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Shirley Slack-Smith : [Field notebook] : Kimberleys [13/08/1975-10/09/1975, 14/05/1976-24/05/1976]
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13/08/1975-10/09/1975, 14/05/1976-24/05/1976
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Detailed daily diary entries of two expeditions to the Kimberley, notably the Napier Range and surrounds (13/08/1975-10/09/1975 and 14/05/1976-24/05/1976) collecting land and freshwater molluscs, with short notes on collection locations biomes and condition given. The second trip is titled as "ABRS Land Snails Napier Range Expedition". Several new species are noted to be found. Notebook also contains plant pressings.
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Expedition 1
13/08/1975; Old Doonga Homestead, Station 0 - Themapupa?, Succinea. Ashton Range, Station 1 - Rhagada-type snail shell, scorpion. Tributary of Drysdale River, Station 2 - Westracystis, Euid, frog sp., punctid sp. B, Themapupa, leaf litter sample. Drysdale River, Station B2 - scorpions, mussel, assorted dead shells.

14/08/1975; Drysdale River, Station B2 - Eromopeas, Corbiculinid. 
16/08/1975; Station C2, Woorakia Creek - Setobaudinia, other snails.
17/08/1975; Station C2, Woorakia Creek - Lymnaea, Orbostella, small Corbiculinids.
18/08/1975; Station C2, Woorakia Creek - 5 spp. of snail.
19/08/1975; Station C2, Carson Volcanics - Setobaudinia, Discocharapa, Amerianna.
21/08/1975; Station A5, Ferny Gully - Setobaudinia, "Baudinella? & other".
22/08/1975; Doonga Station, Station 5 - Orbostella, Torresistrachia, "large centipede".
23/08/1975; Mitchell Plateau, Station 2 - Xanthomelon, Themapupa. Mitchell Plateau, Station 3 - camaenids, Baudinella. Mitchell Plateau, Station 4 - camaenids, Eremopeas, punclids, enids. Mitchell Plateau, Station 5 - "5 spp.". Mitchell Plateau, Station 6 - freshwater mussels, Corbiculinids, Notopala. Mitchell Plateau, Station 7 - Xanthomelon, Camaenids. Mitchell Plateau, Station 8 - Orbistella, small lymnaeid, freshwater limpet shell; Ancylus?
24/08/1975; Mitchell Plateau, Station 9 - planoxids[?], thaids, Fissurellid. Mitchell Plateau, Station 10 - Nerita. Mitchell Plateau, Station 11 - Anadara Granosa, Venerids, Telescopium. Mitchell Plateau, Station 11a - Lymnaeids, Camnaeids. Mitchell Plateau, Station 12 - Lymnaeids. Mitchell Plateau, Station 13 - "Centipede with eggs", Ellobiids, Pholads. Mitchell Plateau, Station 14 - Westracystus ?, Baudinellas, Camaenids, gecko, skink. 
25/08/1975; Visit to reported indigenous rock art site, with descriptions of Wandjina and Bradshaw figures among others. 
26/08/1975; Gibb River Homestead turnoff - Eremopeas. Barnett River Gorge turnoff - Xanthomelon. Barnett River Gorge - FW mussels. 
27/08/1975; Beverley Springs Homestead - Camaenid, Discocharopa.  Bell Creek - Gyraulus, mussels, Bulimiid, FW limpet - Ancylus ?. Tributary of Bell Creek - Camaenid, Eremopeas, Succinea, Baudinella, Westracystus, Themopupa, pupaid (?), Charopid. WNW of Mt Vincent - Arborsuccinea. Lennard River Gorge - 2 or 3 spp. Lymnaea, Gyraulus, Amerianna, Westracystus. New Road 6km ENE of Macs Jumpup - 2 Camaenids ?, Themopupa, Discocharopa. 
28/08/1975; Narlarla Silver Mine, NR I - Camaenids. NR II - Camaenids, Succinea, Themapupa. 
29/08/1975; NR III - 2 spp. Camaenids - Tenuigada & Parrhagada. NRIV, 4.5km N of original Napier Downs Homestead - 3 spp. Camaenid, Pupaid, Discocharapa. NR V, NW of Stumpy's Well - 2 Camaenids, Westracystus, 2 pupaids, Discocharapa, Eremopeas, Scorpion ?. NR VII, end of Napier Range - Discocharapa, "new species (4 specimens)", 2 Camaenids; "(Tenuigada)? and small globalar one", 2 spp. pupaids, Westracystus, Eremopeas. NR VIII - Camaenids. NR IX, near Barret[?] Cave - hydrobiids "like Coxiella", 1 live bat, 2 live frilled neck lizards.
30/08/1975; NR IX - "the new snail" [probably the hydrobiid described as "like Coxiella"], 2 Pupoids, Eremopeas, Westracystus, Succinid, Discocharopa, Hydrobiids, Camaenids - Parrhagada; Tenuigada; construa[?] type. 
