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+=====As I Was Saying!=====
+Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rolfe have been promoted to __parents__. Reason for such promotion being the arrival of a son to their establishment. We would like to take this opportunity while congratulating them on this happy event thanking them and Alice Wyborn for the hard work they do for the magazine behind the scenes. These hard working people have the unenviable job of Roneo-ing the pages every month on an old and cranky machine. We have seen the machine and are convinced it is a conscientious objector.
+Further additions to the junior section of the Bushwalkers. A daughter to the Iredales, Ken and Merle, and to Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Yardley also a daughter. The bush is going to be pretty crowded in about twenty years time.
+We hadn't seen May Boyd in the club for some months so were pleased to renew our acuaintance with her when she came in the other night. She has married lately and is now Mrs. Jack Simpson. Now this is off her mind we hope to see her more often.
+Another lass to join the married women's union is Joyce Kennedy. We haven't soon Joyce lately to extract any information from her so we can't tell you his name.
+Was it malice aforethought that prompted the Social Committee to stage a "Back to Childhood" party the other night. (We had better be precise, Friday the 22nd) or hadn't they thought. The results were quite starling. Some people thought, apparently that the addition of a bow, or shall it be beau, was sufficient to transport them back to those so called happy days. Some leaped back and others crawled back to childhood.
+For instance, there was one costume that simply shrieked for attention but we took the kind view that it was meant for camouflage. So!!
+Rapunzel certainly let down her hair, gorgeous plaits they were too, but as we left rather early in the evening we don't know if anyone took advantage of the offer.
-AS I 1.7AS SAYETG
-Mr. and Mrs. Charles FL:afe have been promoted to PAREITTS. Reason for such promotion being the arrival of a son. to their establishment. We would U'Le to take this op-?ortunity while congratul-eting them on this hae:e2y event thanking them and Alice Wyborn for the hard work the- do for the magazine behind the scenes. These hard working people have the unenviable job of Roneo-ing the pages ever: month on an old and crank. machine. We have men the machine and are convinced it is a conecientious objector.
-Further additions to the junior section of the Bushwalkers. A daughter to the Iredales, Ken and 1:,erle, and to Jr,2: Mrs. Edgar Yardley also a daughter. The buf:h is reeing to be pretty crowded in about twenty years time.
-We hadn't seen L:ay 13oyd in the club for some months so were pleased to renew our acuaintance with her whet she came in the other night. She has married lately and is no- Mrs. Jack Simpson, Now this is off her mind we hope to see her more often.
-Another lass to join the mareied women's union is Joyce Henhedy WeJ., havenit soon Joyce lately to extract any informi ltion from her so we can't tell you his name.
-Was it malice aforetheureht that prompted the Social Committee to stage a "Back to Childhood" party the other night. (77e had better be precise, Friday the 22nd) or hadn't they thought. The resUlts were quite starling, Some people thought, ae;arently that the addition of a bow, or shall it be beau, was sufficient to trans,eort them back to those so called happy days. Some leaped back and others crawled back to childhood.
-For instance, there was one costume that simply shrieked for attention but we took the :Lind view that it was meant for camouflage, So 11
-Rapunzel certainly let down her hair, gorgeous ,laits they were too, Mit as we left rather early in the evening we don't know if anyone took advantage of the offer.
 Jean West was a bewitching child with an enticing view of gingham bloomers, or bloomer, as the trouble seemed to be confined to one leg.
-The men found it harder to get back to childhood. They couldn't kid us or themselves, and we were almost sure that the exponents of the "Jitterbugging" is that right? would be thrown into the press seats but no luck. There seemed to be a lot of energy going to waste there, Haven't they heard of Bushwalking?
-We are now looking forward to the Back to second childhood party, w1.411. we hoe to be well to the front.
+The men found it harder to get back to childhood. They couldn't kid us or themselves, and we were almost sure that the exponents of the "Jitterbugging" is that right? would be thrown into the press seats but no luck. There seemed to be a lot of energy going to waste there. Haven't they heard of Bushwalking?
