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 ====Twenty-one Again.====
-In this year of the Club's "Quarter Century" we celebrate another less important but quite noteworthy anniversary. It was in June, 1931, that the first edition of the Club's magatine was published and so, with this issue, No.211, of June, 1952, the magazine "comes of age".
+In this year of the Club's "Quarter Century" we celebrate another less important but quite noteworthy anniversary. It was in June, 1931, that the first edition of the Club's magazine was published and so, with this issue, No.211, of June, 1952, the magazine "comes of age".
 The magazine, then known simply as "The Bushwalker", did not have an easy birth. A previous General Meeting had considered the suggestion, and washed its hands of the matter, whereupon five enthusiasts, namely Marj. Hill (Editor), Dorothy Lawry, Rene Browne, Brenda White and Myles Dunphy, each contributed 10/-, and financed the production.
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 For the sake of posterity, let me record that the party consisted of Paddy Pallin, Fred King, Norm White, Ken Brown, Paul Howard and the Scribe.
-The idea of the trip was to traverse the country from Yalwal, westward to the Shoalhaven just to see what lay in between. Paddy and Paul had made a trip down that way a year or two before but flood conditions had upset calculations aad prevented penetration to any depth.
+The idea of the trip was to traverse the country from Yalwal, westward to the Shoalhaven just to see what lay in between. Paddy and Paul had made a trip down that way a year or two before but flood conditions had upset calculations and prevented penetration to any depth.
 On that trip, however, they had learned from the locals of the "impenetrable" gorge which lay to the westward.
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 With this challenge ringing in their ears for two years, is it any wonder Paddy and Paul lead us back that way?
-There is no published military map of this area, in fact, no maps at all, but Paul has influence and managed to dig up something taken from aerial surveys, and in addition was able to study the sterioscopic photos of the area.
+There is no published military map of this area, in fact, no maps at all, but Paul has influence and managed to dig up something taken from aerial surveys, and in addition was able to study the stereoscopic photos of the area.
 The photos fully backed up the locals' opinion of Ettrema and served to whet appetites already as keen as a westerly on Clear Hill. From the photos Paul worked out a plan of attack; there was a point here which had distinct possibilities and if that failed, this creek was a cinch. So we have two new names for the maps of the future - Point Possibility and Cinch Creek. And now to the story.
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 Before long, we started looking for ways down and ways up t'other side. We could see two possible ways up. Paul picked one (Howard's Pass) and the Scribe was dead keen on another (you've guessed it - Roots' Route), but first we had to get down.
-Pt. Possibility we found was wrongly named, it should have been Impossibility. You'd need to be a hybrid octopus to get down there. So we turned our attention to Cinch Creek ard what did we find? A rift vying in sheer magnificence with Kanangra Gorge and just as inviting as a possible route to the valley floor.
+Pt. Possibility we found was wrongly named, it should have been Impossibility. You'd need to be a hybrid octopus to get down there. So we turned our attention to Cinch Creek and what did we find? A rift vying in sheer magnificence with Kanangra Gorge and just as inviting as a possible route to the valley floor.
 Believe me, Cinch Creek is terrific - the sort of place that mountain goats and rock wallabies class as mile-a-day country.
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 ====Mechanised Department.====
-In contradistinction to the previously mentioned "Lower Income Group" the Club has now a closely knit Motorised Section. Its first official outing was to Kanangra Walls at Anzac Weekend, and when the weather proved unkind it degenerated into an outright motor tour, complete with caves inspection at Jenolan, followed by a camp in clearing weather at the Lett River crossing. It is understood that the group has not yet chosen its name, but in acknowledgment of its parent organisation, it is believed S.B.W. (standing  for Sybarite Bush Walkers) is favoured. A small metal wheel worn below the flannel flower will indicate membership. Occasional walking trips will be carried out to avoid the hazard of atrophy in the lower limbs coupled with extreme deposition of flesh at the base of the spine.
+In contradistinction to the previously mentioned "Lower Income Group" the Club has now a closely knit Motorised Section. Its first official outing was to Kanangra Walls at Anzac Weekend, and when the weather proved unkind it degenerated into an outright motor tour, complete with caves inspection at Jenolan, followed by a camp in clearing weather at the Lett River crossing. It is understood that the group has not yet chosen its name, but in acknowledgement of its parent organisation, it is believed S.B.W. (standing  for Sybarite Bush Walkers) is favoured. A small metal wheel worn below the flannel flower will indicate membership. Occasional walking trips will be carried out to avoid the hazard of atrophy in the lower limbs coupled with extreme deposition of flesh at the base of the spine.
