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Gliding across the place my feet would pass,\\ | Gliding across the place my feet would pass,\\ | ||
In effortless motion, fluid as molten glass,\\ | In effortless motion, fluid as molten glass,\\ | ||
- | Yet live as fire, ard evilly aware\\ | + | Yet live as fire, and evilly aware\\ |
Of all the magic in its evil stare,\\ | Of all the magic in its evil stare,\\ | ||
The founts of poison in its being set. | The founts of poison in its being set. | ||
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+ | =====Heat Of The Moment 110°.===== | ||
- | THE H;1].AT OF THE MOMTL;NT lle | ||
By a Prospective. | By a Prospective. | ||
- | Do you remember the article, in thc Annual "Some like it Tough"? | + | Do you remember the article, in the Annual "Some like it Tough"? |
- | There were five of us on the train and though an easy track had been selected, occasionally I caught a sort of gloating look on Peg's face, but when we reached Katoomba he led us into the Niagara and fed us with coffee and toast, a procedure which effectively allayed any suspicions that the rest of us may have had, | + | |
- | When super was over he sug2ested | + | There were five of us on the train and though an easy track had been selected, occasionally I caught a sort of gloating look on Reg's face, but when we reached Katoomba he led us into the Niagara and fed us with coffee and toast, a procedure which effectively allayed any suspicions that the rest of us may have had. |
- | After this diversion we soon came to the camp spot where we had a midnight swim, then into our bags and in no time at all we were all sound asleep, | + | |
- | We wakened early, but did not get up for quite some time, During this period of luxurious laziness, the ritual of morning greetings was attended to, Reg and I with the traditional "Good morning" | + | When super was over he suggested |
- | With breakfast over we stayed on the main track and even the early morning sun was quite warm enough to tell us it was going to be hot, but with only a short walk in front of us not a word was said until, ignoring the turn off, Reg streaked away in the direction of Megalong Creek, Immediately all the doubts of last night returned and to a timid question the answer came back "OhJ lir), we'll go down the creek, along the Cox and up Galong." | + | |
- | When we sighted | + | After this diversion we soon came to the camp spot where we had a midnight swim, then into our bags and in no time at all we were all sound asleep. |
- | a few minutes later the party divided and a rush was made for swimming holes and how we enjoyed | + | |
- | 3. | + | We wakened early, but did not get up for quite some time. During this period of luxurious laziness, the ritual of morning greetings was attended to, Reg and I with the traditional "Good morning" |
- | had made the mist-a1:0, | + | |
- | After awhile we arrived at the Cox, full to the brim with e racing torrent of brown water. Even though it was only 10.30 a m., down we eet for a very velcome | + | With breakfast over we stayed on the main track and even the early morning sun was quite warm enough to tell us it was going to be hot, but with only a short walk in front of us not a word was said until, ignoring the turn off, Reg streaked away in the direction of Megalong Creek. Immediately all the doubts of last night returned and to a timid question the answer came back "Oh! no, we'll go down the creek, along the Cox and up Galong." |
- | At one o' | + | |
- | At last we steered around the Galong track and plopped down under a convenient tree to try and gain strength for the last part of the trip, Some more orange appeared and Elsa treated us to a drink of hot chocolate, which had commenced the day in solid form but was now a gooey mIss. Three quarters of an hour this loaf laSted | + | When we sighted |
- | Now with a little over one and a half miles t go our flagging | + | |
- | Only half a mile and with lurching gait we finally | + | After awhile we arrived at the Cox, full to the brim with a racing torrent of brown water. Even though it was only 10.30 a.m., down we sat for a very welcome |
- | We weren' | + | |
- | -- | + | At one o' |
- | were playing up a bitiso | + | |
- | ro. | + | At last we steered around the Galong track and plopped down under a convenient tree to try and gain strength for the last part of the trip. Some more orange appeared and Elsa treated us to a drink of hot chocolate, which had commenced the day in solid form but was now a gooey mess. Three quarters of an hour this loaf lasted |
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- | r .- - | + | Now with a little over one and a half miles to go our flagging |
- | ) ri 7"..` *." | + | |
- | r ' e if 1"- | + | Only half a mile and with lurching gait we finally |
- | 1 t ' "- ---" " '' | + | |
- | / it | + | We weren' |
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- | i | + | On Sunday the heat had gone and rain appeared and after a plunge in the creak, most of our vim and vigour returned and all parties indulged in much mucking about and horse play during the pre-breakfast period |
