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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker ====== |
- | A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney | + | |
- | No.82 - OCTOBER, 1941 Price 3d. | + | A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to\\ The Sydney |
- | Editor: Dorothy Lawry Business Manager: Brian Harvey | + | |
- | Subscriptions: | + | |No.82 | October, 1941 |
- | -C 0 N T E N.T S | + | |
- | The Government and Conservation | + | |Editor: Dorothy Lawry |
- | Federation Notes S. | + | |Subscriptions: |
- | Club Gossip | + | |Production: Brian Harvey, Jean West and Mary Stoddart|| |
- | Paddy Pallin' | + | |
- | Goodman Bros.Photo | + | ===== Contents ===== |
- | Wiff Visits the Palm Islands by Wiff. Knight The Voice of the Social Committee .. 000 Why is a Bushwalker a Bushwalker? by " | + | |
- | From Here, There and Everywhere | + | |The Government and Conservation| ... ... ... | Page 1| |
- | 441,4, | + | |Federation Notes ... | ... ... ... | " 2| |
- | + | |Club Gossip | |
- | a | + | |Paddy Pallin' |
- | + | |Gourmandising on the Deua | by " | |
+ | |Letters from the Lads No.7| from Morris Stephenson| | ||
+ | |Beware! | ||
+ | |Goodman Bros.Photo | ||
+ | |Wiff Visits the Palm Islands | ||
+ | |The Voice of the Social Committee | ||
+ | |Why is a Bushwalker a Bushwalker? | ||
+ | |From Here, There and Everywhere | ||
+ | |At Our Half-yearly Meeting (First Half) | ... ... | " 16| | ||
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+ | ===== The Government And Conservation. ===== | ||
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+ | Our new State Government - or essential parts of it anyway - seems to be conservation minded. Maybe the dawn is breaking. | ||
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+ | Elected in May this year, before 1st July the Minister responsible for the annual renewal of the Protection of Wildflowers and Native Plants had to review the list and make his decision. The usual proclamation came out at the beginning of July - it covered the same flowers and plants as last year, __and__ it protected them for __three years__. | ||
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+ | One evening recently | ||
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+ | These congratulations will be all the more heartfelt when it is realised that the good work is continuing. As we go to press there is a Bill before Parliament for the stricter control of Trustees and the more efficient working of Trusts controlling Public Reserves. | ||
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+ | ===== Federation Notes. ===== | ||
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+ | The main business of the September Council Meeting was the election of a new Hon. Secretary, and the Federation is to be congratulated on having persuaded Dorothy Song to accept the position. This means that at the end of this month she will give up the secretaryship of the Rucksack Club, which she has held so capably for the past three years, but the Rucksackers have always been " | ||
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+ | A succession of three Convenors of the Publicity Bureau (Horrie Salmon, George Loder, and Jack Walker) have left bushwalking for the R.A.A.F. and the Federation has not yet succeeded in filling this vacancy. Council is still looking round for an enthusiast, so if you know anyone for the job, please let your delegates know at once. | ||
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+ | The Hobart Walking Club's letter to the S.B.W. regarding " | ||
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+ | One of the ways in which the Federation' | ||
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+ | No one could supply the information, | ||
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+ | The "S. & R" (for new members, this is the Search & Rescue Section of the Federation) has been inactive for some time, but last month, when the daily papers reported "six hikers missing in the mountains", | ||
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+ | A wedding of interest to bushwalkers was recently celebrated at Bradfield when Miss Ethel Mawdsley became Mrs. Horrie Salmon. They are both, of course, members of the Trampers Club of N.S.W. We wish them both every happiness, and know that, if enthusiasm and energy can attract it to them, happiness - won't be able to keep away from Horrie and his bride. | ||
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+ | Two other well-known bushwalkers who have just announced their engagement are Agnes Miller and Bill Holesgrove, both of the Coast & Mountain Walkers, but best known in the Federation as ex-Assistant Secretary Agnes Miller and past-President Bill Holesgrove. We congratulate them both very heartily and look forward to seeing their happy faces as regularly as usual on the track and at bushwalking functions. | ||
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+ | ===== Club Gossip ===== | ||
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+ | Spring is in the air! We have no fewer than three weddings to report this month. At the end of August Dorothy Langworthy became Mrs. Fred. Svenson, and early in September Alice Collins became Mrs. Alan Wyborn. A few days later Sheilagh Porter became Mrs. John Kaska. | ||
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+ | We convey to all six of our Clubmates the good wishes of all their friends in the S.B.W. - and we hope they will continue to find the bush far surpasses any garden. We wish them all - "Good camping!" | ||
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- | THE GOVERNMENT AND CONSERVATION., | ||
- | Our new state Government - or essential parts of it anyway - seems to be conservation minded. Maybe the dawn is breaking. | ||
- | Elected in May this year, before 1st July the Minister responsible for the annual renewal of the Protection of Wildflowers and Native Plants had to review the list and make his decision. The usual proclamation came out at the beginning of July - it covered the same flowers and plants as last year, and it protected them for THREE YEARS. | ||
