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 Wilf Hider requested that Federation be asked to mark the White Dog track and reroute the mashed away Diamond Falls Crossing. Motion carried.
+**The Social Past**
-===== The Social Past =====
 SEPTEMBER 21ST\\
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 Royal Life Saving Society.Sellwood gave an informative talk, illustrated with a film on methods of resuscitation. A barrage of questions from the audience was capably answered.
-THE LONG WEEKEND\\
-PIGEON HOUSE: The combined outing with the N.P.A. (including the Milton Branch) attracted 80 adults and 20 children to the Boyne River campsite near Pigeon House. A nature film was shown on Saturday night and Pigeon House climbed on Sunday. The weather was not the best for panoramas but the glorious display of wildflowers made up for this.
+===== The Long Weekend =====
+PIGEON HOUSE:\\
+The combined outing with the N.P.A. (including the Milton Branch) attracted 80 adults and 20 children to the Boyne River campsite near Pigeon House. A nature film was shown on Saturday night and Pigeon House climbed on Sunday. The weather was not the best for panoramas but the glorious display of wildflowers made up for this.
 ETTREMA EAST:\\
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 George Gray (4 in party) visited Thredbo and Perisher areas skiing. Good snow and weather.
-ETTREM WEST:\\
+ETTREMA WEST:\\
-Reg Meakins' party of seven - from Yalwal via Point Possibility to Ettrema Creek, up the other side, across to Tolmong, down Tallowall gully along the Shoalhaven and out via Tallong. Conditions somewhat similar to the Colley party. Wildflowers impressive.
+Reg Meakins' party of seven from Yalwal via Point Possibility to Ettrema Creek, up the other side, across to Tolmong, down Tallowall gully along the Shoalhaven and out via Tallong. Conditions somewhat similar to the Colley party. Wildflowers impressive.
 ERA:\\
 Others spent a peaceful weekend at Era.
 ===== Holding the Natural Areas =====
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-THE 1960 WALKING TRIAL. PROLOGUE AND DEPARTURE.
+===== The 1960 Walking Trial - Prologue and Departure =====
-- Don Matthews.
+Don Matthews.
 The alarm rang at 4.50 and the Trial Organiser leapt from his bag to round up the slumbering starters. After all, this was a Walking Trial, and even those who weren't starting until 0900 shouldn't be allowed too much rest.
-Across Megalong Creek to the Southside, in the dim light a few early starters were shaking the sleep from their heads and looking for dry food without much success. Meanwhile Nbphiatopheles
+Across Megalong Creek to the Southside, in the dim light a few early starters were shaking the sleep from their heads and looking for dry food without much success. Meanwhile Mephistopheles
 McGregor had laid a fire, sprinkled it with magic liquid, and suddenly as he waved his wand, flames leapt into the air to announce the start of the 1960 Walking Trial. Two seconds later, the flames disappeared and disappointed prospective breakfasters turned to where the elder Esgate had been patiently coaxing life
 into selected dry tinder. At this stage the Editor started to ask the parties for candid copy. Response was nil, and the mug held hopefully in the left hand remained empty.
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-ARRIVAL.
+===== The 1960 Walking Trial - Arrival =====
-- Malcolm McGregor.
+Malcolm McGregor
 Through the day various non-trialers arrived and a regular village was established up in the paper barks. All was peaceful until 3.06 p m. when a great pounding was heard coming up the slope and in raced Dot and the Dalai Lama with Rona and John to check in and then flop to the ground. Jim Brown ambled
-up and said "Been runring eh!" - "Yes" said Dot "we ran all the way". "Disqualified !" cracked Jim "this was a walking trial". The committee - that's me - considered this suggestion but when Dot and the Lama looked at me menacingly I decided to let the time stand.
+up and said "Been running eh!" - "Yes" said Dot "we ran all the way". "Disqualified !" cracked Jim "this was a walking trial". The committee - that's me - considered this suggestion but when Dot and the Lama looked at me menacingly I decided to let the time stand.
+It wasn't long before other parties started to come in, Jack Wren and Co., the Stitts and Garth, Arnold, Reg & Co., and the rude things some of these people said about the trips, almost made me blush.
+There was quite an air of excitement as the clock went past 5 p m., for now some of the long trips should be coming in. There was a shout from the ridge and down came Snow's party, still with some steam left, and Snow told me afterwards that he is now an authority on Bad Dog, the Bad pups and all that horrible stuff out along Blue dog. I thought it was very good of Snow to make an investigation of this sort; no doubt he did it so that all other members will be able to benefit from his first hand experience. "What was that you said Heather?"
+That's how it went. In they came, but I must mention a bit of a side trip that started at 10 past 5. We were worried about one party which was coming up Golong Creek. They should have been in by now so Reg Meakins said that he'd go down the creek and see. At 7 the wanderers came in, having bypassed the top fall, and so missed Reg, but in the meantime President Jack had set off to see what he could find. At 8.10 Reg and Jack came back and were pleased to find that all was well, The key point is that Reg had done a trial trip and then had gone down Galong to the Cox on this search and come back in 3 hours, most of it in the dark. Try it sometime!
+Around the campfire the handicaps were opened and the times adjusted with the Butler Duncan party as the winners. It was a good weekend. 41 people did trial trips and another 20 or 30 were on the spot to cheer them on.
+**Epilogue**
+The Duncan-Butler party collapsed in a heap in a good imitation of complete exhaustion. This was an obvious fake and we have since bribed the honest member of the party with chocolate mellah to confirm our suspicions. Also a time schedule was left lying on the ground to confuse the organiser. Estimated time of arrival was 5.15. This was to allay any suspicions about a too liberal handicap.