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- | f i ...ts -- -.................. r- / | + | Breakfast came and went and after an easy morning an early lunch was served. Farewells were said shortly afterwards and back we went to Katoomba. |
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- | 1: 77.,7, : I\ 2.7 | + | Homeward bound in a first class car, which scares off other travellers, made our train trip very pleasant and gave us time to analyse the walk and even after the discomforts of the heat, and the flies, had been put on the debit side, the laughs, the swims and the joy of having been out again by far outbalanced them. |
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- | i | + | So what the conditions may be the bush will always be part of our lives as long as there are places hidden away from the eyes of the folk who consider it too much trouble to leave the beaten tracks to try and find the well-concealed beauty of the country. |
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- | _ | + | =====Bushfires.===== |
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- | 7 | + | E. Garrad. |
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- | On Sunday the heat had gone and rain appeared and after a plunge in the creak, most of our vim and vigour returned and all parties indulged in nuch mucking about and horse play during the pre-breakfast period | + | A lovely river valley |
- | Breakfast came and wont and after an easy morning an early lunch was served. Farewells were said shortly afterwards and back we went to Hatoomba, | + | |
- | Homeward bound in a first class car, which scares off other travellors,made our train trip very pleasant and gave us time to analyse the walk and even after the discomforts of the heat; and the flies, had been put on the debit side, the laughs, the swims and the joy of having been out again by far outbalanced them. | + | If only then for a purely selfish reason it is in your interests to throw all your weight and enthusiasm into preventing bush fires, so that this desolation will not be a recurring feature in our countryside. It is not only the spectacular |
- | So what the conditions may be the bush will always be part of our lives as long as there are places hidden away from the eyes of the folk who consider it too much trouble to leave the beaten tracks to try and find the well-concealed | + | |
- | beauty of the country. | + | We have in Australia many unique flowers birds and animals, and unless we can educate every man woman and child a realisation of the importance |
- | BUST-TIRES B. Garrad. | + | |
- | A lovely river valley tree clad hills and luxuriant undergrowth. The sound | + | ---- |
- | of a rippling stream mingled with the hum of insects, the song of birds, the rust:' , of a snake or lizard; the thud of a bounding wallaby, and perhaps if you | + | |
- | are very lucliw | + | =====Tramping Alone On The Southern Alps.===== |
- | mean to us? Let us then for a moment think of another aspect. Have you after | + | |
- | a year or two gone back to a valley that has been a lovely memory, and found that | + | Laz Pura. |
- | all the features that had so impressed you have been completely wiped out? The | + | |
- | bushes | + | November, 1942, saw me aboard the train to Canberra |
- | drought. You find no 16nger | + | |
- | plants that delighted you. Bird and animal life is missing and weeds have supplanted the native plants and so overrun the valley that it can never recover. | + | Oh, so this is the valley of whose beauty I have heard so much with its various shades of green and the fast running |
- | If only then for a purely selfish reason it is in your interests to throw | + | |
- | all your weight and enthusiasm into preventing bush fires, so that this desolation | + | I found a suitable camping |
- | will not be a recurring feature in far countryside, It is not only the spec- | + | |
- | tacular | + | I liked the place so well that I stayed there for more than a week and during that time I made several daily trips to various points along the river and hills. This particular place where I camped was a small valley within the valley proper. Surrounded by hills, the only opening to it was the river which one had to cross twice. The beauty of this part of Brindabella is that the river is formed almost in a circle |
- | We have in Australia many unique flowers birds and animals, and unless we can educate every man woman and child a realisation of the inriortence | + | |
- | TRAMPING ALONE Oil' TH2 SOUTTD2,RN ALPS, | + | I love to camp on a river bank and listen to all sounds that pass my tent door, especially when I am alone at the camp fire. Some poet once said that if a man preferred to roam about in the midst of nature, then he must be either a god or an animal. I must confess |
- | Laz Pura, | + | |
- | November, 1942; siw me aboard the train to Canberra | + | But the true lover of natural phenomena especially of the beauty and harmony here so constantly present to the senses, |
- | the Godradigbee River, my starting place was the Cotter River frnm whence I travelled to Brindabc311a | + | |
- | oh, SO ti:i0 is the valley of whose beauty I have heard so muchwith | + | I experienced very cold nights in this valley and in the morning have seen white frosts yet about mid-day |
