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 It is quite obvious that recreational walking and Walking Clubs have come to stay, despite the look of blank amazement still to be seen on the faces of many as we make our way to Central with packs on our backs. Five members of the newly formed "Coast & Mountain Walkers" were given quite an amount of attention by the strolling populace of Katoomba at King's Birthday week-end. The new Club, now 16 strong, shows every prospect of living up to the best traditions of organised walking. Welcome to the Bush! It is quite obvious that recreational walking and Walking Clubs have come to stay, despite the look of blank amazement still to be seen on the faces of many as we make our way to Central with packs on our backs. Five members of the newly formed "Coast & Mountain Walkers" were given quite an amount of attention by the strolling populace of Katoomba at King's Birthday week-end. The new Club, now 16 strong, shows every prospect of living up to the best traditions of organised walking. Welcome to the Bush!
-===== LAKE ST.CLAIR TO CRADLE MT. Tasmania. ===== +===== Lake St. Clair to Cradle Mt. Tasmania. ===== 
 __Dec. - Jan. 1934. by John Laughton.__ __Dec. - Jan. 1934. by John Laughton.__
  
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 Win, Brenda and Marj. booked for a further week at "Waldheim" to explore Lakes, Mountains and Rivers, which speaks of the enchantment of this National Park, which in the near future will become one of the leading holiday resorts Of Tasmania, and Australia. Win, Brenda and Marj. booked for a further week at "Waldheim" to explore Lakes, Mountains and Rivers, which speaks of the enchantment of this National Park, which in the near future will become one of the leading holiday resorts Of Tasmania, and Australia.
-===== THE CALL OF THE BUSH. =====+ 
 +===== The Call of the Bush. =====
 __By "A Converted Scoffer"__ __By "A Converted Scoffer"__
  
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 "...................Come! come! come to the bush." "...................Come! come! come to the bush."
  
-==== CAN YOU BEAT THIS? ====+==== Can You Beat This? ====
  
 It is well known that all "Bushwalkers" can eat, but one of our member recently excelled himself. It is well known that all "Bushwalkers" can eat, but one of our member recently excelled himself.
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 Eight other members who heard all the moans can verify this. Eight other members who heard all the moans can verify this.
  
-===== A BUSH WALKER CAMP-FIRE. =====+===== A Bush Walker Camp-Fire. =====
 __Barney.__ __Barney.__
  
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 "Good night all" ... "Good night." "Good night all" ... "Good night."
-===== TEN YEARS' PROGRESS ON MOUNT SOLITARY. =====  + 
 +===== Ten Years' Progress on Mount Solitary. =====  
 __Marie B. Byles.__  __Marie B. Byles.__ 
  
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 Gone, therefore, is the glorious possibility of perishing bravely of thirst in the attempt to scale the mountain, and gone also the lonely solitude which made it true to name. The only redeeming feature was the fact that I got there in half the time I did ten years ago, a consoling thought for one approaching middle life. For the same reason it was flattering to overhear the following remark on the way home: "I say, Jack, there's a girl guide! No it isn't a girl guide! It's a girl cub!" Gone, therefore, is the glorious possibility of perishing bravely of thirst in the attempt to scale the mountain, and gone also the lonely solitude which made it true to name. The only redeeming feature was the fact that I got there in half the time I did ten years ago, a consoling thought for one approaching middle life. For the same reason it was flattering to overhear the following remark on the way home: "I say, Jack, there's a girl guide! No it isn't a girl guide! It's a girl cub!"
-===== LIVESTOCK KILLED BY IRON-SHOD RECREATIONAL WALKERS. ===== +===== Livestock Killed by Iron-Shod Recreational Walkers. ===== 
-==== ACTION THREATENED BY CATTLE-DUFFERS' ASSOCIATION. ====+==== Action Threatened by Cattle-Duffers' Association. ====
    
 __I. Bobabout, Megalong__ __I. Bobabout, Megalong__
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 Mr. Hi Billy Can, an acknowledged authority on brakes (he is a tram driver in his spare time) added that without heel-brakes Trailers would become a serious menace to the countryside. Skids would be a matter of serious moment. He enthusiastically favours bigger and better hobnails and bigger and better swags for safety sake, and quotes the great Baron Thurat, who has written, "Work your monogram in hobnails; leave your mark wherever you go and make an impression in the land. Keep moving; put your feet down with verve and push hard. Excoriate trails and kick loose stones into the nearest parish. If you happen to step on the dog, get another dog". Mr. Hi Billy Can, an acknowledged authority on brakes (he is a tram driver in his spare time) added that without heel-brakes Trailers would become a serious menace to the countryside. Skids would be a matter of serious moment. He enthusiastically favours bigger and better hobnails and bigger and better swags for safety sake, and quotes the great Baron Thurat, who has written, "Work your monogram in hobnails; leave your mark wherever you go and make an impression in the land. Keep moving; put your feet down with verve and push hard. Excoriate trails and kick loose stones into the nearest parish. If you happen to step on the dog, get another dog".
 The Willymuckalong episode leaves the Trailers cold. They say the "locals" do not know their good luck. So far they have not yet met the Bushwalking Bargers. These double-stomached, steel-shinned cruisers take up-grade range sides like Trailers take their midday ration. They do not use heel-brakes but stop by grasping trees or rocks. Lacking these they grasp each other, or if too far apart for this manoeuvre they just keep moving. The really proficient Barger barges with a swerve, a sort of "googly" progress disconcerting to head-on traffic such as birds and blowflies. One keen observer maintains that Bargers feed whilst "on the move" and that this accounts for the lack of birds, butterflies and thistledown in many parts of the country. Really, the Willymuckalong people have very little to complain about so far. The Willymuckalong episode leaves the Trailers cold. They say the "locals" do not know their good luck. So far they have not yet met the Bushwalking Bargers. These double-stomached, steel-shinned cruisers take up-grade range sides like Trailers take their midday ration. They do not use heel-brakes but stop by grasping trees or rocks. Lacking these they grasp each other, or if too far apart for this manoeuvre they just keep moving. The really proficient Barger barges with a swerve, a sort of "googly" progress disconcerting to head-on traffic such as birds and blowflies. One keen observer maintains that Bargers feed whilst "on the move" and that this accounts for the lack of birds, butterflies and thistledown in many parts of the country. Really, the Willymuckalong people have very little to complain about so far.
-===== KOSCIUSKO.===== +===== Kosciusko.===== 
 "B." "B."
  
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