-It wasn't long before other partie6 started to come in, Jack Wren and Co., the Stitts and Garth, Arnold, Reg & Co., and the rude things some of these people said about the trips, almost made me blush.
-There was quite an air of excitement as the clock went past 5 p m., for now some of the long trips "should be coming in. There vits a shout from the ridge and down came Snow's party, still with some steam left, and Snow told me afterwards that he is now an authority on Bad Dog, the Bad pups and all that horrible stuff out along Blue dog. I thought it was very good of Snow to make an investigation of this sort; no doubt he did it so that all other members will be able to benefit from his firsthand experience. "What was that you said Heather?"
-that 's how it went. In they came, but I must mention a bit of a side trip that started at 10 past 5. We were worried about one party which was coming up Golong Creek. They should have been in by now so Reg Meakins said that he 'd go down the creek and see. At 7 the wanderers cam in, having bypassed the top fall, and so missed Reg, but in the meantime President Jack: had set off to see -what he could find. At 8.10 Reg and Jack came back and were pleased to find that all was well, The key point is that Reg had done a trial trip and then had gone down Galong to the Cox on this search and come back in 3 hours, most of it in the dark. Try it sometime!
-Around the campfire the handicaps were opened and the times adjusted. with the Butler Duncan party as the winners. It was a good weekend. 41 people did trial trips and another 20 ar 30 were on the spot to cheer them on.
-EPILOGUE.
-The Duncan-Butler party collapsed in a heap in a good imitation of compltte exhaustion. This was an obvious fake and we have since bribed the honest member of the party with chocolate mellah to confirm our suspicions. Also a time schedule was left lying on the ground to confuse the organiser. Estimated time of arrival was 515. This was to allay any suspicions about a too liberal handicap.
 Snow's party spent the long weekend at Era. Slow recovery?
-THE WINNERS
-Duncan - Butler - Scott.
-Route: Dawn Galong - along Cax's to Breakfast Creek - Ironmonger - Carlon's. About 15 miles.
-The most difficult trips: See Geoff %,gg's following account. Time about 12i hours, including lunch.
-Snow, Heather; Bill Ketas.
-Route:  Mitchell's Creek, Narrow Neck - Blue Dog - Glen Alan Creek - Canon's.
-Time about 111-- hours, including lunch,
-from Gardners Inn Hotel (LOOK FOR THE NEON SIGN)
+**The Winners**
-SPEEDY 5 or 8 PASSENGER CARS AVATrABLE
-LLRGE OR SMALL PARTIES CATERED FOR
+Duncan - Butler - Scott\\
-FARES:, Kkluluumus - Der head (minimum 5 passengers)
+Route: Down Galong - along Cox's to Breakfast Creek - Ironmonger - Carlon's. About 15 miles.
-FERRY'S LOOEDOMT 3/ fl if u It
-JENOLAN STATE FOREST 20/- " It 11 TI
+The most difficult trips: See Geof Wagg's following account. Time about 12 hours, including lunch.
-CARLON'S FARM 10/- " " II IT it
-INE WILL BE PLEASED TO QUOTE TRIPS OR SPECIAL PARTIES ON APPLICATION.
+Snow, Heather, Bill Ketas.  Route:  Mitchell's Creek, Narrow Neck - Blue Dog - Glen Alan Creek - Carlon's.
-WALK LCGANBEiRY 1ATILF & WAGGIL
+Time about 11.5 hours, including lunch.
+===== Walk 28 : Gray, Loganberry, Wilf and Wagg =====
 Geof Wagg
-We lay on the well padded corrugations of the floor of George's Kombi Van and through the depths of sleep heard the noise. "Gosh, listen to those gang gangs", said someone sleepily. "That's not gang gangs, that 's Evelyn'. "Oh".
-I reached up to examine the alarm clock and find why it hadn't gone off and the dashed thing exploded hysterically in my hand. So began the day. George rolled over and would have gone right out the side door if it had been open. I opened it and went out to search for John Loganberry, who had slept outside. Malcolm's face appeared peering through the condensation on the side window.
+We lay on the well padded corrugations of the floor of George's Kombi Van and through the depths of sleep heard the noise. "Gosh, listen to those gang gangs", said someone sleepily. "That's not gang gangs, that's Evelyn". "Oh".
+I reached up to examine the alarm clock and find why it hadn't gone off and the dashed thing exploded hysterically in my hand. So began the day. George rolled over and would have gone right out the side door if it had been open. I opened it and went out to search for John Loganberry, who had slept outside.
+Malcolm's face appeared peering through the condensation on the side window.
 "What, not out yet?"
 "We'll be right", replied George, reclining in his flea bag.
-A rearby beret kit wasa't a b'eret. Itw s a rolled lap Bala,clava..Ed.) turned out to have the editor inside it with his joke about someone being aaeep in Doherty's boot but we got our reply -wrong. The answer it seems should have been: "Left or right". Mal  coin had come to offer us permission to drive to the Black Jerry's turnoff in exchange for 50 minutes of our time. We weren't too sure how far it was to this turnoff but such an offer is hard to refuse.
-.
+A nearby beret (it wasn't a beret. It was a rolled up Balaclava..Ed.) turned out to have the editor inside it with his joke about someone being asleep in Doherty's boot but we got our reply wrong. The answer it seems should have been: "Left or right". Malcolm had come to offer us permission to drive to the Black Jerry's turnoff in exchange for 50 minutes of our time. We weren't too sure how far it was to this turnoff but such an offer is hard to refuse.
