30 Days APRIL 1959 4th Month RETURNED JACKLIGHT, TOW, TAIL WIRE TO G.MACK. LETTERS TO: DOROTHY, WILLIS, HIGH CLOUD OVERCAST. LAE 23 THURSDAY 113-252 (42) 6TH WEEK | MAYHEW, AND MACK. UP AT 6:30. TO AIRPORT TO MEET MICK + JEANETTE LEAHY. PLANE IN FROM P. MORESBY AT 7:30. CAR BROKE DOWN NEAR MARATHAM RIVER BRIDGE, SO JOHN TOOK THEM TO ZENAG IN THE LAND ROVER. LEN + I WORKED ALL DAY AT THE FORESTRY SHED. WRAPPED SPECIMENS. KILLED + PICKLED JOHN GUNN'S BIG 8 FT. PYTHON FROM ROOKE IS. MET DAVE BUSH AT DICK TEBBS HOME ON THE OCEAN. DAVE HAD 10 TREE-CLIMB- ( FOR TARONGA PARK ZOO ) ING KANGAROOS (3? SPP.), NATIVE CAT, + 20 ODD SALVADORE DUCKS. SOUTH ON ON BOARD THE "BULODO" TOMORROW. RAY MURTAGH (B.P.) CALLED. VISITED MR. & MRS. MACLEAN "BULOLD". LETTERS HIGH OVERCAST. FAIR LATER. 24 FRIDAY 114-251 (43) LAE TO OOMSIS) Fr. KAY APRIL 17 SPENT ENTIRE A.M., PACKING BLACK BOXES + WEIGHING, SANK MYRTLE, THE FLY RIVER TURTLE, AGAIN, WRAPPED + PACKED FLYING FOXES. LOADED GEAR ABOUT 8 P.M. SENT IT A P.I.M. (MARCH). TO OOMSIS ABOUT 4:35. MY BOY, HETANA, GLAD TO SEE US. HAS A P. ORIENTALIS, 2 PETAEURUS, 1 NYCTIMENE, 1 MELOMYS ALIVE FOR US. JOHN + I WENT DOWN THE ROAD TO LIONEL BAKER'S TO SHOOT BAT. RAIN CAME JUST AS THEY BEGAN TO FLY. A LARGE BAT AROUND: HAD A BEER. LOVELY HOUSE + GROUNDS, STEADY RAIN TONIGHT. NO JACKING OVERCAST, FAIR, RAIN AT DUSK 25 SATURDAY 115-250 (44) OOMSIS, ANZAC DAY 48 TRAPS, 2 NETS OUT THIS P.M. NOTHING IN 24 TRAPS LAST NIGHT. A BUSY DAY MAKING UP 3 ECHYMIPERA, 2 PETAEURUS, 1 MELLOMYS. BOUGHT THE 3 BANDICOOT FOR 4 SH. A PIECE. ONE VERY LARGE 7; 24S HAD TOTAL OF 5 POUCH YOUNG. JOHN ALSO PUT OUT THE 3 LIVE TRAPS ALONG THE CREEK - NO CATCH. JOHN + I WENT JACKING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. SHOT 2 GECKOS BUT GOT NEITHER. SHOT A FLYING FOX BUT HE "HUNG UP," I DID COLLECT A BIG BLACK MILLIPEDE (8") + 2 YELLOW BANDED SAME PATTERN (OVERCAST, FAIR, RAIN AT 8 P.M.) 26 SUNDAY 116-249 (45) OOMSIS ANOTHER NEW BAT FOR OOMSIS ! PARANYCTIMENE ! IN OUR NETS IN THE FIG GROVE. ALSO A SYCONYCTERIS. ONLY THE 6TH KNOWN SPECIMEN; THE 3RD FROM T.N.G. NOW HAVE 10 SPECIES BATS. NOTHING IN TRAPS. 72 RATS OUT TONIGHT, 2 NETS, NO LIVE TRAPS. SHOOTING AT BAKER'S TONIGHT. BOY KNOCKED DOWN A TIPISTRELLUS. JOHN + I EACH SHOT A LARGE MINIOPTERUS IN THE BEAMS OF ROVER'S LIGHT. NEW FOR CAMP! AN EVEN LARGER BAT ABOUT. JOHN GUNN, ISHIBEL + MISS SARGENT CALLED. RAIN, NO JACKING.