- | I found a suitable camping | + | |
- | I liked th -31.7.ce s well that I stayed there for more than a week and during, that time I made several daily trips to various points along the river and hills, This particular place where I camped was a small valley within the valley proper, Surrounded by hills, the only opening to it was the river which one had to cross twice, The beauty of this part of Brindabella is that the river is formed almost in a oircio. | + | Now as regards food, I was very lucky to be able to procure from some of those kind-hearted people who would share everything they have with visitors, |
- | I love to camp on a river bank and listen to all sounds that pass my tent dor, especially when I am alone at the camp fire, Some poet once said that if a man preferred to roam about in the midst of nature, then he must be either a god or an animal, I must conft that I am neither, | + | |
- | But the true lover of natural phenomena especially of the beauty and harmony here so constantly present to the senses, | + | But alas! I had to make up my mind to move on as time was passing and there were lots of places to go to. On the last night before breaking camp I thought I would like to sit near the camp fire till about midnight. I had the good fortune to see glow worms and fire flies dancing around the trees and through the branches; and here comes the moonbeams on the river and the moon slowly rounding into sight above the mountain tops. Fair scenes, |
- | banks of a sparkling stream, | + | |
- | I experienced very cold nights in this valley and in the morning have seen white frosts yet about mid-day | + | The following morning I got busy preparing for the high climb towards the mountains and soon after my breakfast, I saw a man galloping on horseback to my broken camp with a bag of food, butter, sugar and porridge and a bottle of milk. It was Mr. J. McMahon, an Irishman with a great heart. I told him I had sufficient good for the whole way, but he said, "You must take it. I am afraid that you might get lost in taking this short cut, you will need more food". He warned me too not to take this route but to follow the road. I was glad of the butter he brought me and I drank the milk, but could not take anything else as I had a full pack. In drinking the milk I did myself more harm than good, for it made me feel off colour for about two days. I learned the lesson |
- | Now as regards food; I was very lucky to be able to procure from some of those kind-hearted people who would share everything they have with visitorss | + | |
- | But alas! I had to make up my mind to move on as time was passing and there were lots of places to go to. On the last night before breaking camp I thought I would like to sit near the camp fire till about midnight, I had the good fortune to see glow worms and fire flies dancing around the | + | Now with a load on my shoulders but a light heart, I had to say adieu to the Goodradigbee |
- | trees and through the branches; and here comes the moonbeams on the river and the moon slowly rounding into sight above the mountain tops. Fair scenesi | + | |
- | The following morning I got busy preparing for the high climb towards the mountains and soon after my breakfast, I saw a man galloping on horseback to my broken camp with a bag of food, butter, sugar and porridge and a bottle of milk, It was Mr. J. McMahon, an Irishman with a great heart, | + | Onwards I went and from a distance |
- | I told him I had sufficient good for the whole way, but he said, "You must take it. I am afraid that you might get lost in taking this short cut, you will need more food". He warned me too not to take this route but to follow | + | |
- | the road. I was glad of the butter he brought me and I drank the milk, but | + | These two men of the valley impressed a stamp of human kindness upon my heart the rest of my life. Such men I had never before come across in my travels. |
- | could not take anything else as I had a full pack. In drinking the milk I did myself more harm than good, for it made me feel off colour'for about two days. I learned the lesso# | + | |
- | Now with a load on my shoulders but a light heart, I had to say adieu | + | Onward I went to the mount with great anticipation and the realization was still greater when I reached the peak. I arrived at the chalet at 3 o' |
- | to the Goodradigbee | + | |
- | to greet it again. | + | I had a look around and found much of interest. The first thing I noticed were the skiing posters from various countries and next was a notice in handwriting as follows:- "We have this chalet open for members and if outsiders come this way they are also allowed to find accommodation |
- | Onwards I went and from a (astance | + | |
- | by so the compass was the-guide to the peak. So my good -friend left me, I | + | After reading this n to I began to feel more at home. First and foremost I got busy in giving the place a clean up both outside |
- | was sorry to part with him. I felt sad for a while until I got used to my own company. | + | |