- | One evening recently a bushwalkimg barrister told your editor that during the past couple of months every State Forest and Timber Reserve in N.S.W. has been declared a sanctuary. rid you see the announcement of the gazettal of this added protection of native birds and animals? Probably most laymen missed it, but the total area covered4 so our barrister friend said, is about two million acres; and the Government seems to have taken this action without any outside urgings We are sure all bushwaIkers will join us in congratulating the Ministers responsible, | ||
- | - These congratUlations will be all the more heartfelt when it is | ||
- | realised that the good work is continuing. As we go to press there is a | ||
- | Bill before Parliament for the stricter control of Trustees and the more efficient working of Trusts controlling Public Reserves. | ||
- | FEDERATION NOTES. | ||
- | The main business of the September Council Meeting was the election of a new Hon. Secretary, and the Federation is to be congratulated on having persuaded Dorothy Song to accept the position. This' | ||
- | A succession of three Convenors of the Publicity Bureau (Horns Salmon, George Loder, and Jack Walker) have left bushwalking for the R.A.A.F. and the Federation has not yet succeeded in filling this vacancy. Council is still looking round for an enthusiast, so if you know anyone for the job, please let your delegates know at once. | ||
- | The Hobart Walking Club's letter to the S.B.W. regarding " | ||
- | One of the ways in which the Federation' | ||
- | No one could supply the information, | ||
- | The "S. & R" (for new members, this is the Search & | ||
- | had about thirty telephone calls in one from members of the various clubS inquiring, "Is there a -sear ch on? Fortunately, | ||
- | A wedding of inter6SttirbUshWalkers was recently celebrated at Bradfield when Miss Ethel Mawdsley became Mrs. Horrie Salmon.. They are:bot14 of curse, members-of the Trampers Club of N.S.W.- We wish them both every happiness, | ||
- | and know thati' | ||
- | Two other veil-known bushwalkers who have just announced their engagement are Agnes Miller and Bill Holesgrove, both of the Coast & Mountain Walkers, but best known in the Federation as ex-Assistant Secretary Agnes Miller and past-President Bill Holesgrove. We congratulate them both very heartily and look forward to seeing their-happy faces as regularly as usual on the track and at bushwalking functions. | ||
- | CLUB GOSSIP | ||
- | Spring is in the airf We have no fewer than three weddings to report this month. At the end of August Dorothy Langworthy became Mrs. Fred. Sgenson, and early in September Alice Collins became Mrs. Alan Wyborn. A few days later Sheilagh Porter became Mrs. John Kaska. | ||
- | We convey to all six of our Clubmates the good wishes of all their friends in the S.B.W. - and we hope they will continue to find the bush far surpasses any garden. We Wish them all - "Good camping!" | ||
Jean Ashdown, of the C.M.W. and S.B.W. (who used to be Jean Malcolm of the S.B.W.) has transferred to the Non-active List of our Club, but we shall probably see her as well as many members of the various affiliated clubs at the Federation' | Jean Ashdown, of the C.M.W. and S.B.W. (who used to be Jean Malcolm of the S.B.W.) has transferred to the Non-active List of our Club, but we shall probably see her as well as many members of the various affiliated clubs at the Federation' | ||
- | Recently Dorothy Lawry and " | + | |
- | Jean Moppett read this in full atthe September meeting, and Peter Page afterwards described it as "a blade to blade description" | + | Recently Dorothy Lawry and " |
The air has now started to buzz with talk of "the concert" | The air has now started to buzz with talk of "the concert" | ||
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- | LIVING OFF THE COUNTRY. | + | ---- |
- | Living off the country in the Blue Mountains would be a well nigh impossible task and yet a person lost or running short of food. through misadventure could eke out his scanty rations with bush foods. | + | |
+ | ===== Living Off The Country. ===== | ||
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+ | Living off the country in the Blue Mountains would be a well nigh impossible task and yet a person lost or running short of food through misadventure could eke out his scanty rations with bush foods. | ||
Here are some suggestions extracted from Paddy' | Here are some suggestions extracted from Paddy' | ||
- | NETTLES: Similar in taste _to spinach, and cooked the same way. | ||
- | COUCH ROOTS: Eat the thick white shoots raw or. boiled. | ||
- | BRACKEN Tips just curled above the ground are edible-boil. TIPS: | ||
- | MUSHROOMS: Eat raw, boiled or -fried. | ||
- | -GRASS TREE: White ends of centre blades. Eat raw or boil. FERN: Heart of tree fern is edible - boil. CABBAGE PALM: Centre core of unopened leaves-boil: | ||
- | -FROGS: Legs only. Delicious if you can otercome prejudice(and boil.) | ||
- | SNAILS: Boil gently. After all, you eat oysters - snails are their cousins. | ||
- | WHITE GRUBS: (Found in rotten wood) edible and delicious if prejudice overcome. | ||
- | - Not to mention the obvious - such as - fish, eels, rabbits, etc. Snake makes good eating. | ||
- | N.B. It goes without saying that grass-trees, | ||
- | Maybe readers would let the Editor lave,a few further suggestions which might one day be useful in an emergency._ | ||
- | INSERTED IN THE INTERESTS CT GOOD CAMPING BY:- | ||
- | PADDY PALLIN, | ||
- | 327 George Street, SYDNEY' | ||
- | /Phone 3.3101. | ||
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- | GOURMANDISING ON THE DMA. | ||
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- | Another lovely day was drawing to its close, and, each reflecting on the curiousness of the-Dtua River, here wide-valleyed with green pastures, there narrow and cooped within short canyonsI we sought to explain it geologically to each other. We came to one -of these canyons at about three-thirty, | ||
- | < stretching away below us to the gentle | ||
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- | hillslopes bounding the upper valley. If the river had been running in the opposite direction it would have se:med | ||
- | / more credible, but it flowed in lazy serenity round wide, flat bends and, finally sliding between deep banks, crossed the valley from one side to the | ||
- | other at our. feet. | ||
- | Here we found the track again and spedAight-heartedly down it in that last burst of energy which can always be summoned up when the campsite is within Coo-ee. Crossing the river by | ||
