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- | TI-La; LiLL/1\12f BUSITNALKER | + | ===== The Sydney Bushwalker ===== |
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+ | ==== September, 1942 ==== | ||
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+ | No.93, Price 3d. | ||
A monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney Bushwalkers, | A monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney Bushwalkers, | ||
- | No.93 SEPTEMBER, 1942 Price 3d. | + | |
- | Editor: Clare Kinsella | + | |Editor:|Clare Kinsella| |
- | Assist.Ed. Grace Jolly Assistant: Alice Wyborn | + | |Assist.Ed:|Grace Jolly| |
- | Manager: Alex Colley. | + | |Manager: |
- | C ONTENT S. | + | |Production: |
- | Page | + | |Assistant:|Alice Wyborn| |
- | Index 0,0 0 00 1 | + | |Subscriptions: |
- | Journey in the North 400 Doreen Helmrich 2 | + | |
- | August. in the Bush 000 Ray Dirt 5 | + | ^Contents^^^ |
- | A Visit to the Observatory | + | |Index||1| |
- | Whispered on the Wind .1.. ... 8 | + | |Journey in the North|Doreen Helmrich|2| |
- | The Voice of the Social Committee | + | |August in the Bush|Ray Birt|5| |
- | Federation Notes 00 000 9 | + | |A Visit to the Observatory|Canopus|6| |
- | Our Own Meeting | + | |Whispered on the Wind||8| |
- | 000 000 9 | + | |The Voice of the Social Committee||8| |
- | Froin our Melbourne Correspondent Dot English 10 | + | |Federation Notes||9| |
- | Letters from the Lads 000 009 13 | + | |Our Own Meeting||9| |
- | What do you Think 000 0041 14 | + | |From our Melbourne Correspondent|Dot English|10| |
- | Goodman' | + | |Letters from the Lads||13| |
- | Paddy' | + | |What do you Think||14| |
- | THE DESOLATER ARTHUR GUITERMAN | + | |Goodman' |
- | This is the forest' | + | |Paddy' |
- | Wasting and spoiling and scattering litter and rubbish, Leaving his fire unquenched, what to him if its embers | + | |
- | Kindle a blaze that shall sweep through the pines and the birches. Miles upon miles in a fury of death and destruction! | + | ==== The Desolater ==== |
- | This is the forest' | + | |
- | From the New York Herald Tribune, | + | by Aurthur Guiterman |
- | 2. | + | |
- | JOURNEY IN THE NORTH | + | This is the forest' |
- | KEMPSEY | + | |
- | by DORZ,IT HELLMICH. | + | From the New York Herald Tribune, |
- | Eh' | + | |
- | walking. We hadn't finished sorting our possessions when a farmer rode up to | + | ==== Journey in the North ==== |
- | talk, and in explaining | + | |
- | his geography." | + | Kempsey |
- | Then light]:y(?) swinging our 7 day packs to our backs we wandered off along | + | |
- | the valley till dusk; the long thIopes | + | by Doreen Helmrich |
- | miles, the peaked fringe of the Coastal Ranges to the left and ahead. The creek ran swiftly, crystal clear - the valley was green, splashed with the more vivid | + | |
- | green of crops, and sometimes the rose and gold of different grasses. | + | Early one morning |
- | On the road we met the Schoolteacher, | + | |
- | coloured birds that fly down from the tropics in August. | + | Then lightly(?) swinging our 7 day packs to our backs we wandered off along the valley till dusk; the long slopes |
- | Next morning we turned left'up a long timbered ridge to cross to Five Day | + | |
- | Creek, steep gullies on either side. We reached the top at a'grassy knob where | + | On the road we met the Schoolteacher, |
- | mauve peaflowers, yellow daisies and giant maiden hair greeted us: where green- brown Bell birds chimed, and bright Rosellas | + | |
- | wide valley rimmed by mountains of fascinating folds. There were still farmhouses though so we retreated to the foothills and camped far above the hurly | + | Next morning we turned left up a long timbered ridge to cross to Five Day Creek, steep gullies on either side. We reached the top at a grassy knob where mauve peaflowers, yellow daisies and giant maiden hair greeted us: where green-brown Bell birds chimed, and bright Rosellas |
- | burly. Heading upstream next morning we passed the last habitation and picked a campsite by a rocky pool, visited by Kingfishes (and cows) and fringed by wild violets and ferns. | + | |
- | After lunch Alex took his empty pack back to meet John Noble and Gordon | + | After lunch Alex took his empty pack back to meet John Noble and Gordon |
- | We walked fully four miles that afternoon upstream, and on the way raided an old cultivation paddock, securing a very colourful plunder of pink pumpkin and tawny coloured marrows. Altogether we lived very well off the land, adding numerous oranges, mandarins and mushrooms to our vegetable soils. Two nights we spent in this peaceful solitude taking a whole day to meander about four miles further up the winding creek. | + | |