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 Not wishing to start the next day with another water-jump, we decided to cross back just at Breakfast Creek, where the Cox is sandy bottomed. We tied the rope and cord together, secured it on the other side, and swung across, and wheeled the ship up the gravel at the mouth of the creek. Deciding it was a day, we camped and dried out our wet clothes.
-From here the banks were a treat, the rock patches becoming further apart, although on the bends where the steep slopes came right down to the river edge it was ncessary to cross. The mechanical marvel was riding well on the cattlepads, being as easy on the shoulders as a good one-day pack. The constant gripping on the handles to maintain balance and guidance was a little tiring however. It left Jean free of any burden whatever which gave me the idea that a party of, say, three husky young gents could take their turn in the shafts in shifts and thus have a very enjoyable trip in similar country. I could also visualise a certain bushwalking club which conducts an annual marathon walk putting an a wheel barrow race next year!
+From here the banks were a treat, the rock patches becoming further apart, although on the bends where the steep slopes came right down to the river edge it was necessary to cross. The mechanical marvel was riding well on the cattlepads, being as easy on the shoulders as a good one-day pack. The constant gripping on the handles to maintain balance and guidance was a little tiring however. It left Jean free of any burden whatever which gave me the idea that a party of, say, three husky young gents could take their turn in the shafts in shifts and thus have a very enjoyable trip in similar country. I could also visualise a certain bushwalking club which conducts an annual marathon walk putting an a wheel barrow race next year!
 Before Konangaroo Clearing was reached, the river was crossed seven times. The crossings were selected with great cunning, generally above the rapids where the bottom was most shallow, and then by Jean taking the line across first the single "swing" was all that was necessary.
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   * The place - the "Dungowan".
   * The time - Friday, October 17th, 1952.
-  * The party - all members, past adn present, friends, relatives, and what-have-you.
+  * The party - all members, past and present, friends, relatives, and what-have-you.
   * The price - 17s. 6d. per head.
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 ===Eenaweena continues:===
-Dawn came and our neighbours departed in their little car. It was still misty and raining and wonderfully warm in the sleeping bags, so we stayed in bed until 9 o'clock when a steady stream of cars past the shed decided us to "rise and shine". We looked at the falls, and at the weather, which showed no signs of clearing, managed to get a fire going and proceeded to have a leisurely breakfast. What with this and packing up it was 12 noon before we moved off. By that time the weather had cleared and it had turned out a beautiful day. We trudged along the road for about two miles and turned off down a track leang to the old sawmill. Lunched at the mill site about 3 o'clock and Peter and John spent quite some time admiring old bits of machinery and trying to drive a tractor which still had a brake, clutch and steering wheel, but alas, no engine or tyres.
+Dawn came and our neighbours departed in their little car. It was still misty and raining and wonderfully warm in the sleeping bags, so we stayed in bed until 9 o'clock when a steady stream of cars past the shed decided us to "rise and shine". We looked at the falls, and at the weather, which showed no signs of clearing, managed to get a fire going and proceeded to have a leisurely breakfast. What with this and packing up it was 12 noon before we moved off. By that time the weather had cleared and it had turned out a beautiful day. We trudged along the road for about two miles and turned off down a track leading to the old sawmill. Lunched at the mill site about 3 o'clock and Peter and John spent quite some time admiring old bits of machinery and trying to drive a tractor which still had a brake, clutch and steering wheel, but alas, no engine or tyres.
 ===John Bookluck states:===
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 We then followed an old cart track along through a saddle and it finally brought us out on to a beautiful clearing on the side of Mt. Carialoo. It was such a lovely spot that it was decided to camp here for the night and climb the mountain in the morning. This evening will long be remembered by John and Peter for Pat managed to cook a stew which "everything" had in it. They will gladly give her a reference if any reader is interested in her cooking.
-===John Bookluck conaurs (in part):===
+===John Bookluck concurs (in part):===
 Conscious of his leadership, Peter Stitt called us together and made the second amendment to the route. It was obvious to him and us that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Thereby we saved 20 miles of walking. So, within 40 minutes we came to a glorious green pasture. Being weary, we dropped our packs, and devoted our remaining time to smoking and photography. Ah, life was good.