-At 6.50 a m. we commenced walking from Black Jerry's turnoff, the scent of Will's knee linament drifting delicately on the morning air. And it was a magnificent morning. Better even because of the menace of an occasional heatiy rain cloud that made the sun seem brighter.
-.30 exactly, and the Cox's River 'had never been more beautiful than now, cradled in greenness, glittering in the rapids and sliding silently on wet stones.
+At 6.50 a m. we commenced walking from Black Jerry's turnoff, the scent of Will's knee linament drifting delicately on the morning air. And it was a magnificent morning. Better even because of the menace of an occasional heavy rain cloud that made the sun seem brighter.
-.00. We left it's junction with Harry's River. George led off up a ridge.
-"Hey, George, we getting a long way from the river:" But George has a memory for detail and the ridge dropped gently to set us safely once M070 on the river bank. The canyon paSsed quickly and we left the echo of a sang somewhere among the upper crags, then on to the good straight stretches with hard packed sand and shingle beds.
+.30 exactly, and the Cox's River had never been more beautiful than now, cradled in greenness, glittering in the rapids and sliding silently on wet stones.
-.9.10. At Mumbedah Creek put us twenty minutes ahead of the schedule and at the next, perfect spot we stopped for first lunch. It,was easy to relax.
-The sun was shining and on the trees the bright naw leaves gleamed finely against the blue background of cloud haning heavily over the west.
+.00. We left it's junction with Harry's River. George led off up a ridge. "Hey, George, we getting a long way from the river:" But George has a memory for detail and the ridge dropped gently to set us safely once more on the river bank. The canyon passed quickly and we left the echo of a song somewhere among the upper crags, then on to the good straight stretches with hard packed sand and shingle beds.
-"Looks like we're in for a drop of rain", predicted Will cheerily, as we packed 30 minutes later. And it did rain, the first drops falling as we commenced our climb up the Test Queahgong buttress at 9.50.
-It's a fine climb, steep and to the point with scarcely a saddle in the whole 2,800 odd feet. Squalls swept like billowing gauze up the valleys and the scattered raindrops plodded like our feet on the dry slope-.
+.10. At Mumbedah Creek put us twenty minutes ahead of the schedule and at the next perfect spot we stopped for first lunch. It was easy to relax. The sun was shining and on the trees the bright new leaves gleamed finely against the blue background of cloud hanging heavily over the west. "Looks like we're in for a drop of rain", predicted Will cheerily, as we packed 30 minutes later. And it did rain, the first drops falling as we commenced our climb up the West Queahgong buttress at 9.50.
-George suffered with cramps in his thigh muscles after the first thousand feet but kept up the best pace he could where they didn't actually tie into knots. Whenever he stopped these muscles would quiver and bunch while George watched with disapproval.
-Will's cry of "Yore Mumbedah Mum:" echoed the revolt of his creaky knees against climbing ridges. We struck thick regromth scrub on the top 200 feet and altogether the climb absorbed our spare 20 minutes.
+It's a fine climb, steep and to the point with scarcely a saddle in the whole 2,800 odd feet. Squalls swept like billowing gauze up the valleys and the scattered raindrops plodded like our feet on the dry slope. George suffered with cramps in his thigh muscles after the first thousand feet but kept up the best pace he could where they didn't actually tie into knots. Whenever he stopped these muscles would quiver and bunch while George watched with disapproval.
-.00. On West Queahgong summit left us a Scheduled 90 minutes to regain the Cox's River, but we used this up before reaching Heartbreaker. Our high hopes'were leaking away.
-"If we were on the Cax naw", I said "we would be in by 5 o 'cloc e.
+Wilf's cry of "More Mumbedah Mum" echoed the revolt of his creaky knees against climbing ridges. We struck thick regrowth scrub on the top 200 feet and altogether the climb absorbed our spare 20 minutes.
-"The trouble is", pointed out Will we 're at least an hour away from it  More Mumbedah lAum".
-"'What about that hailstorm on Queahgong. I bet Malcolm didn't allow for that in the handicap."
+.00. On West Queahgong summit left us a scheduled 90 minutes to regain the Cox's River, but we used this up before reaching Heartbreaker. Our high hopes were leaking away. "If we were on the Cox now", I said "we would be in by 5 o'clock." "The trouble is", pointed out Will, "we're at least an hour away from it  More Mumbedah Mum". "What about that hailstorm on Queahgong. I bet Malcolm didn't allow for that in the handicap."
-The amazing weather was warm and sunny again now, even hot, but as we'd climbed, wave over wave of cloud had come, like Lochinvar, out of the west, bringing showers with sunlight sandwiched between and aulminating in a short,
-.
+The amazing weather was warm and sunny again now, even hot, but as we'd climbed, wave over wave of cloud had come, like Lochinvar, out of the west, bringing showers with sunlight sandwiched between and culminating in a short, sharp, bitter cold onslaught of hail on the summit of West Queahgong. But an hour and the cold had passed, the sun was out and we were feeling thirsty.
-sharp, bitter cold onslaught of hail on the summit of West Queahgong. But an hour and the cold had passed, the sun was out and we were feeling thirsty.
-"More EUmbedah Mum:"
+"More Mumbedah Mum!"
- I thought Of my tin of strawberries as John and I kicked up the dust on Heartbreaker Ridge.
-"I dunno" confided John, "everyone said how rough these ridges are. They don't seem too rough:. me." Perhaps his trip to New Zealand spoilt him. We pressed on.
+I thought of my tin of strawberries as John and I kicked up the dust on Heartbreaker Ridge. "I dunno" confided John, "everyone said how rough these ridges are. They don't seem too rough to me." Perhaps his trip to New Zealand spoilt him. We pressed on.
