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The Queensland Naturalist. 
Dec., 1923 
rei)r(‘seJi1 iiiu' Thi‘ Avild dower flora of the Albert River 
district' : Miss il. Ueissinan and Mr. (-olin (leissman (a 
eoilretioii from Tambourine Mountains). Miss (^ampbell 
(a collection from the Tweed River). M. Hamilton, 
8tradl)rok(‘ Island. Mesdames (hirtis, Higgins, Mayo, 
M(‘ssmer. and hite, and iMisses Raird. Kelly, and Wilkie 
were in ehary’c of the tables, and sjxadal tlianks are due 
"o ihem for the amount of Avork done in arranjian^^ and 
oollin.u* floAvers. 
The i)hotoo‘ra])hic section in cdiarji'e of Mr. R. L. 
lli^'f^’ins attracted a ^ood deal of attention. Contributors 
TO it were .Messrs, R. L. Hioo-ijj^ ]) \y Caukrodger 
(a eolh'ction of photo^Tatdis of Western bird life), 
Messrs. Jlarvey Bros, {oeneral natural history photo- 
^rraphs from Xorth Queensland), Mr. Fryar (scenic 
photo.uraphs). Mr. W. J. Sanderson (natural history and 
'^eiuu’al photographs). Miss Camj^bell (paintinji’s of native 
birds) and Mr. Robinson (general natural history photo- 
;^raphs'). 
A very line ^niolo^dcal display illustrative of the 
mineral wealth of Queensland was stag’ed by Mr. B. 
Dnnstan. F.d.S. (Chief Government G(*ologist). 
A special display of forest ])roducts Avas staged by 
tin QiHumsland Forest S(*rviee. 
Entfunok^gical exhibits Averc' stag(Hi by Messrs, tllidge 
and Franzen. 
Living s])(‘eimens of j)ond life were shown under 
mieroseopes by Messrs. (V)lledg(‘ and Tanner, the former 
exhibiting a very tine series of pliotographic enlargements 
of rotifers and other nneros('Opieal inhabitants of Queens- 
land waters. 
Exairsioii, ijlh October , — The club excursion on 
Saturday afternoun, Oetober l-ltli, waN held at Sandgate, 
the lagoons being the object iv<‘ for tin* afternoon. About 
sixteen uuunbers r<K)k part in the (‘xeiirsion, and the 
folloAving lords Avere obsmwiHl Cormorants, darters, 
swamp hens, moor hens, and coots, jat-anas, black-throated 
and ruffled grebe, one glossy ibis, sharp-tailed stints, 
black fronted dottrels, egret, black sAvans, marsh terns, 
Avhite-eyed duck, teal, maned goose, white-headed stitts. 
and the little craik. Reed Avarblers and grass birds were 
flying in the clumps of rushes dotted about the lagoon: 
All the birds were easily seen and kindly identified for 
the club members by Mr. W. B. Alexander. 