- | convenient stepping-stones, | ||
- | sign that Rankinis Farmhouse;, due to appear any moment, would prove uninhabited. On the further bank we camel' UPon the ramshackle old house. Great, aged | ||
- | ag patterns outlined against the sky, cast | ||
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- | 'tee t) Cc:11110r) | ||
- | walnut trees, with their delicate | + | |__Nettles__: |
- | re dumped our packs on the close cropped turf | + | |__Couch Roots__: |
- | before the house, which | + | |__Bracken Tips__: |
- | - ,71011,11j | + | |__Mushrooms__: |
- | ii I II | + | |__-Grass Tree__: |
- | ilN\.1 : | + | |__Fern__: |
- | ,'" | + | |__Cabbage Palm__: |
- | half protected by some battered wire netting. There were hollyhocks raising their surprised, old-maidish faces over a | + | |__-Frogs__: |
- | peeped curiously curiously at us | + | |__Snails__: |
- | - | + | |__White Grubs__: |
- | tumbled confusion of Asweet | + | |
- | - | + | - - - - Not to mention the obvious - such as - fish, eels, rabbits, etc. Snake makes good eating. |
- | ro in. V-5, | + | |
- | -6- | + | __N.B.__ It goes without saying that grass-trees, |
- | Beneath a true golden with heavy branches of. ripe 'plums we found three grunting pigs - enormous ones - which -fled-in panic at our approach, but presently returned to eat the over-ripe fruit we shook down as we gathered refreshment. | + | |
- | Jack raised his now familiar cry, " | + | Maybe readers would let the Editor lave,a few further suggestions which might one day be useful in an emergency. |
- | Jack decided_an | + | |
- | We exiplored | + | . . . . . |
- | they gave the impression of the vocalist being slightly inebriated. | + | |
- | -Next day photographs were taken, and Rankin' | + | |Inserted In The Interests Of Good Camping By:-\\ || |
- | But, Alas: We were soon packed up and on our way again, leaving | + | | |Paddy Pallin,\\ 327 George Street, __Sydney__| |
- | "An inland sea of mountains, stretching far. In undulating billows, deeply blue, | + | |
- | With here and there a gleaming crest of rock, Surging in stillness, fading into space, Seeming more liquid in the distance vague, Transparent melting, till the last faint ridge Blends with clear ether in the azure sky In tender mauve unrealness; the dim line Of mountain profile seeming but a streak Of waving cloud on the horizon' | + | __' |
- | ly J. Le Gay Brereton.. | + | |
- | 7 | + | ===== Gourmandising On The Deua.===== |
- | LETTERS FROM THE LADS - No. 7. | + | by Stoddy Junr.\\ |
+ | (Extract from my Deua Notes.). | ||
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+ | (( NB. Two sketches in the PDF. \\ 1. Sketch map. \\ 2. Sketch of Rankin' | ||
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+ | Another lovely day was drawing to its close, and, each reflecting on the curiousness of the Deua River, here wide-valleyed with green pastures, there narrow and cooped within short canyons, we sought to explain it geologically to each other. We came to one of these canyons at about three-thirty, | ||
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+ | Here we found the track again and sped light-heartedly down it in that last burst of energy which can always be summoned up when the campsite is within Coo-ee. Crossing the river by convenient stepping-stones, | ||
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+ | We dumped our packs on the close cropped turf before the house, which peeped curiously at us over a tangled garden, half protected by some battered wire netting. | ||
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+ | Beneath a tree golden with heavy branches of ripe plums we found three grunting pigs - enormous ones - which fled in panic at our approach, but presently returned to eat the over-ripe fruit we shook down as we gathered refreshment. | ||
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+ | Jack raised his now familiar cry, " | ||
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+ | Jack decided on the river bank, in spite of the fact that the majority were ensconcing themselves beside the little, bark-roofed house, and, in an attempt to change our minds for us, obtained some corn, and shouted, "Peeg! Peeg!", | ||
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+ | We explored | ||
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+ | Next day photographs were taken, and Rankin' | ||
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+ | But, Alas! We were soon packed up and on our way again, leaving | ||
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+ | "An inland sea of mountains, stretching far\\ | ||
+ | In undulating billows, deeply blue,\\ | ||
+ | With here and there a gleaming crest of rock,\\ | ||
+ | Surging in stillness, fading into space,\\ | ||
+ | Seeming more liquid in the distance vague,\\ | ||
+ | Transparent melting, till the last faint ridge\\ | ||
+ | Blends with clear ether in the azure sky\\ | ||
+ | In tender mauve unrealness; the dim line\\ | ||
+ | Of mountain profile seeming but a streak\\ | ||
+ | Of waving cloud on the horizon' | ||
+ | |||
+ | by J. Le Gay Brereton. | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ===== Letters From The Lads - No. 7. ===== | ||
from Morris Stephenson. | from Morris Stephenson. | ||
- | Two interesting letters have come to the Bushwalkers' | + | |
- | "I am afraid that I am somewhat abashed by the prepossessing name of your committee, which is certainly new since the days of my regular attendance at Hamilton Street. Firstly I want to thank Dunk for her letter and the contacts of the Reunion. It is grand to know that somewhere the whole existence is not uprooted, and some of those pleasantnesses of life still exist. The receipt of her letter out here was more than welcome and it is very pleasant to be so cloie to old associations although so far from home. Must thank the committee also for the publication " | + | Two interesting letters have come to the Bushwalkers' |
- | I would prefer that you did not send these to me but rather if you could send reading matter, which, as I said above, is worth its weight in gold. | + | |
