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- | Perhaps some members who have-not a complete file of our magazine just throw each month' | + | Perhaps some members who have not a complete file of our magazine just throw each month' |
- | Wou1d you, Reader, be a seller or a buyer? | + | Would you, Reader, be a seller or a buyer? |
What do you think of this idea as a paper saving device and a war-time economy? | What do you think of this idea as a paper saving device and a war-time economy? | ||
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After the swim we stretch out on the grass to enjoy the sun, and isn't it good! As its warmth slowly percolates into our marrows we drift off into a daze, when, - Brrrrrrrr - the phone rings. Townsville calling! "Are you prepared to accept ... etc. And so we come back to earth. | After the swim we stretch out on the grass to enjoy the sun, and isn't it good! As its warmth slowly percolates into our marrows we drift off into a daze, when, - Brrrrrrrr - the phone rings. Townsville calling! "Are you prepared to accept ... etc. And so we come back to earth. | ||
- | That night when I cuddle into bed the journey is completed, with many pauses here and there to rake over the ashes of many many campfires. Many of you know and all of you can imagine, that the things we have found in these lovely hills and valleys of our Blue Mountains get into the soul and cannot ever be put out. Maurie Berry once thought he could drop bushwalking and tried to do it. How miserably he failed has been a joy to all of us these many years. I have never | + | That night when I cuddle into bed the journey is completed, with many pauses here and there to rake over the ashes of many many campfires. Many of you know and all of you can imagine, that the things we have found in these lovely hills and valleys of our Blue Mountains get into the soul and cannot ever be put out. Maurie Berry once thought he could drop bushwalking and tried to do it. How miserably he failed has been a joy to all of us these many years. I have never tried - I know it would be hopeless. |
- | tried - I know it would be hopeless. | + | |
The day may come when we will be foodlisting together again quite frequently, and when that day comes the other interests which have come into my life will most assuredly assume an ever lessening importance. | The day may come when we will be foodlisting together again quite frequently, and when that day comes the other interests which have come into my life will most assuredly assume an ever lessening importance. | ||
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Camping at Corral Swamp on the Saturday night I think we put in the coldest night any of us had ever experienced and the next morning we surveyed a frost-covered world. During the night I had been wishing that the numerous parcels of iron pitons, chains, picks and ropes which went to make up John's load for the weekend, could have been, by the wave of a magician' | Camping at Corral Swamp on the Saturday night I think we put in the coldest night any of us had ever experienced and the next morning we surveyed a frost-covered world. During the night I had been wishing that the numerous parcels of iron pitons, chains, picks and ropes which went to make up John's load for the weekend, could have been, by the wave of a magician' | ||
- | All food left out during_the | + | All food left out during the night was covered with frost - oranges having a pretty white covering and even the eggs, when broken, would not leave their shells but had to be dug out as though they had been hard boiled. |
All these incidents caused quite a lot of excitement at the moment, but they paled into insignificance the following morning. Len and John had risen early as there was much work still to be done. We had been much warmer this night - wearing everything we possessed - but the frost was just as thick. Len, in making a hasty exit from his tent broke the tent pole - when, lo and behold, up stood the tent all by its little self. Sounds a tall story but was witnessed by several very reliable people! The poor tent was frozen stiff, as were the spectators, until a cheery fire was going and human beings as well as food stuffs were thawed out. | All these incidents caused quite a lot of excitement at the moment, but they paled into insignificance the following morning. Len and John had risen early as there was much work still to be done. We had been much warmer this night - wearing everything we possessed - but the frost was just as thick. Len, in making a hasty exit from his tent broke the tent pole - when, lo and behold, up stood the tent all by its little self. Sounds a tall story but was witnessed by several very reliable people! The poor tent was frozen stiff, as were the spectators, until a cheery fire was going and human beings as well as food stuffs were thawed out. | ||