-"Well, I dunno" said John, looking along the silver strip of river below us on the left, "it looks to MB as though they've put the Cox through a tunnel
-right under this ridge.
+"Well, I dunno" said John, looking along the silver strip of river below us on the left, "it looks to me as though they've put the Cox through a tunnel right under this ridge.
-No, the Cra was in its place. We arrived at 3.30. We had wanted to be at Breakfast Creek then. For half an hour we brewed and chemed. The gun shone; the grass was green and yielding, caguarinas swayed gracefully in a whisper of wind. The strawberries were delicious. It would have been wonderful to camp.
-George's thigh muscles danced rhumbas and cha chas under their skin; Wilf
+No, the Cox was in its place. We arrived at 3.30. We had wanted to be at Breakfast Creek then. For half an hour we brewed and chewed. The sun shone, the grass was green and yielding, casuarinas swayed gracefully in a whisper of wind. The strawberries were delicious. It would have been wonderful to camp.
-creaked whenever he moved and as ever the odour of linament ascended like incense to heaven.
-"Oh well, said Wilf "the Old Soldier isn't what he was. I think I'd better push along."
+George's thigh muscles danced rhumbas and cha chas under their skin; Wilf creaked whenever he moved and as ever the odour of linament ascended like incense to heaven. "Oh well, said Wilf "the Old Soldier isn't what he was. I think I'd better push along."
-We all did. The Cox was cold and very met in the deep parts, but refreshing. On the other side we really stepped it out, John leading. It was better than I'd hoped. To quote Geoffrey Winthrop Young. "A good party is sometimes refreshed by an increase in pace".
-.30 nreakfast Creek.
+We all did. The Cox was cold and very wet in the deep parts, but refreshing. On the other side we really stepped it out, John leading. It was better than I'd hoped. To quote Geoffrey Winthrop Young. "A good party is sometimes refreshed by an increase in pace".
-"Wonderful" said I.
-"Amazing" said George, "but how long will we keep it up".
+.30 Breakfast Creek. "Wonderful" said I. "Amazing" said George, "but how long will we keep it up".
-"I dunno" said John "I think we might get in by six yet". Mill' was already
+"I dunno" said John "I think we might get in by six yet". Wilf was already on his way. We walked, John and I heartlessly keeping the pace as high as we could. "The faster you go the sooner it will be over". Wilf threw out his legs trying to regain his old stride but rolled and winced as he went. George followed tenuously like a kite on a fine string. We passed up the short cut over the Frying Pan because we didn't think we could climb it.
-on his way. We walked, John and I heartlessly keeping the pace as high as we could.
-"The faster you go the sponer it will be over". Wilf threw out his legs trying to regain his old stride but rolled and winced as he went. George followed tenuously like a kite on a fine string. We passed up the short cut over the Frying Pan because we didn't think we could climb it.
+.30 Carlon's Creek. "Look, if you two think you can finish by six you go on." "We finish together or not at all." "Groan".
-.30 Carlon's Creek.
-"Look, if you two thLrik you can finish by six you go on." "We finish together or n6t at all."
+We lined up, John leading, George, Wilf, me. Wilf had just annointed his knee and the liberal libations of linament blotted out all other odours including, mercifully, the dead calf. We walked and Carlon's Creek stretched in front of us like a piece of elastic. And then the climb. Hunched and steady plod, plod, up - up - up. George groaned and slumped down. John stopped, blowing. "Keep - going - it's - almost - six".
-"Groan".
-.
+UP - up - up. Until at last the fire road. Involuntarily we sat down. If only we could have got up again - but why consider the impossible. There we sat while the night closed down. In time we moved again along, around the hill, then fires, people.
-We lined up, John leading, George, N'tlf, MB. Wilf had just annainbed his knee and the liberal libations of linament blotted out all other odours including, mercifully, the dead calf. We walked and Carlon's Creek stretched in front of usa piece of elastic. And then the climb. Hunched and
-steady plod, plod, up - up - up. George groaned and slumped down. John stopped, blowing.
+"I've got some tea for you", says Kath.
-"Keep - going - it's - almost - six". UP - up - up. Unbil at last the fire road. Involuntarily we sat dawn. If only we could have got up again - but why consider the impossible. There we sat while the night closed dawn. In time we moved again along, around the hill, then fires, people.
-"Ilve got some tea for you", says Kath.
-NATIONAL PARKS Assoniorm OF N.SX.
+===== National Parks Association of NSW Publicity =====
-PUBLICITY.
- SUGGESTED APPOINTIETT OF A PUBLICITY OFFICER ON AN HONORARral BASIS.
+**SUGGESTED APPOINTMENT OF A PUBLICITY OFFICER ON AN HONORARIUM BASIS**
 With a view to obtaining greater publicity and much needed public support for its activities, the Association is giving serious thought to the appointment of a Publicity Officer, on a partly paid or honorarium basis.
-It is thought there should be men or women among BushwalRing and similar Clubs who nay welcome an addition to their income in return for assistance in the compilation of the Association's journal, seeking out and preparing items of general interest in conservation and allied fields, and iin_general relieving the Hon. Secretary and other Officers whose business commitmenbs limit the time and energy they mould otherwise be able to give to such activities.
-Would anyone Who is interested and feels that he or the may be able to assist in this way, please dontact Mr. Allen A. Strom, Hon. Secretary, National Parks Association of N.S.W., 3 Coopernook: Avenue, Gymea Bay.
+It is thought there should be men or women among Bushwalking and similar Clubs who may welcome an addition to their income in return for assistance in the compilation of the Association's journal, seeking out and preparing items of general interest in conservation and allied fields, and in general relieving the Hon. Secretary and other Officers whose business commitments limit the time and energy they would otherwise be able to give to such activities.