- | At the present time we are trainingin | + | "I am afraid that I am somewhat abashed by the prepossessing name of your committee, which is certainly new since the days of my regular attendance at Hamilton Street. Firstly I want to thank Dunk for her letter and the contacts of the Reunion. It is grand to know that somewhere the whole existence is not uprooted, and some of those pleasantnesses of life still exist. The receipt of her letter out here was more than welcome and it is very pleasant to be so close to old associations although so far from home. Must thank the committee also for the publication " |
- | from Australia we were sent to Gaza it Palestine for some hardening - Long days with minimum of water and memories | + | |
- | pleasant memories - however there were some bright moments. | + | At the present time we are training in Syria. On first arriving in the East from Australia we were sent to Gaza it Palestine for some hardening - Long days with minimum of water and memories of route marches through the sand are not pleasant memories - however there were some bright moments. |
Sunday afternoons on Gaza Beach, with plenty of Australian sisters and soldiers scattered about - Bondi of the Eastern world. Encountered Bob Savage there on several occasions - still the same imperturbable Robert. | Sunday afternoons on Gaza Beach, with plenty of Australian sisters and soldiers scattered about - Bondi of the Eastern world. Encountered Bob Savage there on several occasions - still the same imperturbable Robert. | ||
- | While at Gaza was fortunate in obtaining a week's leave in Cairo. | + | |
- | half the stories you hear about it. Believe them all. Let your imagination go -- a houseboat on the Nile - Shades of Cleopatra | + | While at Gaza was fortunate in obtaining a week's leave in Cairo. |
- | Hardly back from leave when I got sent to the war. Our battery was employed in the coastal sector of the Syrian campaign, There is much of interest in the north of Palestine and the south of Syria. ... The coast road in Syria, or to be more precise Lebanon, runs for some miles along a cliff edge with the water hundreds of feet below. The road is very good and well paved except in a few places where bombs have taken effect - care of course is very necessary in | + | |
- | 6 | + | Hardly back from leave when I got sent to the war. Our battery was employed in the coastal sector of the Syrian campaign. There is much of interest in the north of Palestine and the south of Syria. .... The coast road in Syria, or to be more precise Lebanon, runs for some miles along a cliff edge with the water hundreds of feet below. The road is very good and well paved except in a few places where bombs have taken effect - care of course is very necessary in these areas. Further north the road leads through Tyre and Sidon(now called Saida). We spent a night at Saida and although I looked for the pillar of salt, all I found was a deceased Froggy in the bottom of a well which we had intended |
- | these areas. Further north the road leads through Tyre and Sidon(now called Saida). We spent a night at Saida and although I looked for the pillar of salt, all I found was a deceased Froggy in the bottom of a well which we had Intended | + | |
- | The country around that district is extremely | + | The country around that district is extremely |
- | ridge was interspaced with a huge ravine a quarryman' | + | |
- | After the battle of Damour we . moved forward into position north of the town.. We bivouced in an olive grove. Around the town of Damour in the various waddies and in the river valley are extensive banana plantations. Between the banana plants grow pumpkins, tomatoes, | + | After the battle of Damour we .. moved forward into position north of the town.. We bivouced in an olive grove. Around the town of Damour in the various waddies and in the river valley are extensive banana plantations. Between the banana plants grow pumpkins, tomatoes, |
- | We are now camped in a valley in the mountains. The valley has probably been formed by some huge glacier the bed is some 3,000 ft. up and it is hemmed in on either side by mountains which rise a further 3,000 ft. It is about 15 miles wide and 50 miles long something like Burragorang on a much grander scale. We are camped | + | |
- | A few miles to the north of our camp is the town of Baalbeck with its historical interests. It was formerly the Roman city of Heliopolis and the Roman ruins are in an excellent state of preservation. Huge monuments to Roman culture the temples of Bacchus, the Sun and Jupiter. As we wander over the hills (and some hills they are too) and set up our theodolites we get well off the beaten track and have come across many, interesting phenomena. Huge quarries thousands of years old; caves which have at one time been the homes of cave dwellers and relics of ancient civilisations, | + | We are now camped in a valley in the mountains. The valley has probably been formed by some huge glacier |
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- | The famous cedars of Lebanon are yery. conspicuous by their absence these daystand | + | A few miles to the north of our camp is the town of Baalbeck |
- | J3lease givemy | + | |
- | snaps sent over I notice quite e number of new faces - and also the amount of | + | The famous cedars of Lebanon are very conspicuous by their absence these days, and for the most part trees are very scarce. The natives who live in the district are agricultural by nature |
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- | photograph_roompgiven | + | Please give my regards to my S.B.W. pals of the old days and from the snaps sent over I notice quite a number of new faces - and also the amount of photograph room given to the male fraternity |
- | I return to peaceful life. Reiards | + | |
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- | The town of Damas consists chiefly of two, parts.- European & Wog-(Ed note:- In one of Bob Savage' | + | The town of Damas consists chiefly of two, parts - European & Wog-(Ed note:- In one of Bob Savage' |
- | The Wog area is, of course, most interesting especially the bazaar area. Made acquaintance with the " | + | |
- | Of interest also was a visit I paid to a local village in the hills, at the invitation of the Muktah(head man), He also invited his cousin who was a captain in the Turkish army in the last war, This causin | + | The Wog area is, of course, most interesting especially the bazaar area. Made acquaintance with the " |