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 ===John Bookluck contributes:===
-We left the campsite half an hour earlier than the pervious day, bashing our way through "saw-yu" vines and nettles until we came to a shelf. After pacing up and down the shelf P.S. led us over and down a well-greased monkey vine. When and how J.S. came over the shelf remains a mystery. It was good fun.
+We left the campsite half an hour earlier than the previous day, bashing our way through "saw-yu" vines and nettles until we came to a shelf. After pacing up and down the shelf P.S. led us over and down a well-greased monkey vine. When and how J.S. came over the shelf remains a mystery. It was good fun.
 By 3 p.m. we lunched and counted our spills. P.S. did one only somersault, landing on face. J.S. fed leeches and made a b....y mess of the lunch site. F.L. one only somersault, landing on face, receiving three only scratches. P.S. (??? which P.S.?? - Ed.) bore down a landslide under gravity receiving one only beaut blue bruise. As for J.B. - fate probably has something in store for him.
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 ===John Bookluck winds up:===
-Rain, rain, rain. Does it ever do otherwise on long weekends? How it plagued us walkers! We had had it. There was only one place for us, Sydney. Good old Sydney. Home, Sweet, Home! So it was unanimously agreed to spend Monday at the Show, where we walked the remaining 20 miles of the sdheduled trip.
+Rain, rain, rain. Does it ever do otherwise on long weekends? How it plagued us walkers! We had had it. There was only one place for us, Sydney. Good old Sydney. Home, Sweet, Home! So it was unanimously agreed to spend Monday at the Show, where we walked the remaining 20 miles of the scheduled trip.
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 From various sources we learn that there was once a project for the various Sydney walking clubs to amalgamate for the purchase of a permanent home, and one can see certain definite advantages (not to mention many possibilities of disagreement between the clubs participating).
-Tn any case, these days of sky-hig hproperty prices would be bad ones to make such an investment, and, even at present rental, our total outlay for the whole of the Club's life would amount to about £1,600.
+In any case, these days of sky-high property prices would be bad ones to make such an investment, and, even at present rental, our total outlay for the whole of the Club's life would amount to about £1,600.
 This is NOT a suggestion, just a few random thoughts inspired by the action of the Tararua Trampers.
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+=====Field Weekend=====
+or
+====How To Go Nuts In Three Easy Lessons.====
+By "Wombat".
-FIELD WEEKEND
-OR
-HOW TO GO NUTS IN THREE EASY LESSONS.
-mmiamommlirmmimporr.raimpla
-By "Ivombat.
 (Note: Any reference to actual persons is purely accidental).
-Early in your walking career you receive a notice informing you there is to be a field weekend in the near future and hinting darkly that your presence at same would be muchappreciated. You ponder this bit of innocent seeming information, and wonder what you're in for now. Reading further, you find there is only a four mile walk involved. You are now convinced that there is a catch in it somewhere
-Arriving at the scene of mysteries on Saturday afternoon, you can detect nothing unusual, but nevertheless, you keep a weather eye open. The evening is taken up by a lecture which seems mainly concerned with the evil of such things as cooking on other people's fires and making a row in the middle of the night. Lulled into a false sense
+Early in your walking career you receive a notice informing you there is to be a field weekend in the near future and hinting darkly that your presence at same would be much appreciated. You ponder this bit of innocent seeming information, and wonder what you're in for now. Reading further, you find there is only a four mile walk involved. You are now convinced that there is a catch in it somewhere.
-of security by this harmless epilogue, you go to bed and sleep soundly.
-After breakfast (cooked on your neighbour's fire, as yours unaccountably won't burn) you assemble for a first aid lecture. The lecturer arrives on the scene armed with an imposing array of bandages and what have you; and, catching the eye of some unhappy fellow hauls him out to act as patient. Follows a general treatise on first aid principles, the lecturer waxing eloquent while the patient stands on one leg and looks tired. You view with some alarm the club's policy of 'where possible walk the patient outr. You have a mental vision of yourself walking qp the goat track with concussion, a couple of broken legs and other minor injuries, and decide to be more careful about jumping on to loose rocks.
+Arriving at the scene of mysteries on Saturday afternoon, you can detect nothing unusual, but nevertheless, you keep a weather eye open. The evening is taken up by a lecture which seems mainly concerned with the evil of such things as cooking on other people's fires and making a row in the middle of the night. Lulled into a false sense of security by this harmless epilogue, you go to bed and sleep soundly.
