August 1947 The Queensland Naturalist 
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REPORT OF THE EXCURSION SECRETARY FOR 
THE YEAR 1946 
The outings for the yea;- commenced with a visit 
to Clontarf in February, on which Mr. Harley reported 
on the birds seen, and these included a number of 
Waders. Quite a lot of this end of the Peninsula was 
traversed and members were glad to discover a cafe at 
the end of the walk on that hot afternoon. 
In March we journeyed to Salisbury. Mr. White 
reported on the botany of the area and Miss Coxen was 
the official bird observer and listed 29 species for 
the afternoon. During the afternoon interesting items 
other than Natural History were noted, specially the 
large masses of war material and Garrett locos lying 
idle. 
April outing was a visit by bus to the Blunder 
Country to the south of Archerfield. Mr. White dis- 
cussed the botany of the area and Mr. J. 0. Smith gave 
an outline of the history' of the settlement there and 
exhibited some photographs of some of the Gums seen. 
Mr. Barker recorded a list of birds seen, which num- 
bered 25. The most evident flyer during our visit was 
the Aeroplane. 
The Easter Excursion was arranged for Noosa 
Heads, where, through the good offices of Mr. Dunn, we 
secured accommodation for the whole party at “Hill- 
crest" Guest House, run by Mr. Jones and family' and 
Mr. and Mrs. Hindmarsh. The choice was a happy one 
as it provided objects of interest for the different sec- 
tions of club membership, and in addition provided a 
good surfing beach for all. All the surrounding coun- 
try- was interesting, and our day on the river and lakes 
by motor boat was both restful and instructive. Mr. 
Hunt noted a wonderful list of 26 native orchids and 
Mr. Blake had a long list of interesting botanical items 
collected during the four days, the most unusual being 
Christmas Bells in flower. Dr. Marks was the geologist 
and told us much of interest among the local forma- 
tions. Mr. Mack said the birds were disappointing and 
numbers of both land and sea birds were well below 
expectations. We made a homely party in the even- 
ings and some quite unexpected musical talent was 
unearthed, and as transport both ways was quite good. 
Noosa outing was voted a great success. 