- | Now to go back to the Ladders - John and Len worked all day Sunday - it sounded like the Woodpecker' | + | Now to go back to the Ladders - John and Len worked all day Sunday - it sounded like the Woodpecker' |
out on to an overhanging point and looked across to where we thought they should be working. Lola spotted a dark form which appeared to be swaying over a sheer drop of many hundreds of feet and almost swooned when she decided that it was Jack suspended on a rope. Now quickly following our objective we reached Carlons Head and were very relieved to find the dark object was merely a jutting tree trunk which either our vivid imaginations or imperfect eyesight had visualised as John's body. He certainly was suspended by a rope but had quite a lot of terra firma not very far below him and was calmly digging footholds in the cliff face, and did not present the terrifying spectacle we had expected to see. | out on to an overhanging point and looked across to where we thought they should be working. Lola spotted a dark form which appeared to be swaying over a sheer drop of many hundreds of feet and almost swooned when she decided that it was Jack suspended on a rope. Now quickly following our objective we reached Carlons Head and were very relieved to find the dark object was merely a jutting tree trunk which either our vivid imaginations or imperfect eyesight had visualised as John's body. He certainly was suspended by a rope but had quite a lot of terra firma not very far below him and was calmly digging footholds in the cliff face, and did not present the terrifying spectacle we had expected to see. | ||
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Len was below shouting instructions as to where the left leg should be lowered to - when on practically every occasion it was the right leg which we unfortunately had at our disposal. However, despite the fact that they had not had time to put in sufficient pitons until the following day, the descent was made quite easily and without mishap. It was now dark and we had a slithery, slippery slide down Carlon' | Len was below shouting instructions as to where the left leg should be lowered to - when on practically every occasion it was the right leg which we unfortunately had at our disposal. However, despite the fact that they had not had time to put in sufficient pitons until the following day, the descent was made quite easily and without mishap. It was now dark and we had a slithery, slippery slide down Carlon' | ||
- | The next morning John, Len and Dot too this time left early and walked across crackling, frost-covered ground and did not mind the climb up to Carlons Head to warm their frozen bodies. Len did noble work over the sulphur pot, handing up the hot brew to John to enable him to set in the pitons. Dot-kept the fire burning merrily and egged the workers on by talking about the delicious lunch she was preparing. The poor things still had an aroma of sulphur surrounding them many hours later. | + | The next morning John, Len and Dot too this time left early and walked across crackling, frost-covered ground and did not mind the climb up to Carlons Head to warm their frozen bodies. Len did noble work over the sulphur pot, handing up the hot brew to John to enable him to set in the pitons. Dot kept the fire burning merrily and egged the workers on by talking about the delicious lunch she was preparing. The poor things still had an aroma of sulphur surrounding them many hours later. |
- | When we lazy ones arrived at lunch time we found our hard working, pals had fitted sufficient pitons to make the climb easier than the previous day and, though not yet finished to John' | + | When we lazy ones arrived at lunch time we found our hard working, pals had fitted sufficient pitons to make the climb easier than the previous day and, though not yet finished to John' |
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+ | ===== Blue and Green Toned Photographs ===== | ||
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+ | In addition to sepia toning, we have taken up blue and green toning of photographs (contact prints as well as enlargements). Many subjects look particularly attractive in blue or green. The charges are moderate, being the same as for sepia toning. Come and have a look at our album. | ||