-The first demonstration is snakebite, (treatment of). The lecturer applies a tourniquet which is guar anteed to permanently affect circulation and takes a firm grip on the patient and a knife. The class sits up and looks interested: the patient looks worried:
-the lecturer completes the demonstration in theory. Interest subsides.
+After breakfast (cooked on your neighbour's fire, as yours unaccountably won't burn) you assemble for a first aid lecture. The lecturer arrives on the scene armed with an imposing array of bandages and what have you; and, catching the eye of some unhappy fellow hauls him out to act as patient. Follows a general treatise on first aid principles, the lecturer waxing eloquent while the patient stands on one leg and looks tired. You view with some alarm the club's policy of 'where possible walk the patient out'. You have a mental vision of yourself walking up the goat track with concussion, a couple of broken legs and other minor injuries, and decide to be more careful about jumping on to loose rocks.
+The first demonstration is snakebite, (treatment of). The lecturer applies a tourniquet which is guaranteed to permanently affect circulation and takes a firm grip on the patient and a knife. The class sits up and looks interested: the patient looks worried: the lecturer completes the demonstration in theory. Interest subsides.
 Next comes a fractured arm. The lecturer picks up some strips of bark for splints, relieves the patient of his shirt to use for a sling - and turns out a contraption that would give a V.A. nightmares. Next diagnosed is a broken leg. The lecturer grabs some more bark, and, the patient's clothing now reduced to the bare essentials, takes off his own shirt and goes to work. By this time the patient resembles a dead abo wrapped in bark and awaiting burial.
 The lecture progresses to resuscitation, half the class having a go at resuscitating the patient, who, by this time, is in a fair way to becoming a casualty in fact as well as fiction.
-The sun is warm and the grass is pleasantly soft. In the distance you hear the lecturer explaining the treatment of blisters. You note the lavish use of Elastoplast, and wonder sleepily if the club
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+The sun is warm and the grass is pleasantly soft. In the distance you hear the lecturer explaining the treatment of blisters. You note the lavish use of Elastoplast, and wonder sleepily if the club supplies it free. About an hour later you awake to find the lecture over and everyone preparing lunch.
-supplies it free. About an hour later you awake to find the lecture over and everyone preparing lunch.
 After lunch you are told off to join one of about six leaders for a map-reading expedition. You don't know any of them, but pick the most harmless looking one and hope for the best. Several other dumb bunnies have the sane idea, and off you go.
-Having chosen the steepest ridge leading out of camp and dragged the party, perspiring to the top, the leader gets down to business with a short discourse on orientating the map. Pointing to a gap on the horizon he asks you if you think it could be Erbkine Creek. Still recovering from the effects of the climb you couldn't care less if it was Bass Strait gone as tray, but, just to humour him, you squint along a bit of stick and agree that it probably is. It probably isn't anyway. It seems to be your bad day. Handing you the nap the leader points out a distant goal, and forthwith orders you to lead the party thither. After a couple of false starts owing to having the map upside down, you finally get started with the party following. They remind you of sheep at Flemington going to the slaughter. You wonder why the heck they look so trusting.
-With your eyes on distant horizons trying to keep some semblance of a straight course you proceed to fall into numerous holes, trip over logs and strike every patch of Mountain Holly and Prickly Moses on the ridge. The party seems to res ant this, and accuses you of doing it on purpose. You consider losing them on purpose, but reflect that you probably will anyw ay, and abandon the idea.
+Having chosen the steepest ridge leading out of camp and dragged the party, perspiring to the top, the leader gets down to business with a short discourse on orientating the map. Pointing to a gap on the horizon he asks you if you think it could be Erskine Creek. Still recovering from the effects of the climb you couldn't care less if it was Bass Strait gone astray, but, just to humour him, you squint along a bit of stick and agree that it probably is. It probably isn't anyway. It seems to be your bad day. Handing you the map the leader points out a distant goal, and forthwith orders you to lead the party thither. After a couple of false starts owing to having the map upside down, you finally get started with the party following. They remind you of sheep at Flemington going to the slaughter. You wonder why the heck they look so trusting.
-After about an hour you suddenly find yourself on the edge of a sheer precipice. Funny, you think, the map must be wrong! The leader takes this opportunity to.inform you that you have been off course
-for the last half-hour: "Since that big black tree about a mile back''. Silently you curse the cow and retrace your steps followed by the rest of the part, by this time resigned to anything.