- | The path lead sometimes through a moist, dim jungle of vine decked trees, then crossing a pebbly stream, on through a sloping parkland of grass and fern | + | We walked fully four miles that afternoon upstream, and on the way raided an old cultivation paddock, securing a very colourful plunder of pink pumpkin and tawny coloured marrows. Altogether we lived very well off the land, adding numerous oranges, mandarins and mushrooms to our vegetable soils. Two nights we spent in this peaceful solitude taking a whole day to meander about four miles further up the winding creek. |
- | beneath tall Bluegums. At one such s-pot we came upon a large black snake basking, and thought it such a good idea that we did likewise and sunbaked | + | |
- | Next morning began the long but extraordinarily well 'graded climb along Tellegram Range, very narrow and similar to the ridge from 1Tulla | + | The path lead sometimes through a moist, dim jungle of vine decked trees, then crossing a pebbly stream, on through a sloping parkland of grass and fern beneath tall Bluegums. |
- | to us. However, overlooking this inhos, | + | |
- | Another easy 1500ft. climb next day with views extending now nearly to the Coast, brought us to the New England Tableland; where an icy breeze was blowing, and to the Moseley homestead. After collecting the food we had 8eelt up e7e went into New England National Park to camp in a sheltered valley looking across to a waterfall and a belt of brush timber. | + | Next morning began the long but extraordinarily well graded climb along Tellegram Range, very narrow and similar to the ridge from Nulla Nulla except |
- | We spent three days in the "other world" atmosphere of these high lands, among jungle paths, trout streams and waterfalls. The temperature changed | + | to us. However, overlooking this inhospitality |
- | quickly with the mood of the weather and we were continually putting on or | + | |
- | taking off slacks over, shorts. We had an encounter with a gold and black eaglehawk of 6ft. wingspread, and in the moonlight saw a flying squirrel gliding down to a lower tree, front limb webbed to body, long bushy tail mate. stretched; | + | Another easy 1500ft. climb next day with views extending now nearly to the Coast, brought us to the New England Tableland; where an icy breeze was blowing, and to the Moseley homestead. |
- | While we stood on Point Lockout (5250 ft.) thick clouds blew roUnd us and same snow flakes fell, but gradually the sun broke through and the whole scene was dazpled | + | |
- | aver a sea of peaked mountains. The valleys and ridges like long rollers | + | We spent three days in the "other world" atmosphere of these high lands, among jungle paths, trout streams and waterfalls. The temperature changed quickly with the mood of the weather and we were continually putting on or |
- | reaching to the coastal plain and the beaches 50 miles away. | + | taking off slacks over shorts. We had an encounter with a gold and black eaglehawk of 6ft. wingspread, and in the moonlight saw a flying squirrel gliding down to a lower tree, front limb webbed to body, long bushy tail out-stretched. |
- | The Moseleys whom we visited several times were most helpful, gave us a -- | + | |
- | lot of valuable advice, | + | While we stood on Point Lockout (5250 ft.) thick clouds blew round us and same snow flakes fell, but gradually the sun broke through and the whole scene was dappled |
- | us with strange tales of country people, motorists and walkers. | + | over a sea of peaked mountains. The valleys and ridges like long rollers reaching to the coastal plain and the beaches 50 miles away. |
- | One morning about 11 o' | + | |
- | tempted off this straight and narrow path by a track leading left, and al- | + | The Moseleys whom we visited several times were most helpful, gave us a lot of valuable advice, |
- | though | + | |
- | zig-zag till, to our dismay we turned a corner and saw the deserted Antimony mine we had heard so much about - the ridge, hundreds of feet above. Our volatile spirits soon rose again as we examined the crazy bark huts sloping | + | One morning about 11 o' |
- | with the hillside and covered with pumpkin, choko and passion fruit vines, | + | |
- | all bearing fruit or vegetables as the case may be. We went on our way richer for half a pumpkin and a choko (passion fruit not ripe) after seeing | + | After a steep climb next morning we reached our track on the ridge top again, and nothing would have induced us to leave it. Going on over a whole corrigation of steep knobs, we looked back to Point Lookout on our left, across the depths of Platypus Creek gorge and to the heights of Mount Killiecrankie on our right, till finally we raced down a steep grade right on to Platypus Creek at a pixillated dank spot where an old bark hut had collapsed |