- | These two men of the valley impressed a stamp of human kindness upon | + | Ginini and Gingera are about 6000 ft. in altitude, one can see Mt. Koscisuko and snow patches quite clearly and Burren |
- | my heart the rest of my life,. Such men I had never before come across in my travels. | + | |
- | Onward I went to the mount with great anticipation and the realization was still greater when.' | + | When leaving Mt. Franklin for Ginini one sees a most picturesque light green patch in a corner of the deep valley at Brindabella, |
- | as to what it was like, At first glance it had the appearance of a deserted hut and was very neglected, I , | + | |
- | I had a look around and found much of interestlthe | + | Now on my return to the Cotter from the foot of Mt. Bimberi towards Canberra I ended my tour of the great Southern Alps. Much interest and pleasure I gained from this walking trip and I would very much like to go there again during the winter when everything is clothed in white, to see men and women ski-ing on Mt. Franklin, to meet them at the chalet and it would be interesting to see the country which I have seen in the summer season. |
- | come this war' | + | |
- | this home," | + | So when I reached home I thought |
- | After reading this n to I began to feel more at home. First and foremost I | + | |
- | got busy in giving the place-a clean up both Outside | + | ---- |
- | Ginini and Gingera are. about 6000 ft. in altitude, | + | |
- | When leaving Mt,Franklin for Ginini one sees a most picturesque light green patch in a corner of the deer valley at Brindabella, | + | =====Re-Union |
- | Now on my return to the Cotter from the foot of Mt.Bimberi towards | + | |
- | winter when everything is clothed in white, to see men and women ski-ing on Mt.FranklinIto | + | " |
- | country which I have seen in the summer season. | + | |
- | So when I reached home I th, | + | Moorabinda, |
- | the President of the Canberra Alpine Club express my appreciation to him and to members of the club for their kind hasedtality | + | |
- | there were more like them it w4yald | + | The camp fire was lit by embers from various other fires. Some came from a new member' |
- | mysdlf | + | |
- | REUNION | + | Entertainment |
- | Moorabinda, | + | |
- | for herself another, if this time unenviable record. We can imagine her lying in bed gnashing her teeth and refusing all comforts but a constitution, | + | Our pyjama-girl |
- | The camp fire was lit by embers from various other fires, Some came from a new members | + | |
- | Ehtertainment | + | One blushing couple were confronted by a bird which had apparently |
- | Our pyjamagirl | + | |
- | Anyone seeing a girl sucted | + | Late in the evening I gravitated |
- | One blushing couple were confronted by a bird which had ai)parently | + | |
- | Late in the evening I gravitated | + | The camp fire continued for hours after midnight punctuated by swims and yells at least. Like a good reporter I had my ear to the ground - in slumber. Nevertheless I did hear that a certain girl, starved no doubt for little nips at the ears of her best love on foreign shores, bit a piece out of the back of a member newly arrived from the Middle East. No wonder our poor soldiers have to be punctured so often with anti-toxins. |
- | The camp fire continued for hours after midnight punctuated by swims and yells at least, Like a good reporter I had my ear to the ground - in slumber, Nevertheless I did hear that a certain girl, starved no doubt for little nips at the oars of her best love on foreign shores, bit a piece out of the back of a member newly arrived from the Middle East, No wonder our poor soldiers have to be punctured so often with aeti-boxins | + | |
- | Its a darned shame finding fault with such a good show but why oh why, did the committee | + | Its a darned shame finding fault with such a good show but why, oh why, did the committee |
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- | WHAT DO YOU THINK ? | + | ---- |
- | Jack Debert writes: | + | |
- | So I looked around the Dess, There were folirteen uan present so I a6ked each man his age, The average age was 37,3 years and two Ten . esent ware specialists both -onder | + | =====What Do You Think?===== |
- | omfort | + | |
- | I don't think any cf these men did anything to bring the war on I | + | Jack Debert writes: |
- | have never seen them asking youth to do most of the dirty work, When it comes to sanding | + | |
- | bero, shows the older Ton are standing up to it better than the younger | + | So I looked around the mess. There were fourteen men present so I asked each man his age. The average age was 37,3 years and two men present were specialists both under 32 years of age. Every one of the fourteen had left the comfort |
- | After all it may be asked just how much has youth done to save itself? Ask yourself quite honstly | + | |
- | But let me issue a word of wrning | + | I don't think any of these men did anything to bring the war on. I have never seen them asking youth to do most of the dirty work. When it comes to standing |
- | they have earned it equally as those young and old one who havo stayed | + | |
- | ' | + | After all it may be asked just how much has youth done to save itself? Ask yourself quite honestly |
- | 10, | + | |
