NATURALIST CLUB

Duffy's Gen, Issue I, 14 November 1944, Page 2

NATURALIST CLUB

The activities of the- Naturalist Club so far have been fairly lim- i ited, We have a small membership I and are concentrating on making as i representative a collection as possible of Norfolk fauna in the ; time available* It is proposed to ' send the specimens collected to museums in ILA* and we have receiv- ■ ed intimation of their willingness i to help us in every' way* Apart ; .from the birds and possibly the land"snails, little is known of the j animal life here - even the ident- i ity of the local bat is not', certain.. i •Through the cooperation of 'the Marine Section, most of us have - managed a trip to Phillip Island. j The time was most profitably spent ! studying the bird life in particulars The Island people have willingly • given us information and the observ- 1 ations.of the children have proved ‘ valuable, particularly in locating I the nesting places of birds- The ; reef at Kingston should yield much i of interest, and a bit of diving 1 in the Crystal pool and the Cord : would be time well spent* .. 'We are I also hoping--to do some dredging, on ; the sea floor and tow-netting on • the ■ surf ace' .to collect samples of marine life-.. •.. . .

The.: Club would _ appreciate - any

specimen of bird, bug, wog or other i animal life that may be found,and ; .also any information or peculiarity i that' anybody might happen to come - across. : ■ • • ' .

W.-L5 C S QUOTATION; "When women kiss, it always reminds me of prize- . fighters ■ shaking hands”-H.L.Mencken.

The shield which was presented to ■ the winning team at the recent j Tabloid-' Sports Meeting was made by ! several of the Club members. ■■

There are.-still quite a few

hobbies normally covered by a club of this nature, including bee-keep-ing, gardening, boat, building and nature study, and no doubt these will be forthcoming when those interested realise the benefits to be derived from Club .membership*

. Finally the Club appears to be fulfilling its function satisfactorily, and although it may not'have completely ousted th© making of ’’puff-puff” boats. in one Section,it has certainly eased the load on workshop benches elsewhere.,