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Hobart Walking Club, which has produced an excellent annual magazine for general consumption for some years past, has now brought out the first issue of a " | Hobart Walking Club, which has produced an excellent annual magazine for general consumption for some years past, has now brought out the first issue of a " | ||
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Camp was made this night at the junction of Cedar Creek and Coxs River, and at 6.45 a.m. on Monday morning we commenced the last stage of our walk. We followed Cedar Creek and climbed to the Ruined Castle, skirting the landslide to the coal mine, and thence to Katoomba - and home again to bricks, mortar, and steel, but still we visualize the Kowmung, a waterway not yet ruined by the ruthless hand of man in his struggle, for existence, and his avarice for abundant wealth. | Camp was made this night at the junction of Cedar Creek and Coxs River, and at 6.45 a.m. on Monday morning we commenced the last stage of our walk. We followed Cedar Creek and climbed to the Ruined Castle, skirting the landslide to the coal mine, and thence to Katoomba - and home again to bricks, mortar, and steel, but still we visualize the Kowmung, a waterway not yet ruined by the ruthless hand of man in his struggle, for existence, and his avarice for abundant wealth. | ||
+ | =====Splendid News From Boggabri===== | ||
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+ | At the Boggabri Police Court recently two men were fined for having left their fires without extinguishing them. One man was lucky, his fire was found burning before it had spread, and his fine was only £3 (or 7 days). The other man had been the cause of a bushfire which destroyed between 500 and 600 acres of wheat stubble and 200 bags of wheat, and he was fined £20 (or 21 days). | ||
- | SPLENDID NEWS FROM BOGGABRI | ||
- | At the Boggabri Police Court recently two men were fined for having left their fires without extinguishing them. One man was lucky, his fire was found burning before it had spread, and his fine was only 23 (or 7 days). The other man had been the cause of a bushfire which destroyed between 500 and 600 acres of wheat stubble and 200 bags of wheat, and he was fined a. (or 21 days), | ||
This is the way to prevent bushfires! | This is the way to prevent bushfires! | ||
- | VALK VERSUS SNORING CONTROVERSY | ||
- | After consultation with 11r. William Shakespeare, | ||
- | In Camp I heard a Voice cry, "Sleep no more | ||
- | Debert does murder sleep, - the absent only sleep:" | ||
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- | Still it cried, "Sleep no more!" to all the camp; | + | =====Talk Versus Snoring Controversy===== |
- | " | + | |
- | Shall sleep no more Debert shall sleep no more:" | + | After consultation with Mr. William Shakespeare, |
- | (4010.122.1117 | + | |
- | The important date is WEDNESDA,Y, APRIL | + | In Camp I heard a Voice cry, "Sleep no more!\\ |
- | FI!S.PAIDL C4_ | + | Debert does murder sleep, - the absent only sleep!" |
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- | a Easter, On that dete the First Aid Class will start, and will take the usual St.John' | + | Still it cried, "Sleep no more!" to all the camp;\\ |
- | A 1 walkers re welcome whether | + | " |
- | gly bip | + | Shall sleep no more! Debert shall sleep no more!" |
- | UNIWING CARNIVAL | + | |
- | Blessed with fine weather the Swimming Carnival held on Georges | + | (__Editor' |
- | - 10 d- | + | |
- | , | + | =====Reminder - First Aid Class===== |
- | HOW TO WRITE, A BOOK | + | |
+ | The important date is __Wednesday, April 11th__ - the first Wednesday after Easter, On that date the First Aid Class will start, and will take the usual St.John' | ||
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+ | __All walkers re welcome, whether | ||
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+ | =====Swimming Carnival===== | ||
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+ | Blessed with fine weather the Swimming Carnival held on Georges | ||
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+ | =====How To Write A Book===== | ||
By " | By " | ||
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It is really quite simple to write a book. All you do is to get a few pencils (or typewriter ribbons) a few reams of paper and then concentrate. It is much | It is really quite simple to write a book. All you do is to get a few pencils (or typewriter ribbons) a few reams of paper and then concentrate. It is much | ||
easier if you have decided first what you wish to write about. Some people write books and nobody ever knows what the author was writing about (and of course it is simply not done to ask an author what his book is all about). Having found something to write about, you then sit dawn, chew the end of your pencil (or twiddle the keys of the typewriter) until Inspiration comes. Then you just write about it. As we said before it is quite easy to write a book. | easier if you have decided first what you wish to write about. Some people write books and nobody ever knows what the author was writing about (and of course it is simply not done to ask an author what his book is all about). Having found something to write about, you then sit dawn, chew the end of your pencil (or twiddle the keys of the typewriter) until Inspiration comes. Then you just write about it. As we said before it is quite easy to write a book. | ||
- | It is when the book is written that your troubles begin.. Perhaps you w9nt | + | |
+ | It is when the book is written that your troubles begin.. Perhaps you want | ||
it illustrated. You can't just say to an artist. "Here illustrate this". You've got to pick out the meaty bits and tell him what you want and then you've got to send the drawings back because he's drawn something inside out or back to front or something. Artists don't care. | it illustrated. You can't just say to an artist. "Here illustrate this". You've got to pick out the meaty bits and tell him what you want and then you've got to send the drawings back because he's drawn something inside out or back to front or something. Artists don't care. | ||
- | Then there' | + | |
- | Having | + | Then there' |
- | Believe me it's a thrill, to see the child of your dreams in three dimensions | + | |
+ | Having | ||
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+ | Believe me it's a thrill, to see the child of your dreams in three dimensions | ||
However the dreams are rudely shattered when the Printer comes along with | However the dreams are rudely shattered when the Printer comes along with | ||
- | the Bill. You'veheard | + | the Bill. You've heard of Printers' |
- | There are only two things left before the job is complete., First pay the | + | |
- | e Bill and then sell the books - or more probably - First sell the books and then pay the Bill if the Printer willl wait long enough. | + | There are only two things left before the job is complete. First pay the Bill and then sell the books - or more probably - First sell the books and then pay the Bill - if the Printer willl wait long enough. |
- | And that fellow walkers is where we are now. In case you don't know, | + | |
- | Paddy has written a book and all he has to do is to sell the book and pay the Bill. | + | And that fellow walkers is where we are now. In case you don't know, Paddy has written a book and all he has to do is to sell the book and pay the Bill. |
- | By the way, it is not a bad book. In fact, Faddy thinks it is a very good book. | + | |
- | It is entitled " | + | By the way, it is not a bad book. In fact, Paddy thinks it is a very good book. |
- | 'Phone | + | |
- | 327 George St. Sydney (opp.Palings) | + | It is entitled " |
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+ | F.A. Pallin | ||
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+ | 327 George St. Sydney (opp. Palings) | ||
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+ | Phone B3101. | ||
AT OUR OWN MEETING | AT OUR OWN MEETING | ||
The attendance at the February General Meeting was better than usuel (official count 69) and those present joined Uaurie Berry in welcoming the following New Members:- | The attendance at the February General Meeting was better than usuel (official count 69) and those present joined Uaurie Berry in welcoming the following New Members:- |
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