A monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney Bushwalkers, 5 Hamilton Street, Sydney.

The bush is beautiful in an eerie way, it is never, to my mind, melancholy; it is rather almost unbearably and unreasonably cheerful when bathed, as it usually is, in incredibly bright sunshine. Really to see the beauties of Australia - and especially of the bush - one must retrain one's eye. Only when native-born painters appeared did the true appeal of the country get transferred to canvas. When clearly seen - when intruding memories of other beauties are put aside - it is magical. It is beautiful. And it is Australian. There is even an occasional surprise. Sometimes one will see a tree apparently covered with large pink and white flowers. As one approaches, the flowers take wing; they are galahs.

From “Introducing Australia.” by C. Hartley Grattan.

0.1,TER T - Dot English, I had a two n'an :canoz, that I kept in Debe7t:s backyard at Balmoral and the idea was that hand T:-.Bo la-,i'addl',.s-ici-4ertoDFOTes place a,t gatSons Bay which was to 13.:? the jumpn.,1; ofZ plac-e for a big'rock4c],imbing expedition Pound the cliffs of the Can, A,E an amateur fisherman Da.,e was Well acquainted with the hazar-3a of his local 1-0.0kF.:, and all the fishingfraternity accepted it as a Fact (Dont a..7.Ir) that to g.E,–t fr:72D. Watsons Bay beach to the Gap round the bass of thn cliffs w!f,s an ilDossibiiitY, That was like a red rr g to a bull to Davo whoser loe-1,siCri n tho&e,dys was +0 go round Exp,oding 7a17.acfei74, brocd the c. tha iL one.Friday n:'..gh, He bet it cou-d be don,3, Would alayor::.e ta'ke'him on? He was willing to bet them ten bob, NnboiST 7.:11t up any mon y Noy e'.;?.er did,F;in,-.;e the time they had been so be:Ily btLtten, it hal,DpE,21g!.1 had finishd one of bur TiE;e2 trips,- arriving at Kator.:7mba,,.:ita';iOn only a fs w.minuies before the train was du,Li-out, Dave as Ecilcdu ox-P. -)iln8w this but _did that make any differ- eDou to Dav..3,? Of course fl Let tha Coumany t1. b he could chin a be:2 over the waitin room door more tt-x_es than anyone. else. He bettlwm ten bc3b, and most of the gang, considerin7 themselves each iglividually lees of a rabbit thall Dave, took him on with ,Ilacrit7, So Pave started the contest One - two - three - four - (Go on you beautO - five - six - sevn - (He's-getting red in the face the ranit;) - nine - (He's weaknng His .:;hickno inotes can't take in7the t.':Aick. of all this rd-hot interest the train had quietly sneaked into the -7-)1)?..tirm but we were all so ,intent o'.-1 watching for signs of cracking on he part bf the straining victim that'wT w.,?re oblivious to all else. B1:.t noso Da' Just as the guard raiSed'hs lantern and blew the whistle Dave did-a last. magnifient.,.Ten -.dropixd off grabbed hi tack and bolted for tht. train-' and the rest of did likewise, When wed dot ourselves all staed in and sotted “You owc me tcn boM says D.a yeAnd so do you Srdithy - and :TO-a. too Debert, Rndall et of you,” e;'9,,-.y.S: Dave, You can 70'c?s:.:Lt over now . ,n10 rc:.1T's and bellows cA'indignationnslew don swab Stead“ how:-.L.o,d Debe72t abc. re -the up roar,' knew that . tra'.E.n.,was,:cominrf” '“Liseni”d Lae and .h1n,eyes gIared as he -held up hiC haLdii. Moses calali ng..th WcW93 —and mntPrily the wolveE were “silenced to hear:him denY 7- “Of 'e:ourF,le I So, as I eaid nobody ril-q7,ed any money on the b t,-but we all agre:d to met at Daves place on the follOwing_Sunday to watch, or,to help him ex7dode another fallacy, In addition to his reTAile'pets Dav had a pup - a Chapman pu-.-) - and 7.)rmoosed to harness this to a row-boat and come out and meet our canoe somewhere in the Open Ocean, As the canoe had never boon outs5.0e before we decided to give it a try - alit on the Saturd2y, co, with the Chan:l..Jr._ KL….ra as ballast, Debert and 1311t (7)1 t to sea, When weg,. ;t btween tim Taa and the big green rollers ..came in the shcre!