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Mon.
Sep. 9.(9)
About 20 Rattus + Melomys. Morton shot 2 scrub wallabies
(Trygale). No night nothing.
Tues.
Sep. 10.
Eight Melomys + Rattus. Geoff Roy arrived at 11.40. The
former plans to come up each morning up down at 8-9 at night.
I took Roy + specimen down to sawmill in p.m. Returned at
5.30 Very windy night spoiled jackup. Geoff got a death-adder
my 100 ft from camp. Went down about 8.
Set.
Sep. 11.
Boys (Van, Don, Geoff, Roy) due their a.m. Len + Marie
passed about 9 on way into rain forest.
Traps: 3 Melomys, 1 Rattus, Centrolenius with 7 young
attached (By log 150 ft from nearest water)
Newcomers arrived about 11.30. Van shot a Pteropus
Scapulatus. Revisited in p.m. Let Roy + Don out with
Thai jaws (they found nothing!). Don shot a Nyctophilus.
Sun.
Sep. 12.
Today Morton, Ray, Nogie went hunting for just two things:
Hypoprymnodon and Pindorylus. They found nothing. In
the p.m., after skinning, Van + Don went out far up the
north slopes. We found nothing.
Traps: Rattus, Melomys.
Mon.
Sep. 13.
Shot a scrub-fawn for Don. In traps: 3 Rattus, 2 Melomys.
Van + I took specimens down to the main camp. Re-tailed the
light with material + wrapped fielded specimens.
Anemoid (11.45 Sun time) = 1550. This anemoid from 1000
ft up has consistently registered 300-400 feet too high.
Wed.
Sep. 15.
Packed up + left Rossville Ck. Camp in 2 relays. Van + Don
had shot a Thylogale + 3 leaf-eared bandicoot (Gecko) the night
before. Next evening Van took a 5th Nyctophilus in the
sawmill. Geoff had found a Tachyglossus walking across
the road on the 13th.
Thus.
Sep. 16.
Van + I with the two boys moved out # to Helenville
in Jack Roberts' model A Ford in Two relays. Set up
a nice little camp right on the Alman River. Lunched at
Mrs. Watkin's Hotel.