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+We are now looking forward to the Back to second childhood party, when we hope to be well to the front.
- a a a a . a _a a a aa a  a 0 ao a a am. ma... a. a a a a a a um. a a  r..-+ b.
-later editions of that "tooic magazine" The Sydney Bushwalkeo. rot 'heing a Shakespeare, I'm afraid that it is be ond my power to adequately put my feelings into writing. All I can say is, that it is wonderful to feel th,ot I have not bean forgotten my "civi street adventurers" and that Pm onl_y looking forward to the do- when we will be able to go on those walks tcgenes again. It brings back. many sweet memories when I read the earlier edi'elens of theS.1.3.W, and sets no "adreaminl of the days when this ruddy war is ovo2, At present we are came)ed in a Ver7 pretty spot, surrounded by bush which looks very beautiful all dressed for sering. All is very quiet and life is a weo bit slow and quiet but we are luckY in that we have plont of work to
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-do and the time flies almost unnoticed. Ahl there goes Light s Out", so I
-guess it's time to see; che-rio- for the. preoent and thank you ogain for all the magazines etc. Happy Bushwolking to all, I'll be seeing you.
+=====Letters From The Lads And Lasses.=====
-R.H.Smith 19th October 1943. Adv. L.H.W.Sigs. It is with regret that I cannot find sufficient time to suitably reply to yout frequent parcels and reading matter. I can only say that I a: reciate your work immensely, and I must admit that the most eejoyable reading matter that I get, are the magazines from you and an occasional " Into the 13lue" from my Sister.
-S. Mail just in. Another-S.2).a. Thanks again.
-Bill Burke 7th October 1943. You can consider yourself exceptionally lucky in getting this latter. Was rieht out of paper with prospects of further supplies exee otionally bleak when a couple of War Correspondents strolled through the ward. This is part of one of their notebo
-No doubt by this time my name will have occupied a line in the leading dailies. Nothing to it actually, mv little guardian angel got lost in the jungleThmd while he was absent the Jai took the oportunit- of landing a mortar a bit close 'cc:5 me. Heard it fired; but my hole wasn't up to its usual high class standard - was :out down rather hastily - and me- long legs would insist on sticking out the end. Just far enough to catch a bit of mortar shrap at the back of the knee. To quote the medical word "D.Wel left knee, track ae)pears to be superficoal".
-We were in a bit of a hot snot at the time; he got five out of the six in the section. killed my best :al with M.G. fire, but only slightly wounded the other thr e. The: are already back with the lads. My only regret is that I didn't put my brand on enough of them; however, the company attended to that the following day; just tore straight into them, killed over sixty and would have ijot the rest only they were too fleet of foot.
-Getting the wounded out u-.) this wao,' is a pretty filthy show. I was
-in the battalion R.A.P. for 23 hours before I could be evacuated as the-: had to wait for a jeep track to be cut through to us. At that we were lucky; the majority of us expected to s-.2and at least another day there. Can't say I enjoyed the stay as he was still dro7Ding mortars around the area - one landed in the middle of the R.A.2, which,meo nt that we all had to lie in holes in the ground with the dirt falling in:at the slightest movement. It's a funny thing that, one can lie in all the filth in the world for weeks and not notice it; get wounded and you develop a passion for cloanliness. T saw one chap so badly wounded he died within the hOur and 7et the filth on him was all that worried him. The e. eat moment dawned at last, how over, *
-one of the orderlies just slung inc over his shoulder and the first stage of my trip commenced.
-L:TTRSPECEIV..iD FROT:j. TEE LADS AND LASLIS
 Letters were received this month from:-
-Arthur Austin..,.     S,B.W. Ted
-R.H.Selith    ,Rucksack
+Arthur Austin (S.B.W.), Ted Patterson (Rucksack), R.H. Smith (Rucksack), Bill Burke (S.B.W.), Jean Ray (C.M.W.)
-Bill Burke..... ................ ...S.B.W.
