[Diary, 6th Expedition to New Guinea] March 13, 1959 to February 21, 1960
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Lennons GROUP OF HOTELS BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA 3-24 CONT. SKINNER AND HE WORKS RIGHT ALONG. I MEASURED, SKINNED THE PHALANGER MACULATUS, SAVED THE HEARTS, MADE BLOOD SMEAR SLIDES (FIXED WITH METHYL ALCOHOL), AND CUT OUT THE VISCERA FOR PARASITES. WE USED ALUM ONLY ON THE SKINS. I ROUGH CLEANED THE SKULLS. LIK LIK SKINNED A PHALANGER ORIENTALIS: I WORKED THRU THE LUNCH HOUR AND THEN TACKLED THE FLY RIVER TURTLE. THEY HAD HIM IN A DRINKING THROUGH OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A PADDock, HEAVY (40-50 LBS.) OVER 2 FT. LONG, I HYPOED IT FULL OF FORMALIN AND Lennons Lennons Lennons Lennons George St. Broadbeach Coolangatta Toowoomba Brisbane South Coast South Coast Phone Phone Phone Phone Toowoomba FB 0131 Surfers Paradise X 2001 Tweed Heads 851 7711 Every Room has its OWN BATHROOM