- | vividly coloured birds and hearing " | + | |
- | After a steep climb next morning we reached our track on the ridge top again, and nothing would have induced us to leave it. Going on over a whole corrigation of steep knobs, we looked back to Point Lookout on our left,across the depths of Platypus Creek gorge and to the heights of Mount Killiecrankie on our right, till 'finally we raced down a steep grade right on to Platypus Creek at a pixillated dank spot where an old bark hut had colla-)sed | + | Late next morning we strolled along till we arrived at the first hut in the valley and visited its owner, one Hector McLeod and dog, and many were the tales he told us! |
- | it away - but then I had seen a four inch Tiger snake coiled on the log, head | + | |
- | up inquiringly, After a few hundred yards of floundering through the wet weedy tangle on the banks of the river we cut up the side, crossed a large bend and arrived at a clearing where two mandarin trees laden with fruit gladdened us. A flat on the next bend by a blue green rocky pool and a group of fragile saplings, provided a perfect campsite for our first night on the Bellingen, | + | So while we were having lunch in the sun by a water lily pool the Sergeant' |
- | Late next morning we strolled along till we arrived at the first hut in the valley and visited its owner, one Hector McLeod and dog, and many were the tales he told us l In a few minutes we were steeped in the atmosphere of the remote places of the earth, where men live close to nature, among ghosts of the Aboriginees and thoughts of strange wild creatures; where valley | + | |
- | assume a vast importance. Hector caught his horse by cajoling it with a piece of sweet potato and rode along for miles with us till we decided to take to the hills again and try to find our way to still another river - the South Bellingen or Nambucca. To do this we know we must reach Mt.Killiecrankie, | + | After navigating ourselves across the creek in a small punt, we spent our last day of freedom sunbaking in the solitude of a perfectly unspoiled beach, then into Macksville to catch the North Coast Mail to Sydney. |
- | the ridges spread like fingers from the palm of a hand and each lead down to a river. This involved quite a neat niece of direction finding - to arrive at an unseen object in unknown country, without a maps After nearly abandoning | + | |
- | hope several times next day, because our ridge was not a ridge but a series of cones each higher than the one before, we came within sight of the elusive mountain, seemingly about a mile away. We walked for another | + | As we walked back along the river, an uneasy sensation |
- | So while we were having lunch in the sun by a water lily pool the Sergeants | + | there was the Sergeant sitting nonchalantly in his car, outside the Post Office. I looked at him courageously as we passed, but he and his Constable (presumably according to prearranged plan) followed us into a tea shop and began their questionnaire. By this time we were furious, but Sergeant Love disarmed us when he told us that he had the amazing theory that we were " |
- | After navigating ourselves across the creek,in a small punt, we spent our last day of freedom sunbaking in the solitude of a perfectly unspoiled | + | |
- | beach, then into Macksville to catch the North Coast Lail to Sydney. | + | ==== August in the Bush ==== |
- | As we walked back along the river, an uneasy sensation | + | |
- | there was the Sergeant sitting nonchalantly in his car, outside the Post Office. I looked at him courageously as we passed, but he and his Constable (presumably according to prearranged plan) followed us into a tea shop and began their questionnaire. By this time we were furious, but Sergeant Love disarmed us when he told us that he had the amazing theory that we were " | + | by Ray Birt |
- | AUGUST IN THE ausx | + | |
- | by Ray Dirt. | + | "The pretty brave things thro the coldest days\\ Imprisoned in vale of brown,\\ They never lost heart, tho the blast shrieked |
- | "The pretty brave things thro the coldest days Imprisoned in vale of brown, | + | |
- | They never lost heart, tho the blast shtieked | + | The Springelia Incarnate (Swamp Heath) is one of the " |
- | But patiently each wrought her wonderful dress, Or fashioned her beautiful crown, | + | |
- | And now they are coming to lighten the world Still shadowed by winter' | + | The Acacia longiflora also joins the band, flowering in great profusion on the lower Mountains at the present time, it has bright |
- | The Springelia Incarnate (Swamp Heath) is one of the " | + | |
