[Diary, 6th Expedition to New Guinea] March 13, 1959 to February 21, 1960
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28 Days FEBRUARY 1959 2nd Month FRI. 5 THURSDAY 36-329 BRISBANE CALLED ON KEITH TARROTT AT OFFICE. WENT TO MUSEUM. LOOKED AT BANDICOOTS, SAW JACK T. WOODS; HE IS LEAVING FOR JOB IN GEOL. SURVEY END FEB, DON VERNON TOOK ME OVER TO SEE MRS. MACHERAS AT Q.I. MED. RES. ONLY 2 BLOOD SMEARS POSITIVE. BACK TO MUSEUM - WAS GIVEN JUV. HYPSIPRYMNODON. TO VERNOVS FOR SUPPER. MET NEIGHBOR, MRS. C.T. WHITE, WHO INTER- ESTED IN FLOWER ARRANGING. MR. WHITE, FRIEND OF LEN'S. SAT. 6 FRIDAY 37-328 BRISBANE (BURLEIGH) OVERCAST DON + MAVIS VERNON PICKED ME UP AT 9:A.M. & WE DROVE TO BURLEIGH FOR A SWIM + PICNIC - WATER PERFECT, WENT UP TO DAVID FLEAY'S FAUNA RESERVE. THEN TO CORRUMBIN TO SEE THE RAINBOW + SCALE-BREASTED LORIKEETS (WILD) COME IN FOR THEIR LATE P.M. FEEDING. TOOK KODACHROMES, STAYED NIGHT AT BURLEIGH, SAW PICTURE "RALLY ROUND THE FLAG BOYS" - FUNNY. HEAVY RAIN AT NIGHT. SUN. 7 SATURDAY 38-327 BRISBANE (BURLEIGH) BEAUTIFUL DAY. HOT WALKED UP TO DAVID FLEAY'S. SPENT A.M. TAKING WALLABY PICTURES. MORNING TEA + LUNCH WITH THE FLEAYS. GAVE ME AN ACROBATES (YOUNG) AND A BRUSH-TAILED PHASCOGALE. DROVE ME TO BUS, SUPPER WITH KEITH TARROTT. DROVE OUT TO SEE TIM + CECILY FERNLEY FAIR MON. 8 SUNDAY 39-326 BRISBANE TO SYDNEY 11:45 ELECTRA TO SYDNEY. AT HOTEL WINDSON. BOUGHT BOOKS AT ANGUS + ROBERTSON'S, SENT "LIVING BIRDS" TO MIKE RIDPATH. TO MOVIES IN EVENING "IT STARTED WITH A KISS" - VERY FUNNY.