31/08/1975; NR X, 100m NW of S entrance to Windjarra Gorge - Amplirhagada burnerensis, Kimboraga, Westraltrachia froggatti, Torresistrachia, Westracystus, Discocharapa. NR XI, NW side of Windjarra Gorge at bend - Amplirhagada burnerensis, Westraltrachia froggatti, 2 pupoids, Discocharapa, Westracystus. NRXII, cave entrance of east side of Lennard River - 2 spp. FW mussels, Themapupa, Westracystus, Eremopeas. Torresistrachia, Amplirhagada, Westraltrachia sp. derbyi or increta, Kimbaraga. NR XIII, Windjarra Gorge - Westraltrachia sp. derbyi or increta, Amplirhagada burnrensis, Kimboraga, Westracystus, Eremopeas. NRXIV, Windjarra Gorge - Westraltrachia froggatti, Amplirhagada burnrensis, Westracystus, Eremopeas, small pupoid.
01/09/1975; NR XIX - Baudinella "new species to us", 2 spp. of pupoid, Westracystus, Westraltrachia, new sp. of Rhagada, Quistrachia, Rhagada. NRXX, Tunnel Creek - Quistrachia, Westraltrachia cf derbyi, Westracystus. NR XXI, Tunnel Creek - Quistrachia, Westraltrachia cf derbyi, Westracystus. NRXXII, Tunnel Creek - Banded Rhagada, Themapupa, Quistrachia, Westraltrachia, Westracystus, legless lizard, fish, lizard. 
2/09/1975; NR XXIII, SE of McSpeery's Cap -  Rhagada. NR XXIV, SE of McSpeery's Cap - Quistrachia, Westraltrachia, Rhagada, Westracystus, ? small pupoid, Baudinella sp. [new species fiest found NRXIX]. NR XXV - Rhagada, Westraltrachia cf derbyi, Themapupa, Discocharopa. NR XXVI - Themapupa, Discocharopa, camaenids,banded imperforate Rhagada, Quistrachia, Westraltrachia. NR XXVII - lined Rhagada, Themapupa. NR XXVIII, branch of Pidgeon Creek - FW limpet (Anacylus?), FW mussel (wilsoni?). OR II, South edge of Oscar Ranges - Westracystus, Westraltrachia, nonumbilicate Rhagada, Succinea. OR III, Le Lievres Ridge north of Stumpy's Spring -Westraltrachia, Themopupa, Quistrachia - Westracystus, Eremopeas.
3/09/1975; OR IV, South side of Stumpy's Spring - Westraltrachia, Eremopeas, small pupoid. OR V, Palm Springs - Gyraulus. OR VI, Succinea, Rhagada. OR VII, Le Lievres Ridge - Succinea, 2 pupoids, Discocharapa, Quistrachia, Westraltrachia, Rhagada spp.
5/09/1975; 76km from turn off to Cape Leveque - globorhagada, leptogramma, Rhagada reinga.
6/09/1975; South Rumbul Bay - Pinctada maxima.
8/09/1975; Georges River on Pyramid Station[?] - hymnaeids, Gyraulus, F.W. limpet. Dampier, 4km south of railway line - sinistral pupoids, Camaenids. Fortesque River - Gyraulus, Corbiculinid, mussel, Ameriana.
9/09/1975;  Yannarie River - Gyraulus, F.W. limpets, Lymnaeids. North of Shark Bay turnoff - Camaenids, 2 spp. pupoid.
10/09/1975; Murchison River - Coxiellada, Plotiopsis.

ABRS Land Snails Napier Range Expedition
16/05/1976; NR II-K 1, West of Kangaroo Pool, Napier Range - 2 spp. pupoid, ?Torresitrachia, Camaenid, Discocharapa. NR II-K 3, West of Kangaroo Pool, Napier Range - Eremopeas, Discocharapa, ?Torresitrachia, small pupoid. NR II-K 4, West of Kangaroo Pool, Napier Range - Mussels. NR II-K 5, West of Kangaroo Pool, Napier Range - Eremopeas, Discocharapa, Rhagada sp.
17/05/1976; NR II - 1a, east bank of Wombarella Creek - Camaenid sp. . NR II - 1b, small cave east bank of Wombarella Creek - Tenuigada, Camaenid sp., Parrhagada, Westracystus. NR II -1c, top of range in gully - 2 spp. pupoids, Camaenid. NR II - 1d, caves and crevices of northeast side of Barker River Gorge - Parrhagada, Tenuigada, 2 spp. pupoids. NR II - 2a, north corner of Barker River Gorge - Camaenids, Parrhagada, Tenuigada, pupoid, Stenopylus, Eremopeas, striped Rhagada. NR II - 2b, deep fissure in Barker River Gorge - Tenuigada, Eremopeas, pupoids, Stenopylus, Parrhagada. NR II - 2c, Barker River Gorge - Parrhagada, Tenuigada, Eremopeas, Westracystus, Rhagada. 