-2 looed a big vy off, lIf we sink I can swim it,”said Ah Jack, knowing that his daily dozen performed under the pier at 5 sclock e-ch morning kept his muscles in Mar7ellous Tone, “Same here”, at - said I, thinking ditto about my daily dozen performed 8 hours a day ddys week on my unresisting patients at hospital. But Klara, who had nevez sd much as raised a threatening ruler to her two-score gosling-necked clasehirds, doubted the strength of her unused muslces to get her to shore, ._112 time seemed ripe to turn the craft and make for home, This was mera,;)3 yLJ-k, difficulty and we had a hard paddle back against a rising wind. S000eoce teee. felt weld aorta had enough of canoeing for the wrele-end, and a telephoae from Dave early on Sunday morning saying the seas rere running too hi[3h to take out a row-boat, let alone a canoe, strengthened our docision no to tempt fate and the sharks too far, so we went to Watsons Bay by tram inteu2.0 Smithy and Jack and the Little Colley were not going to risk valuable necks - their country might have need of them - but young Stoddy and I, who put our survival value at zero, were eager to accompany Deve. It was cold; there was quite a wind and the sea was roaring in. Mary and I wore swimming costumes and jumpers, but Dave went one better with a thick tweed overcoat over his trunks and a cap pulled in low thuggish fashion over his sparse thatch. We ran along thg_ beach to warm up, ducked under a pier and through some barbed wire onto a nice deserted beach, and so round to the cliffs. Vie followed Dave over the well-worn fisherman's tracks, sometim_e half-way up the cliff and sometimes at water 1vel. At on spot we had to wait our chance between waves and make a dash for a far ledge on the cliff above high 'water level. Mary and I ski?ped across as dirct-:d end ,lust reached s-fety as a,hlige breeker came crashing in, but -hen w our leader, who had stood back to give us first chence on the fairway, he w..s nowhere to be seen. Then the big boomer wave, which hod snatched at Mary and inc and drawn back growling, came racing in again, and riding on the crest of it we saw a gentleman's tweed cap, and under it a pair of glasses, so we guessed that the dark shadow trailing behind them was Dave's overcoat, and inside must be Dave. Well, that was just too funny! As the green waters surged in among the scattered rocks, Dave grabbed one and hailed himself out of the drink,dripping wet from stem to stern but no damage done, and his glasses still aboard what's morel We had now reached the spot beyond which, according to the locals, further progress was impossible, but now we all had our ears back properly and carried on round ridiculous ledges till we found ourselves pulled up dead by an overhung cliff - almost a cave, readhing right to the top of the cliff; nor was there any hope at sea-level either in the way of lower level rocks such as we had been following till now, for this stratum fall away suddenly leaving a sheer wall. Opposite, some 20 ft, away, it comoenced again, but between these two low walls huge green seas came swelling in, rushed into the cave bombers-fashion with a nasty splutter and suck, then came roaring out again. A grisly spot in very soothi “This,” said our leader, is whbre we swim.” “0 break it down Dave”, said I, not relishing the prospect. “..or sit on the rocks all night and freeze”, continued Dave as though he hadn't heard me. “The tide's wo by now and covered ouT tracks, so we can't go back.” Weill Hell:: Here's a to do l I was quite sure I wesn't going to hurl myself into the bombers, and I was equally sure I wasn't 2oirla-!; to sit there 4. 0 - on a 9 incl, :edge all night and watch the tide rise. I cast my eyes over the cliff above and saw a few finger and toe holds - the makings of a feasible ro; ih I certainly intended to try out before hurling myself into a watery crave,

