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Thu.
Sp.23.
Rythan at 8 am to Alderbay at mile 25. Van r
I walked up to the gorge in sandstone rocks to learn rout.
Camped at stelan. Cut in late p.m. Taking 30
Stal traps & our henty lights.
No rock wallabies seen + then dropping but
several - mars wallaroos. Van shot 2
Petrelus australis. [illegible]
Fri.
Sep 24.
Out bag before sun-up. Traps m.g. Hunted
up gorge. No rock wallabies. Saw 2 large
jumping wallaroos hopping away fast.
Two wallaroos came by opposite side
of gorge 200 yard away. Stopped. Fred p.
Bullied in a manner of "boxing" after they
stood face, close together & seemed to claw-
each other shoulders with their fore pairs.
Van caught a Scentenus in rough stelan.
Left at 9 pm by power-band-car.
Stopped at culcuto where 3 Rhesus lypus.
Stopped at Seegreen's Farm, 10 mi from.
Corkton & crew plans for hunt whiptail.
Reached Corkton at 3.30 when found
Len Geoff, Dm, for already settled in Commercial
Hotel.
Sat.
Sep. 25.
Left Corktown with Donny Savage's truck, bout for
Seegreen's Farm. Arrived 11 a.m. Objective: whiptail
wallabies. Arranged for "Sanny" Seyt. Griffiths'
tracker to go out to John Bully for whiptails also.
At 4 pm Van & I went out up the hills - 1 mile
west shy the line & then up the east side of a big
Bully third, the sandstone-capped hills. Saw
Band. Jackip at night: Van 1 flying squirrel.
Sun.
Sep 26.
Out very early - till 11 a.m. - about 6 miles.
Van saw 2 wallabies in distance but not
entirely whiptails.
Several mammals in traps: Rattus columbinus
Hydromys, 3 Stal traps Scentenus.