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The Queensland Naturalist, 
April, 1926 
Queensland/' with Mr. H. Tryon as first president, and 
Mr. F. Whitteron as hon. secretary and treasurer; after 
the first year this latter post was lield by our veteran 
nieniber, Mr. R. lllid^e. 
The Society published one volume of its records' 
under the title of * ‘ Transactions of the Natural History 
Society of Quetmsland. Vol. i. 1892-‘l-4. '' 
Tlie ])resent ('lub owes its orijtin to the enthusiasm 
of three men, the late Professor S. B. J. Skei'tehly, Mr. 
Henry Tryon. and the late Mr. Jas. Johnston. 
They gathered a few kindnul souls around them, 
and tile ncAv (dub was officially inaugurated at a meet- 
ing held in the old Ib'isbane Technical College on the 
(itli April, 1906, the tliree fore-mentioned men being 
elected president, viee-})resident, and honorary secretary 
respectively. 
iVIr. Johnston did not retai)i office after tlie first 
year, and at the first annual meeting, held on the 25th 
January, 1907, Mr. (’. W- Holland was elected honorary 
seci'etary, a post he retained until Ids departure on a 
world tour as Secretary of the Travelling Prickly Pear 
Commission at the end of 1912. 
Tlie Club started off with a membership roll of 30,. 
ndiich at the end of the first year had increased to 107 — 
a number we have more or less liovered around ever 
since. 
The (dub commenced Avith the small membership fee of 
five shillings. In 1908 the (dnb started its own journal, 
**The (-Jneensland Xatuiadist/' luit tlie subscription re- 
mained tlie same, the journal being charged for 
at the rate of five shillings per year, or 1/6 for single 
co])ies. This, however, did not proA’e entirely satisfac- 
tory, and it became evident that if it Avas desired to 
continue the publication of ‘‘Tlie QTieensland Natnrabst” 
the snhscrijition Avonld have to be raised, and at a spe.ial 
meeting in April. 1909. it Avas decided that from 1st 
January, 1910. Hie rates of subscripliou shoxdd be: — 
Ordinary members. 10/- per annum, Avitli the right to 
the (dnb’s journal; and country members, 5/- per an- 
num Avith the right of the (dub’s journal, and the sub- 
scription lias since rmnained at this rate. 
ddie Journal has had rather a cheipiered career, but 
foi’funately tilings uoav seem brighter for its regular 
apiiearanee every quarter. 
