Field journal : Archbold 1936 New Guinea Exp. February 27, 1936 to July 8, 1937
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Saturday May 16 L - 16 P - 14 A very busy day Today we transferred from the ships to our camp ashore though the mess material had been taken up to the newly built store yesterday a lot of material had still to be done today We have paint beside the store and tent (mess + J) with canvas fly (Radio + Lunch rooms) another fly (Rent + fruits) a deep rigged under room a barn - to - if (Press plant drying room) a Cook house Healy's tent, Willin's tent, Artide fly, 2 large floors for military traps, a leafy brown which we have and a washroom. This time there sets in traps - 2 species of Malaya. But is a shade better than the complete blank of the day before In the afternoon set out a bunch of steel traps fainted with meat. We could not start the radio until 3 o'clock but I could get to Twelfth though I could hear him calling with my own voice Had the set all up by noon, but Jim Dremas's time spoiled everything. Phones for now taken on car phone house no four sleeve just managed a call to look after. It is very pleasant to be outside than now to expand a bit, though I could work somewhat very rather more abundant caught some large beetle last night at the light. Sunday May 17. Willin's J (he burns & burnt out was engaged) twice down the radio until this morning cleared out the carbons. Set her started as last only to find that we were not getting any signal I found a tube gone poor no four with two tube in place talk to confirmation with Dames this afternoon. But fell four of my boys out shooting until 3 o'clock when they go to hunt Troop. Jim walked out along the trail for a mile or so as far on the bend of the Fly R to me. Just on the corner there is an old native burial The way in very easy & several deeply arrowed creeps direct into the hill No shelter country here invalled very tired people. But made both about our cleaning up at daybreak. This ends Letter #16.