Wed. June 2. This flea is another Newcastle Bay - a fair variety of species but very few specimens. Today another Rattus of the Chacopus group. Jackling is unsatisfactory - Van & I out three successive nights for about 2½ hours. Thus we have put in 7½ man-hours. The results are 1 Petunius; we both missed another shot each; Van and the Petunius (?) and & a native rat (?). If we had secured these we could still be needing 2 hours jackling to the specimen. A letter from Dr. Western dated May 24th stating he is ordering more Borin solution. Sat. June 5. Moved in two trucks to Dim Range, 16 mile away. Len & I had been there the previous Thursday & travelled with Mr. Pinwell by jeep to the flying field and afterwards up to the Tozer Gap (opp. page). We had the worst weather for several weeks, but selected camp sites for the next two 1½ to 2 months work. Saw a big cassowary. At Dim Range we settled ourselves in the former radio hut belonging to the Army (in war times). This is in the centre of a small patch of forest surrounded more or less by scrub. It is centrally placed close to the junction of the three main roads: to the south, west, and northeast. It is also near the junction of the North Claudie River and the Gordon Creek. Sunday The few traps yielded 8 Rattus related to Eucopus and a Belomys. Mon. June 7. Belomys, Rattus, Uromys, 3 specimens of Antechinus near jodmani. With lights: Cricetulus. Tues- June 8. Slaughter & Cricetus with jacklift's - Both were same age 20 earlier! Turtle in trap.