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-It was one of those evenings up on the North 'Shore When some'of the bods were foregathered to see slides, and natter. There was a slide of a. somewhat distant general camp scene, with 'tents, cars and an odd caravan scattered over the landscape. ,"Ch ldok, Daddy", said a daughter, ruShing upto the screen' and excitedly pointing to a splash Of colaui. "there's Out tent" 1 "Don't be silly, dear", says Dad "that's not the tent, that's your. MOTHER"!
+Would anyone who is interested and feels that he or the may be able to assist in this way, please contact Mr. Allen A. Strom, Hon. Secretary, National Parks Association of N.S.W., 3 Coopernook Avenue, Gymea Bay.
-Congratulations to our Ex-Navy member Bob Binks on his appointment as Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander, R.A.N.R. Bob holds the distinct honour of the longest period of Prospective Membership in the Club - about five years - owing to his being &sited to the Mediterranean Area early in the last war whilst a Prospective Member, when the Club had decided that all Members and Prospective Members would be retained on the Club's Book for the duration of the war.
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+It was one of those evenings up on the North Shore when some of the bods were foregathered to see slides, and natter. There was a slide of a somewhat distant general camp scene, with tents, cars and an odd caravan scattered over the landscape. "Oh look, Daddy", said a daughter, rushing up to the screen and excitedly pointing to a splash of colour: "there's our tent". "Don't be silly, dear", says Dad "that's not the tent, that's your MOTHER"!
-Cappo
-'14 ks,
+****
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+Congratulations to our Ex-Navy member Bob Binks on his appointment as Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander, R.A.N.R. Bob holds the distinct honour of the longest period of Prospective Membership in the Club - about five years - owing to his being sent to the Mediterranean Area early in the last war whilst a Prospective Member, when the Club had decided that all Members and Prospective Members would be retained on the Club's Book for the duration of the war.
-Itzs
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+===== Appeal from Paddy =====
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+Shortly after Christmas this year a Boy Scout Jamboree is to be held in Sydney: this has caused a tremendous pressure on the "Paddymade" factory through orders rolling in from all parts of the Commonwealth. Despite an "all hands to the pumps" policy there are sure to be shortages. Paddy does not want his walking friends to be let down and so appeals to all those contemplating purchase of equipment before Christmas to place orders early. We will gladly hold any article on payment of a small deposit.
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-APPEAL FROM PADDY.
-Shortly after Christmas this year a Boy Scout Jamboree is to be held in Sydney: this has caused a tremendous pressure on the "Paddymade" factory through orders rolling in from all parts of the Commonwealth.
-Despite an "all hands to the pumps" policy there are sure to be shortages. Paddy does not want his walking friends to be let down and so appeals to all those contemplating purchase of equipment before Christmas to place orders early. We will gladly hold any article on payment of a small deposit.
 Also please check on any necessary repairs now. It will be impossible to handle any repairs in December. No Kidding.
-.
-THE GREAT RATIONALIST.
-- "Taro"
+===== The Great Rationalist =====
+"Taro"
 This has direct connection with the S.B.W. because Ingersoll is the man our last home was named after.
-'Further than that, while Bob Savage is in the Club he will be another link, for he vas named Robert after the great Ingersoll. Bobs father was a man ana a half, and extremely right in the head:
+Further than that, while Bob Savage is in the Club he will be another link, for he was named Robert after the great Ingersoll. Bobs father was a man and a half, and extremely right in the head:
-Hon. E.J. Sherman. April 1883. My dear Colonel,
-After you vent away, the folks commenced. No one man ever received an equal amount of advice in an equal time. You must walk, Colonel Sherman
+Hon. E.J. Sherman. \\
-says that you are liable to fall dead for want of exercise. Do you hear? You mast walk'. 'Yes" said Grandmother, "the apoplexy is lurking in your blood".
+April 1883.\
+My dear Colonel,
+After you went away, the folks commenced. No one man ever received an equal amount of advice in an equal time. You must walk, Colonel Sherman says that you are liable to fall dead for want of exercise. Do you hear? You must walk. "Yes" said Grandmother, "the apoplexy is lurking in your blood".
 "You are liable to be paralyzed" said my wife. "Or to die in your sleep" said Mrs. Farrell. "Or after you wake up" chimed in the baby.
-'You must walk' said Eva.
+"You must walk" said Eva.
-"You ought to rub'", added Maud.
+"You ought to rub", added Maud.
 "And never sit down as long as you live" shouted Clint.
-So I started for Georgetown, and walked 5 miles before breakfast. Then I footed it to the Court, and walked home. After supper I took a stroll in the country, reaching home a little Wore midnight. The next morning my calves were swollen so they looked like yearlings. After being rubbed down with whiskey and red pepper and oiling my principal joints, I started out again about daylight and walked to Bladensburg - distant about 11 miles. On my return, about halfway home, I was taken with cramps and lockjaw. I managed by signs to attract the attention of some people on their way to market nd was kindly taken home in a cart laden with garlic, kale and sassafras.
-I was carried in very tenderly by the entire family, all of Vhom insisted more walking was that I needed.
+So I started for Georgetown, and walked 5 miles before breakfast. Then I footed it to the Court and walked home. After supper I took a stroll in the country, reaching home a little before midnight. The next morning my calves were swollen so they looked like yearlings. After being rubbed down with whiskey and red pepper and oiling my principal joints, I started out again about daylight and walked to Bladensburg - distant about 11 miles. On my return, about halfway home, I was taken with cramps and lockjaw. I managed by signs to attract the attention of some people on their way to market and was kindly taken home in a cart laden with garlic, kale and sassafras.