But Dave's mind was made up l and chocsing wb;at_h6 conSidered a propitious monent he put his cap and speos into his overcoat pocked and dived in But alas, he couldn't rceaehthe other side before a great surge of white water came sucking and thundering cut of tha cave, and Mary and I Watched aghast as he was carried out to sea as helpless as an ant being wa'thed down a flooded gutter, The nex b big wave brought him rushing back agains and in vain we tried to clutch hfem e s he wes tossed oVer the rooks the retreating undertow clutched him and a second time he was caoeried swiftly out to sea, When again the sea-green monster rushed snarling towards us, hurling Dave befor'e it, we could ceo he was pearly exhausted and jf we missed grabbing him this time it was the end, I felt a nastj empty feeling inside - not so much at seeing a man drown - that was easy - but; at the thought of having to go back and break the news to his fanily that we had stoodcby and watched him dro“Wil Mary and I threw ourselves onto our stomachs as Dave came hurtling past and by a miracle we managed to fasten on to his sleeve ,and. collareand held on like grim death while he struggle-d-for a handhold i and so to 'safety - just in time Wellt things were not so hot, Dave gasped and spluttered e nd brought up half the ocean before he was inea condition to discuss our next move; But this was settled, for us by young Mary who-had worked out a theory while Dave - was being impotently carried back and forth by the sea, that one should iump in just before ea big wave and trust to luck that it would land you high :i0. on the other side, and if you grabbed a rock quickly you coulcPnili ismart.I.Y to a safe height before the rete rning surge tore you from your mooring; To demonstrate her Point, and before we could stop her, she plunged in:in front of a huge oncoming surge and before. it came roaring out of the cave she had scrambled out of its reach, to our :reat relief ell, now that the perty was separated there could be no thouht of trying to fight our way backthe. way we had come. Dave.-finished spitting out the ocean and the next thing I knew he was into it again and racing up the rocks on the other side with Mary, So there were two safely over, and now it was my turn. I still didn?t fancy death by waters so-yelled to the others that I was going to try the cliff face-first. If I fell in I could then take my chance on swimming,' However I didn't fall in - I always'feel pretty much at home on rock, a fly I supoee - and ne7lt thing we knew we were round the jutting cliff and into the Gap itself - myself still some distance up the cliff and Dave and Mary on easy walking rocks down below, So far we had had the day all to ourselves, but now Great HeavensJ we we're observed by th-: fishermen and the commotion they set up; you'd think we were all still standing on the brink of death instead of being as safe as,…a. Certainly the bedraggled Dave and Mary lo-%ked like suicides who had carried out their sorry purpose and then repented,. and perhaps I looked like another who haa changed her mind in mid coursea but we were rather 'startl'ed at the rescuing zeal of these gentlemen who threw down their rods and lines and came dashing and shouting towards us, “Don't move' 9 they screeched at me, “Don't move We'll get you Youll be all. right!” - and all that when it was just a matter of walking down a further 6 feet of rock as 0 easy as a Pitt.Street pavement.' omeone grabbed- my :anklet, and someone else 'My legs, and half a dozen -blokes clumsily hauled me down. Dave was just getting 111.$ touth setto say s'omethinude, end .so was I, when we thought

'well,,they Meant It kindly any way” and refrained. 'Without too much explanation we left them and climbed up their ropes and *ire ladders to the cliff top. There we saw Smithy and Alex and Jack grinning down at us l but the huge crowd. of Sunday afternoon sightseers who had watched the latter 1?rt of our doings and were herded up there awaiting a ,spectacle, somewhat ttpalli us, so we ducked off along a ledge just below the top, out of their 13iht, then down the road and en back to Davele whero we spent the rest of tho afternoon playing with his snakes, drinking afternoon tea with bicaits ov the lawn, and loAing. at Dave's stamp album and books. There was one . written by Mr. Stead 8nr. called “The Rabbit $n Australia” - “And he oul ht to know all about it”, said Smithy with a pointed look at