1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition Journal of G. H. H. Tate. December1, 1947-October27, 1948
Page 131
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Sun. June 20 A proposed schedule designed to carry things to Coen follows: 1. Pack 3 weeks stores for 2 camps. a. Tozer area b. Bonni's Creek July 28 - July 12. 2. Return to Dainage and reorganise:- July 19 - July 21. 3. Move entire outfit to Weirlock July 22 - July 26. 4. Weirlock to Archer River July 27 - 28. 5. Archer to Coen Arrive July 28. Work in Coen for a month & week Shipton's Flat, via Corkett about Sept. 1st. Trees. P. Phol. maculatus (in Q'last mues). 955; 445; 75; 20 (ear). Sun June 27 All last week occupied trying increase collection. Van spent 2 nights at the Gordon Landing strip & got a very good collection which included Hippopotamus senoni. I went up to the Drycas district "mine", Scarlet Perper with Barry Fisher in search of a "fat-tailed mouse" which used to be seen there 55 years ago. The place was totally abandoned & little left of it. We camped in Barry's truck. I put out 80 traps & caught nothing. We moved up to the north foot of Mt Tozer today. Barry failed us (private car trouble), & Main Roads & Leo Fenris of the Airport together took us up the six miles of hill-road to this place. (See map 2 pages back). Set a few traps out. Mon. June 28. Grass Toelomys, Smiththopsia, Rattus crenatus (?), Isoodon. Started cutting track for camp on Mt Tozer. Err up to about 800 feet. Van & Norton already to traps. Will take Roy with me tomorrow.