- | he did not fight in this war (he has his own private army) although the French asked him to join them. His family are born rulers and consider it beneath their dignity to work. | + | |
- | Had a very entertaining evening..... He invited me to spend a week or so in his castle in the hills, but I had visions of being lured up there and having an ear chopped off or something to be sent to my regiment for ransom; so pleaded the excuse of being busy. Altogether the atmosphere was most cordial and if he was not sincere he should go to Hollywood, he'd made his fortune " | + | Of interest also was a visit I paid to a local village in the hills, at the invitation of the Muktah(head man), He also invited his cousin who was a captain in the Turkish army in the last war, This cousin |
- | Morrie ' s address is :- NX20390 M.M.Stephenson (Lie ut ) | + | |
- | Sound Ranging Bty., 2/1 Aust.Survey | + | Had a very entertaining evening..... He invited me to spend a week or so in his castle in the hills, but I had visions of being lured up there and having an ear chopped off or something to be sent to my regiment for ransom; so pleaded the excuse of being busy. Altogether the atmosphere was most cordial and if he was not sincere he should go to Hollywood, he'd made his fortune. ....." |
- | -10- | + | |
- | B, | + | |Morrie' |
- | by Marie B. Dyles. | + | |
- | The cult of super-ultra-vegetarianism is increasing alarmingly in the Club. On one recent official trip ten out of the twelve present lived exclusively on raw vegetables, nuts and cold water. The author felt positively gluttonous as she warmed a cup of Watery | + | ===== Beware! ===== |
- | Ohl there are some who seek to save | + | |
- | Your precious soul from Hell, And some to wean you from the Drink | + | by Marie B. Byles. |
- | YOU always loved so well. | + | |
- | But ohl the very, very worst Of all evangelists, | + | The cult of super-ultra-vegetarianism is increasing alarmingly in the Club. On one recent official trip ten out of the twelve present lived exclusively on raw vegetables, nuts and cold water. The author felt positively gluttonous as she warmed a cup of watery |
- | Are not the Douglas.Creditites, Nor yet the Communists, | + | |
- | But interfering, | + | Oh! there are some who seek to save\\ |
- | Who good meat snatch away, | + | Your precious soul from Hell,\\ |
- | And turn you out to browze on nuts, - And cabbages and Hay. | + | And some to wean you from the Drink\\ |
- | EIGHT HOUR WEEK-END | + | You always loved so well. |
+ | |||
+ | But oh! the very, very worst\\ | ||
+ | Of all evangelists, | ||
+ | Are not the Douglas Creditites,\\ | ||
+ | Nor yet the Communists, | ||
+ | |||
+ | But interfering, | ||
+ | Who good meat snatch away,\\ | ||
+ | And turn you out to browze on nuts,\\ | ||
+ | And cabbages and Hay. | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ===== Eight Hour Week-End ===== | ||
marks the beginning of the Photographic summer season. You will need films - black and white, or colour - before the holiday, and a dependable developing, printing, and enlarging service for the pictures you are going to take in the bush. Both (as you all know) are to be found at | marks the beginning of the Photographic summer season. You will need films - black and white, or colour - before the holiday, and a dependable developing, printing, and enlarging service for the pictures you are going to take in the bush. Both (as you all know) are to be found at | ||
- | GOODMAN BROS. PHOTO SUPPLIES | + | |
- | 20 Hunter Street, City (opposite Wyny_..rd Entrance) | + | | __Goodman Bros. Photo Supplies __ | |
- | 222/2 Frida raght, | + | | |
- | Don't forget to have a look at our album of blue toned pictures. You will like them, and get some of, your snaps done in blue. | + | | |
- | It's nice and well worth while. | + | | __Open Friday Night__ |
- | 4..dOWlmamww.Oe mmwm2.. | + | |
- | WIFF VISITS THE_PALM ISLANDS | + | Don't forget to have a look at our album of blue toned pictures. You will like them, and get some of your snaps done in blue.\\ |
+ | It's nice and well worth while. | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ===== Wiff Visits The Palm Islands ===== | ||
By Wiff Knight. | By Wiff Knight. | ||
- | I smade-up my-mind to try and find somewhere fresh this winter. I could only, get to Townsville by boat so on board I started to make enquiries, pumping everyone I spoke to until I ran up against a launch proprietor of Townsville. He was after business and started to tell me everything I wanted to know. He got out his chart of all the Islands around Townsville and explained them all to me. I asked about Dunk Island and he recommended Orpheus Island in the Palm Group. He told me I could camp there for nothing with plenty of oysters and fish for the taking. A Mr. Musgrave had a lease of the Island and would be pleased to have our company. The launch proprietor quoted | + | |
- | Arriving st Townsville at 7.15' | + | I made up my mind to try and find somewhere fresh this winter. I could only get to Townsville by boat so on board I started to make enquiries, pumping everyone I spoke to until I ran up against a launch proprietor of Townsville. He was after business and started to tell me everything I wanted to know. He got out his chart of all the Islands around Townsville and explained them all to me. I asked about Dunk Island and he recommended Orpheus Island in the Palm Group. He told me I could camp there for nothing with plenty of oysters and fish for the taking. A Mr. Musgrave had a lease of the Island and would be pleased to have our company. The launch proprietor quoted |
- | more inquiries and told us we would have to go to Lucinda Point a further | + | |
- | seven miles. We went through mangrove swamps. The road had been made high and the taxi driver told us that a crocodile was killed on the road and there were plenty in the mangroves. The mangroves grow twenty to thirty feet straight | + | Arriving st Townsville at 7.15 a.m. and the train leaving at 8 a.m. we had to get a move on as the train is over a mile away from the boat. Only three taxis there! I was determined to get one with my heavy luggage, so as soon as the plank was down I sent the wife off to get one. It cost me 10/- for that ride, only one mile! We had time to have a cup of tea before we left for Ingham, where we got into another taxi and told him where we wanted to go and left him to find the route. He took us to the town and got on the Phone to Halifax and told us he would take us there. |
