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practically all soil (if there ever was soil) has been
eroded out, leaving only the past little circle of rock. We
are after rock wallabies (Petrogale). We stay until
Tuesday, Sept. 21.
Mon
Sep.20.
Traps out last night, 20 nat, 15 still, produced nothing.
All thru, hunted along the base of the granite, afterwards
Van & I went thru with jack lights. Saw two "jocky beard"
(harded geckos). Very early this a.m. the thru if we went out
again (long before sunrise), with equal results.
Despite the presence of the spring this area seems almost
desert of mammals. I did see dry droppings of wallaroo
size, & the night before, up on the rocks, very dry seen-
shredded droppings of rock wallaby.
After breakfast Norman leads for the Annan River Falls at the
end of Black Mt., while Van & I worked around the base to
its north & investigated the scrubby place Norman told us of
the day before. Almost no signs of rock wallaby.
Norman went back to the Annan Pines Dales, where an old
native, Friday, had previously taken the rock wallabies, as he
returned in the afternoon with one female with a young fiver in
her pouch. Her pattern is relating marked: grey; band of tail Fairy
feed plains Tanny; tail, Land, feet black.
SHR 2 Scotiemi in evening.
Tues,
Sep. 21.
Trapped 1 Rockmops, 1 Satarellus. Went hunt
rock wallabies in Annan Gorge - Ponce in
camp by 10. Skinned. Norman Wathen & truck
arrived 11 - reached Coletting 1.30 p.m. Reopening.
Arranged trip to Alderbury (mile 24) for one
rock wallabies & Cato to Scaprian Dam
(Sat.-Sunday). For premium from Guyt, Bifilta
Police to stop town grounds; Van other
Tone (a Trichonurus).
Wed.
Sep. 22.
Had talk with Carlton Olive no hunt. Arranged
Saturday trip in Donny Savage's pick-up.
Seyt Bifilta, ending at his tracker Sammy
for weekend. Seen note that on topo to go
on Hardman.