-Jean Ray 4 .. 4 .. 4
+===Max Gentle writes from an island "somewhere in the Pacific".===
-ne e7- Gentle writes frm an island "somewhere in. the Pacific".
-"There are mountains on this island more than twice the height of "Key", In my locality I have been,on a hike in off duty hours. By followino a Dr:W road up a range higher than Guouogang I reached the present ternination and then continued the climb u-o a ridge along a real jungle trail. It was illeemparably gloomy, even on the naroow ridge, and the unfamiliar timbers were interolingled with Eandanus Palms entwined with giant creepers, Strqnge ferms formed a. background to brilliantly coloured butterflies. I haven't yet seen the world- bico..est butterfly (troides Alexandrae). which inhabits the island, but those alreody seenewould rival those of Brzil.
+"There are mountains on this island more than twice the height of "Kosy". In my locality I have been on a hike in off duty hours. By following a new road up a range higher than Guouogang I reached the present termnation and then continued the climb up a ridge along a real jungle trail. It was incomparably gloomy, even on the narrow ridge, and the unfamiliar timbers were intermingled with Pandanus Palms entwined with giant creepers. Strange ferns formed a background to brilliantly coloured butterflies. I haven't yet seen the world's biggest butterfly (troides Alexandrae) which inhabits the island, but those already seen would rival those of Brazil.
-As for re-)tiles I h even't seen a crocodile yet, nor have I seen the gree] tree snake or the brown tree snake, the death adder or the taipan, the latter being the second largest venemous snake on earth. I don't want to see or feel any reptiles and as for the fauna, the bush rats are most troublesome We have tried ingenious ways of traoing them and when the right method was found we caught 35 in our tent in three nights. Rats are considered dangerou; here because they carry a buthh mite known as "Trombicula Minor" res:eo:Isible for scrub typhus.
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+As for reptiles I haven't seen a crocodile yet, nor have I seen the green tree snake or the brown tree snake, the death adder or the taipan, the latter being the second largest venemous snake on earth. I don't want to see or feel any reptiles and as for the fauna, the bush rats are most troublesom. We have tried ingenious ways of trapping them and when the right method was found we caught 35 in our tent in three nights. Rats are considered dangerous here because they carry a bush mite known as "Trombicula Minor" responsible for scrub typhus.
-The mosquitoes are not really had here because the swamps are frecluently
-sprayed with Lalariol. However we keep our bodies well covered at niht, as a precaution.
+The mosquitoes are not really bad here because the swamps are frequently sprayed with Malariol. However we keep our bodies well covered at night, as a precaution.
-Arthur Austin 15th October 1943. _Today I received a copy of the July
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+===Arthur Austin - 15th October 1943.===
-is uo of the 23ushwolker for which I am truly grateful. It cheers one up to read of the news from the members. You will notice by the above address I am in New Guinea once again. This time ex,eeriencing a much nicer climate than be-ore. Strange eo say the scenery is really magnificent, At present where I am stationed remind,:, one of our tr2ical Blue Mountain country. You ca': rest assured I do as much walking as,possible and really enjoy it. >T.hope to be able to contact Les Douglas before retuTitin,g to the mainland also a few more of the lads whilst moving about. I hear regularly from George ircher and Bil: Cawood who have not had such a fortunate time as I, but true to the real Ause ie spirit are bearing up well as -P.C).';]. We are all looking forward to those happy days which were so enjoyable in the past and perhaps it will not be long before we are enjoying all those happy times again. Many thanks for the publication s_nt in the past and my sincere regards to all melebers of the Services Committee for their great efforts. Words can hardly express appr-ciation for their untiring work in keeping reading matter up to the lads awaY. Regards to all my friends in the club.
