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Shirley Slack-Smith : [Field notebook] : ACT & NSW [08/05/1976]. WA, SA & NSW [01/01/1977-03/02/1977].
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FN286
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08/05/1976, 01/01/1977-03/02/1977
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[56] p. ; 21 cm.
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Notes on travel from WA through SA and NSW, with collection of snails on journey.
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Archives
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01/01/1977
Left Perth (WAM) at 13:45.
50147.25 miles - Refueled at Begonia Service Station just west of Mundaring. 
50315.15 mi - stopped east of Merredin at 18:50. collected beetle 1km west of Burracoppin.
50374.0 mi - Petrol at BP Southern Cross

50383.9 mi - Stopped for night east of S. Cross.
02/01/1977
Broke camp 0610 hrs.
50517.7 mi - Stopped south of Coolgardie 0830 hrs.
50608.1 mi - Refilled at Norseman 0950 hrs. Photo of Norseman Shire Dump F112. [collected] [Sinumetra] sp. cf. S. [Kalgaeu] /red. sedgewicki-slyte Bothriembryon, gastrocopta sp., some sinistral Themopupa sp., Paralaoma sp. Stopped at top of Beacon Hill (photo of Jane) - found snails. Bothriembryon, Camaenids, pupoids, Paralaoma? etc in leaf litter under quartz boulders and stones in gully. Also collected on other peak across coll. to SW - fewer snails.
50742 mi - refueled at Balladonia Petrol
50864.7 mi - Stopped about 1km east of Caiguna at 1845 hrs. Live and dead Bothriembryon, few dead Angasella, lots of pupoids. Later additional note; Bothriembryon dux (some alive), distinctus,  "crispies"[?], some alive Themapupa sp. (sinistral & dextral), Omegapilla sp., bone fragments, 1 piece of rock.
50996.0 mil - Stopped for night just east of Madurah, 22:00 hrs.
03/01/1977
0600 hrs, collected live Angasella, live and dead Bothriembryon, live Sinumelon, live large pupoids, very small Charopids, two types of camaenids.
50967.2 mi - stopped at Mildura Roadhouse.
Stopped fro fossils on Roe Plain, about 10km east of Madurah.
10:30 hrs Eucla.
51101.0 mi - 1130 hrs, stopped east of Eucla, south of turnoff for new section of highway. Live and dead Bothriembryron, dead Angasella, 3 spp. pupoids.
51103.9 mi - Stopped at first scenic lookout east of Eucla, photo looking west to end of cliff at Eucla. 1 live juvenile Bothriembryon, live Sinumelon, dead Angasella, 3 spp. pupoids? Live Charapids. 7 spp. molluscs. Themapupa, Omegapilla, Gastrocopta, Paralaoma, Angasella spp., Bothriembryon barretti, Themopupa[?] dextral, Sinumelon nullaboricum.
51165.8 mi - 1530 hrs, stopped at fourth Lookout from Eucla. Took photos of kids, cliffs and scrub. Collected dead Bothriembryon, Sinumelon and pupoids. 
51221.8 mi - Refueled, Nullabor Homestead.
51395.4 mi - 2030 hrs, camped about 36km west of Ceduna.
04/01/1977
0800 hrs, broke camp. Collected Bothriembryon barretti (red), Themopupa sp., Omegapilla sp., Gastrocopta sp., Punctid - all dead.
51419.3 mi - refueled, Caltex Ceduna.
1000 hrs Ceduna, collected Helicella neglecta, Themopupa sp.
51531.8 mi - about 3km west of Minnipa. collected living and dead pupoids ( 1 sp.), living and dead introduced snails.
51817.1 mi - Refueled B.P. Peterborough  
Camped 37km from Broken Hill.
05/01/1977
Broke camp 0700 hrs.
52148 mi - 1030, refueled Ampol, Broken Hill.
52402.8 mi - refueled Nyngan.
52654.2 mi - 1900 hrs, refueled Narrabri.
Arrived Sunnyside about 6.15pm.
06/01/1977
Sunnyside.
07/01/1977
52703 mi - Departed Sunnyside and Marah Downs at 1000 hrs.
1900 hrs, arrived at 1- Chapman Cres., Avoca Beach.