Dave; “he rosrA one!” LEA74/ TO THE EDITOR Dear Madam, In your January issue I hive just of a walk through li,tional Park, Ltst (“Grey Day at Era”, by 17.o con) SlaRme Sydney Bushwalkar till the 9th March! read a LIJ'et enjoyoble b:ovembert-cy some of our membJrs on me for not reading thia Janu:ry It won't haT)en apmin. A considerable number of the lovely $12ring flowering plants abounding in this area are mentioned and,. I am soiry to say, nearly all the names are - spelt incorrectly and in one or two cases I suspect that the author has wrongly identified a species. This is most serioue: (a) for ite misleading effect on our own members, increasing numbers of whom are anxious to learn about the flora and fauna of our bushw,Ilking country, but whose saientific knowledge is so limited that they regard as infallible information giV.In in our monthly magazine and (b) for the, fact that our, journal is sent all over the world, iS probably read by many botanists and any technical or typographical errors reflect on the club as a whole. I feel that we should have a small committee to assist you in reading technical articles and, in the meantime, have taken the liberty of preparing a list of errors in this. One realises that some of those may have been typographical errors but even so they should be corrected. Godenia should have read Goodenia Grevillia Grevillest, Eriottomon Eriostemon. 6, . I suggest that the species “daphnoides” mentioned was “bux1folius”, sometimes called “Native Daphne”. This lovely plant is very common in the area mentioned and in any case there is no Erioetemon daphnoides listed. Fult4lia3 shoul0i,oad Puatgiaaas Dilwi anils .' ..,.r.,. Di_L4:ayt:l aa, - Com p b. o 1 o b i 'um - Gopholobium Comaspema – __ Co:fieserma Dam,DI2ripc - Dam iiras So7fri7.1 Soweea,

ho:12c, that t.8 abov:a ccrre..3tionswill be accepted in the rught spirit by theuh Yousis4anoer, .1).,VID D. STP.ATi. 10/5/44 Modern methods of Eye Examination and Eye Training Careful Spectacle fitting, Fixing an appointment will facilitate the reservation of time for Tiving you proper attention, but elould you be unable to ring us beforehand, your visit will be welcome at any time you may choose to call. op. a_accec. YOUR OPTOMETRIST GOODMAN .16, I. O. Optometrist and 0Qptician 20 Hunter Street, Sydney Tel. B3438

.1.11.1.10.1.10111=1,111M11 THE BLUE LABYRINTH INCIDENT; AN OPEN LETTBR W.YMAERS. AND 1-ZROAOP.TiVE Maialko OF ITE.34.9..V.A… 0 . bi,Go m c;,-,5pear before you in thi role of huMouris,t so often that I am now wxp:i..:twd zo be funny, Brother, this isnit,funnys itls'Opzing- to hurt. , . , You are a prospecti've-member of the Sydney Bush Walkers, or 4-taybe you arek. 0 a new members or an old ones this interests you all equally. To the prospective member-this is a warning. You do not know -the Bush Walkers. They have many virtues which:can do you no h–rm, but they have a deplorable fault of which this letter is intended to warn you of 212120 not to indict any orie person, I could have written this bad this incident not occurred, I use it only to give you strength to my message. An official week-end test walk was led in the Blue Labyrinth. YOU do not know the place? A veritable labyrinth of thickly wooded ridges and gullies, monotonous in their similarity and uncannily confusing to even experienced walkers, a place in which no many experienced walkers have been bushed that it has become legend. This is where the walk was led; by whom it , does not matter; it was recently, On the walk there were four or five men and a woman, a dew member who became ill and slowed the party down. On 'Sunday a decision, waS made to leave the woman with a map of the area to find her way to an arranged spot whilst the party of men went on the scheduled walk to vipk her up at the spot at the end of the day. The distance she was to travel was not far, a matter of a few-miles believe, but she was to be left alone in the Blue Labyrinth for a day. - .The leader paid he did not know that she was sick. That may not have been obvl ous, but she was obviously not a competent walker. In either case she should not have been left alone. She did -not arrive at the:::coot,_giid-was lost until a search party arrange by the leader of te walk, after returning to Sydney on Sunday night, found her on Monday evening. She had been lost in the Blue Labyrinth for two days and E0iight. , 1 am sure that not on of tha'many who have been bushed in th ii area will disagree when -I say that a lost, inexperilnced or Pick, walher could die of exhaustion before ben. found in the Blgo Labyrinth. 7 . , lif An S.Liji, test walk was given. iprecedenc over the safety of a person's