- | TAIL FOR WATER by 97568, | + | What do I think? Youth has been given every opportunity, it has let itself down. But get rid of the fool idea out of your head that age counts for so much. There are many old men with youthful enough ideals to keep youth young, |
- | Hero in lo..3ga | + | |
- | Green t hick-foliaged planes | + | ---- |
- | Sway their strong leaves in the potent sunlight. | + | |
- | Roofs of corrugation | + | =====Wail For Water.===== |
- | Throw back the heat in the Sun-god' | + | |
- | The poplars | + | by 97568. |
- | Tremulously wish for cc,olness; | + | |
- | And the willows are sleepy | + | Here in Wagga Wagga\\ |
- | Yesterday; lagpies s-j_lled | + | Green thick-foliaged planes\\ |
- | From the roof above my window. | + | Sway their strong leaves in the potent sunlight\\ |
- | Grant Lutumn | + | Roofs of corrugation\\ |
- | Gently sprayed from your wo,tering-can; | + | Throw back the heat in the Sun-god' |
- | Softly soaking, | + | The poplars\\ |
- | Quietly cooling, | + | Tremulously wish for coolness,\\ |
- | Silent. | + | And the willows are sleepy |
- | Deep sinking | + | Yesterday, magpies spilled |
- | Rain | + | From the roof above my window.\\ |
- | SHOCKIIET | + | O! When will the rain come;\\ |
- | Does anyone know, and if they doiwill | + | Winter and sharp blowing;\\ |
- | a lecturer after the show on Friday nights. For months now, we have concealed | + | The winds in their power,\\ |
- | ourscavos | + | And cold frosty mornings.\\ |
- | raised | + | 'I am sick of the summer!\\ |
- | Isn't it nice to t; | + | The parched earth is crying,\\ |
- | the club is run that they even come: in once a year simply to vote for the election of officers for the committee etc, even if they don't know the people they are voting for So good of them | + | ' |
- | And then there are the people who come along on General Meeting nights and hold their meeting right outside the door, in opposition to the serious folk inside, We understand there is ouite a strong | + | And cornstalks drying,\\ |
- | Wonder what the Army feeds Bill Bourke on? Are they building him up for | + | Yellow and sore.\\ |
- | some s-Decial | + | Grant Autumn |
- | 12. - | + | Gently sprayed from your watering-can;\\ |
- | FIFTEENTH ANUUAL MEETING | + | Softly soaking,\\ |
- | The Fifteenth Annual meeting | + | Quietly cooling,\\ |
- | Two new members were welcomed, Jean Thirgood and Stan Martin, | + | Silent\\ |
- | In moving the adoption of the annual report Dorothy Lawry said that it | + | Deep sinking\\ |
- | had been a difficult year and there had been as would be expected in these times, a slight reduction in membership, But it had been a better year in that we had had the pleasure of welcoming some, returning members, She regretted that the V,D,C. Gudes and Reconnaisance | + | Rain!! |
- | due to the absence of so many members, The Committee had a good attendance record, | + | |
- | The el3: | + | ---- |
- | President Dorothy Lawry, | + | |
- | Vice Presidents: Frank Duncan and Graham Harrison, | + | =====Shocking!===== |
- | HorSecrcty RI1rL1 | + | |
- | Hon,Treasurer: Doric Palden, | + | Does anyone know, and if they do, will they please tell us the magic formula that entitles a person to enter that exclusive circle that talks to and even EATS with a lecturer after the show on Friday nights. For months now, we have concealed |
- | Hon,Social Secretary: Jean Harvey, Iron, Membership Secretary: EdnaGarrad, | + | |
- | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | + | Isn't it nice to think that some Bushwalkers |
- | Committee: Win Duncombo, Phyl White, Reg, Alder, | + | |
- | Federation | + | And then there are the people who come along on General Meeting nights and hold their meeting right outside the door, in opposition to the serious folk inside. We understand there is quite a strong |
- | Substitute Federation | + | |
- | Delegate to Parks and Playgrounds Movement; Mrs. Hilda Stoddart, | + | Wonder what the Army feeds Bill Bourke on? Are they building him up for some special |
- | Trustees: liaurie | + | |
- | Hon,Auditor: Tom Kenny-Poyal, | + | ---- |
- | In presenting her rcroort | + | |
- | A letter was read from Charlie | + | =====Fifteenth Annual Meeting.===== |
- | The question of the i)rivately | + | |
- | Frabk Duncan said that we might at any time be excluded from this area of privately owned land, on which camping fee is already charged by the mai..ers, | + | The Fifteenth Annual meeting |
- | Tt might bo po qshl o to_gG-t; Ulao co-oporation | + | |
- | 13. | + | Two new members were welcomed, Jean Thirgood and Stan Martin. |
- | Hostels Movements in havin the area reserved. Era would be a good site for a hostel and National Fitness | + | |
- | , | + | In moving the adoption of the annual report Dorothy Lawry said that it had been a difficult year and there had been, as would be expected in these times, a slight reduction in membership. But it had been a better year in that we had had the pleasure of welcoming some returning members. She regretted that the V.D.C. Guides |
- | walkers.. | + | |
- | In supporting the motion Alex Colley said that North Era and Burning Palms were practically the only beachere. | + | The election |
