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 === Extracts from a letter to Paddy from Bruce Davies of the Hobart Walking Club. ===
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+===== Science - Naturally. =====
-Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play; fvhere seldom is heard a discouraging word, For what can an antelope say?
-Herein lies the complete charm of observing nature. 111 day you can peer at ants, dissect plants, hammer stones or dig up bones and they never answer back: This is a most inviting prospect in our modern, nnisefilled existence.
-We intend to present here a series nf parsfrom Vic-world 6f science which we hope will interest you and perhaps even add to the enjoyment of your days in the bush.
-It goes without saying that contributions will be welcomed, but keep them (if any) short. The field is-unlimited.
-EGGS. The other evening I gave a lift to a young University student who works at CSIRO Food Research, Ryde. His particular job at the moment, is examining eggs) and in the course of the day,'-he cracks open 12 dozen eggs, and eats, in the interest of science, about 1 dozen. Brother, did he hate eggs:
-The: eggs are obtained from a wiriety of sources, much as you or ,I -would get them; and MIRO is interested in their freshness, size and preservation.
-The freshness is deternOed by the height of the yolk and stiffness of the white, poor egg when ci4h4ed into a pan flops down flat nd runs. The yolk should situp. The mediuni size eggs are the best buy. They represent better value for money and are of better c2uality, coming as they do, from the younger birds.
-Preservation of eggs is a tricky business and no real progress has been made, -"Water glas&" and various -)thr sealing coats have not proved effective. The method at present being tried and whidh holds out some hope, is to.. warm the eggs-for several hours at 57C, which slightly coagulates the white, though this is not detectable to the eye. This process stabilises the protein and should add to the 'fresh life of the eg7.
-Can you tell a lizard from a snake?
-While no one, we hope, would mistake a jew liard, goatina or gecko fnr a snake, it is not so easy to select as lizards the skinks whose legs are reduced to small bumps, and thelegless lizards in which the front legs are entirely missing, and the rear legs are tiny flaps.- The difference lies firstly in the eyelids. Lizards have these while snakes do not) their eyes being covered by a clear scale like a watch glass. Secondly, a snakels tongue is long, rodlike and forked and
-The Sydney Bushwalker May 1962
-can mote in and out with the panuth shut, while the-lizard hes a more-conventional ton:gue, broad flat and fleshy, Only just nicked at the end, being protruded with the mouth open.
-_nd thirdly, if you're still not satisfied, a snake has no external ears, *Idle in most lizards, the ear is represented externally by a hole in each side
-of the head. 7.-.-
-So next time you see an unidentified slidi ect look at it closely
-in the eyes. If it winks at you, its a lizard,
-Eucalypts get their name from two Greek words."Eu" meaning "well"' and
-"kalyptosh meaning covered". These refer to the hard, tight fitting little
-caps which cover the flower until the expanding stamens force them off at naturity. There are over 500 different species of Eucalypts in :lustrelia, 210 of which have been found in New South ,vals.
-The lyre-bird'slarge rounded nest is contructed outwardly of sticks and twigs and other forest debris; the innter portion of- b-:rk, 'dead leaves,. rnntlets. and mosses mixed -with soil. The eg5 cavity is warmly lined With soft lyre-bird
-feathers. The nest may be built clnee to the ground, even upon it in some instances, or at a height nf from: enything between 12 and 60 feet up ina tree. Sometimes the crown of a troe fern is chosen as a site, a rnckledre or a sloping bank. _gain, the 5a11y structure may be wedged in the fork of a dead gum tree. This bird obviously needs a few tips from Frank Leyden on how to selecta good camp site
-The human eye dan see about 5000 stars. Of ce)urse if you sat down and - counted them you wouldn't quite reach this figure, as half of them are onthe other side of the earth from you. With binoculars, this figure rises to 117,000; with a 17 inch telescope 32 million; and with the Mt, Wilson telesc6pe, 1500 million can be seen. This is by no means the end of it, but the shimmer produced by warm air currents limits the effectiveness of giant telescopes and astronomers are undoubtedly eagerly awaiting the construction of a telescope outside the Earth's atmosphere. The brightest star in the sky, by the way is Sirius, which is a blue sparkling star to be seen almost directly ovceneaddh Sydney in the early evening in autumn. (Provided you can drag yourself awi:y: from the T.V. set).
