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The Federation Dance at Winns on June 29th, was an outstanding success and ("wot is more important", | The Federation Dance at Winns on June 29th, was an outstanding success and ("wot is more important", | ||
- | The dancing was interspersed with sketches, and all went merry as a marriage bell. In accordance with the expressed wish of the Federation there was a | + | The dancing was interspersed with sketches, and all went merry as a marriage bell. In accordance with the expressed wish of the Federation there was a complete absence of liquor but, fortunately, |
- | complete absence of liquor but, fortunately, | + | |
=====Fires In The Kiola State Forest!===== | =====Fires In The Kiola State Forest!===== | ||
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We were to be guests of the Forestry Dept., and Marie as sponsor of the trip went through periodical spaces of apprehension seeing with a forward gazing eye the charred and blackened ruins of what had once been a beautiful spotted gum forest, virgin and unknown to fire until our visitation. | We were to be guests of the Forestry Dept., and Marie as sponsor of the trip went through periodical spaces of apprehension seeing with a forward gazing eye the charred and blackened ruins of what had once been a beautiful spotted gum forest, virgin and unknown to fire until our visitation. | ||
- | Our select party of five and two halves, (not counting Rona who is still in square pants and can hardly be tagged with any number east of the decimal point), all of the feminine persuasion, travelled some 200 miles south per | + | Our select party of five and two halves, (not counting Rona who is still in square pants and can hardly be tagged with any number east of the decimal point), all of the feminine persuasion, travelled some 200 miles south per train and service car and Forestry lorry and were finally unstacked at Pebbly Beach on a clearing formerly the site of a sawmill. From a background of mountains the forest, untamed and beautiful, swept down to the curved sea shore, and the small clearing with its few derelict huts of rough sewn timber slept quietly within the ridges' |
- | train and service car and Forestry lorry and were finally unstacked at Pebbly Beach on a clearing formerly the site of a sawmill. From a background of mountains the forest, untamed and beautiful, swept down to the curved sea shore, and the small clearing with its few derelict huts of rough sewn timber slept quietly within the ridges' | + | |
The driver of the Forestry lorry pointed out a tank of water he had placed under a tree for our use and departed with our hearty thanks for the Department' | The driver of the Forestry lorry pointed out a tank of water he had placed under a tree for our use and departed with our hearty thanks for the Department' | ||
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=====Bruce Simpson - New Guinea To " | =====Bruce Simpson - New Guinea To " | ||
- | Have just received your letter of the 15th April and as I have been thinking of dropping you a line for some time now and as there is no time like the present, here goes. You know, I think, that I am in New Guinea. I sent you a lettercard from here just before Christmas, and you will have guessed that I have been in action for a couple of months now - you said "I wonder where you are making your presence felt now, and what fun you are having." | + | Have just received your letter of the 15th April and as I have been thinking of dropping you a line for some time now and as there is no time like the present, here goes. You know, I think, that I am in New Guinea. I sent you a lettercard from here just before Christmas, and you will have guessed that I have been in action for a couple of months now - you said "I wonder where you are making your presence felt now, and what fun you are having." |
- | up-to-the-minute they are. Australian National Airways give us a great service in this regard. For months past their plane - a big Silver Douglas - has flown right over every one of our positions along the coast and dropped yesterday' | + | |
One day the " | One day the " | ||
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I take my hat off to the infantry - they are doing a marvellous job in those cruel mountains. We consider it an honour to give them all the support we can, whenever and wherever they require it. They' | I take my hat off to the infantry - they are doing a marvellous job in those cruel mountains. We consider it an honour to give them all the support we can, whenever and wherever they require it. They' | ||
- | At present I am resting - this battery is out for a week or so - and we are bivouac' | + | At present I am resting - this battery is out for a week or so - and we are bivouac' |
We have our lighter moments here at times. For instance, the boong boy who went past this morning, riding an old Jap bicycle up the track. It had no tyres, no brakes, no oil, very little seat, and he was pushing like hell to make it go through the sand. But he had the usual cheery smile on his face. And in reply to my greeting "How are you going, Joseph?" | We have our lighter moments here at times. For instance, the boong boy who went past this morning, riding an old Jap bicycle up the track. It had no tyres, no brakes, no oil, very little seat, and he was pushing like hell to make it go through the sand. But he had the usual cheery smile on his face. And in reply to my greeting "How are you going, Joseph?" | ||
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=====Some Grains Of Salt===== | =====Some Grains Of Salt===== | ||
- | In a recent Club a-oting | + | In a recent Club meeting |
- | The other intrepid pair were SALLY MACKAY | + | |