- | The Acacia longiflora also joins the band/ flowering in great profusion on the lower Mountains at the present time, it has bricht | + | |
- | 6, | + | ==== A Visit to the Observatory ==== |
- | - | + | |
- | A VISIT TO THE OBSERVATORY | + | by " |
- | Thursday July 16th was a groat day for the Club's stargazers. Often we had looked at the stars and wondered perhaps what that blurred patch was, or how such and such a star could possibly be, in reality, two stars, Often we had read of the many beautiful objects visible through a large telescope, and few of us had ever seen them. | + | |
- | At 8 o' | + | Thursday July 16th was a great day for the Club's stargazers. Often we had looked at the stars and wondered perhaps what that blurred patch was, or how such and such a star could possibly be, in reality, two stars. |
- | is housed. Through the top of the dome we could see a strip of che ek-s, and | + | |
- | within the dome was one small light - all we could use in the blr=7.-; | + | At 8 o' |
- | the telescope was trained on a ptrt of the sky and one by one we into | + | within the dome was one small light - all we could use in the blackout. Soon the telescope was trained on a part of the sky and one by one we looked |
- | regions of space far beyond the reach of ordinary eyesight. As we locked | + | |
- | of the stars under observation. The stars are continually moving across the | + | |
- | sky, and would soon move out of sight in so large a telescope, if it were | + | |
fixed. | fixed. | ||
- | The telescope was trained on a region in Argo where few, if any, stars are visible to the naked eye. In the yepiece | + | |
- | over the whole circle of vision. Next we looked at a well known nebula about | + | The telescope was trained on a region in Argo where few, if any, stars are visible to the naked eye. In the eyepiece |
- | Eta Argus. We could see a great number of small stars and, beyond the clouds | + | |
- | of luminous matter which form the nebula. Then we looked at the triple star, Alpha Crucis (at the foot of the Cross). This star, which to the naked eye | + | Next we looked at a star cluster |
- | appears to be one bright star, is really three stars, Through the telescope | + | |
- | Next we looked at a star clister | + | Lastly we looked at Antares, the first magnitude |
- | 20,000 years the light waves have travelled through space, and the first solid object they have encountered in their journey is the retina of ynur eye. | + | |
- | Lastly we looked at Antares, the first maghitude | + | |
- | from our sight, but that there happened to be few other stars in its vicinity. It seemed as if a spacial | + | |
For nearly two hours we had been taking it in turn to look through the eyepiece of the telescope, and for two hours Mr. Rayner had described and explained and had answered an almost continuous barrage of questions about almost everything in the sky, as well as the workings of the telescope. | For nearly two hours we had been taking it in turn to look through the eyepiece of the telescope, and for two hours Mr. Rayner had described and explained and had answered an almost continuous barrage of questions about almost everything in the sky, as well as the workings of the telescope. | ||
- | After this he took us down to the library | + | |
+ | After this he took us down to the library | ||
We had to be practically pushed out Of the observatory at 11 o' | We had to be practically pushed out Of the observatory at 11 o' | ||
+ | |||
Our thanks are due to Mr. Rayner for devoting his evening to our visit, and I am sure he has never spoken to a more fascinated audience. | Our thanks are due to Mr. Rayner for devoting his evening to our visit, and I am sure he has never spoken to a more fascinated audience. | ||
- | by " | + | |
- | 8. | + | ==== Whispered on the Wind ==== |
- | WHISPERED ON THE WIND. | + | |
Members are hiding their sins very cleverly these days, or the publicity has sent them to earth. In spite of snooping round regularly on Friday nights we can't raise a thing. | Members are hiding their sins very cleverly these days, or the publicity has sent them to earth. In spite of snooping round regularly on Friday nights we can't raise a thing. | ||
- | No engagements, | + | |
- | those recently engaged. | + | No engagements, |
- | The latest male recruit to the ranks of the engaged, took exception | + | |
- | . to the way we spelt his fiancee's name, and we would like to say here and | + | The latest male recruit to the ranks of the engaged, took exception to the way we spelt his fiancée's name, and we would like to say here and now that it was just as Irish as her own, and as someone mentioned, she will be changing it soon anyway, so why worry. |
