Simple Marine Biology”. The following 
exhibits were tabled by members : — Specimens of various 
marine animals by Miss D. Sandars, a specimen of the 
orchid Dendrobium speciosum by Miss D. Williams, a fruit 
bat and skeleton by Mr. Gamble, fern spores growing on 