- Ted Paterson - 16th October 1943. Todao- I received another magazine from you I'm afraid I don't write to you very often to express my sincere aeopreciation of the way in which you have constantly kent me sup-)lied with the earlier and
+Today I received a copy of the July issue of the Bushwalker for which I am truly grateful. It cheers one up to read of the news from the members. You will notice by the above address I am in New Guinea once again. This time experiencing a much nicer climate than before. Strange to say the scenery is really magnificent. At present where I am stationed reminds one of our tropical Blue Mountain country. You can rest assured I do as much walking as possible and really enjoy it. I hope to be able to contact Les Douglas before returting to the mainland also a few more of the lads whilst moving about. I hear regularly from George Archer and Bill Cawood who have not had such a fortunate time as I, but true to the real Aussie spirit are bearing up well as P.O.W. We are all looking forward to those happy days which were so enjoyable in the past and perhaps it will not be long before we are enjoying all those happy times again. Many thanks for the publication sent in the past and my sincere regards to all melebers of the Services Committee for their great efforts. Words can hardly express appreciation for their untiring work in keeping reading matter up to the lads away. Regards to all my friends in the club.
+===Ted Paterson - 16th October 1943.===
+Today I received another magazine from you. I'm afraid I don't write to you very often to express my sincere aeopreciation of the way in which you have constantly kept me supplied with the earlier and later editions of that "tonic magazine" The Sydney Bushwalker. Not being a Shakespeare, I'm afraid that it is beyond my power to adequately put my feelings into writing. All I can say is, that it is wonderful to feel that I have not been forgotten by my "civi street adventurers" and that I'm only looking forward to the day when we will be able to go on those walks together again. It brings back many sweet memories when I read the earlier editions of the S.B.W. and sets no "adreamin' of the days when this ruddy war is over. At present we are camped in a very pretty spot, surrounded by bush which looks very beautiful all dressed for spring. All is very quiet and life is a wee bit slow and quiet but we are lucky in that we have plenty of work to do and the time flies almost unnoticed. Ah! there goes "Lights Out", so I guess it's time to say cheerio for the present and thank you again for all the magazines etc. Happy Bushwalking to all, I'll be seeing you.
+===R.H.Smith - 19th October 1943. Adv. L.H.W.Sigs.===
+It is with regret that I cannot find sufficient time to suitably reply to your frequent parcels and reading matter. I can only say that I appreciate your work immensely, and I must admit that the most enjoyable reading matter that I get, are the magazines from you and an occasional "Into the Blue" from my Sister. P.S. Mail just in. Another S.B.W. Thanks again.
+===Bill Burke 7th October 1943.===
+You can consider yourself exceptionally lucky in getting this letter. Was right out of paper with prospects of further supplies exceptionally bleak when a couple of War Correspondents strolled through the ward. This is part of one of their notebooks.
+No doubt by this time my name will have occupied a line in the leading dailies. Nothing to it actually, my little guardian angel got lost in the jungle and while he was absent the Jap took the oportunity of landing a mortar a bit close to me. Heard it fired, but my hole wasn't up to its usual high class standard - was put down rather hastily - and my long legs would insist on sticking out the end. Just far enough to catch a bit of mortar shrap at the back of the knee. To quote the medical word "B.W., left knee, track appears to be superficial".
+We were in a bit of a hot spot at the time; he got five out of the six in the section, killed my best pal with M.G. fire, but only slightly wounded the other three. They are already back with the lads. My only regret is that I didn't put my brand on enough of them; however, the company attended to that the following day; just tore straight into them, killed over sixty and would have got the rest only they were too fleet of foot.
+Getting the wounded out up this way is a pretty filthy show. I was in the battalion R.A.P. for 23 hours before I could be evacuated as they had to wait for a jeep track to be cut through to us. At that we were lucky; the majority of us expected to spend at least another day there. Can't say I enjoyed the stay as he was still dropping mortars around the area - one landed in the middle of the R.A.P. which meant that we all had to lie in holes in the ground with the dirt falling in at the slightest movement. It's a funny thing that, one can lie in all the filth in the world for weeks and not notice it; get wounded and you develop a passion for cleanliness. I saw one chap so badly wounded he died within the hour and yet the filth on him was all that worried him. The great moment dawned at last, however, one of the orderlies just slung me over his shoulder and the first stage of my trip commenced.
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