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"The pretty brave things thro the coldest days\\ Imprisoned in vale of brown,\\ They never lost heart, tho the blast shrieked loud\\ and the hail and the snow came down.\\ 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 pretty brave things thro the coldest days\\ Imprisoned in vale of brown,\\ They never lost heart, tho the blast shrieked loud\\ and the hail and the snow came down.\\ 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 Springelia Incarnate (Swamp Heath) is one of the " | ||
- | 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 bright |
- | 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 | + | |
- | 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. | + | by " |
- | At 8 o' | + | |
- | is housed. Through the top of the dome we could see a strip of che ek-s, and | + | 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. |
- | within the dome was one small light - all we could use in the blr=7.-; | + | |
- | the telescope was trained on a ptrt of the sky and one by one we into | + | At 8 o' |
- | regions of space far beyond the reach of ordinary eyesight. As we locked | + | 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 |
- | 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. | + | |
- | Oct. 16th Friday | + | |
- | Oct. 30th Friday | + | |
- | 9. | + | |
==== Federation Notes ==== | ==== Federation Notes ==== | ||
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There has been another surge of Bushwalking folk into Melbourne. We had a party at Perce Woodman' | There has been another surge of Bushwalking folk into Melbourne. We had a party at Perce Woodman' | ||
- | have forgotten the lad's testimonials, | + | have forgotten the lad's testimonials, |
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, | 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, | ||
in the way of matrimonial engagements, | in the way of matrimonial engagements, | ||
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==== Notice ==== | ==== Notice ==== | ||
- | === New Additions to the Library === | + | __New Additions to the Library__ |
" | " |
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