08/01/1977
Avoca Beach
09/01/1977
Avoca Beach
10/01/1977
left Goscord[?] aat 1730 hrs, photos of Hawkesbury R. oyster leases. Arrived 8 Flood St Bondi about 1900 hrs.
11/01/1977
Visited Australian Museum
12/01/1977
Went to to NSW State Fisheries, met with Peter Wolf.
13/01/1977
Car serviced at Toyota dealers, Corrimal. Found slugs, yellow and buff yellow in litter in wet forest to northwest of railway station. Photographs of slugs and area.
19/01/1977
To Port Stevens
21/01/1977
To Avoca Beach
24/01/1977
Collected snails at Avoca, 3 spp.; 1 like[?] Gyrocochlea sp., 1 ? eudodulict[?], 1 hairy ? Chloritid. South of Chapman St, ? Helicarionid, juvenile Camaenid? and others.
26/01/1977
Visited Australian Museum, took notes on books and documents.
29/01/1977
Left [?] about 3:00pm
53864.5 mi - bought petrol, Orange, 2130 hrs.
53878.5 mi - stopped 1.7 miles along turn off to Mullion Creek from highway between Orange and Wellington (18km from Orange). Camp by side of creek.
30/01/1977
53880.2 mi - 0850 hrs, highway at turnoff.
54078.5 mi - refueled, Caltex at Nyngan.
54272.0 mi - refueled, Caltex east of Wilcannia. Stopped at Wilcannia about 1645 hrs to visit private historical museum. 
54459.4 mi - 2200 hrs eastern summer time. Camped about 20km east of Broken Hill by dry flood stream.
31/01/1977
Left camp 0800 hrs SCT.
544740 mi - refueled, Broken Hill Shell.
54689.2 mi - Lunch at Orroroo SA at 1300 hrs, found Helicella neglecta.
54750.2 mi - refueled, Port Augusta.
54858.6 mi - Stopped at Kimba SA, collected snails near rubbish tip about 0.5km from main road. Helicella cf. neglecta, Themapupa, Ovupapilla[?]
54859.4 mi - departed 2000hrs, at highway.
54926.6 mi - refueled Wudinna.
01/02/1977
54946.4 mi - departed sidetrack at Poldinna at 0800 hrs about 5km east of Minnipa.
55069.0 mi - refueled Ceduna.
55148.5 mi - stopped for lunch between Bookabie and Penong. Rest area on south side of road, found Paralaoma, Themapupa, Bothriembryon, dead pupoids and charopids.
55169.3 mi - Nundroo
55266.6 mi - refueled, Nullabor.
55303.1 mi - Stopped at no. 5 Lookout. Bothriembryon sp., Omegapilla, Themapupa, Gastrocopta, ?Paralaoma spp., dead camaenids, dead charopids, pseudoscorpions.
55342.6 mi - Stopped at no. 3 Lookout, ie: 3rd from Eucla and 2nd from Nullabor HS. Found Omegapilla, large high-spined Bothriembryon - live and dead, live and dead Sinumelon nullaboricum. Themapupa sp. live and dead. 
55393.0 mi - refueled at SA-WA border, left 2030 hr central summer time.
55522.25 mi - Arrived camp just east of Madura about 8.15 pm WST.
02/02/1977
Broke camp at 0630 hrs.
55627.7 mi - refueled, Caiguna.
Stopped at Newman Rocks, west of Balladonia. 1 live taken, Bothriembryon dux, [?] dead dux fragments.
53877.6 mi - refueled, Norseman
56114.0 mi - refueled, Southern Cross
56132.0 mi - Camped west of Moorine Rock at about 2000 hrs, to north of road at  gravel scrape[?] at 215 mile peg.
03/02/1977
Broke camp at 0615 hrs. N
56299.0 mi - refueled, Northam.
Back of noteback, 3 pages of notes titled "Conservation of Natural History Collection".
 
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Contents:
[Begins with technical notes on cameras, Ektachrome, Kodachrome II. Summary of travel through WA, SA, NSW and ACT given below.
08/05/1976
Notes on photographs taken of plates and pages of various books on molluscs at the Australian Museum, notes
from visit to National Insect Collection.
Continues with detailed daily notes of trip from WA through SA and NSW in 1977. Summarised below.
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