- | . VERY CRZIDIT-BLu i-' | + | The other intrepid pair were Sally Mackay |
- | FATHER | + | |
- | Following upon all these acqusitions | + | Very Creditable Performances |
- | We recently admired very much the examples of the PHOTOGRAPHIC ART displayed in the Club rooms. | + | |
- | King's Birthday Weekend coming at the end of flooding rains provided a great VARIETY | + | Father |
- | the numerous articles which will be written about these trips by stealing the highlights. | + | |
- | However, as I am NOT expecting any disclosures from this particular quarter, I do not hesitate to report that COLIN LLOYD'S party found the | + | Following upon all these acquisitions |
- | going so difficult down BUNDLNOON | + | |
- | The only new country reached | + | We recently admired very much the examples of the Photographic Art displayed in the Club rooms. |
- | 9. | + | |
- | THE Y. H. A. ON TH2 MARCH | + | King's Birthday Weekend coming at the end of flooding rains provided a great Variety |
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+ | However, as I am Not expecting any disclosures from this particular quarter, I do not hesitate to report that Colin Lloyd's party found the going so difficult down Bundanoon | ||
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+ | The only new country reached | ||
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+ | =====The | ||
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by Len Croker. | by Len Croker. | ||
- | Among otiecr recA,emento th NationeFitness | + | |
- | Five girls, whose ages ranged from 17 to 19, a boy about 16 and a young man about 22 comprised the party which I had to lead from Tolerls | + | Among other movements the National Fitness |
- | We climbed, first, to the lookout above Towlers Bay Hostel, with the | + | |
- | party, not knowing what was ahead of them, commenting in acrid terms el-)out | + | Five girls, whose ages ranged from 17 to 19, a boy about 16 and a young man about 22 comprised the party which I had to lead from Towlers |
- | Beach from the open sea, though the beach itself was hideen | + | |
- | strip of land qilich | + | We climbed, first, to the lookout above Towlers Bay Hostel, with the party, not knowing what was ahead of them, commenting in acrid terms about the steepness of the climb. The view from this lookout was very pretty. We could see Barrenjoey Lighthouse and the waves breaking |
- | just across the water, hid most of Church | + | |
- | From the lookout we walked along a good track to Bairn Trig(596ft) and from here obtained an even better view of Pitt Water. The party was | + | From the lookout we walked along a good track to Bairn Trig (596ft) and from here obtained an even better view of Pitt Water. The party was still getting along well and becoming quite keen about a walk which yielded such delightful scenery. We could now see Box Head opposite Barrenjoey and the open sea, spreading away into the distance from the entrance of Broken Bay and as far down as Newport. |
- | still getting along well and becoming quite keen about a'walk which yielded | + | |
- | such delightful scenery, We could now see Box Head opposite Barrenjoey | + | A ridge lade, in an arc, from Bairn Trig to Topham Trig, so, since we no longer had a track to follow and walking along ridges is generally easier, we followed the ridge through |
- | and the open sea, spreading away into the distance from the entrance of | + | |
- | Broken Bay and as far down as Newport. | + | A marvellous |
- | A ridge lade, in an arc, from Bairn Trig to Topham Trig, so, since we no longer had a track to follow and walking along ridges is generally | + | |
- | easier, we followed the ridge through | + | The National Fitness Camp at Juno was clearly |
- | and other attractive bush flowers, Approaching Topham we crossed West Head | + | |
- | Road before starting an arduous climb. Topham Mountain is very rocky and steep and we found no trecks | + | Unfortunately I cannot |
- | A mervellous | + | |
- | which is one of the highest places for many miles around, and all lovers of | + | We clambered down Topham and here began our troubles because the Refuge Bay side of Topham is very steep and rugged and the travelling slow. Half way down we struck |
- | beautiful scenery should make a point of climbing it, From Topham we could | + | |
- | 4 | + | The waterfall |
- | again see Towlers Bay as a beautiful blue triangle pointing towards us with a little white boat floating in the centre, while the entrenc: | + | |
- | Broken Bay stood out clearly with Box Head on the far side onnosite Barr n- | + | Immediately |
- | : | + | |
- | joey Lighthouse which always gives one a friendly, | + | On reaching Towlers Bay we just had time for a shower |
- | West Head blocked part of Broken Bay from view, but to the north-west | + | |
- | we could see the Hawkesbury Bridge running from Long Island to the mainlnnd | + | =====Have you Ever seen a Dream Walking?===== |
- | The National Fitness Camp at Juno was cl, | + | |
- | Unfortunately I cannot | + | If so, let's hear about it ..... |
- | We clambered down Topham and here began our troubles because the Refuge Bay side of Topham is very steep and rugged and the travelling slow. ID-)lf | + | |
- | , The waterfall | + | By adding on all his fingers and thumbs and two toes, the most backward reader should be able to satisfy himself that there are twelve pages to be filled in this magazine. How much have you submitted during the last year? |
- | Immedietely | + | |
- | that this country was very rough indeed, when, after circling around | + | If you have not done any trips, have no imagination, |
- | On reaching Towlers Bay we just had time for a shower | + | |
