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The Queensland Naturalist July, 1946 
EVENING MEETING, 15tli April, 1946. — The chair 
was occupied by the President, Miss M. Holland, and 
about 52 members were present. Dr. Dorothy Hill, Miss 
Frazer, Mr. L. S. Smith and Mr. H. Sydney Curtis were 
elected to ordinary membership, and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. 
Curtis, Mr. Herbert Curtis and Mr. D. Bryce were 
elected to country membership. Mr. J. C. Smith spoke 
of the history of The Blunder Country, which had been 
visited on the previous Saturday, remarking that a great 
deal of timber had been taken from it. Mr. White 
reported on the botany of the area and Mr. Barker 
reported on the birds. The greater part of the evening 
was devoted to the screening of a number of films deal- 
ing with Natural Histoi’y, which had been loaned by the 
Department of Public Instruction. This film showed 
Queensland wild flowers (in colour), birds’ nests (in 
colour), the golden eagle and the parasol ant. Mr. 
Donnan tabled specimens of some Western Australian 
wild flowers and some books featuring them ; one of 
these books he presented to the Club. Miss Holland 
exhibited some trap-door spiders. Mr. Smith tabled a 
photograph of gum trees at The Blunder. Mr. S. Curtis 
exhibited photographs of a nest and egg and a young 
bird of the white-throated night-jar. 
ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 
1946. 
Ladies and Gentlemen, 
The Council of the Queensland Naturalists’ Club 
presents the Annual Report on the work of the Club. 
As usual Natural History pursuits have been 
carried forward during the year at evening meetings and 
held excursions. 
MEETINGS. There have been ten evening meetings 
twelve field excursions and nine Council meetings during 
fv!lln'l' e0r ' M Att w dan . ee at Comieil meetings has been as 
folios s : — Mr. W. Anmdell, 8; Miss Holland, 5; Mr. 
Dr n ail ?T Mrs - Jaekson - 6; Miss Marks, 8; 
r mq? J; Dl ' Marks ’ 7 > Mr - White, 3; Mr. Jackson 
WE?' and ? 0n ; V Ml '- Blake ’ 2 ; and Miss Clarke, 8. Mr’ 
Bl^ke wasfll 6 Brisbane for *>me time and Mr. 
Attendances at evening meetings has been good the 
Interesting and instructive lectures 
average being 50. 