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+ | Best Pictures of the Week last month from club members came from Messrs. Harold Lade and Brian Harvey. If you don't hurry up, soon nobody will be able to beat Mr. Harvey' | ||
- | BLUE AND GREEN-SWED PHOTOGRAPHS... | ||
- | In addition to sepia toning, we have taken up blue and green toning of' photographs (contact prints as well as enlargements). Many subjects look particularly attractiv4- in blue or ' | ||
- | Best Pictures of the Week last month from club members came from Messrs. Harold Lade- and Brian Harvey. If-you don't huiry up, soon nobody will be able to beat Mr. Harvey' | ||
And remember that we do not only Best Pictures, but good pictures all round. You will like any photographic work done by | And remember that we do not only Best Pictures, but good pictures all round. You will like any photographic work done by | ||
- | GOODMAN BROS. PHOTO SUPPLIES | + | |
- | 20, Hunter Street, City. | + | GOODMAN BROS. PHOTO SUPPLIES\\ |
- | (opposite Wynyard Entrance) | + | 20, Hunter Street, City.\\ |
- | Open on Friday nights, | + | (opposite Wynyard Entrance)\\ |
- | ---- | + | Open on Friday nights. |
- | BUSHWALKER-S' | + | |
- | ONE SIDE OF THE_ PICTURE. | + | ===== Bushwalkers' |
- | In July the Committee | + | |
- | - | + | ==== One Side of the Picture ==== |
- | as usual. The first night two magazines were wrapped and posted to each man on | + | |
- | their list, while on the second night - after their usual monthly business meeting - these enthusiasts addressed and labelled | + | In July the Committee met on the first and third Wednesday evenings at Paddy' |
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- | Here is a letter to you from -their"Gimni-e-girl',-Joan Savage:- | + | Here is a letter to you from their "Gimme-girl", Joan Savage:- |
- | - a I | + | |
- | - " | + | "Dear Bushwalkers, |
- | This is a letter of appreciation although I am still asking for things. Honestly, I do want to express delight at the response to our appeal in the June issue-. It -would seem that our p_ub3.i: | + | |
- | We have also received knitted comforts, which the B.S.C. forwards to the | + | This is a letter of appreciation although I am still asking for things. Honestly, I do want to express delight at the response to our appeal in the June issue. It would seem that our publication |
- | boys on the knitters' | + | |
- | Salvage. We are sending | + | We have also received knitted comforts, which the B.S.C. forwards to the boys on the knitters' |
- | On 10th September we are holding a "Night Club"-. Hush, -Hush! We will tell you the spot at a later date, but please | + | |
- | This month (August) we are posting their Xmas parcels to all the lads. If | + | **Salvage.** We are sending |
- | you have any donations, please bring them in right away because Santa Claus has a date with the boys. | + | |
- | Thanking you all again, Fitzie. | + | On 10th September we are holding a "Night Club". Hush, Hush! We will tell you the spot at a later date, but please |
- | Two-way traffic is now operating. For some months past the B.S.C. has been sending letters, magazines, etc., to the boys. Now the letters of appreciation are coming back in large numb-ern, and we are glad to publish some extracts from them. | + | |
- | COMMITTEE NEWS AND NOTE | + | This month (August) we are posting their Xmas parcels to all the lads. If you have any donations, please bring them in right away because Santa Claus has a date with the boys. |
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- | T E OTHER SIDE - -OF THE PICTURE. | + | Thanking you all again, |
- | The Air Force boys are appreciative, | + | |
- | "On many occasions I have wanted to write you and express my sincere thanks and appreciation for the grand job or work the Bushwalkers' | + | Fitzie. |
- | Early in June Ken. Grenfell wrote from Narrandera:- | + | |
- | "I refer to magazines recently received by me and forwarded under your direction. These have been enjoyable reading when spare time has been available, but, owing to increasing pressure of service duties I must request that you delete my name from your list of addressees. The movement is wholly commendable and came as an agreeable surprise to me. As a matter of interest I would like to say that I | + | ---- |
- | am now a trainee for pilot duties. My tuition here terminates shortly as the first step towards embarkation to a more active theatre of training overseas. I sincerely hope the bushwalking movement will at least survive these graver years and prosper greatly very soon." | + | |
+ | Two way traffic is now operating. For some months past the B.S.C. has been sending letters, magazines, etc., to the boys. Now the letters of appreciation are coming back in large numbers, and we are glad to publish some extracts from them. | ||
