Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by American Museum of Natural History Library.
| www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
A number of bare patches of pasture - often by steep slopes
up things the frank to the crest, dry land artificial to me.
impressive quantities in patches and bands could be seen
hiking up the rays. The road became increasingly bad
but the hard pick-up climbed it quite well. We gradually
extended valley, crossing rivers over a small stream
repeatedly. We were climbing near the eastern edge of the
ridge (which is really it). Past still, to the right (as east)
lay a very large high patch while Stan said was
"forest reserve". There has been a good deal of lumbering
of the Burra pine and hoop pine (both Araucaria).
We reached the main crest in an area per centred at
bare of forest and turned northwest. We could look out
equally to right of north to the hills of the coast or
the hills of the interior. Soon we entered rainforest
creeping more or less to the divide descended descended to
the South Horn.
This queer house was built by Mr. D. A. Russell, a
former prominent citizen of Dalby, who owned several
thousands acres of Burra & Willow. Then to his
retire to here. (A little drinking fountain in stone is
erected on the top to his memory.) The house is not
occupied by Mr. & Mrs. Atheron (pronounced "aye-thorn"),
who despite the bad road block if a telephone are
trying to run it as hotel. I was given my pick of
the rooms or I was told only just.
After a really excellent dinner I started out westwardly
the contingent. By the tail, found a camp occupied by
Mrs. & Mrs. McClelland & daughter; not the local postman, Mr.
J. Strang; found a W.A.C. camp (recently moved); &
a little beyond the house of Mr. & Mrs. Stirling owners
a very considerable property on Burra & clonura.
Past beside their house is the little bungalow of
Stan Parker & his wife. He has two children & also
stay there are his mother & a young nephew from
Brisbane, Rowan Campbell.
Callan & Ted Richardson are the forest rangers from
Lawn is located beyond the Stirling's place. I met
Callan & the afternoon & Richardson this evening.
Set out 25 more traps x 10 rat traps.