▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁fl ora , ▁convinced ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁effic acy ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁reg ener ation ▁method ▁of ▁de grad ed ▁land ▁rest oration . ▁ ▁Albert ▁was ▁also ▁possessed ▁of ▁extensive ▁administrative ▁and ▁communication ▁skills . ▁His ▁professional ▁employ ment ▁as ▁an ▁ass ayer ▁involved ▁responsible ▁administrative ▁duties , ▁and ▁he ▁util ised ▁this ▁experience ▁to ▁good ▁effect ▁in ▁his ▁volunte er ▁conservation ▁work . ▁As ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Bar rier ▁Field ▁Natural ists ▁Club , ▁he ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁and ▁lo bb ied ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁state ▁government ▁minister s , ▁and ▁other ▁represent atives ▁of ▁industry ▁and ▁government ▁bodies , ▁on ▁conservation ▁and ▁rest oration ▁matters . ▁▁ ▁In ▁particular , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Bar rier ▁Field ▁Natural ists ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁state ▁government , ▁ur ging ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁f enced ▁natural ▁reg ener ation ▁area ▁around ▁Bro ken ▁Hill . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Bar rier ▁Field ▁Natural ists ▁Club , ▁Albert ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁presented ▁detailed ▁subm issions ▁on ▁soil ▁and ▁fl ora ▁conservation , ▁and ▁rest oration ▁techniques , ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁E ros ion ▁Committee . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Albert ▁and ▁the ▁Club ▁comm enced ▁lo bb ying ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁to ▁f ence ▁two ▁water ▁res er voir ▁sites ▁in ▁Bro ken ▁Hill , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁exclude ▁stock ▁and