is the whole story in feet. Nothing.91se itatters, 'ElIcirything possible was done by the search party to see that she was restored to safety. On the following Friday night a meeting ias held in the club room*, The purpose of this meeting was a little-Obscuret bit it did little more that make heroes of the search party and add embarrassment to the wronged one On asking What IVAS its purpose, I was told,' to acquaint prospective members with the correct method of precaution when lost. The lost,. one bad scratched indietinot markings on or near her tracks to indicate her direction. Indistinct, she because she was ill, Not only physically I imagine, but mentally sick of the inconstancy of her fellow men. And their pathetic attempt to aid her own safety was chosen as an example to ptospective members of how not to is ,ve directions when lost1 Was this not 0 adding insult to injery, Grim; isnit let'? This is neit cheap mIodramal not the comedian realizing his lifeEseambition to play drama, it is not a display of literary word manipulation this letter will probably never be printed anyhow9 bit it gives me an opportunity to get something out of my system ateumulated by years of observation of club life. What has happened to this woman can happen to you prospective, I warn you, there is a shocking lack of tolerance in th' Here I must -remind you again? I am not ::eferring to anyone in person, I at referring rather=to an atmosphere, into which you are to be included. Far too many, after having completed their test walks havjng had the badge firmly Tinned cn their manly bosom go forth into the world of walkers to criticise all as weakling who do not wear the badge to scorn the slow walker, and look upon him as an enoumb,zrance to their walk, to be only too eager to dub the walking public outside the S,BA, as “hikers, There will be many members who will rush to defend themselves from this accuclation, and rightly oo.- Perhaps I should have begun this letter with, “To Whom it May Concern”. Remember this There are as many and more good walkers outside the S.B.W. than there are in it Here pro60ctivo I plead with you, please do not add to them in their intolerance. Please have a little understanding and tolerante. This is a Recreation Club. ” Bush Walkei., hiker or tramp, they are all entitled to the common decencies of mankind which was denied this woman, they are all human. Apologies have beea made in the right places aid error e of judgment admitted in this matter t these errors of judgment I am w rning you of: they are much too freo,uent, as this incident imeediately followin, the Era fiasco proves. 'TO you members old new I will say only this: this woman merely became ill and was unal-,le to carry OD at the -eace ret by the leader. Think back. Can you remember the occasion som-time, somewhere when you had that horrible feeling that perha-2s the test walk was toc much for you, that perhaps you would be lonked upon as an encumberance? You had that experience tool didn't you —– didn't you DIDN'T YOU. RAY BEAN. ,.1111.1=1..= DRIED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES We have received an S,M. from Ray Kirkby ie Brisbane. “Do you think that the method of drying various fruits and vegetables could be obtained from the past masters and mistresses of these arts and published in the magazine? Up here it is impossible to get anything to eat for a trip and I have long been intending to do some drying but have lacked the purpose required to catechise those who claim to have had successful results.” 