THE 
QUEENSLAND NATURALIST 
JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS' LEAGUE 
Vol. xiii. 
MARCH, 1948 
No. 
PROCEEDINGS 
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EVENING MEETING, 21st July, 1947.— The Chair 
was occupied by the President, Mr. G. H. Barker, and 
about 40 members were present. A report on a week- 
end excursion to Eudlo stated that 12 men.iWTR^ 
attended and visited a cave previously 
aborigines; 23 birds and but few orchvefe Ntiere noted. 
The Saturday afternoon s excursion 
Park district was attended by nine me fibers hw-Fy'. '"Mr. , 
A. R. Brimblecombe gave an illust rate(V^eWupe_ jrwu , , 
Powder Post Beetle and methods of its coffehujic' V/A'd- 
EVENING MEETING, 18th August. 1947. The 
chair was occupied by the President (Mr. G. II. Barker), 
and about 44 members were present. Airs. A. Harrison 
was elected to membership. The President discussed a 
report on the condition of the Bora Ring at Nudgee 
Waterhole, and the Secretary was instructed to suggest 
to the Lord Mayor that the fence and notice-board should 
be replaced. Mr. G. Mack gave an account of a trip by 
specially built caravan to Cooper’s Creek to fill in some 
gaps in the Matthews collection of Australian birds in 
the American Museum of Natural History. .Mr. Dunn 
tabled some wild flowers from Caloundra ; Aliss Sander- 
eock exhibited two bird’s nests; and a small piece of 
Australian edelweiss from Mount Hotham was shown. 
EVENING MEETING, loth September, 1947.— The 
President (Air. G. IT. Barker) occupied the chair and 
about 55 members were present. A letter received from 
the City Council was read, in which it was stated that 
flic fence round the Bora Ring at Nudgee A\ aterhole 
would he replaced. Dr. and Airs. 1. M. Mackerras were 
elected members of the Club. Reports on the excursion 
to “Galen,”’ the experimental farm at Thornlands, were 