- | and they use them for rafters and joists for building their houses. | + | |
- | We had to do a lot of enquiring -,calling at three houses - to find out where Mr.David, the launch owner, was and arranged that he would call and see us at the hotel when he got the sugar boat away at 4 p m. We -seem? | + | We had to do a lot of enquiring - calling at three houses - to find out where Mr.David, the launch owner, was and arranged that he would call and see us at the hotel when he got the sugar boat away at 4 p.m. We seemed |
- | a stir as the landlady told us they never get visitors there, only canecuttere. We had lunch p and went for a walk along the beach to wait for Mr.David. He | + | |
- | came on time and said he would take us over straight away. I said," | + | We went around the southern end of Hinchinbrook Island, a very big island about twenty miles long, with mountains rising to 3,000 ft. - suit Marie and Dot - they look very steep and rough to climb. |
- | as we have no supplies" | + | |
- | to go to the store and get what I could, and we left for Orpheus at 5 p m. To get there had cost me & | + | After a calm trip over in two hours, |
- | We went around the southern end of Hinchinbrook Island, a very big | + | |
- | island about twenty miles long, with mountains rising to 3,000 ft. - suit Marie | + | This Musgrave family has a very interesting history. The father ran away to sea when a lad; he missed his ship and it was wrecked. Then it was reported that a T.Musgrave was drowned in another wreck and his parents went into mourning for him. It was not he, and after many years he saved up enough money and was going home when he was wrecked and lost all his savings. After twenty years he got home - with a wife and child - and that was the first news his, parents had had of him being alive. He was then a captain. He was sent from Sydney to the Auckland Islands in the ship " |
- | and Dot - they look very steep and rough to climb. | + | |
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- | After a calm trip ov.: | + | |
- | This Musgrave family has a very interesting history. The father ran away ta sea when a lad; he missed his ship and it was wrecked. Then it was reported that a T.Musgrave was drowned in another wreck and his parents went into mourning for him. It was not he, and after many years he saved up enough money and was going home when he was wrecked and lost all his sairings. After twenty years he got home - with a wife and child - and that was the first news his, parents had had of him being alive. He was then a captain. He was:,sent fron? Sydney to the Auckland Islands in the ship " | + | Mr.Musgrave cast his net and gave us the fish and, |
- | That the Musgraves had was ours, and we were told to take what we wanted and not to ask for it. We couldn' | + | |
- | Mr.Musgrave cast his net and gave-us the fish and, | + | Mr. Musgrave is the Ranger for the Palm Islands and doesn' |
- | Mr. Musgrave is the Ranger for the Palm Islands and doesn' | + | |
The wife and I roamed a good bit of the Island, which is 9 miles long and about half a mile wide. It has plenty of beaches, but very hard going to get to them as the speargrass is about 4 ft. high with boulders on top of the ground which you can't see through the grass. The only way to walk there in comfort is in a pair of shoes only. Clothes get full of grass-seed and it sticks into you until you take your clothes off. | The wife and I roamed a good bit of the Island, which is 9 miles long and about half a mile wide. It has plenty of beaches, but very hard going to get to them as the speargrass is about 4 ft. high with boulders on top of the ground which you can't see through the grass. The only way to walk there in comfort is in a pair of shoes only. Clothes get full of grass-seed and it sticks into you until you take your clothes off. | ||
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- | Oysters are there by the acre and as big as you fancy them. - We had some good feeds of them. The first time we went out fishing we had all our hooks - bitten off but landed six nice fish. Next night we had steel wire, but there were not so many fish about, but we got seven. Then I tried ut deep the coral and got six good fish four " | + | Oysters are there by the acre and as big as you fancy them. We had some good feeds of them. The first time we went out fishing we had all our hooks bitten off but landed six nice fish. Next night we had steel wire, but there were not so many fish about, but we got seven. Then I tried out deep on the coral and got six good fish - four " |
- | The weather is cooler than Cairns and I had left my sleeping-bag at Brisbane, but brought a. rug instead, then left-that at the pub at Lucinda! That did not matter, though, as we were amongst such good people, who lent me a blanket. | + | |
- | The airmail liners passed over us twice a day but we had no communication with the mainland as Mr.Musgrave has lost two launches in cyclones and now depends on Mr.David to bring his supplies over when he has someone to bring over. We had no call for two weeks and our tucker was very low when I sighted Mr.David coming over. He brought us :1 lb. of tomatoes and 1 dozen apples, 2 loaves of bread and some tinned fruit and cream, and we had to manage for another week, but Mr.Musgrave helped us out. | + | The weather is cooler than Cairns and I had left my sleeping-bag at Brisbane, but brought a rug instead, then left that at the pub at Lucinda! That did not matter, though, as we were amongst such good people, who lent me a blanket. |
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+ | The airmail liners passed over us twice a day but we had no communication with the mainland as Mr.Musgrave has lost two launches in cyclones and now depends on Mr.David to bring his supplies over when he has someone to bring over. We had no call for two weeks and our tucker was very low when I sighted Mr.David coming over. He brought us 1 lb. of tomatoes and 1 dozen apples, 2 loaves of bread and some tinned fruit and cream, and we had to manage for another week, but Mr.Musgrave helped us out. | ||
One day we went over to the east beach and could see Fantome Island quite close (that is where they keep the abo lepers), | One day we went over to the east beach and could see Fantome Island quite close (that is where they keep the abo lepers), | ||