18/05/1976; NR II -3, cave about 3/4 mile northwest of Barker River Gorge - Tenuigada, Camaenid, Parrhagada, Gyliotrachela, Succinea, Eremopeas, Quistrachia. NR II - 4, cave 1 mile northwest of Barker River Gorge - Tenuigada (different from those at NR II -2 and NR II -3), Gyliotrachela, Westracystus, Eremopeas, Parrhagada, "fruit (fig?)" specimen. NR II - 4a, fissure opposite NR II - 4 - Eremopeas, Westracystus, small pupoid, Parrhagada, Tenuigada, Camaenids. NR II - 4b, 1 mile northwest of Barker River Gorge - small pupoids, Eremopeas, Westracystus, camaenids, Parrhagada, fragment of Gyliotrachela. NR II - 4c - cave 1 mile northwest of Barker River Gorge - Camaenids. NR II - 4d, 1 mile northwest of Barker River Gorge - Camaenids. NR II - 5a, George Kendrick's Rocky Stream - Gyraulus.
19/05/1976; Red Bull Mill area - Eremopeas, Westracystus. NR II - 6, North corner of Napier Range - Rhagada, Parrhagada ?, Baudinella, Westracystus, Eremopeas, 2 spp. Pupoid, Stenopylus. 
20/05/1976; NR II - 7a, north entrance to Wombarella Gap - Rhagada, Tenuigada, Paarrhagada. NR II - 7b, fissure at Wombarella Gap - Westracystus, large pupoid,  Stenopylus, Tenuigada. NR II - 7c, 50 yds from 7b - Parrhagada. NR II -7d, northwest corner of Wombarella Gap - pupoids, Westracystus, Parrhagada, Tenuigada-Amplirhagada. NR II - 7e, south west side of Napier Range - pupoids, Tenuigada-Amplirhagada, Parrhagada, Camaenids. NR II - 7f, south west side of Napier Range - Tenuigada-Amplirhagada, Parrhagada. NR II -8a, 2km west of Napier Downs Mk II Homestead - Parrhagada, Tenuigada-Amplirhagada. NR II -8b, 2km west of Napier Downs Mk II Homestead - Parrhagada, Tenuigada-Amplirhagada. NR II -9, 3km east of Wombarella Gap - Themapupa, Parrhagada. NR II - 9a, cave of southwest side of Napier Range - Tenuigada-Amplirhagada, Parrhagada. R II - 9b, southwest side of Napier Range - Amplirhagada, Parrhagada. 
21/05/1976; NR II - 14, northeast of Wagon Pass - Rhagada. NR II -15, north of Wagon Pass - Themapupa, Parrhagada, Rhagada. NR II -16, north of Wagon Pass - Camaenids. NR II - 18, east corner of Wagon Pass embayment - Baudinella, Rhagada, Parrhagada, Amplirhagada, 2 pupoids, Westracystus, Eremopeas?
22/05/1976; NR II - 19, southeast side of Napier River Gorge - Amplirhagada burnerensis type, Parrhagada, Stylochilus, pupoid, Westracystus. NR II - 19a, southeast side of Napier River Gorge - Parrhagada.  NR II - 20, northwest side of Napier River Gorge - Tenuigada, Parrhagada. NR II - 21, 5.3km southeast of Napier River Gorge - Torresitrachia, Amplirhagada. NR II - 22, 4km northwest of Windjuna Gorge - Amplirhagada burnerensis, Camaenids, Rhagada. NR II -23, SE corner of Billyarra Spring - Amplirhagada burnerensis, Westraltrachia froggatti, 2 spp. pupoids, Westracystus. NR II -24, SW corner of Billyarra Spring - Amplirhagada burnerensis, Westraltrachia froggatti. NR II -25,  6km west of entrance to Billyarra Spring -Amplirhagada burnerensis, Westraltrachia froggatti. 
24/05/1976; NR II - 30, 4km southeast of Napier Creek Gorge - Westraltrachea, Amplirhagada burnerensis, Camaenids. NR II 31, 2km southeast of Napier Creek Gorge - Camaenid, Rhagada, Parrhagada, Amplirhagada. NR II -32, north corner of Carpenters Gap - Westraltrachia froggatti. NR II -33, 0.5-1km southeast of Carpenters Gap - Westraltrachia froggatti. NR II - 34, north corner of McSpeery's Gap - Westraltrachia, Baudinella (lamellate species). NR II - 35, northwest side of McSpeery's Gap - Westraltrachia, Baudinella (lamellate species). 
25/06/1976; NR II -37, cave at south corner of Windjana Gorge - Lautiella, wilsoni.
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Detailed daily diary entries of two expeditions to the Kimberley, notably the Napier Range and surrounds (13/08/1975-10/09/1975 and 14/05/1976-24/05/1976) collecting land and freshwater molluscs, with short notes on collection locations biomes and condition
given. The second trip is titled as "ABRS Land Snails Napier Range Expedition". Several new species are noted to be found. Notebook also contains plant pressings. Collection notes are detailed below.
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