+With your eyes on distant horizons trying to keep some semblance of a straight course you proceed to fall into numerous holes, trip over logs and strike every patch of Mountain Holly and Prickly Moses on the ridge. The party seems to resent this, and accuses you of doing it on purpose. You consider losing them on purpose, but reflect that you probably will anyway, and abandon the idea.
-The leader doesn't know it, but it is at this point that you join the ranks of the 'never-use-a-map-travel-by-deadreckoning' brigade. In desperation, you take a wild guess at the direction, clench your teeth and plunge into the scrub. By some miracle it works. For the return
-trip the leader hands over the map to another mug and you retire thankfully to the rear to nurse badly scratched legs and plan just what you'll do to the person Who talked you into joining the bushwalkers.
+After about an hour you suddenly find yourself on the edge of a sheer precipice. Funny, you think, the map must be wrong! The leader takes this opportunity to inform you that you have been off course for the last half-hour: "Since that big black tree about a mile back". Silently you curse the cow and retrace your steps followed by the rest of the party, by this time resigned to anything.
-You begin to see the reason for the oft heard saying: 'You don't have to be mad I!
-AP PRO4C HI NG MARRI AGES.
+The leader doesn't know it, but it is at this point that you join the ranks of the 'never-use-a-map-travel-by-deadreckoning' brigade. In desperation, you take a wild guess at the direction, clench your teeth and plunge into the scrub. By some miracle it works. For the return trip the leader hands over the map to another mug and you retire thankfully to the rear to nurse badly scratched legs and plan just what you'll do to the person who talked you into joining the bushwalkers.
-EVANS - DEAN: On Friday 13th June (fancy that - Friday, 13thI) at
-Strathfield, Shirley and Kevin. The happy pair to depart pronto to Melbourne, (Which gives rise to the next advt.)
+You begin to see the reason for the oft heard saying: 'You don't __have__ to be mad... !!
-POSITIONS VACANT! One Sales arid Subscriptions expert for Magazine.
-.
+----
-A LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
-f'Dear Sir,
+====Approaching Marriages.====
-BUSHFIRES
-The purpose of this correspondence is to suggest what bushwalkers might aim to achieve in bushfire control. But first it is necessary to correct what still appears to be a coararon belief - that bushfires can be prevented. If anybody believes that all the burners-off, smokers and billy boilers can be made to desist, or exercise due care, he has more naive faith in human nature than has any authority on fire control. Education of the public till reduce outbreaks, but, so long as fire remains the servant of men, never all of them.
+Evans - Dean: On Friday 13th June (fancy that - Friday, 13th!) at Strathfield, Shirley and Kevin. The happy pair to depart pronto to Melbourne. (Which gives rise to the next advt.)
-Fire control throughout the State, except in State forests, is organised by local government. For manpower it relies on the local bush fire brigades. The work is voluntary, ana it is difficult to conceive how it could be otherwise then the number of men required, the intermittency of their work, and the wide dispersal of fires is considered. In some shires the organisation is most efficient. Enlightened self interest has often led to close co-operation in the protection of farming and grazing lands and buildings. But in most of the reserves and crown lands fires are nobody's business - at least until they start. to threaten T'propertyli  It is by directing attention to the neglect of these areas and striving to achieve fire protection in them that I believe bushwalkers can make the most effective effort.
-Here are three things we could strive for
+----
-(1) The replacement of the solid phalanx of politicians, who form the majority of most large park trusts, by conservationists. I suggest that if the politicians were as interested in conservation as they are in the cottages ana lodges provided for them in the reserves, they could long ago have obtained funds for the setting up of fire control organisations. Just one bushwalker on these trusts might get a lot done.
- (2) The employment of army trainees in firefighting. They would require equipment and instruction in some of the elements of the work, and could be kept at he ready during hblow-uph periods - actually only a few days a year. Nine-tenths of any army's training is in moving men and equipment quickly to threatened areas. The army already has most of the equipment needed - trucks (including four wheel drive vehicles) bull-dozers, etc. Some r3pecial equipment would be needed in addition - knapsack sp rays, for instance. A large body of properly equipped men who can get on the spot quickly is the main requirement of fire control. The army has on many occasions lent a hand and I believe that a large proportion of both officers arf men would be glad to render such survice.
+====Positions Vacant.====
-(3) Strive to have just one area, preferably with scenic attractions and easily accessible, protected from fire for long enough for the native animals to regenerate. National Pk would be ideal for such a purpose. The present road system would enable fire fighters to get fairly close to a fire quickly, while a number of
-.
