Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club Inc. 
BULLETIN 
Editor: Geoff Fenton EMAILfenton@southcom.com.au 
Quarterly Bulletin 
No 332 
Oct 2008 
The Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club encourages the study of natural history and supports conservation. 
People of any age and background are welcome as members. 
For more information, visit our website http://www.tasfieldnats.org.au ; email info@tasfieldnats.org.au ; 
write to GPO Box 68, Hobart, 7001; or phone our president, Janet Fenton, on (03) 6239 6443. 
Program 
General Meetings start at 7:45pm on the first Thursday of the month, in the Life Science Building at the 
University of Tasmania. 
Outings are held the following Saturday or Sunday, meeting at 9.00am outside the Tasmanian Museum 
and Art Gallery in Macquarie Street. Bring lunch and all-weather outdoor gear. 
If you are planning to attend an outing, but have not been to the prior meeting, please confirm the details, 
as late changes are sometimes made. 
Thu, 6 Nov 
Meeting 7.45pm in Life Sciences building, University of Tas. 
Our speaker will be Lynne Forster on Webs, Mandibles and Capsules - Beetles and 
Spiders of Mount Wellington. 
Sat, 8 Nov 
Excursion from the end of Pottery Rd, Lenah Valley, with beetles and spiders as the 
main theme; to be led by Lynne Forster. 
Rendezvous details will be decided at the Thursday meeting; phone Anna McEldowney 
on 6239 6326 if in doubt. 
Thu, 4 Dec 
Meeting 7.45pm in Life Sciences building, University of Tas. 
As this is the last meeting for the year, it will be Member’s Night and various members 
will give short presentations on recent events and topics of interest. 
We will finish-up with an end-of-year supper; bring a plate if you can. 
Sat, 6 Dec 
Christmas Barbeque at Niel Klaer's property off New Road, Franklin. Details at prior 
meeting. 
January 
No meeting or excursion in January. 
Thu, 5 Feb 
Meeting 7.45pm in Life Sciences building, University of Tas. 
Paddy Dalton will speak on bryophytes - mosses and liverworts. 
7 or 8 Feb 
Excursion, to be advised. 
Thu, 5 Mar 
Meeting and AGM at 7.45pm in Life Sciences building, University of Tas. 
Before the AGM it is customary to have a President's address; this year Janet Fenton 
will present 'Solar eclipse expedition to Port Davey in 1910'. 
7 or 8 Mar 
Excursion led by Paddy Dalton to Dalco Creek, near Lady Bay in southern Tasmania. 
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