-The Nullor plain is a region of blowholes and laves. Numbers of -caves have been partl- explored; hundreds more await the speleos. In some of the known caves. are lakes of water. The largest Nulle/tor cave explored so far measures 1200 feet in length and its floor lies 300 ft below the surface of the plain.
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+Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,\\
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+Where the deer and the antelope play;\\
-GOING: HIKING? By M.H.
+Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,\\
-'Going hiking, eh?" , is what they'll say
+For what can an antelope say?
-'Just smile and nod, it's best that way
-Explaining the. difference doesn't pay  It's -nuts to tliem,,Bushwalking4.
+Herein lies the complete charm of observing nature. All day you can peer at ants, dissect plants, hammer stones or dig up bones and they never answer back! This is a most inviting prospect in our modern, noise-filled existence.
-Arid then they'll ask, "And where's it to? Ah, whatlth the use, they've not a clue "It's near to so-and-,so" 1- say you They won t knoliq that place, either
--"But you're 'riot WALKING all that far? You sure do like- it tough, ha, ha, No good to ltd go by car
+We intend to present here a series of pars from the world of science which we hope will interest you and perhaps even add to the enjoyment of your days in the bush.
-YouL WOn't catoh me at that one".
-And where do you sleep ihen you're out "In tent and sleeping bag" . they stare, "But surely they're not all in there?" "Of course," you say, so smugly.
+It goes without saying that contributions will be welcomed, but keep them (if any) short. The field is unlimited.
-"A bucket, and billies- for my. stew, Lots of food, and first aid, too A torch, to mention just a few" -Youlve really got them gaping.
-If you're a femme, there'll be another "I'll bet you get some bloke or other To carry that ." a laugh you smother, How utterly fantastic!
+=== Eggs. ===
-"You might get lost, or bitten by
-A snake or something, then they cry "Just tell us all the reasons why You ire" mad on this Bushwalking'
+The other evening I gave a lift to a young University student who works at CSIRO Food Research, Ryde. His particular job at the moment, is examining eggs, and in the course of the day, he cracks open 12 dozen eggs, and eats, in the interest of science, about 1 dozen. Brother, did he hate eggs!
+The eggs are obtained from a variety of sources, much as you or I would get them; and CSIRO is interested in their freshness, size and preservation.
+The freshness is determined by the height of the yolk and stiffness of the white. A poor egg when cracked into a pan flops down flat and runs. The yolk should "sit-up". The medium size eggs are the best buy. They represent better value for money and are of better quality, coming as they do, from the younger birds.
+Preservation of eggs is a tricky business and no real progress has been made. "Water glass" and various other sealing coats have not proved effective. The method at present being tried and which holds out some hope, is to warm the eggs for several hours at 57°C, which slightly coagulates the white, though this is not detectable to the eye. This process stabilises the protein and should add to the "fresh life" of the egg.
+=== Can you tell a lizard from a snake? ===
+While no one, we hope, would mistake a jew liard, goanna or gecko for a snake, it is not so easy to select as lizards the skinks whose legs are reduced to small bumps, and the legless lizards in which the front legs are entirely missing, and the rear legs are tiny flaps. The difference lies firstly in the eyelids. Lizards have these while snakes do not, their eyes being covered by a clear scale like a watch glass. Secondly, a snake's tongue is long, rodlike and forked and can move in and out with the mouth shut, while the lizard has a more conventional tongue, broad flat and fleshy, only just nicked at the end, being protruded with the mouth open.
+And thirdly, if you're still not satisfied, a snake has no external ears, while in most lizards, the ear is represented externally by a hole in each side of the head.
+So next time you see an unidentified sliding object look at it closely in the eyes. If it winks at you, its a lizard.
