1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition Journal of G. H. H. Tate. December1, 1947-October27, 1948
Page 177
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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.