- | We spent a good deal of time out on the reef looking at the beautiful coral, both soft and hard. The coral puts me in mind of caves where you see a lot of formations representing other things in life. Lace patterns you see in several different designs, also stag-horns and beautiful, golden, soft coral like | + | |
- | plush curtains. Every shade of colour is there, and the clams are the | + | We spent a good deal of time out on the reef looking at the beautiful coral, both soft and hard. The coral puts me in mind of caves where you see a lot of formations representing other things in life. Lace patterns you see in several different designs, also stag-horns and beautiful, golden, soft coral like plush curtains. Every shade of colour is there, and the clams are the prettiest things on the reef. The small fishes of every colour come close to your feet if you stand still. |
- | prettiest things on the reef. The small fishes of every colour come close to your feet if you stand still. | + | |
- | Another trip we went to the mangroves to look for crabs, but the wife got | + | Another trip we went to the mangroves to look for crabs, but the wife got fed up with walking in mud up to our knees so I only got one big chap that did us both for tea. The proper time to get crabs is night-time with a torch, but the sandflies get you first, and if the crab gets you with his nippers as big as your fist you will know it. |
- | fed up with walking in mud up to our knees so I only got one big chap that did | + | |
- | us both for tea. The proper time to get crabs is night-time with a torch, but | + | One day, while on the hill going over to another beach, we could see two dark patches in the shallow water. I thought of turtle soup, but when we got down to the beach it was two patches of small fish packed very close. We also saw a dugong swimming near us. He is like a big seal, light brown in colour. We had some fun chasing the parrot-fish in shallow water and I managed to catch one which did for tea. |
- | the sandflies get you first, and if the crab gets you with his nippers as big as your fist you will know it. | + | |
- | One day, while on the hill going over to another beach, we could see two dark patches in the shallow water. I thought of turtle soup, but when we got down to the beach it was two patches of small fish packed very close. We also | + | When we got back a launch had arrived from Dunk Island with some visitors from Melbourne. They took me for a trip in the launch the next day to the northern end of the Island. I went in for a swim with one of them while the other chaps went goat shooting and got two. After a walk around that end we came back at 3 p.m. and had dinner. Then the launch party and Betty left for Dunk Island, which they would not reach until midnight. |
- | saw a dugong swimming near us. He is like a big seal, light brown in colour. | + | |
- | We had some fun chasing the parrot-fish in shallow water and I managed to catch one which did for tea. | + | We spent a very enjoyable three weeks camped on the Island. It would suit Bush Walkers as you can go somewhere |
- | When we got back a launch had arrived from Dunk Island with some visitors | + | |
- | from Melbourne. They took me for a trip in the launch the next day to the | + | ===== The Voice Of The Social Committee ===== |
- | northern end of the Island. I went in for a swim with one of them while the other chaps went goat shooting and got two. After a walk around that end we | + | __Says__ |
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- | came back at 3 p m. and had dinner. Then the launch party and Betty left for Dusk Island, which they would not reach until midnight. | + | __Don't Miss Any Of The Following Doings!__ |
- | We spent a-very enjoyable three weeks camped on the -Island. It-would suit Bush Walkers as you ean go seme where every day and get asrough | + | |
- | 35/ a week or you can camp as we did. We regretted | + | |__October 17th__\\ |
- | ;,arimal | + | |__October 31st__\\ (Friday)|8.15 p.m.|__Epidiascope Night.__\\ Please bring along your most interesting photographs and hand them to the Social Secretary not later than 7.45 p.m. Don't forget how much we are all looking forward to this night, so make it a good show.| |
- | THE VOICE OF THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE | + | |__November 5th__\\ (Wednesday)|__6.00 p.m.__ |__Party At The Minerva Theatre__ |
- | SAYS | + | |__November 21st__\\ (Friday)|8.15 p m.|__Mr. Stephen Macindoe__ |
- | DON'T MISS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DOINGS' | + | |__December 2nd__\\ |
- | October 17th (Friday) | + | |
- | October aEL 7Friday) | + | ---- |
- | November 5th (NednesdaY) | + | |
- | 8.15 p m. MR. PALMER KENT will tell us more of his interesting adventures "WANDERING IN THAILAND | + | ===== Why Is A Bushwalker |
- | 8.15 p m. EPIDIASCOPE NIGHT. | + | |
- | Please bring along your most interesting photographs and hand them to the Social Secretary not later than 7.45 p m. Don't forget how much we are all looking forward to this night, so make it a good show. | + | |
- | 6.00 ,p m. PARTY AT THE MINERVA THEATRE | + | |
- | HROBERTCentre | + | |
- | Dine afterwards at cosmopolitan Kings Cross (Sorry | + | |
- | November 21st 8.15 p m. MR. STEPHEN MACINDOE | + | |
- | (Friday) angaLlammt. | + | |
- | December 2nd | + | |
- | (Tuesday) | + | |
- | N.B. GRACE EDGECOMBE L.E.221eni221-_-.1. 112; and WILL BE DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE ALL HELPFUL. | + | |
- | SUGaSTIONS AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOMENT. | + | |
- | 8.00 p m. C 0 NCERTat' | + | |
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- | WHY IS A BUSHWALKER | + | |
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- | What makes him do it? With such questions ceaselessly plaguing one fm surrounding influences, it seems to 'become necessary for a bushwalker at some stage in his boot-demolishing career to pause for a moment, and wonder to himself vaguely why he does it, and to think to himself that he must immediately find some reasonable excuse to fall back on when the saner_soul.E | + | |
