jo ining ▁land ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁expand ▁it ▁and ▁his ▁garden . ▁He ▁and ▁Margaret , ▁made ▁field ▁tri ps ▁into ▁the ▁country ▁around ▁Bro ken ▁Hill , ▁studying ▁and ▁collect ing ▁spec im ens ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁fl ora ▁and ▁obser ving ▁the ▁local ▁e cos ystem s . ▁ ▁Bar rier ▁Field ▁Natural ists ▁Club ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁with ▁Margaret ▁Morris ▁and ▁W . D . K . ▁McG ill iv ray ▁( 1 8 6 8 - 1 9 3 3 ), ▁a ▁local ▁doctor ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁prominent ▁Australian ▁orn ith ologist ▁and ▁natural ▁scient ist , ▁Albert ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Bro ken ▁Hill - based ▁Bar rier ▁Field ▁Natural ists ▁Club , ▁serving ▁as ▁its ▁secretary ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Margaret ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁club . ▁Club ▁members ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁natural ▁sciences ▁such ▁as ▁bot any ▁and ▁ge ology , ▁and ▁also ▁history , ▁conduct ing ▁regular ▁field ▁tri ps ▁and ▁lecture ▁series . ▁Albert ▁and ▁Margaret ▁were ▁prominent ▁members . ▁▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁Margaret ' s ▁diverse ▁contributions , ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Albert ' s ▁botan ical , ▁conservation , ▁tree ▁plant ation ▁and ▁reg ener ation ▁work ▁was ▁strongly ▁stim ulated ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁many ▁tal ented ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Field ▁Natural ists ▁Club , ▁people ▁such ▁as