- | Myles Dunphy said that the proposal would mean a road down to the beach. It had once been proposed to build a country club on the land, this too would have meant a road and a tremendous scar on the hillside, Hostels or bunkhouses could not be built without making a road, Bill Hall said that if th, whole | + | |
- | area were not resumed then a ro d would be built to the privately owned portions. Reservation of the area would enable the clearing out of the shacks, | + | |President|Dorothy Lawry| |
- | Wiff Knight said that we were selfish in wanting to get rid of the shacks. Shack owners had a perfect right to be there, as good a right as anybody | + | |Vice Presidents|Frank Duncan and Graham Harrison| |
- | Raolying | + | |Hon. Secretary|Hilma |
- | Joe Turner pointed | + | |Hon. Asst. Secretary|Jess Martin| |
- | Mouldy Harrison supported a suggestion of Myles Dunphy to recommend little Gara beach (between Nth Er. and Garie) as a hostel site. 'He said that the Fitness Movement did not have much money and could not buy land. | + | |Hon. Treasurer|Doris Allden| |
- | Marie'Dylas s-id that Mr.Byrnes, | + | |Hon. Walks Secretary|Alan Wyborn| |
- | The meeting decided to support Frank Duncanls | + | |Hon. Social Secretary|Jean Harvey| |
- | Paddy Pallin appealed for volunteers to lead youngsters on walks and instruct at camps for the National Fitness Movement, He said that the Movement | + | |Hon. Membership Secretary|Edna Garrad| |
- | J1 volunteer was called for to be Assistant Federation Secretary, Beverley Bruce offered to do the job, | + | |Committee|Win Duncombe, Phyl White, Reg. Alder, |
- | Pay ui?1 pay u-,?1 and play the gAm(74, rao trx 10.(0-.+ 1:e? L.L'oc sulr has | + | |Federation |
- | DThnt7 | + | |Substitute Federation |
- | . . w~. | + | |Delegate to Parks and Playgrounds Movement|Mrs. Hilda Stoddart| |
- | _THE MOV.113iTTS OF _THE _IITFERI OR _PLANETS by_ _Canopus. | + | |Trustees|Laurie |
- | The inferior planets; Venus and Mercury, are nearer to the sun than the Earth. and move faster than we. In thu Ciagram | + | |Hon. Auditor|Tom Kenny-Royal| |
- | would be between us and th, sun. After one month Venus sill be well ahead of us and will rise nearly two hours before | + | |Hon. Solicitor|Marie Byles| |
- | sun once. Venus has gone around about 1 2/3 times and is visible in the evening sky. Mercury has made more than four revolutions and is visible in the morning sky. The inferior planets are much brighter when they are on the s-.me side of the sun as we. Venus is six times as distant when it is on the opposite side of the sun. The elliptic orbits of the planets are another cause of variation in brightness. | + | |
+ | In presenting her report | ||
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+ | A letter was read from Charlie | ||
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+ | The question of the privately | ||
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+ | Frank Duncan said that we might at any time be excluded from this area of privately owned land, on which camping fee is already charged by the owners. It might be possible to get the co-operation | ||
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+ | In supporting the motion Alex Colley said that North Era and Burning Palms were practically the only beaches | ||
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+ | Myles Dunphy said that the proposal would mean a road down to the beach. It had once been proposed to build a country club on the land, this too would have meant a road and a tremendous scar on the hillside. Hostels or bunkhouses could not be built without making a road. Bill Hall said that if the whole area were not resumed then a road would be built to the privately owned portions. Reservation of the area would enable the clearing out of the shacks. | ||
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+ | Wiff Knight said that we were selfish in wanting to get rid of the shacks. Shack owners had a perfect right to be there, as good a right as anybody | ||
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+ | Replying | ||
+ | |||
+ | Joe Turner pointed | ||
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+ | Mouldy Harrison supported a suggestion of Myles Dunphy to recommend little Gara beach (between Nth Era and Garie) as a hostel site. He said that the Fitness Movement did not have much money and could not buy land. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Marie Byles said that Mr. Byrnes, owner of the greater part of the land had recently | ||
+ | |||
+ | The meeting decided to support Frank Duncan' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Paddy Pallin appealed for volunteers to lead youngsters on walks and instruct at camps for the National Fitness Movement. He said that the Movement | ||
+ | |||
+ | A volunteer was called for to be Assistant Federation Secretary. Beverley Bruce offered to do the job. | ||
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+ | Pay up! pay up! and play the game. Its ten bob again, and the treasurer | ||
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+ | |||