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+ | ===== Committee News and Notes ===== | ||
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+ | ==== The Other Side of the Picture ==== | ||
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+ | The Air Force boys are appreciative, | ||
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+ | "On many occasions I have wanted to write you and express my sincere thanks and appreciation for the grand job of work the Bushwalkers' | ||
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+ | Early in June Ken Grenfell wrote from Narrandera: | ||
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+ | "I refer to magazines recently received by me and forwarded under your direction. These have been enjoyable reading when spare time has been available, but, owing to increasing pressure of service duties I must request that you delete my name from your list of addressees. The movement is wholly commendable and came as an agreeable surprise to me. As a matter of interest I would like to say that I am now a trainee for pilot duties. My tuition here terminates shortly as the first step towards embarkation to a more active theatre of training overseas. I sincerely hope the bushwalking movement will at least survive these graver years and prosper greatly very soon." | ||
We hope when Ken Grenfell gets his wings he will have some spare time again and that his special pals will let the B.S.C. know when he can be added to their mailing list again. | We hope when Ken Grenfell gets his wings he will have some spare time again and that his special pals will let the B.S.C. know when he can be added to their mailing list again. | ||
- | L.A.C. Peter Allan also wrote early in June, from Ascot Vale, Victoria, before going overseas:- | + | |
+ | L.A.C. Peter Allan also wrote early in June, from Ascot Vale, Victoria, before going overseas: | ||
"I would like to thank you and your fellow workers for the different magazines you have sent me while I have been in Melbourne with the R:A.A.F. I received the Reader' | "I would like to thank you and your fellow workers for the different magazines you have sent me while I have been in Melbourne with the R:A.A.F. I received the Reader' | ||
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From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada came word from George Archer:- | From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada came word from George Archer:- | ||
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- | the committee please thank them on my behalf. Where I am at present, on the wide open plains not much walking Could be done, but further west near the Rockies it would be the tops." - | ||
- | Now here are a few words from the army, from overseas and up north. Dave Kernohan wrote to Dunk from the A.LF. Abroad:- | ||
- | "Just a brief note to thank you for your most interesting letter and the | ||
- | " | ||
- | ration bag, short stories and coffee-and-milk. As the outward mail closes shortly after we've received the inward, it is impossible to reply in full; could not let | ||
- | the opportunity pass without sending my thanks. Will ,send you a detailed letter in | ||
- | the next week or so. Until then, cheerio and regards to all my bushwalking friends." | ||
- | Quenton Maloney of the Rucksack Club wrote from Darwin to Millie Horn of the B.S.C.:- | ||
- | "Allow me-to add my name to Bob Savage and Rob Morrison in their appreciation of the job the Services Committee is doing. It was a very welcome surprise for me | ||
- | to receive the several ' | ||
- | letter in last mail. The books are very welcome and the canteen order also, though about the last it is very hard for me to cash as I am not paid by pay book. Should you intend to keep me-On-the mailing list I can suggest nothing more welcome than reading literature, which is as manna in the desert in this land of nothing to do. | ||
- | About the snaps, I would appreciate a snap of Kanangra Walls or one from Clear Hill. I have photos of parts of the whole of the Kowmung and some of the Cox and | ||
- | several of Barrington but not of the two mentioned. It's great to be able to look at snaps and picture where one has once been." | ||
- | And lastly a few words from our old friend, Ross Easdown, who is with the 6th Division of the A.I.F. Abroad:- | ||
- | " | ||
- | very decent of you and gives a chap rather "a kick" to be remembered by friends | ||
- | I saw Bob Savage in Alex. before we went to Greece and haven' | ||
