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Excerpt from The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales for the Year 1952, Vol. 77: Parts 1-2: Containing the Proceedings of the Annual General Meeting and the Papers Read in March-April
September: Addresses by Dr. F. V. Mercer on Biology, the Poor Relation, and by Dr. R. Catala, a visiting French marine biologist, on his observations in the Gilbert Islands, illustrated by lantern Slides and photographs.
October: A short summary by Mr. D. J. Lee of recent observations and the importance of entomological work in connection with outbreaks of myxomatosis and encephalitis in Eastern Australia.
November: Reference by the President to the sixtieth anniversary (on 7th December, 1951) of the death of the Society's benefactor, Sir William Macleay, with the exhibition of historic personal relics; and a lecture by Dr. Anton Bruun, leader of the party of scientists from the Danish research frigate Calathea, on the aims and achievements of the scientific expedition, concluding with a film produced by the party's information officer which showed the early work in fitting and equipping the ship, its trials and departure from Copenhagen.
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