- | bulations. | + | What makes him do it? With such questions ceaselessly plaguing one from surrounding influences, it seems to become necessary for a bushwalker at some stage in his boot-demolishing career to pause for a moment, and wonder to himself vaguely why he does it; and to think to himself that he must immediately find some reasonable excuse to fall back on when the saner souls of the community question him as to the reasons for his pioneering |
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- | Is it just the love of the bush? And, if so, what does one mean by the "love of the bush"? Perhaps it is the sight of nature' | + | Is it just the love of the bush? And, if so, what does one mean by the "love of the bush"? Perhaps it is the sight of nature' |
Is it just the love of exercise and the knowledge of health and strength gained in the bodyi walking in leafy glens and inhaling the eucalyptus-scented air? | Is it just the love of exercise and the knowledge of health and strength gained in the bodyi walking in leafy glens and inhaling the eucalyptus-scented air? | ||
- | Is it an outlet to the unconquered problems of daily life, to go forth to be thrilled by the conquest of a Mountain, or that feeling of triumph after a long journey? Or is it the com-)anionship | + | |
+ | Is it an outlet to the unconquered problems of daily life, to go forth to be thrilled by the conquest of a mountain, or that feeling of triumph after a long journey? Or is it the companionship | ||
Possibly there is a sprinkling of all of these in our reasons for tramping about in the bush, but underlying them all is the interest in life. The life and growth of the bush, of our friends, and of ourselves. Thus the protection of nature' | Possibly there is a sprinkling of all of these in our reasons for tramping about in the bush, but underlying them all is the interest in life. The life and growth of the bush, of our friends, and of ourselves. Thus the protection of nature' | ||
- | FROM HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE | ||
- | Copies of "THE JUNIOR TREE WARDEN, No.311940/ | ||
- | by the Department of Education, it is attractively illustrated with photos of Australian trees of many varieties growing in such widely separated places | ||
- | as Palm Valley XCentral Australia), | ||
- | Bengazi, Empangeri (Zululand)and Nightcap State Forest (N.S.W.).. | ||
- | In addition to reports on tree-planting activitiesIsuccessesiand failures, at many schools in various parts of N.S.W., this publication contains much useful information for those who would grow trees, and includem a camprehensive | ||
- | list of trees suitable to specified areas and the conditions most suited to | ||
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- | each kind of tree. 17e-recbtmend this booklet to Our HMOtella-karong Committee" | ||
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- | We have heard that this magazine is a good advertising medium, and we hope this announcement will result in someone digging out a copy of the "No. I issue" and selling it to " | ||
- | AT OUR HALF-YEARLY MEETING (First Half). | ||
- | The two members welcomed at the Half-yearly Meeting in September were | ||
- | Miss Betty Holdsworth and Mr.Ted.Hunter. Then the President handed out certificates won at this year's Sports Carnival; after which we got down to | ||
- | business. | ||
- | Hobart Talking Club wrote that the local park, authorities had refused to | ||
- | extend " | ||
- | asking the authorities for a longer lease. As requested, this letter was passed on to the Federationland Club members were asked to note that individual action was needed. | ||
- | The Slide Competition was won by Laurie Raynorlwith Reg.Alder getting " | ||
- | The appointment of Charles Jones as Assistant Talks Secretary was announced, and the call for volunteers for Room Stewards resulted in the election of Dorothy Bickery, Irving ealnan and Russell Roxburgh. | ||
- | Dorothy Lawry was elected Federation Delegate and Member of the Club | ||
- | Committee and was replaced as Substitute Delegate by Irving Calnah. | ||
- | Coming to the proposed alterations to the Constitution, | ||
- | The hour being late, the Half-yearly Meeting was then adjourned fora month, and will be continued before 'the October meeting proceeds to any of its roatine business. | ||
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+ | ===== From Here There And Everywhere ===== | ||
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+ | Copies of "The Junior Tree Warden, No.3, | ||
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+ | In addition to reports on tree-planting activities, | ||
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+ | No.1 __" | ||
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+ | We have heard that this magazine is a good advertising medium, and we hope this announcement will result in someone digging out a copy of the "No. I issue" and selling it to " | ||
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+ | ===== At Our Half-Yearly Meeting (First Half). ===== | ||
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+ | The two members welcomed at the Half-yearly Meeting in September were Miss Betty Holdsworth and Mr.Ted.Hunter. Then the President handed out certificates won at this year's Sports Carnival; after which we got down to business. | ||
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+ | Hobart Walking Club wrote that the local park authorities had refused to extend " | ||
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+ | The Slide Competition was won by Laurie Raynor,with Reg.Alder getting " | ||
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+ | The appointment of Charles Jones as Assistant Walks Secretary was announced, and the call for volunteers for Room Stewards resulted in the election of Dorothy Bickery, Irving Calnan and Russell Roxburgh. | ||
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+ | Dorothy Lawry was elected Federation Delegate and Member of the Club Committee and was replaced as Substitute Delegate by Irving Calnah. | ||
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+ | Coming to the proposed alterations to the Constitution, | ||
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+ | The hour being late, the Half-yearly Meeting was then adjourned for a month, and will be continued before the October meeting proceeds to any of its roatine business. | ||
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