- | now that it was just_as | + | |
- | will be changing it soon anyway, so why worry. | + | Can' |
- | Can' | + | |
- | who reproved us for misspelling her name. In this case we loft a T out of it and couldn' | + | Dot English tells us she visited Brian and Jean Harvey on two successive Sundays. " |
- | Dot English tells us she visited Brian and Jean Harvey on two successive Sundays. " | + | |
- | gurgles Brian deep down in his 7th chin. They are quite pleased with the life and Jean is developing into some cook. | + | ==== Important Dates for your Social Calendar ==== |
- | IMPORTANT DATED | + | |
- | FOR YOUR | + | |Sept. 16th|Wednesday|Theatre or Picture Party - if there is anything worth seeing| |
- | .SOCIAL, | + | |Sept. 25th|Friday|Lecture |
- | CALENDAR | + | |Oct. 16th|Friday|The Bushwalker Services Committee will entertain| |
- | Sept. 16th Wednesday | + | |Oct. 30th|Friday|Epidiascope Night - please |
- | worth seeing. | + | |
- | Sept. 25th Friday | + | |
- | Miss Dorothy Taylor. | + | ==== Federation Notes ==== |
- | Oct. 16th Friday | + | |
- | Oct. 30th Friday | + | The 10th Annual Meeting of the N.S.W. Federation of Bush Walking Clubs, was held on Tuesday 21st July 1942. The officers |
- | 9. | + | |
- | FEDERATION NOTES | + | |President:|Mr. Oliver Wyndham (Rucksack Club)| |
- | The 10th Annual Meeting of the N.S.W. Federation of Bush Walking Clubs, was held on Tuesday 21st July 1942. The officers | + | |Vice President:|Mr. Vial Roots (S.B.Walkers)| |
- | President: Mr. Oliver Wyndham (Rucksack Club) | + | |Hon. Secretary:|Miss D. Song (Rucksack Club)| |
- | VicePresident: Mr. Vial Roots (S.B.Walkers) | + | |Hon. Treasurer:|Mr. W.(Bill) Watson (Rover Ramblers)| |
- | Hon*Secretary: Miss D.Song (Rucksack Club) | + | |Parks & Playground Delegate:|Mr. E.G. Jacobs (W.E.A.Ramblers)| |
- | Hon. Treasurer Mr. VI. (Bill) Watson(Rover Ramblers) Parks & Playground Delegate: Mr. E.G.Jacobs (W.E.A.Ramblers) | + | |
As a result of the war, several of the smaller clubs are now scarcely breathing but all except one paid their affiliation fees for the past year. The exception was the Bushlanders. | As a result of the war, several of the smaller clubs are now scarcely breathing but all except one paid their affiliation fees for the past year. The exception was the Bushlanders. | ||
- | Miss Lawry drew attention | + | |
- | Authority was also given for an advance of 3 to be made to the V.D.C. Guide and Reconnaisance | + | Miss Lawry drew attention |
- | penairq, reimbuxemeat | + | |
- | AT OUR OWN MEETING. | + | Authority was also given for an advance of £3 to be made to the V.D.C. Guide and Reconnaissance |
- | . ./.. | + | |
- | Letters were received from the Rucksack and Mountain Trails Clubs thanking | + | |
- | us for our invitation to their members to attend our lectures. | + | ==== At our own meeting ==== |
- | The Services Committee reported that, in response to their request for | + | |
- | photographs, | + | Letters were received from the Rucksack and Mountain Trails Clubs thanking us for our invitation to their members to attend our lectures. |
- | with the Committeo. | + | |
- | Mr. Tod Sloane of the Rucksack Club has off3red 120 to the Garrawarra Trust for the erection of a fence to prevent cattle from roaming over the parkland so enable reafforestation to be carried out. Marie Byles moved that we support this project and that the Club raise E10 by volunt-xy | + | The Services Committee reported that, in response to their request for photographs, |
- | The President said that the Committee was eoncerned | + | |
- | Four delegates were appointed to the Youth Parliament. | + | Mr. Tod Sloane of the Rucksack Club has offered £20 to the Garrawarra Trust for the erection of a fence to prevent cattle from roaming over the parkland so enable reafforestation to be carried out. Marie Byles moved that we support this project and that the Club raise £10 by voluntary |
- | FROM OUR MELBOURNE CORRESPONDENT | + | |
- | I weep sorrow tears of chagrin in as little as I failed to write to you last month as promised, but 0 my dear what is there to write about I ask you, other than the wind and the rain, the hail the sleet and the fog: | + | The President said that the Committee was concerned |
- | I'm not a woman to moan, but this weather would give anyone the holy horrors, | + | |
- | alD)ut | + | Four delegates were appointed to the Youth Parliament. |
- | Lost in the Fog, Part I. | + | |
- | A deep, dense, all-snuffing, | + | |
- | 9 a m. I am mufflered, coated, gloved, booted and spurred for the ordeal, | + | ==== From our Melbourne Correspondent ==== |
