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Archbold Cape York Expedition
L. J. Brass. Flight notes Cairns to Horn Island, ANA Dragon
Rapide plane, Pilot Bonney, February 2, 1948.
Ground speed about 125 mph.
Observer sitting on starboard side of plane.
8.57 AM Take off Cairns.
9.05 Mountains close inland. Savanna forest with clumps rain forest on
slopes.
9.15 Few green cane fields on plain back from coast. Port Douglas abeam.
Yellow sand beach; rocky point. Rain forest increases up slopes.
9.18 Mouth Daintree River.
9.55 Arrived Cooktown.
10.11 Left Cooktown
10.21 Dry country since Cooktown; savanna forest with small bits rain forest
on higher hills and on streams.
10.26 Over Bridge Ck. Open savanna, much bare yellow and red grassless
soil. Teatree? on creeks.
10.36. Over Jack River. Plenty water.
10.44 To left 1 mile, Jack's Lakes. Country savanna forest (various).
Little grass since ca. leaving coastal fall.
10.52 Country improving; green flats with no trees; short grass.
10.55 Normanby River? (Maze of winding streams yellow water).
10.58 2 photos Normanby, nearly treeless grass plains; looping rivers.
10.58 Edge salt pans. Photo.
11.00 Photo coast and river mouth.
11.02 Directly over mouth of Saltwater Ck.
11.13 Photo Cliff Islands. Mostly bare grass, with mangrove edges on big
island.
11.15 Over coast.
11.19 Over Balclutha Ck. Dry open savanna forest ridges; bigger timber on
creek flats. Mangroves behind sand beach, & salt flats inland.
11.25 Over Stewart River. Very open savanna forest low ridges. Savanna
rather than savanna forest.
11.26 Photo open savanna forest under range.
11.28 Edge range (Main Divide). Thin rain forest in gullies. Photo.