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The Queensland Naturalist May, i946 
day’s outing to Gordon’s Crossing, had to be abandoned 
owing to rain. Two others were held on rainy days. One 
of these to Salisbury in September was only attended by a 
few enthusiasts who were keen to collect some botanical 
specimens for the Flower Show held on the following 
Monday. The other to the Sherwood Arboretum which 
started in fine weather, with quite a good roll up of 
Members, found us floundering round in long wet grass 
and steady rain long before we had completed our survey. 
However, Dr. and Mrs. Gifford Croll came to our rescue 
with hot clips of tea. and much cake in the shelter of their 
boathouse until the rain eased off, and the day in the end 
was voted a complete success. The thanks of the Club 
were tendered to them both by the President and severa 1 
supporters. 
Tn April Mr. White led a party of about 15 to the 
Woogaroo Scrub at Goodna, a very rich area in the early 
days of the Club but one which settlement has greatly 
disturbed in recent years, and is now inundated with lan- 
tana which has and is now taking possession of large tracts 
of our former happy hunting ground. 
Tn May we went to Ferny Grove and thoroughly 
traversed the area and the Kepeera Golf Course and the 
Bora Rings and found many birds and plants flowering 
even at the station. 
Perhaps the most educative afternoon was the one 
spent at the Darra Cement Works in July which attracted 
about 50 of our members and friends. A thorough survey 
of the whole place in parties under the guidance of the 
resident engineer, Mr. H. Ferrett and his helpers, was 
made. The ladies particularly seemed to be interested in 
the noisy ball mills and climbed into awful looking nooks 
and corners in order to sec everything. 
In August we journeyed from Woodridge and Kurabv 
on mostly a botanical afternoon and secured some trea- 
sures in the way of unusual Ground Orchids and Boronia. 
Nudgee to Virginia in October was an excellent Bird 
ramble, and the Geologists found interest at several points 
en route, and a number of flowering trees were recorded 
by Mr. White. 
The last Excursion was led by Dr. Marks from Shorn- 
eliffe to the Saadgate Lagoons, and again Geologists spent 
a very interesting afternoon guided by the Doctor. At 
the lagoons the Bird men took over and finished off what 
was voted a very successful outing. In these days of 