+I was carried in very tenderly by the entire family, all of whom insisted more walking was that I needed.
 "He stopped and cooled off too suddetle said Clint.
 "4-14 down in the road will give anybody the cramps", said Maud:
 "I guess Col. Sherman knows what he is talking about" said Mrs. Farrell. nTrirracer him up and start him again" yelled Clint.
-So I was put to bed - covered with mustard, my legs straightened out by putting weights on my knees - and my mouth filled with dried apples so as to swell my teeth apart. As soon as I was able to speak, I sent for Baker that
-.
+So I was put to bed - covered with mustard, my legs straightened out by putting weights on my knees - and my mouth filled with dried apples so as to swell my teeth apart. As soon as I was able to speak, I sent for Baker that I might dictate a letter to you for further instructions. Of course it is necessary for you to know my general condition.
-I might ditate a letter to you for further instructions. Of course it is necessary for you to know my general condition.
-. Both my feet are covered in blisters.
+. Both my feet are covered in blisters.\\
-. The cords in my legs are as tight as the strings of a bass viol.
+. The cords in my legs are as tight as the strings of a bass viol.\\
-. Great pain in the small ofiry back.
+. Great pain in the small of my back.\\
-. Sudden flashes of heat running up and down the spine.
+. Sudden flashes of heat running up and down the spine.\\
-. Knees badly swollen.
+. Knees badly swollen.\\
-. Mind wandering.
+. Mind wandering.\\
-. Pulse 120.
+. Pulse 120.\\
-. Temperature of the body 115 degrees.
+. Temperature of the body 115 degrees.\\
-. Fur enough on my tongue to make a sealskin sacque.
+. Fur enough on my tongue to make a sealskin sacque.\\
 I think I have walked enough. The rest say not. Telegraph your opinion. I am held up in bed to sign this letter.
-I have looked through WALK-era dictionary without finding anything on the subject. I have also read Plato. on the sole.
-Yours till death,
+I have looked through WALK-era dictionary without finding anything on the subject. I have also read Plato on the sole.
+Yours till death,\\
 R.G. Ingersoll.
-.00000.
-Ingersoll was 50 years old at that time. 14i stone. Can you detect an echo of a certain weekend century walk. This is Ingersoll the great American Rationalist - the Crown Street junk Shop was named after, the most irrational thing rationalists ever did.
-DAY WALKS.
+Ingersoll was 50 years old at that time. 14 stone. Can you detect an echo of a certain weekend century walk. This is Ingersoll the great American Rationalist - the Crown Street junk Shop was named after, the most irrational thing rationalists ever did.
-- David Ingram.
-OCTOBEE?. 16TH
-OCTGBER 23RD
+===== Day Walks =====
-Glenbrook:- Glenbrook Gorge - Nepean Lookout - Etroka Clearing - Glenbrook.
-Shown as 8 map miles on the programme, but the actual distance would be nearer 10. A rock hop down the Gorge followed by
+David Ingram.
-climb to the Lookout. Euroka Clearing is always a pleasant spot to visit.
-.54 a m. Mt. Victoria train from Central Steam Station to Glenbrook.
+OCTOBER 16TH\\
+Glenbrook:- Glenbrook Gorge - Nepean Lookout - Euroka Clearing - Glenbrook.
+Shown as 8 map miles on the programme, but the actual distance would be nearer 10. A rock hop down the Gorge followed by climb to the Lookout. Euroka Clearing is always a pleasant spot to visit.\\
+.54 a m. Mt. Victoria train from Central Steam Station to Glenbrook.\\
 Tickets: Glenbrook Return at 13/9d. Leader: Hilda Vines. Map: Liverpool Military.
-Feathcote - Uloola Falls - Flat Rock Crossing - Southwest Arm Creek - Audley. 12 miles.
+OCTOBER 23RD\\
+Heathcote - Uloola Falls - Flat Rock Crossing - Southwest Arm Creek - Audley. 12 miles.
 .50 a m. Cronulla train from Central Electric Station. CHANGE AT SUTHERLAND for rail motor to Heathcote.
-Tickets: Heathcote return at about 6A-.
+Tickets: Heathcote return at about 6/-.\\
 A trip into the central area of the Royal National Park where there are some unexpectedly beautiful spots.
-Leader: Eileen Taylor.
+Leader: Eileen Taylor. Maps: Port Hacking Tourist or Military.
-Maps: Port Hacking Tourist or Military.
-.
+OCTOBER 30TH\\
-OCTOBER 30TH
-NOVEMBER 6Th
-EEZIEL(C0ETT.1
 Boat cruise from Bobbin Head - Cowan Creek - Broken Bay.  Practically no walking involved.
-.10 a m.. Hornsby trait Via Bridge from Central Electric Station. Alight at Turramurra for 8.52 a m. bus to Bobbin Head. Tickets: Turramurra Return via Bridge. Total cost about 17/- including boat hire.
+.10 a m.. Hornsby train Via Bridge from Central Electric Station. Alight at Turramurra for 8.52 a m. bus to Bobbin Head. Tickets: Turramurra Return via Bridge. Total cost about 17/- including boat hire.
-Leader: Brian Harvey. Please let him know by 26th October at the latest so that the hire of the boats may be finalised. 5/- deposit required When booking.
+Leader: Brian Harvey. Please let him know by 26th October at the latest so that the hire of the boats may be finalised. 5/- deposit required When booking.\\
-Maps: Broken Bay Military or Hawke sbury River Tourist.
+Maps: Broken Bay Military or Hawkesbury River Tourist.