- | but expect to soon as he is only a few miles away. If ever, after this dust settles down, anyone has an opportunity of seeing Greece, I strongly recommend doing so. It's really the most beautiful country that I've ever seen and really a ' | ||
- | MISS. B. DUBE, 16 Spring St. City, will duplicate your circulars, reports. etc. ' | + | " |
- | Patronised by-more- and more Bushwalkers | + | |
+ | Now here are a few words from the army, from overseas and up north. Dave Kernohan wrote to Dunk from the A.I.F. | ||
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+ | "Just a brief note to thank you for your most interesting letter and the " | ||
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+ | Quenton Maloney of the Rucksack Club wrote from Darwin to Millie Horn of the B.S.C.: | ||
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+ | "Allow me to add my name to Bob Savage and Rob Morrison in their appreciation of the job the Services Committee is doing. It was a very welcome surprise for me to receive the several ' | ||
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+ | And lastly a few words from our old friend, Ross Easdown, who is with the 6th Division of the A.I.F. Abroad: | ||
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+ | " | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | MISS. B. DUBE, 16 Spring St. City, will duplicate your circulars, reports. etc. ' | ||
+ | ---- | ||
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+ | Patronised by more and more Bushwalkers | ||
for | for | ||
- | 21-11112.L.2.1-1-enins. | + | |
+ | Dinner on Friday evenings | ||
ANNE'S PANTRY | ANNE'S PANTRY | ||
- | -- | + | |
- | Serves MORNING and-AFTERNOON | + | Serves MORNING and AFTERNOON |
- | 1" | + | |
- | the week and DINNERS on FRIDAY EVENINGS | + | SO |
- | _SO | + | |
- | Eat with ybUr Friends | + | Eat with your Friends |
AT | AT | ||
- | ANNE'S PANTRY | + | |
- | Wytyax4 -Arcade, | + | ANNE'S PANTRY\\ |
- | 'off Hunter Street, SYDNEY | + | Wynyard |
- | -PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THEIVATER-' | + | off Hunter Street,\\ |
+ | SYDNEY | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ===== Photographers and the Water Shortage ===== | ||
A Hint from " | A Hint from " | ||
- | Washing | + | |
- | is guarantee. | + | Washing |
The prints should be soaked for three periods of ten minutes each, in three changes of water. At the expiration of each period of ten minutes the prints should be squeegeed between sheets of blotting paper. This forces the water out of the prints, and with it the hypo. | The prints should be soaked for three periods of ten minutes each, in three changes of water. At the expiration of each period of ten minutes the prints should be squeegeed between sheets of blotting paper. This forces the water out of the prints, and with it the hypo. | ||
- | As blotting paper is now more or less a luxury, , a clean towel or other absorbent material may be substituted; | + | |
- | r-egnire4 far big enlarcenAzits | + | As blotting paper is now more or less a luxury, a clean towel or other absorbent material may be substituted; |
- | THE VOICE OF THE _SOCIAL COMMITTEE | + | |
- | SAYS | + | ===== The Voice of the Social Committee ===== |
- | REMEMBER THE FOLLOv.TING ATTRACTIONS! | + | |
- | August 9th/loth. 2.2st.L.s2.1.14.22.222.91=2.21. - At North Richmond. | + | Says |
- | Come on Saturday and be at the Camp Fire. | + | |
- | (Hush: There will be supper!) | + | ==== Remember the Following Attractions ==== |
- | August 15th. Dorothy Helmrich will tell us of the fascination of Ancient | + | |
- | (Friday) | + | |**August 9th/l0th.**|**Sports Carnival Week-end.** - At North Richmond. Come on Saturday and be at the Camp Fire. (Hush! There will be supper!)| |
- | August 20th. (Wednesday) | + | |**August 15th.** (Friday) |**Dorothy Helmrich** will tell us of the fascination of Ancient and Modern |
- | August 29th. (Friday) | + | |**August 20th.** (Wednesday) |
- | Sept. 19th. | + | |**August 29th.** (Friday) |**Variety Night** At the Clubroom.| |
- | (Friday) | + | |**Sept. 19th.** (Friday) |**Mrs. Carrie Tennant |
- | Skatins | + | |**Sept. 24th.**|**Back to Childhood Party.** Come, and let us make merry again together!| |
- | Variety Night At the Clubroom | + | |
- | Mrs. Carrie Tennant-Kellx. | + | About the **Variety Night** |
- | Sept. 24th. Back-to-Childhood Party. Come, and let us make merry again together! | + | |
- | 'About the VARIETY NIGHT -(listed above.) | + | Will anyone who has **bright, original idea for our entertainment** |
- | Will anyone who has ajalant.22-1LaaLilailm_snglftairaLat | + | |