+One Sales arid Subscriptions expert for Magazine.
-rough tracks could bb used. Furthermore it is within a few miles of large military eanps, and, if point (2) were accepted, help would be forthcoming quickly. I believe that if the bush were protected in this area for a few years the native animals would soon increase and could be seen by the public. Such a practical demonstration might be the best argument for control in other areas.
-I do not suggest that any of these three things could be done easily, or quickly, or that efforts to achieve them would necessarily be successful. But in getting things done the first essential'is to know what we want. The second is to lose no opportunity of telling everyipody what we want. These are the lines we have followed in other conservation projects and more than once our small persistent voice has gained us strong support and won out in the and.
+----
-.. Alex Colley."
-MR. X. - MAN OF MYSTERY.
+=====A Letter To The Editor.=====
-it appears we have in our midst one man Who does good by stealth, seeking notpublicity, shunning the brief fame of newspaper notices. When the S.B.W. contingent joined the search for the missing party on Coxls River, they managed to get themselves thoroughly photographed that is, Hooper did, andFrank Young, and John Thornthwaite - and later Peter Stitt. But not self-effacing Mr. X. However, we believe we have coaxed him into giving us his story of the search for the July magazine.
-.=.....T1
+"Dear Sir,
-STOCK-UP
-FOR YOUR NEXT TRIP
+====Bushfires.====
-AT...
-THE SANITARIUM HEALTH FOOD SHOP
+The purpose of this correspondence is to suggest what bushwalkers might aim to achieve in bushfire control. But first it is necessary to correct what still appears to be a common belief - that bushfires can be prevented. If anybody believes that all the burners-off, smokers and billy boilers can be made to desist, or exercise due care, he has more naive faith in human nature than has any authority on fire control. Education of the public till reduce outbreaks, but, so long as fire remains the servant of men, never all of them.
-HUNTER STREET, SYDNEY
-DRIED FRUITS DATES ASSORTED NUTS
+Fire control throughout the State, except in State forests, is organised by local government. For manpower it relies on the local bush fire brigades. The work is voluntary, and it is difficult to conceive how it could be otherwise then the number of men required, the intermittency of their work, and the wide dispersal of fires is considered. In some shires the organisation is most efficient. Enlightened self interest has often led to close co-operation in the protection of farming and grazing lands and buildings. But in most of the reserves and crown lands fires are nobody's business - at least until they start to threaten "property". It is by directing attention to the neglect of these areas and striving to achieve fire protection in them that I believe bushwalkers can make the most effective effort.
-WHEATFLAKES BISCUITS PEkNUT BUTTER
-TERRYIS MEAL HONEY
+Here are three things we could strive for:
-FRUIT NOUGAT
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+  - The replacement of the solid phalanx of politicians, who form the majority of most large park trusts, by conservationists. I suggest that if the politicians were as interested in conservation as they are in the cottages and lodges provided for them in the reserves, they could long ago have obtained funds for the setting up of fire control organisations. Just one bushwalker on these trusts might get a lot done.
-.
+  - The employment of army trainees in firefighting. They would require equipment and instruction in some of the elements of the work, and could be kept at he ready during "blow-up" periods - actually only a few days a year. Nine-tenths of any army's training is in moving men and equipment quickly to threatened areas. The army already has most of the equipment needed - trucks (including four wheel drive vehicles) bull-dozers, etc. Some special equipment would be needed in addition - knapsack sprays, for instance. A large body of properly equipped men who can get on the spot quickly is the main requirement of fire control. The army has on many occasions lent a hand and I believe that a large proportion of both officers and men would be glad to render such service.
-FEDERATION NOTES - MAY MEETING
+  - Strive to have just one area, preferably with scenic attractions and easily accessible, protected from fire for long enough for the native animals to regenerate. National Park would be ideal for such a purpose. The present road system would enable fire fighters to get fairly close to a fire quickly, while a number of rough tracks could be used. Furthermore it is within a few miles of large military camps, and, if point (2) were accepted, help would be forthcoming quickly. I believe that if the bush were protected in this area for a few years the native animals would soon increase and could be seen by the public. Such a practical demonstration might be the best argument for control in other areas.
+I do not suggest that any of these three things could be done easily, or quickly, or that efforts to achieve them would necessarily be successful. But in getting things done the first essential is to know what we want. The second is to lose no opportunity of telling everybody what we want. These are the lines we have followed in other conservation projects and more than once our small persistent voice has gained us strong support and won out in the and.