9._ S i& 1: (.) ft tO :11 LTh / I I /:' /Pi ( (IL \.( 1i P- 1/11/, <:3 _ . 1 CAMP TALK Unless you were totally incapacitated or in one of the Services you came along to the Annual Meeting on Friday the 10th March. For further details, see Page 13 of this issue. The Re-union was to have been held at Marley and whether the Military Authorities heard tell of it or not, we don't know but they decided that though they had lots of places for playing with guns, they wanted to play with them a at Marley that week-end, Last minute alterations were therefore made and the 0 re-union wee' held on Midle Harbour Creek a few miles from Gordon on the North Shore line, (A Bushwalker spokesman denies that this spot was chosen with- a view to its nearness to a well known two-up school mentioned in all the papers this week and since raided). Until more figures are available it will not be known how many members had an unofficial re-union at Marley. However, remembering the launch service from Bundeeaa we still think that the return from Marley (had the official camp been held there) would have been like the Retreat from Dunkirk and never would 'so many have been carried by so few. And now our cigar has gone Out. Considering it was a last minute choice the camp spot was well chosen thought a trifle hilly and those people who camped on the other side of the creek simply weren!t plcece was follnd for the CA.,:4P FIRE which was c,entral]y st .nd c:“Iivnis:r.G -Go 'all, 7nn fire was started by the new !?sI:n- Steal simply by .enbbing ”..;NO tozether, Just imagines He PiF;c1 tro,:LtC, a!: to some fireworAs. ve:y rf uch like old times, Someone held doun JcanThavage at this point oZ tha prcceadingso Enlarging on the argument of the previous nit at the Aneual meeting re Youth versus Old Age and the desirability or otherwise of youthful members holding office in the club, the new methbers for the year were lined up,against alr past oomtittee members old and decrepit and ran the geuntlet. The aged did very well. With their usual tenacity Bushwalkers clung to the Youth theme and and shouts of “Is he young and is he virile” were heard with embarassing regularity for the rest of the evening. It was very difficult to walk round the camp without falling over at least a couple of babies or a Mother supplying meurishment. The Butler baby was having her first re-union and she wed the Iredale's youngest had their own day nursery up on the hill where they were visited by baby worshippers and camera friends much to the agitation of the palpitating Mothers below. Joan and Harry Savage's child seemed to enjoy her first re-union and the centipede wh5.ch slept with her, She also took her teething troubles most good humouredly as well, Wal Roots children were inseparable from Richard and Marjorie Crokerls Diana, and all youngsters enjoyed the owimming pool. In all sincerity we reallt think that the Bushwalkers children are really nice children. John Wood and Laurie Greenacre have become engaged. As John is Social Secretary we think he ought to throw a party to celebrate the occasion, e. all congratulate them both. P.S. Only about a dozen members were virile enough to see the niht out at the re-union. 11, LETTERS FROM THE LADS AND LASSES Letters were received crom the following members of the walking fraternity during February:- Gordon McIlveen Peter Allen Rus&ell Huntley-Tucker Arthur Austin Sheila Hayes Beneie Bryant Jack Adams , Betty Pryde Bill Burke B. :vans Frank Gentle Bill Burke - 21.2.44. Ever so pleased to receive your very interesting letter. Made me sigh for the “good oL3 deers”. This ramblire round with the A.I.F. is quite a good pastime, but I do miss the joys of preParing food lists and poring over maps and whatnots in planning a trip. I like to know the “whys. and wherefores” of what we are doing, but the army doesn't believe in that. Usually we just tramp along - like logs of wood:, is the popular description - until someone calls a halt. It becomes a bit monotonous having every decision made for you With any luck at all this should We've spent