- | night, please concentrate on it and let the Social Secretary or Asst. Social Secretary, Edna Garrad, know as soon as possibleaso | + | ---- |
- | There was an age when North Africa was the granary of the world, To-day the Sahara blows down to the zea. Once, in'China, the hills which feed the floodwaters of the great rivers were covered with vegetation: | + | |
- | ----- Paul McGuire in " | + | There was an age when North Africa was the granary of the world, To day the Sahara blows down to the sea. Once, in China, the hills which feed the floodwaters of the great rivers were covered with vegetation: |
- | - 13 - | + | |
- | LIBYAN JUNE. | + | Paul McGuire in " |
- | Dust | + | |
- | I've raved and I've wept and I've cussed. Dust in your blankets, dust, in your clothes. Dust in your eyes and'your ears and your nose, Dust in your breakfast and 'dust in your brain. Dust that would drive normal people insane-- Dust. | + | ===== Libyan June ===== |
- | Flies | + | |
- | Plague of the Libyan skies, | + | |
- | Sw1rming just where you don't want 'em to be Having a bath in your afternoon tea. | + | Dust\\ |
- | Dying a nice sticky death in the jam, Buzzing and buzzing and buzzing | + | I've raved and I've wept and I've cussed.\\ |
- | Fleas | + | Dust in your blankets, dust in your clothes.\\ |
- | Hopping with devilish ease; | + | Dust in your eyes and your ears and your nose,\\ |
- | Thriving on flea powder, having great fun Biting, impartially, | + | Dust in your breakfast and dust in your brain.\\ |
- | If :your kill one or two they seem to get worse, | + | Dust that would drive normal people insane -\\ |
- | So we just lie and scratch and impotently curse-- Fleas. | + | Dust. |
- | Heat | + | |
- | Gimme a large whisky neat. | + | Flies\\ |
- | Either one lies in the shade with the flies | + | Plague of the Libyan skies,\\ |
- | Or sits in the sun and painfully fries | + | Sw1rming just where you don't want 'em to be\\ |
- | But it can't drive us mad--on that point we're clear, We've been crazy for years, or we wouldn' | + | Having a bath in your afternoon tea.\\ |
- | Huns | + | Dying a nice sticky death in the jam,\\ |
- | Germans with bombers and guns. | + | Buzzing and buzzing and buzzing - oh damn\\ |
- | Trying to boot us with indecent glee, | + | Flies. |
- | Into the Mediterranean Sea. | + | |
- | Method of warfare that's known as the" | + | Fleas\\ |
- | But we've our own methods of dealing with Fritz. Huns. | + | Hopping with devilish ease;\\ |
- | Home------ | + | Thriving on flea powder, having great fun\\ |
- | Some day we'll recross the foam, | + | Biting, impartially, |
- | Back _to,the jolly old land ofour birth, Back to the happiest | + | If you kill one or two they seem to get worse,\\ |
- | Far from the flies and the Huns and the heat, With a. pub on the corner of each little street, Home. | + | So we just lie and scratch and impotently curse -\\ |
- | Sent By Pte. R. D. Burnside, an unattached walker, to one of our Members. | + | Fleas. |
- | t/s ,_. y, | + | |
- | 1 Cz ' | + | Heat\\ |
- | P'*A | + | Gimme a large whisky neat.\\ |
- | - 14 -. | + | Either one lies in the shade with the flies\\ |
- | MORE UPSETS FOR THEM THERE PIDGEONS. 0 by " | + | Or sits in the sun and painfully fries\\ |
- | The Pigeon House trip seems now so hackneyed that the Soul just writhes (can't you imagine the poor, tortured, perspiring thing?) in agony after originality, | + | But it can't drive us mad - on that point we're clear,\\ |
- | of the train from Central. | + | We've been crazy for years, or we wouldn' |
- | At Nowra we sailed into a large, expensive car and luxuriated all the way to Drury' | + | Heat. |
- | The track immediately did some strange twistings which evaporated a little of our self-esteem, but were shortly able to smile again and, with Pigeon House towering unmistakably above us, even a modicum of boasting seemed safe. To our sorrow, we were unable to find any way up this mountain but the usual one; the view in the perfect weather which held for the whole trip was magnificient. | + | |
+ | Huns\\ | ||
+ | Germans with bombers and guns.\\ | ||
+ | Trying to boot us with indecent glee,\\ | ||
+ | Into the Mediterranean Sea.\\ | ||
+ | Method of warfare that's known as the " | ||
+ | But we've our own methods of dealing with Fritz.\\ | ||
+ | Huns. | ||
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+ | Home\\ | ||
+ | Some day we'll recross the foam,\\ | ||
+ | Back to the jolly old land of our birth,\\ | ||
+ | Back to the happiest country on earth,\\ | ||
+ | Far from the flies and the Huns and the heat,\\ | ||
+ | With a pub on the corner of each little street,\\ | ||
+ | Home. | ||
