MON. MARCH 1, 1948 HIDES' CAIRNS HOTEL RETURNED KEY FOR WAREHOUSE TO BURNS PHILP. MAILED EXPOSED KODACHROME (CAIRNS #1) TO ROCHESTER - COST 8D + 3D REGISTRATION - 1ST CLASS MAIL. THIS IS ONE OF FILMS THAT SHUTTER EXPOSED ON WINDING. LETTER FROM DON CARTER ENCLOSED NEW MAP OF AUSTRALIA. TO WAREHOUSE TO WORK ON PADAMELON SKIN - EARS, NOSE + TOES. SPLIT FEET OF POSSUMS + POISONED. IT WAS LIKE AN OVEN + I REALLY HOST WATER! TO HOTEL FOR SODA LEMON SQUASH BEFORE LUNCH. CAR CALLED FOR US TO TAKE TO ROAD COMMISSION. MR. GALLUP WAITING FOR US. SHOWED ON LARGE SCALE MAPS LOCATION OF A DOZEN ROAD CAMPS WHERE WE COULD STAY FOR A COLLECTING TRIP. DECIDED TO LEAVE WED. A.M. - GEORGE TO GO WEST TO CHILLAGOE CAVES FOR BATS; DROP ME AT HERBERTON WHERE RANGER WILL PICK UP TO TAKE TO MAALAN - SU TTIE'S GAP ROAD CAMP ON THE WALTER HILL RANGE (12 MILES S. OF MILLAR-MILLAR) - ELEVATION 2500' - IN VIRGIN RAIN FOREST. GEORGE WILL JOIN ME IN 2 DAYS. BACK TO TOWN TO TRANSFER OUR SITINS + GEAR TO A BUILDING ON WATERFRONT THAT "ERNIE" STEPHENS IS TURNING OVER TO US. WONDERFUL COMPARED WITH WAREHOUSE - PLENTY OF SHELF SPACE + ROOM TO WORK IN. THE MUSEUM BUILDING OF CAIRNS' NATURALIST CLUB IS NEXT DOOR. THIS LOCATION HOUSED AN ARMY CAMP - MOST BUILDINGS SOLD + TOWN WILL MAKE PART OF THE LOTS. CARETAKERS (MR. WILSON + MR. BAIRD) VERY FOND OF AMERICANS - WISHED THAT U.S.A. HAD TAKEN OVER AUS- TRALIA - CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF ARMY. JAP THREAT VERY REAL ON THIS PART OF COAST. READ LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO ARMY C.O. OF THIS AREA - VERY TOUCHING. TO HOTEL FOR SUNDOWNERS - ARMSTRONG (USED HIS TRUCK FOR WEEKEND - HE IS ARRANGING FRESH FOOD DELIVERY BY TRUCK FOR CAIRNS WHILE STRIKE LASTS), "GIM" BATES - INVITED US TO DINNER TUESDAY NIGHT; ERNIE S. + H OF US. GIL TELLS SOME VERY FUNNY STORIES. HARD SHOWERS TWICE TODAY. STAYED AT HOTEL IN EVENING.