- | plete with brazen boots and pigiron mittens. One of those muddy bliserable | + | |
- | days (alas too frequent) when I arrive at work coated with a liberal plastering of brown glutinous surface soil collected from all the 8 miles of cross- | + | 11th August 1942 |
- | country between East Melbourne and Maribyrnong. | + | |
- | We put the heaters on full blast and shudder over them till about 10 o' | + | I weep sorrow tears of chagrin in as little as I failed to write to you last month as promised, but O my dear what is there to write about I ask you, other than the wind and the rain, the hail the sleet and the fog! |
- | street, | + | |
- | And so the day passes. Comes 430. | + | I'm not a woman to moan, but this weather would give anyone the holy horrors, |
- | Lost in the Ro Part II. | + | about two have been at the week-end. I don't know whether our weather news finds its way to Sydney, but last week it was 29° (twenty-nine degrees! TWENTY-nine!!) most of the week until well after 9 a.m. |
- | A cotton-woolly, | + | |
- | pall slowly begins to settle over the landscape, augmented by coaldust and fa7tory | + | __Lost |
- | We wheel our bike out from the strongroom where it is now stabled as a preven- | + | |
- | tative | + | A deep, dense, all-snuffing, |
- | homeward through the murk. Then we have a hot shower (-e are speaking of Us | + | |
- | the Second Person Plural - Author' | + | We put the heaters on full blast and shudder over them till about 10 o' |
- | period | + | |
- | to block out the clammy view, turn on the gas-heater (or radiator when said g h. is impermissible) and warm our backs and freeze our fronts - or vice versa warm our fls and freeze our lots, until such time as the sandman throws mud | + | And so the day passes. |
- | in our eyes and e shuffle off to our snowcold shuddersome sheets. | + | |
- | When, they cut off the gas last week one had to improvise, so Rallyr--3.11yrallyil | + | Comes 4.30. |
- | corrugated iron and half 'a dozen bricks I constructed a fireplace on the balcony | + | |
- | of the third floor back on which I cooked the evening chops and potatoes, My landlady decided it was a bit unconventional and proceeded to set me an example by trying to boil a kettle on the upturned radiator, but it took a whole | + | __Lost |
- | helluva while merely to take the chill off it, so the external bonfire took | + | |
- | the prize one hand kneeling. We're back to normal again now, with only the black bottoms of the pots to show for this deviation from 'everyday routine | + | A cotton-woolly, |
- | Time's up. U.P. up. I must away. I hear the shivering sweatslaves | + | We wheel our bike out from the strongroom where it is now stabled as a preventative |
- | off in the corridor., which is my cue to vannish | + | homeward through the murk. Then we have a hot shower (We are speaking of Us in the Second Person Plural - Author' |
- | Here we come with the late' | + | |
- | Alas the news aforesaid failed to gksh. Was just preparing to get into my stride when the boss interrupted with some work (how inconsiderate)! and I was forced to postpone. In the meantime my bike and I have had a little bout of non-co-operation and I have been home most of last week nursing a broken neck, poulticing the damn thing every hour all day and all night. I couldn' | + | __Bushfires |
- | I spent but wouldn' | + | |
- | with a red-white-and-blue crepe-det-chine scarf and feel that it is now only a matter of time before the torn muscles sew themselves up. If I was a | + | When, they cut off the gas last week one had to improvise, so Rally-rally-rally!! |
- | centipede with one neck and one hundred ankles, and if He -ho Thundereth | + | corrugated iron and half a dozen bricks I constructed a fireplace on the balcony of the third floor back on which I cooked the evening chops and potatoes. |
- | From On High said: " | + | |
- | There has been another surge of Bushwalking folk into Melbourne. We had a | + | Time's up. U.P. up. I must away. I hear the shivering sweatslaves |
- | arty at Perce Woodman' | + | |
- | have forgotten the lad's testimonials, | + | ________ |
- | young Savage brother (plus wife also, if I have my information correct or | + | |
- | maybe wife to be, or something like that. the old memory seems to be failing somewhat) also several other bushwalking pals of his (plus wives newly | + | Here we come with the latest |
- | acquired). He was a bit perturbed at this toomuchness, | + | |
- | in the way of matrimonial engagements, | + | Alas the news aforesaid failed to gush. |
- | him that bushwalking | + | |
- | Esquimeaux who have only two furms of entertainment and they can't fish in the winter time. However it seemed a pity' | + | I wired Momma AM IN PAIN AND AM COMING |