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+ | Sent By **Pte. R. D. Burnside**, an unattached walker, to one of our Members. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== More Upsets For Them There Pidgeons ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
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+ | The Pigeon House trip seems now so hackneyed that the Soul just writhes (can't you imagine the poor, tortured, perspiring thing?) in agony after originality, | ||
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+ | At Nowra we sailed into a large, expensive car and luxuriated all the way to Drury' | ||
+ | Tower of Pisa (but not so obvious to the naked eye) and with further assurances that we couldn' | ||
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+ | The track immediately did some strange twistings which evaporated a little of our self esteem, but were shortly able to smile again and, with Pigeon House towering unmistakably above us, even a modicum of boasting seemed safe. To our sorrow, we were unable to find any way up this mountain but the usual one; the view in the perfect weather which held for the whole trip was magnificent. | ||
At Yadbora junction several of the party would insist on inspecting the shack although we, with a better sense of values, pointed out that they could spend all their spare week-ends in town inspecting a quarter of a million dwellings of all descriptions, | At Yadbora junction several of the party would insist on inspecting the shack although we, with a better sense of values, pointed out that they could spend all their spare week-ends in town inspecting a quarter of a million dwellings of all descriptions, | ||
- | Our campsite that night was situated among lovely trees right under Castle | + | |
- | Mountain, which looked very inspiring and formidable. There ensued an orgy of cooking, of which a choice of three porridges for breakfast is a sample. Our | + | Our campsite that night was situated among lovely trees right under Castle Mountain, which looked very inspiring and formidable. There ensued an orgy of cooking, of which a choice of three porridges for breakfast is a sample. Our Prospective dashed off numerous pieces of de resistance with an air of abandon-born-of-knowledge really intended to cover ignorance of what the result might be. There is, however, no answer to success. |
- | Prospective dashed off numerous pieces of de resistance with an air of abandon-bornof- knowledge really intended to cover ignorance of what the result might be. There | + | |
- | is, however, no answer to success. | + | On Sunday we had, of course, to split up into platoons, bands, companies, knots and groups to look for the " |
- | On Sunday we had, of course, to split up into platoons, bands, companies, knots and groups to look for the " | + | |
- | the track up Wog Wog Mountain. Alas, no trees answering to what wa thought the | + | With sighs of satisfaction (or short wind or something) we reached the top and were delighted with the panorama, which revealed country not visible from Pigeon House. Even more delightful were the slabs of mountains framed in the trees as we climbed. |
- | probable description did we see, so we sat down to lunch with the intention of | + | |
- | climbing at that very spot. A short climb, and we soon discovered that we were on the correct ridge and had apparently been overlooked eating our lunch by rungbarked | + | Camp was pitched not far from the top of the range and here beginneth the second orgy. |
- | trees on all sides, with primary and secondary signs and supporting evidence in | + | |
- | serried ranks just waiting to be recognise. | + | The car was to meet us on Monday at the Corang River Bridge at 3 p.m. so, not content with leaving camp at nearly ten o' |
- | With sighs of satisfaction (or short-wind or something) we reached the top and | + | |
- | - 15 - | + | With our usual good luck, we picked the right ridge - a long one which finally dropped into a tributary of the Corang and shortly afterwards we came upon the Harts, who had been visited by the last party from the Club! Only eight miles to do now in an hour and a half - what a relief! - and, though unfed, we arrived for our tryst a mere half hour late. Our driver deposited us on the station ten minutes before the train left. |
- | were delighted with the panorama, which revealed country not visible from Pigeon House. Even more delightful were the slabs of mountains framed in the trees as we climbed. | + | |
- | Camp was pitched not far'from the toD-of the range and here beginneth the second orgy. - | + | [Easter 1941] |