+Alex Colley."
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+====Mr. X. - Man of Mystery.====
+It appears we have in our midst one man who does good by stealth, seeking not publicity, shunning the brief fame of newspaper notices. When the S.B.W. contingent joined the search for the missing party on Cox's River, they managed to get themselves thoroughly photographed - that is, Hooper did, and Frank Young, and John Thornthwaite - and later Peter Stitt. But not self-effacing Mr. X. However, we believe we have coaxed him into giving us his story of the search for the July magazine.
+----
+=====Federation Notes - May Meeting.=====
 By Allen A. Strom.
-SCENIC RA=AY (KATOOMBALHIKING CONTEST: The Manager of the Scenic Railway has offered a prize of 100 for a Hiking Contest if the Federation would organise the Contest. It was decided that the Federation should have nothing to do with any contest and to recommend that no affiliated Club should participate.
-ERA LANDS: It was agreed that the money subscribed by the Federation to the original Era Fund should be left with the S.B.W. in terms ,of the motion agreed to at the Extraordinary General Meeting held in April. It was further agreed to compliment the S.B.W. on the handling of Portion 7 and to let the S.B.W. know that the Federation would be interested in assisting any new proposition that the Club may arrive at.
+===Scenic Railway (Katoomba) Hiking Contest:===
-THE S.B.W. will now be included on the List of Clubs advertised by the Federation.
-THE BUSHFIRE COMMITTEE: has indicated that it believes the only manner in which bushwalkers can assist in fighting fires is by joining local bushfire fighting units organised by Local Councils.
+The Manager of the Scenic Railway has offered a prize of £100 for a Hiking Contest if the Federation would organise the Contest. It was decided that the Federation should have nothing to do with any contest and to recommend that no affiliated Club should participate.
-FLOOD RESCUE: The Police Department says it can use canoeists in Floo7-77scue but without responsibility to the Department. A copy of the letter from the Police Department is being sent to the Canoe Club,
-FEDERATION RE-UNION: The Rucks ack Club wrote Federation complaining fhatErTillemE777Ff the Federation Executive were absent from the Re-union. Only one apology was received.
+===Era Lands.===
-BLUEGUM EXTENSIONS: The Trustees have again approached the owner of FETETock neighbouring the Forest with a view to purchasing the subject block.
-EIIEEmA 22E2E: Mr. 1:11 Roots suggested the Conservation Bureau consider the desirability of having reservations made in the Ettrena Gorge.
+It was agreed that the money subscribed by the Federation to the original Era Fund should be left with the S.B.W. in terms of the motion agreed to at the Extraordinary General Meeting held in April. It was further agreed to compliment the S.B.W. on the handling of Portion 7 and to let the S.B.W. know that the Federation would be interested in assisting any new proposition that the Club may arrive at.
-lEARCILLK_RELCHE: There was a short report of the events leading
-to the discovery of the lost party during the period May 14 and 15th. A full report and finding of the Se2rch and Rescue will be presented at the next meeting.
+===The S.B.W.===
-SOCIAL COMMITTEE FCR BALL: The Committee with power to add: approval.) Miss Eeryl McLean Mr. Max Nathan (Canoe Club), Barger (Cruising Canoe Club), Greening (Rucks ack).
-following persons were elected to the (Those absent elected subject to their
+Will now be included on the List of Clubs advertised by the Federation.
-( Bush Club), Miss Molly Gallard (S.B.W.) Mr. Bob Green (St. George B.W.), Mr.Frank Mr. Gil Webb (S.B.W.), Miss Rita
-SEARCH AND RESCUE PAMPHLET: It iS proposed to prepare a small booklet a preparation ?Or a walking trip, what to do to prevent being mislaid and what to do when mislaid to make searches easier. 20 was made available for this work.
+===The Bushfire Committee:===
-.
-ON GETTING LOST.
+Has indicated that it believes the only manner in which bushwalkers can assist in fighting fires is by joining local bushfire fighting units organised by Local Councils.
-Well folks we have had an exciting week. We Bushwalkers like to avoid publicity and emulate the Arabs who fold their tents in the night and quietly steal away, but now and then some unfortunate or careless party gets delayed in the bush and the fun begins. The searchlights of publicity are suddenly turned our way and we are given buckets full of gratuitous advice on how to get found when lost and how to avoid being a burden on the tax-payers. A well dressed bushwalker will soon have to add to the load carried in hip "Paddymade" a Verey Pistol, Hunting Horn (John Peel Brand), Transceiving Radio set, bungers, rockets and Tom-Toms plus, of course, his Certificate of Competence issued by the D.C.R.W. (Department for the Control of Recreational Walkers) and Trip Permit.