the tast three weeks waiting for that never come in”. A platoon was sent-away the other day to cut wood in preparation a shortage of coal I believe. Got back to the battalion too latetb be in any more of the fun and games. It was still on, but we were in reserve and our assistence waenever called for. Tramped the last few miles to Sio with the lads. -It didn't mean so much to me but it was a treat to see the look in the ch;ps' eyes when the order to about turn was given. One of the plateon's captives graced the page of the newspaper that arrived last week. The section leader stumbled across him and others to weak to move in a kunai patch. Home sweet home at present, apart fiom general restlessness,over the forthcothirig leave, could hardly be improved unon. A real James Fitz island setting withl of course, one notable exception - a cons-'eicuous absence of the female touch. Occasionally one or two Marys shepherded_ by a police pass along the road, otherwise life slumbers on. Still living in our little one man shelters, I managed to get a second groundsheet and they together with a six inch thick bed of kunai make a veritable maelsion. Young Smithy is our prize exhibit as far as shelters are concerned, after, three we2ks in this spot he has. ot as far as propping his groundsheet up on four sticks. Still even that, for him, is a mighty effort. 0n 'th'e trail he loeks at the sky “Oh it won't rain” and places his trust in providence. Ile afraid its been sadly misplaced many times, but he never gets downhearted. I crawled out one morning to find three inch-s in the paneikin ani him still sleeping peacefully on. Our time is ten up witl; s?orts, lectures, quizs, swimeing and day dreaming. Occ,sionally we have to cio a jaunt over the ieountains just to let us know that we are still in the army. A Militia brigade band turned up a couple of times anf3. that together rith tha wireles- anr3 the brigade gramophone provides a welcome break. MuFic soothes th soul the'T say nd it certainly is a pleasure to stretch out on the 7rass in the cool of the evening and listen to it. My one ambition is a hot bath, after nine months without it becomes rather an obsession. Even the hosleitals up here don't provide hot water except in very limited quantities. During the scrap the Yanks drmpped a note asking for our co-operation while on leave, commenting on the disciplinary action taken by the Division on its return from the Middle East, and they said “You not only hurt our pride, but also our eyes and jaws for many 12. days to coMe.” Should be interestirig to.See vho we do serap with on the next leaVe. Just about all the news.. for:the- present so CheetiO. Bill, 0 IT'S NM; YT'S'iNOW3LII: IT'S NtITS !!!!!4,1 B. S. C. SECOND,HAND SALE _:218t April, 1944. Have you anything you wish to turn i- to GOOD HARD CASH?? Let uc do the “turning”. Bring along your ,Cast-offs, be they tent' 1)egs or tin pa-is, billy hooks or bottle knives, out-moded clothes or obsolete bo.,,ts. Anythin or everything you huve discarded is stialethinz the next person i wanting. Send along your wares and we do the rst. Mannequins Su ar Sal=smen provided. Remember our motto Bustcess is Busines“ spelld with a big “S” as in Swindle. Conditions of Sale:- Mrk all ,,rticles clerly with an attached label stating price required, kee,ling in mind, of course, that our reputable Selling House must maintain its standard of profit. We sell for the best price we can obtain and pay you the listed price. If no higher than the listed price is obtained we charge 10% commission. All ware to be delivered to the Services Committee care of PADDY by noon on Friday 21st April. Late comers must bring theirs along to the S.B.W. Club Rooms by 7.30 a m, the same day. All ynu need to do is ROLL UP IN THOUSANDS to see our Super Salesmen on the job making money for you, There is sure to be something on the list you can't live without. So here is your opportunity to obtain it at a ridiculously low price. NO TAXATION; NO CGUPONS!!!!! NO QUOTA tttttl 1111 just CASH and CARRY. REMEMBER THE DATE:- “Black Market Friday” - 21st April, 1944. at the S.B.W. Club Rooms, 5 Hamilton st Father, Mothc3r, and Lit,le Joey K.InE;,.roo w.?re along through the Daclock. A they bounced along, Joey kept popping iut of rdama's tmach like Jack- ii-the-Box ca.