+ | =====The Movements Of The Inferior Planets.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Canopus. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The inferior planets, Venus and Mercury, are nearer to the sun than the Earth and move faster than we. In the diagram | ||
At the present time Venus is coming round the sun towards us. Soon it will start to move between us and the sun and will disappear again into the sun's light. | At the present time Venus is coming round the sun towards us. Soon it will start to move between us and the sun and will disappear again into the sun's light. | ||
- | PLANET | ||
- | PERIOD OF REVOLUTION_ YEARS | ||
- | SPEED IN ORBIT | ||
- | MILES PER nd; | ||
- | EARTH 1;00 | ||
- | VENUS 0.62 | ||
- | MERCURY 0.24 | ||
- | 18;5 | ||
- | 21;7 | ||
- | 29.7 | ||
- | 1 mo-n th 2 months 3 months 6 months 1 year | ||
- | I:Wet-not/ m rThi | ||
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- | c5 j; | ||
- | IZTTERS FROLI TH7, :ADS AND LASES, | ||
- | We received letters from the following durinL, February:.. Peter Allen, | ||
- | T,M, Hardy | ||
- | G. -Pell | ||
- | Eileen McLaren Y.M,C.A, | ||
- | 3,J,W, Evans Ruchsaek acke:_ne:on | ||
- | Russell Kelly Y,M,C,A, | ||
- | Jack Debort S.B.W, | ||
- | PETER ALLEN: I would like to thank the Services Committee for the arce-iss | ||
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- | magazines and photos that arrive from time to time, Believe me they are very welcomes especially the photos, I have quite a collection now and value them highly. I have shown them to friends over here and as there is a good assortment they get same idea of what Australia is like, Since last writing I have been to Scotland, I wont along with another cha-e and we had a great time. We stopped at a small village called Bucklyvie(?? | ||
- | crolour of the water in the Lochs was great, Stirling Castle, The Wallace Memorials were also visited as well as what is reputed to be the largest grape vine in Scotland, It is over 300 ft, long and approximately 50 years old, It was covered with grapes but as the price per bunch was 9/.- decided they looked better on the vine, I aid not do any walking this time, the o7Dortunity did not arise, I find bike riding a lot better, There is very little open country like in Australia, villages are close together, land is privately owned and one | ||
- | must not trespaSs. A few weeks ago I man,.ged to get an unofficial 48 hour | ||
- | leave, Fourteen of us were sent (on a Friday) to a nearby station to do a week's course, Incidentally we wore flown down, there being 20 all told in the plane. On repprting early next morning were informed to report back at 10,45 on Monday, They gave us Saturday and Sunday to ourselves, Four or five others and myself decided to visit Nottingham, I rather liked the place, It seemed a lore cleaner than most English towns, The Trent was very nice being lined with trees on both banks, The river was a lot cleaner than some I have seen and in summer, boats, punts etc, can be hired, Nottingham Castle was closed to the public but the grounds were open, There wore one or two interesting relics to be seen but otherwise it was nothing out of the box, The most interesting place was a hotel, It is supposed to be the oldest in England, in fe ct it dates back to the Crusades. Legend has it that the Crusades stopped there to have one for the ro::.d, It is a vary quaint place itself, From the outside it is like a very old and small house at the foot for a high cliff, On entering, | ||
- | dropping, We have had a few fuosts and one morning last week the ground was | ||
- | absolutely white with it, Coal and coke is rationed but dust the same we have plenty, If anybody ste,.rts talking about the beautiful Rnglich weather, tell them | ||
- | it does not exkst, I 11:;.179 bon here for 15 months now and all that time the weather has been awf-_11. Wind and rrdn pra omnate., Now we are approo ching | ||
- | - | ||
- | the foggy season at times visibility is reduced to less than 50 yards, A nice bright sunny day is a very rare thing indeed, | ||
- | LEE WILLIAMS: Since I last wrote I have seen quite a lot more of this | ||
- | _ _ | ||
- | island and I should say that I have been most impressed by the gorgeous butterflies that abound in the mountais. They' | ||
- | BASIL DICKINSON; I am many; many mi],:es from Sydney iii f:Lot it runs into the thousands, and my unit is campped on the fringe of a sandy desert, the only vegetation being low scrubby timber and mulga trees, Nater has been somewhat of a problem and we are supplied froM local bores which have been established by the Engineers, We were very bright when we arrived in this area as a fet " | ||
- | one of the holes filled uP ov::rnight with crystal clear water but it was a different story when it was found that the water was extremely salty, The hdat can be best described as terrific and it is definitely noexaggeration when I toll you that the temBerature has not been below 100 for over five | ||
- | weeks and often rises to 116 , Still, it is not difficult weather as the | ||
- | heat is Particularly dry and one is able to sleep well as the nights are generally col to cold, Occasionally we travel about 50 miles to the coast and spend about three days in rest areas, doing little but surfing2 sun- | ||