-There is something almost psychopathic in the way in which these matters are treated. The public reaction should interest Anthropologists. The parties which are lost are invariably pictured as in the roughest possible terrain and the difficulties which they face emphasised to the poi nt where only Superman and his cohorts could rescue them. I think in this there is some unconscious throw- back to the "Wild-wood" of ancient lore, wherein lurked wild beasts and were-wolves, witches and ogres (not to mention Snow White and the S even Dwarfs).
+===Flood Rescue:===
+The Police Department says it can use canoeists in Flood Rescue but without responsibility to the Department. A copy of the letter from the Police Department is being sent to the Canoe Club.
+===Federation Reunion:===
+The Rucksack Club wrote Federation complaining that all members of the Federation Executive were absent from the Re-union. Only one apology was received.
+===Bluegum Extensions:===
+The Trustees have again approached the owner of the block neighbouring the Forest with a view to purchasing the subject block.
+===Ettrema Gorge:===
+Mr. Wal Roots suggested the Conservation Bureau consider the desirability of having reservations made in the Ettrema Gorge.
+===Search and Rescue:===
+There was a short report of the events leading to the discovery of the lost party during the period May 14 and 15th. A full report and finding of the Search and Rescue will be presented at the next meeting.
+===Social Committee For Ball:===
+The following persons were elected to the Committee with power to add: (Those absent elected subject to their approval.) Miss Beryl McLean (Bush Club), Miss Molly Gallard (S.B.W.), Mr. Max Nathan (Canoe Club), Mr. Bob Green (St. George B.W.), Mr.Frank Barger (Cruising Canoe Club), Mr. Gil Webb (S.B.W.), Miss Rita Greening (Rucksack).
+===Search and Rescue Pamphlet:===
+It is proposed to prepare a small booklet on preparation for a walking trip, what to do to prevent being mislaid and what to do when mislaid to make searches easier. £20 was made available for this work.
+----
+=====On Getting Lost.=====
+Well folks we have had an exciting week. We Bushwalkers like to avoid publicity and emulate the Arabs who fold their tents in the night and quietly steal away, but now and then some unfortunate or careless party gets delayed in the bush and the fun begins. The searchlights of publicity are suddenly turned our way and we are given buckets full of gratuitous advice on how to get found when lost and how to avoid being a burden on the tax-payers. A well dressed bushwalker will soon have to add to the load carried in his "Paddymade" a Verey Pistol, Hunting Horn (John Peel Brand), Transceiving Radio set, bungers, rockets and Tom-Toms plus, of course, his Certificate of Competence issued by the D.C.R.W. (Department for the Control of Recreational Walkers) and Trip Permit.
+There is something almost psychopathic in the way in which these matters are treated. The public reaction should interest Anthropologists. The parties which are lost are invariably pictured as in the roughest possible terrain and the difficulties which they face emphasised to the point where only Superman and his cohorts could rescue them. I think in this there is some unconscious throw-back to the "Wild-wood" of ancient lore, wherein lurked wild beasts and were-wolves, witches and ogres (not to mention Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).
 In point of fact to the reasonably careful, prudent person there are very few dangers lurking in the bushlands within 100 miles of Sydney as is demonstrated by the rarety of serious accidents or mishaps.
-Nevertheless there are dargers which carelessness, lack of forethought or sheer incompetence can quickly bring to the fore. These incidents therefore should be a salutory warning to all of us that we should be properly equipped and competent to deal with those emergencies which can arise when on extended trips.
+Nevertheless there are dangers which carelessness, lack of forethought or sheer incompetence can quickly bring to the fore. These incidents therefore should be a salutory warning to all of us that we should be properly equipped and competent to deal with those emergencies which can arise when on extended trips.
 Paddy has no stocks of Verey Pistols yet but he can supply a good range of compasses and of course there are stacks of maps and a good range of torches at Paddy's shop.
-M2678.
-PADDY PALLIN,
-Camp Gear for Walkers,
-Castlereagh Street, SYDNEY
+Paddy Pallin, Camp Gear for Walkers.
+Castlereagh Street, Sydney. M2678.