+NOVEMBER 6Th
 Otford - Mt. Bulge - Thelma Ridge - Era - Lilyvale.
 miles.
-A visit to Era via the old routes used beftre the bus service to Garie Beadh became so popular. Excellent views from Mt. Bulge. All track walking. Surfing at South Era if the weather is suitable.
+A visit to Era via the old routes used before the bus service to Garie Beach became so popular. Excellent views from Mt. Bulge. All track walking. Surfing at South Era if the weather is suitable.
-.38 a m. Wollotgong train from Central Steam Station. Tickets: Otford Return 'at about 7/6d.
+.38 a m. Wollongong train from Central Steam Station. Tickets: Otford Return at about 7/6d.\\
-Leader: David Ingram.
+Leader: David Ingram. Map: Port Hacking District.
-Map: Port Hacking District.
-Camden, Camping ,and Swimming.
+- 6 NOVEMBER \\
-- 6 NOVEMBER This camp is being led by Irene Pridham for Roy Craggs. Please note the change in leaving time-s, Saturday morning instead of Friday night. We will leave on the 10.27 a m. Liverpool train via Granville from Central. Change trains at Liverpool and Campbelltown.
+Camden, Camping ,and Swimming. This camp is being led by Irene Pridham for Roy Craggs. Please note the change in leaving times, Saturday morning instead of Friday night. We will leave on the 10.27 a m. Liverpool train via Granville from Central. Change trains at Liverpool and Campbelltown. This is definitely a "spine bash" and anybody wishing to be energetic will be disappointed.
-This is definitely a "spine bash" and anybody 'wishing to be energetic will be disappointed.
-From Joan and Frank Rigby in Tahiti
-We have almost come to the ere, of our five weeks' stay here and have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves - in a few days we will embark on the "J.V.0." (Dutch Mails) for New York and Canada. Much
+**From Joan and Frank Rigby in Tahiti**
-of the time we have camped here on Tahiti amd at Bora Bora and Moorea and although we've had some wonderful campsites with superb outlooks, camping is _certainly more difficult here than in Australia. At present we're-recuperating in a quaint little palm-thatched bungalow just out of Papeete. There's lots of bushmalking material here in Polynesia - what's needed is a contingent of lusty
-bods (the one's who won't become "tropicalised") and a few machet Our regards to all, Aloha, Joan and Frank:Rigby.
+We have almost come to the end of our five weeks stay here and have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves - in a few days we will embark on the "J.V.0." (Dutch Mails) for New York and Canada. Much
+of the time we have camped here on Tahiti and at Bora Bora and Moorea and although we've had some wonderful campsites with superb outlooks, camping is certainly more difficult here than in Australia. At present we're recuperating in a quaint little palm-thatched bungalow just out of Papeete. There's lots of bushwalking material here in Polynesia - what's needed is a contingent of lusty
+bods (the one's who won't become "tropicalised") and a few machetes. Our regards to all, Aloha, Joan and Frank Rigby.
 Yvonne Renwick has been appointed an Assistant Membership Secretary in the place of Edna Stretton.
-LETTER FIKE_Lomm - Audrey Kenway. e,
-  There was a small reunion in London last weekend when Sheila Binns, John Bookluck: and I stayed with the Knightley's in their London house. We walked
-.  round London until our feet complained, taking pictures, or at least Sheila and I took:pictures and John acted as technical advisor. We even found an angle where we could get all of St, Paul's Cathedral in.
+===== Letter from London =====
-The Knightley's have a wonderful car-caravan-tent all rolled into one,
-known as a Dormobile. After a slide session which went on till after 2 a m. we
+Audrey Kenway
-all managed to rise on Sunday morning and pile into the Dormobile. We arrived at Windsor Castle in glorious sunshine, and photographed each other with the Castle as a background - just as a record. This was supposed to be one of the last days of summer, but the weather still is not too cold. The days are draw-
-ing in very suddenly. I had just got used to the long twilight when it vanished. It is a pity we don't have these long evenings in our summer. But I suppose we mould moan about the short winter days that go mith it.
+There was a small reunion in London last weekend when Sheila Binns, John Bookluck and I stayed with the Knightley's in their London house. We walked round London until our feet complained, taking pictures, or at least Sheila and I took pictures and John acted as technical advisor. We even found an angle where we could get all of St, Paul's Cathedral in.
-Perhaps some members may be interested to hear about travelling conditions hostels, etc. where I have been. In England it is very simple to get about by bus and train. There are buSes linking every town with London somehow or
-other. I also did some driving, and managed to see spme lovely country away from the main roads just when the spring blossoms and bluebells were out in May. I have not done any walking - mainly because the people I have been travelling
+The Knightley's have a wonderful car-caravan-tent all rolled into one, known as a Dormobile. After a slide session which went on till after 2 a m. we all managed to rise on Sunday morning and pile into the Dormobile. We arrived at Windsor Castle in glorious sunshine, and photographed each other with the Castle as a background - just as a record. This was supposed to be one of the last days of summer, but the weather still is not too cold. The days are drawing in very suddenly. I had just got used to the long twilight when it vanished. It is a pity we don't have these long evenings in our summer. But I suppose we mould moan about the short winter days that go with it.
-with are not walking types, and time has been limited for each country. I met another girl who was interested in driving, and on the ship coming over we decided to try and hire cars and explore Scotland and England. This has proved to be a very satisfactory may to see it, and to get photds. The cost is not
-too high, and if two or three share it it works out well, spedially if you get the car from a country town. We often stayed at farm houses, which are very plentiful on country roads, with bed and breakfast signs. We met some very nice people and found this much more pleasant than hotels, and a break from roughing it in hostels.
