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- | TURN ABOUT | + | ===== Turn About. ===== |
- Jim Brown. | - Jim Brown. | ||
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From the " | From the " | ||
- | "A man who lives in a cave in Roseville Chase was fined ,15 with 10 guineas coats by Mr. A.E. Hodgson, S.M., in Central Summon Court yesterday, for " | + | |
- | ft | + | "A man who lives in a cave in Roseville Chase was fined £15 with 10 guineas coats by Mr. A.E. Hodgson, S.M., in Central Summon Court yesterday, for " |
- | reserve. | + | |
I repeat, "for staying overnight in a public reserve." | I repeat, "for staying overnight in a public reserve." | ||
- | Dear Brethren (and Sistern) Bushwalkers, | + | |
- | fire places and tanks of water and shelter sheds - sprats to catch | + | Dear Brethren (and Sistern) Bushwalkers, |
- | mackerel: - springs to catch woodcocks1 | + | |
- | Look at it clearly. In these days of adverse trade balances and falling wool prices, can the Government afford to ignore such | + | Look at it clearly. In these days of adverse trade balances and falling wool prices, can the Government afford to ignore such a revenue-producing potential as the Public Reserve? It is my glum forecast that in the next few months there will be a highly confidential report to the Minister for Lands from the Departmental Under Secretary. It will commence like this:- |
- | a revenue-producing potential as the Public Reserve? It is my glum forecast that in the next few months there will be a highly | + | |
- | confidential report to the Minister for Lands from the Departmental Under Secretary. It will commence like this:- | + | "In response to your memorandum |
- | "In response to your memorEindum | + | |
- | Vast areas of Crown Land exist which have not been proclaimed or gazetted or dedicated as public reserves. | + | Vast areas of Crown Land exist which have not been proclaimed or gazetted or dedicated as public reserves. |
- | out these expanses of countryside, | + | |
- | spend nights out of doors without exacting any penalty. The revenue potential must be recognised, and it is therefore recommended that all the regions specified in Appendix " | + | Further consideration might be given to the resumption of smaller portions of alienated land, nominated in Appendix " |
- | should be given to the Greater Blue Mountains National Park as the reservation of this region has been the subject of | + | |
- | correspondence received by this Department over the past 25 years, and it is very common for travellers to stay overnight in its precincts. | + | |
- | Further consideration might be given to the resumption of smaller portions of alienated land, nominated in Appendix " | + | |
You see the trend of things? Next will be another newspaper item:- | You see the trend of things? Next will be another newspaper item:- | ||
- | "HIKERS' | + | |
- | "In the Central Summons Court today evidence was given | + | === "Hiker's Camp Raided" |
- | that four hikers had been detected camping overnight in the Blue Mountains Reserve. Police officers stated that they had been found encamped on Kedumba Creek, just below the Eight- Foot Track, about fifty miles north-east of Wentworth Falls. Fines totalling | + | |
+ | "In the Central Summons Court today evidence was given that four hikers had been detected camping overnight in the Blue Mountains Reserve. Police officers stated that they had been found encamped on Kedumba Creek, just below the Eight-Foot Track, about fifty miles north-east of Wentworth Falls. Fines totalling | ||
Next from the Monthly Walks Report:- | Next from the Monthly Walks Report:- | ||
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"Great difficulty is being experienced in obtaining leaders to carry out overnight camping walks. Every day walk on the programme has been filled." | "Great difficulty is being experienced in obtaining leaders to carry out overnight camping walks. Every day walk on the programme has been filled." | ||
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From the Federation Bulletin:- | From the Federation Bulletin:- | ||
- | "The Information Bureau is obtaining as much data as possible concerning privately owned land in the bush, where walking parties may camp without the risk of incurring fines for staying overnight in Regerves. Efforts will be made to reach satisfactory arrangements with the landowners." | + | |
+ | "The Information Bureau is obtaining as much data as possible concerning privately owned land in the bush, where walking parties may camp without the risk of incurring fines for staying overnight in Reserves. Efforts will be made to reach satisfactory arrangements with the landowners." | ||
From the S.B.W. Magazine:- | From the S.B.W. Magazine:- | ||
- | "We knew we were under observation, | + | |
+ | "We knew we were under observation, | ||
From a newspaper Court report:- | From a newspaper Court report:- | ||