+=== Eucalypts. ===
+Eucalypts get their name from two Greek words. "Eu" meaning "well" and "kalyptos" meaning "covered". These refer to the hard, tight fitting little caps which cover the flower until the expanding stamens force them off at maturity. There are over 500 different species of Eucalypts in Austrelia, 210 of which have been found in New South Wales.
+=== Lyre-birds. ===
+The lyre-bird's large rounded nest is contructed outwardly of sticks and twigs and other forest debris; the inner portion of bark, dead leaves, rootlets and mosses mixed with soil. The egg cavity is warmly lined with soft lyre-bird feathers. The nest may be built close to the ground, even upon it in some instances, or at a height of from anything between 12 and 60 feet up in a tree. Sometimes the crown of a tree fern is chosen as a site, a rock ledge or a sloping bank. Again, the bulky structure may be wedged in the fork of a dead gum tree. This bird obviously needs a few tips from Frank Leyden on how to select a good camp site.
+=== Stars. ===
+The human eye can see about 5000 stars. Of course if you sat down and counted them you wouldn't quite reach this figure, as half of them are on the other side of the earth from you. With binoculars, this figure rises to 117,000; with a 17 inch telescope 32 million; and with the Mt. Wilson telescope, 1500 million can be seen. This is by no means the end of it, but the shimmer produced by warm air currents limits the effectiveness of giant telescopes and astronomers are undoubtedly eagerly awaiting the construction of a telescope outside the Earth's atmosphere. The brightest star in the sky, by the way is Sirius, which is a blue sparkling star to be seen almost directly overhead in Sydney in the early evening in autumn. (Provided you can drag yourself away from the T.V. set).
+=== Nullabor Plain. ===
+The Nullabor plain is a region of blowholes and caves. Numbers of caves have been partly explored; hundreds more await the speleos. In some of the known caves are lakes of water. The largest Nullabor cave explored so far measures 1200 feet in length and its floor lies 300 ft below the surface of the plain.
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+=== Paddy Made. ===
+__Going Hiking? __ By M.H.
+"Going hiking, eh?", is what they'll say\\
+Just smile and nod, it's best that way\\
+Explaining the difference doesn't pay\\
+It's nuts to them, Bushwalking.
+And then they'll ask, "And where's it to?\\
+Ah, what's the use, they've not a clue\\
+"It's near to so-and-so", say you\\
+They won't know that place, either.
+"But you're not WALKING all that far?\\
+You sure do like it tough, ha, ha,\\
+No good to me... I'd go by car\\
+You won't catch me at that one".
+And where do you sleep when you're out there?\\
+"In tent and sleeping bag"... they stare,\\
+"But surely they're not all in there?"\\
+"Of course," you say, so smugly.
+"A bucket, and billies for my stew,\\
+Lots of food, and first aid, too\\
+A torch, to mention just a few"\\
+You've really got them gaping.
+If you're a femme, there'll be another...\\
+"I'll bet you get some bloke or other\\
+To carry that..." a laugh you smother,\\
+How utterly fantastic!
+"You might get lost, or bitten by\\
+A snake or something, then they cry\\
+"Just tell us all the reasons why\\
+You're mad on this Bushwalking".
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+Castlereagh St., Sydney. BM2685.
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-The Sydney Bushwalker May 1962
 REPORT OF THE 1961 EXPEDITION TO THE CARSTENSZ MOUNTAINS OF Nethrlands New Guinea - Part 1, Leader Colin Putt.
 The expedition visited the Carstensz Mountains of Netherlands New Guinea in June and July 1961, with the object of climbing the major peaks of this range and carrying out scientific work. Because of an acute shortage of suitable aircraft in the country at the time the planned airdrops of food and equipment were not made, but the expedition, using native food and minimum equipment, covered a walking distance of approximately two hundred miles through little- known country, established a feasible route to and up the North wall of the range, climbed two minor peaks, carried out botanical, meteorological and topographic work, and made geological discoverbs of theoretical and practical importance.