- | Have you Ever seen a Dream Walking? If so, let's hear about it | + | Typewritten, Double-spaces |
- | By adding on all his fingers and thumbs and two toes, the most backward reader should be able to satisfy himself that thire are twelve pages to be filled in this magazine. How much have you submitted during the last year? | + | |
- | If you have not done any trips, have no imagination, | + | =====Let There Be Light===== |
- | illiterate and purposeless, | + | |
- | TYPEWRITTEN, DOUBLE-SPACED | + | by " |
- | L,ET ' | + | |
- | Whenever we heve the good fortune to come across glow wormslluminous | + | Whenever we have the good fortune to come across glow worms, luminous |
- | 0 of production of the light by use of one of the numerous " -scencesilwhich | + | |
- | , scientists have coined in the course of 1-hiir | + | One is so used to realisation being disappointing after the embroidery of preconceived ideas that the reverse comes as a shock. That was the predominant |
- | One is so used to realisation being disappointing after the embroidery of -preconceived ideas that the reverse comes as a shock. That was the predominant | + | |
- | It was a very dark night as we crossed the bridge but a shover | + | It was a very dark night as we crossed the bridge but a shower |
- | rockets shot across the water. Our eager curiosity was aroused and, as we gazed from the rails of the bridge, more trails of light -v-Iperd | + | |
- | picture the way a shoal of fish dart and scatter when disturbed, Put | + | Almost in a frenzy we threw stones of all sizes into the water to admire the effect - small stones by the handful to give a momentary |
- | them in a phosphorescent lagoon and you have an effect like a Ewa= of meteors such as the Leonids - if the photographs do not lie. | + | |
- | Almost in a frenzy we threw stones of all sizes into the water to admire the effect - small stones by the handful to give a reprc3ntary | + | The luminescence in this instance was caused by countless myriads of an animalicule which is invisible to the naked eye but which requires |
- | The luminescence in this instance was caused by countless myriads of an animalicule which is invisible to the nak-d eye but which requires | + | |
- | ment to operate, On numerous occasions during the succeeding months we tested out the lagoon but never again did it remotely approach its brilliance | + | Some months later a friend and I decided to go for a surf about ten o' |
- | of the occasion I have described. | + | |
- | Some months later a friend and I decided to go for a surf about ten | + | Such a surf would be sufficiently unique but both Nature and Man contrived to make it into a Homeric drama with decor in black and white. For, as searchlights from the headlands on the shore impudently |
- | otclofia | + | |
- | we found that the froth of the waves was bright as though flood-lit, To the exhilaration of surfing at night was added the beauty and novelty of | + | I had heard of Natural Arch at the head of the Numinbah Valley long before I went there because the road signposts all gave the distance. There is no occasion to be alarmed, however, for, though in a small National Park and close to a road, it is very attractive |
- | 4 | + | |
- | being engulfed, as the wave broke, in a shower of light, The spray had a quality of diamonds,darting a brittle beam but the tracts of foam were warm and caressing and wranped | + | I was telling a chap in town that I had been to Natural Arch and he asked me, "Were you there at night?" |
- | Such a surf would be sufficiently unique but both Nature and Man contrived to make it into a Homeric drama with decor in black and white. For, as searchlights from the headlands on the shore impudently | + | |
- | black clouds, a fieree | + | A few weeks later I, in the company of a friend, was able to arrange another visit and we planned to arrive just before |
- | 12, | + | |
- | in the wings, felt immeasurqbly | + | Very excitedly we noticed he first glow-worms showing |
- | I had heard of Natural Arch at the head of the Numinbah Valley long before I went there because the road signposts all gave the distance. There is no occasion to be alamed, however, for, though in a small National Park | + | |
- | and close to a road, it is very attractito | + | In the cave we studied the glow-worms at close quarters and in comfort. Here the light of the insects had a definite blue colour not unlike mercury vapour lamps but the most peculiar trait of the worms was their apparent |
- | coming in from Snringbrook, has cut its way underground and falls into the | + | |
- | back of a large cave through which it then runs. The stream is confined | + | =====Eastward===== |
- | to a channel on one side which enables one to penetrate on foot right to the back of the cave. The surrounding country is jungle, the creek' | + | |
- | I was telling a chap in town that I had been to Natural Arch and he asked me, "Were you there at night?" | + | Eastward our watching hopes in sunshine lie.\\ |
- | A few weeks later I, in the company of a friend, was able to arrange another visit and we planned to arrive just before | + | Love gilds the tremulous veil of waiting thus -\\ |
- | Very excitedly we noticed he first glow-worms showing | + | Here coldly drifts the pallid vapour by;\\ |
- | In the cave we studied the glow-worms at close quarters and in comfort. Here the light of the insects had a definite blue colour not unlike mercury | + | |
- | EASTWAED | + | |
- | Eastward our watching hopes in sunshine lie. Love gilds the tremulous veil of waiting thus - Here coldly drifts the pallid vapour by | + | |
Toward the East the fog is luminous. | Toward the East the fog is luminous. | ||
- | J. Le Gay Erereton. | ||
+ | J. Le Gay Brereton. |
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