- | "The police officers stated that, on their approach, the young man hastily ran into thick scrub but was apprehended at the edge of a 200 ft. precipice. A search at the foot of tile cliff produced a sleeping bag, a hiker' | + | |
- | badge in the form of a flannel flower. He denied that these articles were his property and stated that he was doing a day hike from Lithgow to Goulburn. The case was dismissed." | + | "The police officers stated that, on their approach, the young man hastily ran into thick scrub but was apprehended at the edge of a 200 ft. precipice. A search at the foot of the cliff produced a sleeping bag, a hiker' |
From the Minutes:- | From the Minutes:- | ||
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"Moved by the Conservation Secretary and resolved - 'That we write to the Minister for Lands protesting against the proclamation of any further public reserves, as it is considered that the 73.16% of the State so dedicated is ample for recreational purposes" | "Moved by the Conservation Secretary and resolved - 'That we write to the Minister for Lands protesting against the proclamation of any further public reserves, as it is considered that the 73.16% of the State so dedicated is ample for recreational purposes" | ||
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And from the Minister:- | And from the Minister:- | ||
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(the usual) | (the usual) | ||
- | "Your representations have been received and will be considered. | + | |
- | 14. | + | "Your representations have been received and will be considered." |
- | 15. WEEK-END WITH THE PUTT -PUTT FLOTILLA. | + | |
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+ | ===== Week-End With The Putt-Putt Flotilla. ===== | ||
- Dot Butler. | - Dot Butler. | ||
- | The starting off place was Bobbin | + | |
- | While " | + | The starting off place was Bobbin |
- | visions of his boatstalling | + | |
- | himself incompetent to fix it, but when Gecr Thcj LI5 crew the problem. was solved. | + | While " |
- | By 9 o' | + | |
- | the small fleet putted out among the expensive | + | By 9 o' |
- | The boats were lovely faithful little | + | |
- | 11..p. motor was simplicity itself - you save a s-n:n 1ver a 90 degree turn, you wrapped a belt round a shaft an p[;. it off | + | The boats were lovely faithful little |
- | again with a mighty sweep and hastily turned | + | |
- | on the scale which made the petrol drip out c,w fa2, and away | + | Standing up on the back seat with the tiller |
- | you went. Even I could understand it. The =c,' | + | |
- | All or Nothing | + | Eventually one became aware of the dawn through a scent of orange blossom and petrol and exhaust fumes, and the next coherent picture is of all the party, minus the three mudlarks, pulled up at the Wiseman' |
- | Speed Ahead, or Dead Stop, and full speed 1-,lots5 or le22. | + | |
- | Those that were nmore" gradually drew ahead (' -.;;P, ) 'less" | + | |
- | and myself in the second last boat had the sa- acLo:1 (,f : | + | |
- | that there was still one boat behind ours as 1iUL r' xo. the | + | |
- | flickering will-o' | + | |
- | vessels manned by Hooper and the Admiral, | + | |
- | and Geof and George,with their respective | + | |
- | different boats organised their affairs to 0,31r | + | |
- | boat agreed on 3-hourly shifts among the t' | + | |
- | this meant that the two off duty could have 6 1=s s2ewi0 | + | |
- | Standing up on the back seat with the tiller | + | |
- | floor and John and the two little boys asleep on. ':ho ete a. the | + | |
- | gentle putt-putt-putt of the motor - so unde3. T{., | + | |
- | railway bridge and the road bridge without | + | |
- | half an hour after midnight John woke up to hEvc2 a | + | |
- | at 1 a.m, my shift terminated and I jumped into ;, -(': cs and was asleep in a matter of seconds. Suddenly | + | |
- | quick, Wake Snowin | + | |
- | 16. | + | |
- | and said " | + | |
- | destruction, | + | |
- | Eventually one became aware-. of the dawn through a scent of orange blossom and petrol and exhaust fumes, and the next coherent | + | |
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How many times had he been up here? "Oh, two or three." | How many times had he been up here? "Oh, two or three." | ||
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There were no takers for the swim. | There were no takers for the swim. | ||
- | Breakfast over and still no sign of Bob's boat, so we left a note for him on the wharf and putted off past the ci-tvas | + | |
- | It wasn't long before a really, inviting sandy beach came into view, and without question every boat made straight for it. Soon we were all in swimming - except Pete in his plaster of course. He entertained himself by chugging up and down the river with Hepther | + | Breakfast over and still no sign of Bob's boat, so we left a note for him on the wharf and putted off past the citrus |
- | seemed to be enjoying it so the rest of us had a go too. Then, alas, this innocent pastime palled and we find th& | + | |