- | The car was to :meet us on Monday at the Corang River Bridge at 3 p m. so, not content with leaving camp At nearly ten o' | + | |
- | With our usual good luck, we picktd-tha | + | ===== Club Gossip ===== |
- | CLUB GOSSIP. | + | |
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- | Our old -friend and ex,-Presidtnt,-Harold-Chardon, recently acquired another pip and is now a Lieut. Colonel. Congratulations, | + | Our old friend and ex-President, Harold Chardon, recently acquired another pip and is now a Lieut. Colonel. Congratulations, |
- | What's a ;pip anyway? The 'other evening'Geoff. Parker strolled into Cahills wearing two stripes, and, as we had just sent his magazine off to " | + | |
- | Did you hear that Wilbur Morris recently-visited Brisbane? Hitch-hiked up there quite comfortably but found petrol rationing had so reduced the traffic by the time he was coming back that he had to do quite a lot of walking...Too bad! | + | What's a pip anyway? The other evening Geoff Parker strolled into Cahills wearing two stripes, and, as we had just sent his magazine off to " |
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+ | Did you hear that Wilbur Morris recently visited Brisbane? Hitch-hiked up there quite comfortably but found petrol rationing had so reduced the traffic by the time he was coming back that he had to do quite a lot of walking ... Too bad! | ||
Recently heard also of another old member who has not been seen for some time - " | Recently heard also of another old member who has not been seen for some time - " | ||
- | More exciting from our point of view is the re-appearance on the track of Doris Allden, also of Betty Pryde. One SuAday | + | |
- | 16 | + | More exciting from our point of view is the re-appearance on the track of Doris Allden, also of Betty Pryde. One Sunday |
- | AT OUR OWN MILETING. | + | |
- | Only one new member, Miss Joyce Ford, was welcomed at the July meeting. We were told afterwards that she returned to her. seat, Constitution in hand, asking | + | ===== At Our Own Meeting ===== |
- | Hon.Secretary asked that someone would write a description-to Jack Debert and tell him "The Club's not dead yet" | + | |
- | The fun did not start until about g o' | + | |
- | else did. She should certainly know something about Section 5 of the Constitution | + | Only one new member, Miss Joyce Ford, was welcomed at the July meeting. We were told afterwards that she returned to her seat, Constitution in hand, asking |
- | nova And the powers of the Committee! And a bit of Club' | + | |
- | Members are reminded that we get these free nights' | + | The fun did not start until about 9 o' |
- | listen to reports and correspondence as well. From the latter we learned in July | + | |
- | that Geoff Parker is again on the Active Members' | + | Members are reminded that we get these free nights' |
- | and Eric) and the Johnstons (Jinnie and Bill) have transferred to the Non-Active List; Arthur Salmon has changed his address again; and Evelyn Higinbotham is | + | |
- | enjoying Suva; while Barney is seeking reinforcements for the Burning Palms Surf Club. | + | If anyone would like to spend a week or so in August or September at Hazelbrook picking hyacinths and daffodils, Hon. Sec. Jean Moppett can tell them someone who will pay them for doing so. |
- | If anyone would like to spend a Week or So in August or September at Hazelbrook picking hyacinths and daffodils, Hon.Sec. Jean Moppett | + | |
- | If you would 'rather buy a property. at Upper Burragorang, | + | If you would rather buy a property at Upper Burragorang, |
The President announced the decision of the Committee regarding the Tidy Campsites Slide Competition: | The President announced the decision of the Committee regarding the Tidy Campsites Slide Competition: | ||
- | Entries are to be for suggestions for slides, not finished slides; - | ||
- | each entry is to be submitted in a sealed envelope accompanied by another sealed | ||
- | envelope containing the competitor' | ||
- | when received. The judging will be done at the September Committee Meeting (first | ||
- | Friday in the monih) and the award will be made at the Half-Yearly Meeting (second Friday in September). | ||
- | You have your ideas, of course, now get them onto paper ---.. they may be worth half a guinea. | ||
+ | Entries are to be for **suggestions** for slides, **not** finished slides; each entry is to be submitted in a sealed envelope accompanied by another sealed envelope containing the competitor' | ||
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+ | You have your ideas, of course, now get them onto paper .. they may be worth half a guinea. |
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