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RETURN TO HIDES
CAIRNS HOTEL
APR. 8
RAN LINE EARLY. 2 MELOMYS - 3 RATTUS. BROUGHT
IN TRAPS. MADE A HEAVY LOAD. CAMP AT 8:
WE HAD SPECIMENS MADE UP QUICKLY. PACKED-UP,
SWEEPED-UP & CLEANED-UP. I HAVE A FINE
TUSHY 5-DAY BEARD. OUR CLOTHES ARE RATHER
WET & DIRTY. THIS PLACE CERTAINLY LIVED UP
TO ITS REPUTATION FOR RAIN. I AM SURPRISED
WE CAUGHT A TOTAL OF 65 SPECIMENS