-lc.; back a.-;,3.in, dJlayi.,3 the progress of the tour. Father Kangaroo bean to scld Joey, when Mother intervered. “It's really my fault” she said “I've got the hiccoughs'. D. 13. 11….. AT OUR OWN MEETING. PRESENT: About 93 members. NEW MEMBERS: Betty Jean,La9 Elsie Kaye, Gloria Harknest Jeff Lucas, Brian Barden .may ww.,.. a Moved by Miss R.Payne–koiLt1 seconded by Mr.J.Noble: “That Clause 99;77:u.)-stion ;a) be amended by the addition of the following: No club member :,2h,.%11 be a member of the Committee for more than three years in suceBssto, Amendment mQvi byyr, M.McGregor, seconded by Mr.D.Stead: “That the wore ”'7,), a member of” be deleted and “hold the same position on” be inserted, Lost, Motion and Amendment - Lost. President: Mr, David D, Stead. Vice ..m1 l'residents: Malcolm nGrPgor and u1 Barnes. SeLy.: H. Alder. ;6(1.retry: J. Moppett e-t177'easurer: J. Noble ; c+e,.-1-z.: A. Vlyborn Social Secretary J. Toed, &T.b,-rE2hip Secret arz: E. Garrad Committee: E. Isaacs, R.Payne-Scott, F.Leydon and B.Barden Lecialittior tes: C.Edgecoqbe & Mr,J.Huter(to sit on Committee from 1/9/44 D.Lawry, M. B. ByIes Sub, Deleagates:, B. Druce, R. Perrott. Parks & Playdrounds Delepate:. Mrs. E. Stoddart, Trustees: D.Lawry, J.Turner, M. 43erry Ho Solicitor: M. B. Byl!s The position of HonAuditor was lft vacant. Any qualifici,d person who a'elies for the job will be warmly welcomed. Re-Union place was changed owinT to the fact that the Military were likely to be shooting over National P-rk at the week-end, the Re-Union to be held at “Bungaroo” on Middle Harbour Creek. AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION: Moved by Mr. W.Halli seconded Mr. J.Johnston: “Mat Clause 7 be amended by the adfition of the following: “The trustees shall deal with any real or personal property in their names as they may be directed from time to time by the Club in General Meeting provided that they shall not transfer mortgage lease or -ncumber any real or lease-hold estate in their names except as they may be directed by a resolution passed by a three- quarters majority of the members present and voting at any such meeting fourteen days notice in writing of intention to move such a resolution having been previously posted to every member. Provided that no purchaser mortgagee lessee or encumbrancee shall be concerned to elquire whether such notice has been given or such resolution passed”. Carried. MISS D. lAWRY (VOTE OF THANKS). Mr.Myles Dunphy moved a vote of thanks to 1111 Lamy IsoT +he ve:c y able manner in which she had carried out the duties of PreF:;..Pant during hcfr te t.ms of office. Mr.D.Stead second-d this motion, as he wish:sd to place on record the Club's appreciation of all Miss Lawry's fcr the walng movement, particularly in regard to Conservation. Carried with acclamation. Meeting closed at 10.55 p m. Leon Kumtrf., ik. THE FOOD FRONT AND OTH4AHINGS. Here are a few tortical wisecpaelts fromAhe pen of the British Ministry of Food:- “A vitermine's a thing that's fatal to yer if yer don't eat it.” thuntie throw hr rinds away . To the 1.317.-,w she was taken. There she ,I.nd there she'll stay Till she learns to save her be don”. (Fancy having bacon to save the rinds from II) Food obtained by methods shifty Is shared by Hitler fifty-fifty” And here's a beaut that will arpeal to the Celery Crunchers Don't waste fuel on a vet3atabue1; It's to your credit To shred it” To return to lees exciting wistas to advise all those talkers who haven't_alreAdy found out for themselVes. that the shop doesn't open until 12 noon each day and closes at 5k5 p m. Saturday open at 9 a tit to 12.30 p m. as usual. This doesn't mean that we have an extra few, hours in bed; it merely means we can devote A little more time to producing and repairing goads. 'Mere's-a good time coming.. PADDY PALLIN CAMP GEAR. FOR WALICERS 'Phone B3101. ' 727 George St. SYDNEY..