- | be in their boat, so they are 'pushed off into midstream. As if this were not enough, a body leaps in and takes their starter-strap, | + | It wasn't long before a really inviting sandy beach came into view, and without question every boat made straight for it. Soon we were all in swimming - except Pete in his plaster of course. He entertained himself by chugging up and down the river with Heather |
- | There had been a lot of talk, "Do we move off now,or do we.wait till the change of the tide at midnight?" | + | |
- | so we packed up and away, the idea being to camp for the night someWher | + | There had been a lot of talk, "Do we move off now, or do we wait till the change of the tide at midnight?" |
- | tea was on the way despite the low level of warGe..2 131 J:1031.; 7aerbanketSc | + | |
- | lantern seeking one honest man, as we see the Adnf_i l from group | + | The young Butler-buds were bedded down under a tree, the two Dots and John and Snow occupied a series of transverse |
- | to group with a mug hooked over his finger | + | |
- | The young Butler-buds were bedded down under and John and Snow occupied a series of transverse ploughed field with a fire at their feet, and the repaired to tents and no one stirred for at leasta tree thi, two Dots furrows !_1.1 the | + | Sunday dawned fine, with a scent of orange blossoms in the air and the tide gone down and Geof's boat standing on its hindquarters |
- | rest of the party 9 hours* | + | |
- | Sunday dawned fine, with a-scent of orange blossoms in the air and the tide gone down and Goof's boat standing on it hir.dqual-ters | + | There was much swopping over of passengers among the boats, and a few tense episodes when John and Snow ran amuck and rammed other boats, and pleasant hours of sunbaking |
- | There was much swopping over of passengers among the boats, and a few tense episodes when John and Snow ran amuck and rammed other boats, and pleasant hours ofisunbaking | + | |
- | We pulled in at the Fisherman' | + | We pulled in at the Fisherman' |
- | Foxa that it was an eight-knot water wombat. | + | |
- | The next port of call was the wreck of the "Parranatte, a great metal hulk lying with its back broken in only a few feet of water, It had gone ashore on a flood tide years ago when the cables towing | + | The next port of call was the wreck of the "Parramatta" |
- | boats we had to leave. | + | |
- | out of the red-rusted boiler, and Geof calling | + | There was no future in landing |
- | There was no future in landing | + | |
- | 18. | + | We waited a reasonable length of time, then Geof went up to hurry them on their way, but he returned, beaten, and suggested that we all go and bring our wandering ones back by force. This was a mighty idea. Ah, here they come, the sluggards, sauntering down the middle of the road four abreast. As we strode towards them they stopped in their tracks, then started walking backwards slowly a pace at a time, then they turned suddenly and ran off at top speed with the rest of us in pursuit. This incredible sight held the population of Hawkesbury River dumfounded. Unsuccessful, |
- | so rapidly, so we tethered all the boats together nose to 1;;a1 n mid, stream, turned off the motors, and drifted with the tide as 70 lunched. Then the motors were started up again, with the ne.xt stop Ha-ezesbury | + | |
- | We waited a reasonable length of time,. then Geof went up to hurry them on their way, but he returned, beaten, and suggested that 70 all go and bring our wandering ones back by force. This was a mighty idea. AIL, here they come, the sluggards, sauntering down the middle, of the road four abreast. As we strode towards them they stopped in their tracks, then started walking, backwards slowly a. pace at a time, then they turned suddenly and ran off at top speed with the rest. of 113. in pursuit. This incredible sight held the population of Hawkesbury River dumfounded. Unsuccessful, | + | There was now a heavy swell coming in from the sea, and we lunged and bounced over the waves in a most exciting fashion with spray flying. Then we joined company with other homing craft and chugged |
- | There was now a heavy swell coming in from the seas and we lunged and bounced over the waves in a illoSt | + | |
- | Finally the last boat was in and all our gear unstal | + | Finally the last boat was in and all our gear unstacked |
- | - that was George' | + | |
- | acted as bank. When they finally, got to the end of it Heather announced that she was 1/16/8 short.,- "Of course," | + | |
- | 19 instead of 18." Oh what a gentleman George is; hedidnIt. | + | |
Then off to the waiting bus and the cars and homeward bound, twenty nautical lubbers turned landlubber again. | Then off to the waiting bus and the cars and homeward bound, twenty nautical lubbers turned landlubber again. | ||
- | THE CALOOLA CLUB | + | |
- | -(Founded 1945)- | + | ---- |
- | The Christmas - New Year Trip, 1956/57. | + | |
- | A Tour of some National Parks and Snow Areas in Victoria, including Wilson' | + | === Naughtiggle Knowledge === |
