Interior of Australia

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1922, Page 1

Interior of Australia

A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION. SYDNEY, July I”

Interesting discoveries were made I»\ the mom hern of a scientific research expedilion which lias just returned fron the interior of Australia. The expedi ti_o.ii was led by Dr Ceorge Horne, ol Melbourne. More than 100 photo graphs were taken, and 4000 ft of filn was devoted tii a record of natives aiu their mode of living, birds and scenery Among the specimens Dr Horm brought hack with him was a tooth nl a diprotodou. If the deceased dipro todon were built on a scale proportion ate to its tooth, it must have been ; gigantic animal. The parly located tin skeletons of at least four diprotodoiis It did not try In rolled them, as ii had no mans of treating the holies which would crumble if untreated. St the party covered them with clay mut and left them. The natives with

complete disregard of the faseinatio that diprotodone have for the scientis are in the habit of testing the tcnsihl strength of the monster’s hones.

Dr Home said Hint in an area approximating 400 miles by 400 miles, there were only 131 white inhabitants, including 50 “floaters"—teamsters mi l nomads generally. The area extended from the Queensland border to the Cooper. The party brought hack to Melbourne many interesting specimens, and it will take some time to classify them anil develop the photographs and cinema films.