+Perhaps some members may be interested to hear about travelling conditions hostels, etc. where I have been. In England it is very simple to get about by bus and train. There are buses linking every town with London somehow or other. I also did some driving, and managed to see spme lovely country away from the main roads just when the spring blossoms and bluebells were out in May. I have not done any walking mainly because the people I have been travelling with are not walking types, and time has been limited for each country. I met another girl who was interested in driving, and on the ship coming over we decided to try and hire cars and explore Scotland and England. This has proved to be a very satisfactory way to see it, and to get photos. The cost is not too high, and if two or three share it it works out well, specially if you get the car from a country town. We often stayed at farm houses, which are very plentiful on country roads, with bed and breakfast signs. We met some very nice people and found this much more pleasant than hotels, and a break from roughing it in hostels.
-Some hostels in Scotland are particularly good. The ones in the larger towns such as Perth, Aberdeen and Inverness are a good example of what a hostel can be. We did stay at one near the ferry that goes "over the sea to Skye" and I am sure it is a cowshed in minter and a hostel in summer. The cows hung around and seemed to think they had more right to the women's dormitory than, we did, There were no lights. Ny friend boldly informed the warden we had a dar (she was hoping he would say no and we could retreat) and he said "Alright, bring it in". So we forced our way through caws and mud and parked it at the door. This reile about no cars seems to be enforced only in Holland. We were refused once only on the Continent, in a country hostel north of Amsterdam.
-In June four of us took a car to Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and back . through Germany, Holland and Belgium. The Scandinavian countries are well worth a visit. The clean and colourful houses, and the people who seem to lead an outdoor life made us feel quite at home. They were certainly friendly, and did their best to give us directions in what English they 'understood. It made me feel ashamed to find most of them, including dhildren,sspeaking a little English, and we couldn't speak a word of their language. If we asked the way to the hostel they mould often take us there to make sure we understood. Fortunately one of the girls spoke some German and this, plus some hand signals, usually saw us through. The language problem never seems to be too much to overcome,
+Some hostels in Scotland are particularly good. The ones in the larger towns such as Perth, Aberdeen and Inverness are a good example of what a hostel can be. We did stay at one near the ferry that goes "over the sea to Skye" and I am sure it is a cowshed in winter and a hostel in summer. The cows hung around and seemed to think they had more right to the women's dormitory than, we did, There were no lights. My friend boldly informed the warden we had a car (she was hoping he would say no and we could retreat) and he said "Alright, bring it in". So we forced our way through cows and mud and parked it.
-.
-specially when people are so willing to be helpful.
-It is not really true that Continental hostels don't have washing facilities. It is just that you only wash if you have no modesty, you can stand cold water, ar you are getting desperate. There are hot showers at Copenhagen with no curtains, but as our only audience was atribe of Swedish schoolgirls, we braved that one. Amsterdam has hot showers too, with three squirts of water, all going in the wrong directions. The only really good one was in Oslo, where we stayed in a church school which is a temporary hostel daring the summer holidays. Here we were served a Scandinavian breakfast, of seafoods, salad and other things
-usually eaten later in the day. It was very tempting and we snmpled a bit of
-everything.
-Oslo is a modern city, and we spent an interesting day there.  We visited the Folk Museum and saw old Viking buildings brought and re-erected to Show how they looked 3rong ago. Also the Vikirg ships, and the more modern Kon Tiki Raft, and Amundsen s Polar Ship.
-The Norwegian mountains and fjords were spectacular. We drove over some narrow roads, having to stop when we met other cars, and slipping in the wet
-gravel. There was snow along the roadside. North of Bergen we put the car on a ferry and cane down two of the larger fjords. We didn't get far enough north
-to see the midnight sun, but on several nights it didn't get quite dark. One of the main expenses in touring Scandinavia are the car ferries. There are so many crossings. We couldn't get in at the ship hostel in Stockholm, but had afternoon tea on board, and went out about ten miles to a very pleasant hostel
-in the pine forest at Sodertalje. We did carry some tinned food in case we 4
-did not like the food over there, but need not have worried too much. There is plenty of the sort of thing we Could eat in the shops. l'Are usually did our awn cooking at the hostels, -if only to clear some space in the car. Lunch was easy, as we carried flasks which we filled each morning, and bread, tomatoes and some of our stock of tinned meat were simple to prepare.
-. If I had known before I started what it is like to drive in a strange
-city, on the wrong side of the road, surrounded by thousands of cyclists, I
-might never have done it. The highways are excellent, but the narrow streets and canals in the cities were very intrepid. We barged into one-way streets the wrong way, turned round on the German Autobahn, and somehow came out unscratched.
-We started off on the wrong foot when the car people gave usa pilot to get us out of London, and he turned out to be an Australian tourist. He gat us lost, and drove straight through Scotland Yard by mistake: I managed to get into Parliament Square going the -wrong way on our return-to London, and dlsorganised traffic while trying to get out. A London taxi-driver looked down on me and said patiently "Go on, 'ave another bash, I'll wait".
-My last trip before starting work was a Cook's Tour to Switzerland. The houses are so pretty I warted to bring them home and put them in the gardenI After travelling through Shabby old France the difference was striking. There is a quality about everything they make, ri8ht down to the quaint wrapping paper in the shops. We had good weather on the two trips we did up thenuuntains by cable car and cog-railway. It vas a thrill to be up at 13,000 feet among the snow and glaci:ers. The ride up vas a bit hair-raising, but the view well worth
-it. One thing impresses me in England that should please most of you._ They.
-_
-do not throw litter about. The beauty spots are all tidy. Best wishes to all.