- | and will hope, and will hope until the scales fall from his disillusioned eyes. Then I guess he'll get married like all his other pals. | + | |
- | The little young Ruth McLaren is waafing it down here and we are going | + | There has been another surge of Bushwalking folk into Melbourne. We had a party at Perce Woodman' |
- | skating next week on her Wednesday evening off. I didn' | + | have forgotten the lad's testimonials, |
- | John Hunter' | + | maybe wife to be, or something like that - the old memory seems to be failing somewhat) also several other bushwalking pals of his (plus wives newly acquired). He was a bit perturbed at this toomuchness, |
- | hoped to be back in Sydney by August, but no go. Is the one called Blondie | + | in the way of matrimonial engagements, |
- | weeping salt tears? (Never mind, cheer up wench. John is looking | + | |
- | ably well with milk and roses complexion and starry eyes particularly when he contemplates the latest photo of Joan, nursing her little niece or | + | The little young Ruth McLaren is waafing it down here and we are going skating next week on her Wednesday evening off. I didn' |
- | re-phew. it's a TOW!) | + | |
+ | John Hunter' | ||
Read the name of our chief old Tiger pal Smithy listed among the missing from Malaya. I hope he's only a prisoner. | Read the name of our chief old Tiger pal Smithy listed among the missing from Malaya. I hope he's only a prisoner. | ||
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Several of my Alpine Club friends have climbed their last mountain since last I saw them in the Alps. It's hard to realise it. | Several of my Alpine Club friends have climbed their last mountain since last I saw them in the Alps. It's hard to realise it. | ||
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DOT. E. | DOT. E. | ||
- | N OTICE | + | |
- | NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY: | + | ==== Notice ==== |
- | " | + | |
- | " | + | __New Additions to the Library__ |
- | 13, | + | |
- | LETTERS FROM THE LADS Received during August. | + | " |
- | FRANK FREEGUARD | + | |
- | some dense forest thrown in. If we had Marie up here we would send | + | ==== Letters from the Lads ==== |
- | her down some of the ridges with a barometer,. Also had plenty of | + | |
- | rain which is a contrast to the drought conditions of only two | + | Received during August |
- | months since. | + | |
- | ARTHUR AUSTIN | + | __FRANK FREEGUARD__\\ |
- | GEOFF PARKER | + | |
- | Behind the forest rise rugged mountains, mostly tree clad, but in | + | __ARTHUR AUSTIN__\\ |
- | parts open grassland plateaus. The forests are really magnificent, | + | |
- | is strictly controlled and should the cutter damage another tree | + | __GEOFF PARKER__\\ |
- | when he is felling, he has to pay a royalty on the damaged tree, also. Consequently the appearance of the bush changes but little with the loss of a giant. | + | |
- | BILLY BURKE A Holiday Trip, We started off from Tel Aviv, went through | + | __BILLY BURKE__\\ |
- | Bayrouth, saw the beautiful homes, orchards, and gardens in the city's outskirts, which formed a striking contrast to the conglomerate collection of muddled | + | |
- | crowd that scurried backwards and forwards along the sidewalks that | + | We pulled up at a little wayside inn, if one could call it that. The inn, a whitewashed mudwalled hovel, about 12 feet square, containing a counter, primus, table and chairs, did not look very inviting to us. Nor did the half a sheep on which numerous flies were dining that was suspended from the roof. A few bottles of wine were all that reposed upon the somewhat filthy shelf behind the counter. The meal mutton it was a shame to disturb the flies chopped up fine and fried, bread, young cucumbers, roasted nuts, somewhat similar to Barcelonas |
- | constituted the city proper. Then on to Tripoli. The dee-D blue of | + | |
- | the Mediterranean on one hand, then orchards, green fields and running water, gradually giving way to a few trees and shrubs, that | + | __BILL |
- | dotted the barren mountain sides which climbed ever upwards, as far as the eye could see. Along the foreshores were to be seen numer- | + | |
- | ous shallow concrete pans from which the local salt supply is evidently derived. | + | |
- | We pulled up at a little wayside inn, if one could call it that. The inn, a whitewashed mudwalled hovel, about 12 feet square, | + | ==== What do you think? ==== |
- | containing a counter, primus, table and chairs, did not look very | + | |
- | inviting to us. Nor did the half a sheep on which numerous flies were dining that was suspended from the roof. A few bottles of | + | __Doubtful__ |