- | bathing and ;azinge The living ;;uarters are built by clearing the centres | ||
- | of ti-tree clumps and building up the sides with brush, The result is a | ||
- | a cool gunyah which keeps out about 50% of the flies, The surf is not to be | ||
- | compared with the coast but makes Up all that it Lacks in that rere. by being warmer and it is possible to frolic all day in the water without becoming at all cold, Nearby is a very small and isolated fishing village where we are nearly always able to procure dozens of crayfish which are sweeter than any lobsters or crbs back home, Needless to say when the opportunity presents | ||
- | itself we certainly make " | ||
- | is that they cannot get the beer in order to complete the feast, Life, although somewhat monotonous at present is nevertheless bearable and one can always look forward to the futurej, dreaming of the day when once more ho will be lying at his ease in some sylvan glade, watching the smoke of his | ||
- | fire curl lazily u7)wards knowing also that his main responsibility has ended | ||
- | ' | ||
- | Jack Debert went through Sydney on his way to Melboutne last week, | ||
- | Bill B,,1-17.0 and Rory Lc-ft arc. 1-folc in _LutraTi a and ki:,,ve been on three weeks 1.,actvo | ||
- | IMPORTANT DATES | ||
- | FOR YOUR | ||
- | SOCIAL CALENDAR | ||
- | 17. | ||
- | April 16th Friday 7.30 p m. | ||
- | 14-th Watercolour Exhibition of Australian Wildflowers from the collection of Malcolm McGregor, | ||
- | Mfl MICHAEL | ||
- | ' | ||
- | T_E.;R_R_Y_ will we hope Queensland and that 'THERE IS CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. | ||
- | " 30th 11 8. 0 iJ,m. | ||
- | May 21st If 8. 0 Services Committee Night | ||
- | 28th 8 0 p a111 Illustrated Lecture by MROTHY BRIGDEN " | ||
- | .ccaca i (I IC | ||
- | FOR ALL YOUR PH OT OGRAI)HI C RE (:)11 I REIVIEN TS | ||
- | and for 0 | ||
- | =CELLENT DILI-VT,' | ||
- | and | ||
- | ENLARCING SlaV I CE | ||
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- | GOODMAN BROS. | ||
- | 20 Hunter Street, Sydney | ||
- | (op; Wynyard) | ||
- | Tel. B3438 | ||
- | ClECC4Ci rCk. 1-.:CeCala kaar.Ca. 'J | ||
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+ | |Plan|Period of Revolution - Years|Speed in orbit - Miles per sec.| | ||
+ | |Earth|1.00|18.5| | ||
+ | |Venus|0.62|21.7| | ||
+ | |Mercury|0.24|29.7| | ||
+ | |||
+ | [Diagram] | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Letters From The Lads And Lasses.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | We received letters from the following during February:- | ||
+ | |||
+ | |Peter Allen| | ||
+ | |L.J. Williams|Y.M.C.A.| | ||
+ | |T.M. Hardy|C.M.W.| | ||
+ | |G. Fell|Y.M.C.A.| | ||
+ | |Eileen McLaren|Y.M.C.A.| | ||
+ | |B.J.W, Evans|Rucksack| | ||
+ | |Basil Dickinson|S.B.W.| | ||
+ | |Russell Kelly|Y.M.C.A.| | ||
+ | |Jack Debert|S.B.W.| | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Peter Allen:=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | I would like to thank the Services Committee for the parcels, magazines and photos that arrive from time to time. Believe me they are very welcome, especially the photos. I have quite a collection now and value them highly. I have shown them to friends over here and as there is a good assortment they get some idea of what Australia is like. Since last writing I have been to Scotland. I went along with another chap and we had a great time. We stopped at a small village called Bucklyvie(?? | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Lee Williams: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Since I last wrote I have seen quite a lot more of this island and I should say that I have been most impressed by the gorgeous butterflies that abound in the mountains. They' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Basil Dickinson: | ||
+ | |||
+ | I am many, many miles from Sydney, in fact it runs into the thousands, and my unit is camped on the fringe of a sandy desert, the only vegetation being low scrubby timber and mulga trees. Water has been somewhat of a problem and we are supplied from local bores which have been established by the Engineers. We were very bright when we arrived in this area as a few " | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | Jack Debert went through Sydney on his way to Melbourne last week. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bill Burke and Rory Lofts are back in Australia and have been on three weeks leave. | ||
+ | |||
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+ | |||
+ | =====Important Dates For Your Social Calendar.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | |April 16th Friday 7.30 p.m.|4th Watercolour Exhibition of Australian Wildflowers from the collection of Malcolm McGregor.| | ||
+ | |April 30th Friday 8.0 p.m.|Mr Michael Terry will we hope be back from Queensland and will tell us that "There is adventure in Central Australia" | ||
+ | |May 21st Friday 8.0 p.m.|Services Committee Night.| | ||
+ | |May 28th Friday 8.0 p.m.|Illustrated Lecture by Dorothy Brigden, " | ||
+ | |||
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