- | Cost 10 per person, provide own food. | + | |
+ | Sydney Boat Wreckers Inc. | ||
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+ | [Cartoons] | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ===== The Caloola Club (Founded 1945) - The Christmas-New Year Trip, 1956/ | ||
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+ | A Tour of some National Parks and Snow Areas in Victoria, including Wilson' | ||
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+ | Cost £10 per person, provide own food. | ||
Travel will be by Club Coach with walks of one or more days duration for those desiring to participate. | Travel will be by Club Coach with walks of one or more days duration for those desiring to participate. | ||
- | OOOOOOOOO 000.000 | ||
- | Dates: December 25th (depart Clubroom about 3 p.m.) | ||
- | to January 13th approximately. | ||
- | Sydney-Albury-Melbourne-Leongatha-Fish Creek- WILSON' | ||
- | prole.21.1LILLaLLIELL | ||
- | (See Broadbent' | ||
- | Victoria.) | ||
- | River Capp, Foster Morewell Tanjil Bren BAW BAW PLATEAU - Walhalla - Matlock - Jamieson Whitfield - Myrtleford BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK Bright - Harrietville - Mts. FEATHERTOP and HOTHAM - Omeo - NUNNIONG PLATEAU - Bruthen - Nowa Nowa - Orbost - Cann River - HALLACOOTA NATIONAL PARK - Genoa - Bega - Sydney. | ||
- | Let's have your deposit of 5 (plus 2/6 affiliation for non-members) not later than the General Gathering of the Club at the Clubroom, 31 Byron Street, Croydon on December 1st. | ||
- | Details and enquiries: | ||
- | (Mrs) E.M. Dingeldei, 42 Byron Street, Croydon | ||
- | UA 2983 (Private) UA 4914 (Business) | ||
- | Allen A. Strom, The Teachers' | ||
- | WB 2520, 8, 9 (Business) | ||
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- | V3 9t\ | + | __Dates__: December 25th (depart Clubroom about 3 p.m.) to January 13th approximately. |
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- | D /-10 vt kmotA1,0\-;( | + | __+Projected Itinerary__: |
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- | 11:11J3 VD4ou,:dv | + | (See Broadbent' |
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- | N hUGHT IGGLE KNOWLEDGE: syvNEy scan- wReci4ERs,Irtc. | + | Let's have your deposit of £5 (plus 2/6 affiliation for non-members) not later than the __General Gathering__ of the Club at the Clubroom, 31 Byron Street, Croydon on __December 1st__. |
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- | ET HER Go, 34y3 THE A Pi10440 | + | Details and enquiries: (Mrs) E.M. Dingeldei, 42 Byron Street, Croydon. UA 2983 (Private), UA 4914 (Business). |
- | kivet kAKE I, SAyS THE stookiiv ! | + | |
- | kAicE Flurf,PFoNT 4N *EV 31vIft; 04, V14 C STERN !Ay; 7N5 linalki41614,1 | + | Allen A. Strom, The Teachers' |
- | srucic siAyS TM Amttimi | + | |
+ | [ Map ] | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ===== Paddy Made. ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Calling all car-camping bushwalkers!! === | ||
- | 400010i | ||
- | 100. | ||
- | 1: | ||
- | CALLING ALL CAR-CAMPING | ||
- | BUSHWALKERS I | ||
- | 1/4 | ||
The rot has set in. | The rot has set in. | ||
- | Paddy attended a Canoe Club camp last-week-end. | + | |
+ | Paddy attended a Canoe Club camp last week-end. | ||
There were 5 caravans, 6 marquees, ...and a few peculiar people in tents you couldn' | There were 5 caravans, 6 marquees, ...and a few peculiar people in tents you couldn' | ||
- | Well, Paddy sees thewrft-ing on the wall, as it were, and has. produced a range of. light-weight cat tents which will appeal to all who go bushwalking by car. These tents can be,pitdhed almost as easily as a walkerlb.tent,' | ||
- | Here is the range | ||
- | The " | ||
- | 7' long x 61 wide x 5' high - | ||
- | Price 11121- | ||
- | The " | ||
- | 7' long by 7' wide x 5461 high | ||
- | 'Price 12/15/- | ||
- | The " | ||
- | 9' long x 7' wide x 6' | ||
- | (Pole, ) 1Dri.-;o ;L:,16/19/6 | ||
- | Full fr0111 P ada:; 0 | ||
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- | 14t41111411*Mg, | ||
- | PADDY PALLIN | ||
- | Lightmeight Camp Gear 201CASTLFRTA1 5+ SYDNEY | ||
+ | Well, Paddy sees the writing on the wall, as it were, and has produced a range of light-weight car tents which will appeal to all who go bushwalking by car. These tents can be pitched almost as easily as a walker' | ||
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+ | Here is the range: | ||
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+ | The " | ||
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+ | The " | ||
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+ | The " | ||
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+ | (Pole, extra.) | ||
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+ | Full Price List from Paddy. | ||
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+ | Paddy Pallin. Lightweight Camp Gear. | ||
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+ | 201 Castlereagh St., Sydney. | ||
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