- | wine were all that reposed upon the somewhat filthy shelf behind the counter. The meal mutton it was a shame to disturb the flies chopped up fine and fried, bread, young cucumbers, roasted nuts, somewhat similar to Bareelonas | + | |
- | Was disappointed on arrival at Damascus to find that the magnificent avenue of Australian gums frim Doummar to the city were all nearly dead, due to the exceptionally severe winter just experienced. | + | Since my query as to why the mountains south of the Cox cannot be seen from Sydney, Spring has come to greet us, the winter mists have cleared and Gouougang stands supreme in the sky. So my advice to " |
- | I | + | himself a soldier and for both of them to look to the westward, as poring over unpublished maps will do no good. Or perhaps " |
- | , | + | |
- | BILL CAWOOD - PRISONER OF 1:1AR - GERMANY. | + | __What do you think?__ |
- | We are now enjoying our first few days of good weather. Fine and sunny, just as Era days, only of course without the surf. I am determined to keep fit and well during this / | + | |
- | WHAT DO YOU THINK ? DOUBTFUL: | + | So.Sec. hereby gently |
- | Since my query as to why the mountains south of the Cox cannot be seen frem Sydney, Spring has come to greet us, the winter mists have cleared and Gouougang stands supreme in the sky. So my advice to " | + | |
- | himself a soldier and for both of them to look to tha westward, as poring over unpublished maps will do no good. Or perhaps " | + | So.Sec. also wishes to assure Sour Puss that it would have felt much less sour if, instead of composing a feline paragraph it had taken the same amount of time to pause one day in Woolworths and buy a new glass to replace the one broken at the Clubroom, secure in the knowledge that the 6d would be repaid with gratitude, perhaps even with interest. |
- | has wrongly studied maps not available to the public. Then my advice is get out and see for yourself and do not theorist. | + | |
- | WHAT DO YOU THINK? | + | |
- | So.Sec. hereby gently | + | |
- | the use of milk bottles in quenching the thirst | + | |
- | So.Sec. also wishes to assure Sour Puss that it would have felt much | + | |
- | lessesour | + | |
- | repaid with gratitude, perhaps even with interest. | + | |
Hasn't the Sour Puss noticed that copious draughts of tea are poured for Lecturers after lectures? If however it desires to make any closer investigation, | Hasn't the Sour Puss noticed that copious draughts of tea are poured for Lecturers after lectures? If however it desires to make any closer investigation, | ||
- | ! | + | |
- | WHAT DO YOU THINE!? | + | __What do you think?__ |
- | Selfinterest | + | |
- | "MUMBEDLH". | + | Self-interest |
- | eee | + | |
- | .e gee. e | + | "MUMBEDAH" |
- | ee eeeeeee | + | |
- | adgag:' | + | ==== The white ants will get you if you don't watch out ==== |
- | aat,, | + | |
- | I | + | If you go to Darwin watch your camping gear. The white ants will get it if you don't watch out. |
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- | Telephone: B. 3438. | + | |
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- | ib | + | |
- | THE WHITE ANTS WILL GET YOU IF YOU DON'T W.ATCH OUT. | + | |
- | If you go to Darwin watch your camping gear. The white ants will get it if you don't watch out | + | |
Last week into Paddy' | Last week into Paddy' | ||
- | "White ants" said the soldier in reply to Paddy' | + | |
- | His poncho had been lying on the ground for a few days and the busy termites had done the rest. He was anxious to have it repaired for it had been a good friend to him in the frequent bivouacs in tropical storms. | + | "White ants" said the soldier in reply to Paddy' |
- | The Paddymade Poncho is a favourite with the troops. It is a | + | |
- | flat proofed japara sheet 71 x 6'. Fitted with eyelets, it can be used as a fly. Fold-d | + | "If you leave your shirt on a log for a few hours the white ants will get it up at Darwin" |
- | Tune in next month for more news of " | + | |
- | lcIfctrs", | + | His poncho had been lying on the ground for a few days and the busy termites had done the rest. He was anxious to have it repaired for it had been a good friend to him in the frequent bivouacs in tropical storms. |
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+ | The Paddymade Poncho is a favourite with the troops. It is a flat proofed japara sheet 71 x 6'. Fitted with eyelets, it can be used as a fly. Folded | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tune in next month for more news of " | ||
PADDY PALLIN, | PADDY PALLIN, | ||
327 George Street, | 327 George Street, | ||
SYDNEY. | SYDNEY. | ||
- | 'Phone B.3101. | + | Phone B.3101. |
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