| # |
Date |
Location |
Species |
Notes |
| 4441 |
30-01-1989 |
Glen Avon, Northam Road, Northam |
Turtle, Long-necked (Oblong Snake-necked) |
Several seen on Glen Avon within 500m of the Avon River
Jim Masters |
| 4442 |
15-01-1989 |
Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights |
Eagle, Wedge-tailed |
Diary record |
| 4443 |
02-01-1989 |
Bindoon-Dewars Pool Road |
Event |
Major fire, started near Black Wattle Road and burnt west through to Hakea Road, and along Phillips Brook |
| 4444 |
15-03-1988 |
Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights |
Dragon, Western bearded (Pogona minor) |
In over-story of felled tree (to make way for house pad) |
| 4445 |
17-05-1985 |
Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights |
Lizard, Western bluetongue (Tiliqua occipitalis) |
Beneath floor of tent on property near where house pad to go |
| 4446 |
04-04-1978 |
South-western WA |
Event |
Cyclone Alby: Tropical Cyclone Alby was expected to move over cooler waters and quickly lose momentum. But Alby accelerated from 10 to 25km/hr as it curved towards the coast, passing close to the south-west corner of the state at up to 60kph. Wind gusts up to 150kph left a trail of destruction hundreds of km inland from Geraldton to Albany, with widespread flooding and power blackouts.
Five people died including inaugural TNC President Alby North after he was blown from the roof of a shed. Fires fanned by the very strong winds burned through an estimated 114,000ha of forest and farmland. |
| 4447 |
30-06-1972 |
Woodendale Road, Nunyle |
Chat, White-fronted |
Found nesting in grass by the roadside. Barely 6 inches from the ground these tiny black and white birds chose a precarious nesting site as stock moves freely along the road. However, the story had a happy ending as the young flew safely from the nest.
From Toodyay Nature Diary in Newsletter No. 1 |
| 4448 |
17-02-1972 |
Clackline |
Sandswimmer, Broad-banded |
Young local naturalist Neville Lane�s find at Clackline of an unusual lizard identified as a Broad-banded Sandswimmer Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) richardsonii (now Eremiascincus richardsonii) made the local paper in May, highlighting the Club�s natural history sighting records. |
| 4449 |
30-11-1971 |
Extracts Factory, Northam Road |
Event |
In November the Industrial Extracts factory on the Toodyay-Northam Road was closed. This event was of local significance as new employment opportunities were needed. |
| 4450 |
15-10-1971 |
Avon Valley National Park |
Event |
Reserve A30192 was officially named the Avon Valley National Park on 15 October 1971 (WA Govt. Gazette, 1971, p. 4023 |
| 4451 |
19-06-1971 |
Toodyay Memorial Hall |
Event |
The Club organised another film show at TDHS. School teacher Les Brown was the projectionist showing 7 films to a large crowd of children and adults |
| 4452 |
24-04-1971 |
Toodyay Memorial Hall |
Event |
Another very successful public film show was held on 24 April in the Toodyay Memorial Hall. Prior to the event, a poster competition was conducted at the TDHS won by students Amanda Nixon & Brendon McKittrick. Two hours of Vincent Serventy's Walkabout nature films were shown to 250 adults & children. The Club's share of the profits ($40) was donated to TDHS in the form of nature books for their library. The Shire also contributed to the scheme. |
| 4453 |
17-07-1970 |
Yorkrakine Rock (26 km north of Tammin) |
Event |
Club members went on their first weekend excursion in October to Yorkrakine Rock (26 km north of Tammin). In November, the inaugural Club Secretary/Treasurer Hazel Hastie was presented with a farewell gift as she was moving away from the district. It was reported by the Club that only two naturalist clubs existed outside Perth: Toodyay and the Busselton Naturalists� Club (commenced in 1964) |
| 4454 |
25-05-1970 |
Avon River |
Event |
Jim Masters sent the Shire an �interesting and enlightening review of the effects of the River Training and an alternative solution�. (Toodyay Shire Council minutes, 18 May 1970) |
| 4455 |
22-09-1942 |
West Toodyay |
Galah |
Historical data - Donnelly Diaries. 22.09.1942 Mrs Emma Donnelly sighted three
Galahs on the family property. Galahs were a rare sight but moved west and south as agricultural land was cleared for farming.
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| 4456 |
31-01-1941 |
Station House, Toodyay |
Eagle, Wedge-tailed |
Toodyay Herald. 31 Jan. 1941, p.1
A young eagle hawk paid a visit to the Station House on Sunday morning last at break of day after his breakfast, but
was disturbed by the owner. He again returned an hour later to be again frustrated, but this time he made a direct line across to Mr. Joe Purser's chickens. The hawk now has a permanent residence up the tree in Joe's backyard, he having disposed of him per medium of the gun with which Joe has few rivals in this town. |
| 4457 |
08-05-1931 |
Bolgart |
Eagle, Wedge-tailed |
Toodyay Herald. 8 May 1931, p.4
Bolqart News.
A Record ?
The chief item of interest in Bolgart in recent weeks was the shooting of
two eagle hawks by Mr. Dalas Waters, of Bolgart; the largest of the two being
reported to have measured 7ft. 4in. from tip to tip. Surely this is almost
a record. According to the claws and heads they must have been two very
fine birds. |
| 4458 |
22-03-1929 |
Whitfield's property, possibly Knockdominie |
Eagle, Wedge-tailed |
Toodyay Herald. 22 Mar. 1929, p.1 Eaglehawks. Turkeys destroyed.
Many arguments have been advanced in the press of late for and against the destruction of several of our native birds and animals, notably the emu, the kangaroo and the eagle hawk, some arguing that these species should he protected and others contending that they should be treated as vermin and destroyed.
In the midst of these arguments, which have at times become some what heated, five or six eagle hawks descended on the farm yard of Mrs. Whitfield, a couple of miles from Toodyay, one day during the week, to give a practical |
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