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- ON 7ALKING AND MEMORIES. +=====On Walking.... And Memories.===== 
-.By Taro.+ 
--Here is a tale of a time When the manliness of men was measured  by their walking ability; not vulgal. show off competitive stuff - but walking - to get from here to there without any fuss. +By Taro. 
-It comes from a bock by Geo. Borrow, "7-ales" his six months wt-ilder there in 1854. + 
-He covered all 7ales by foot power - 30 mile a day - just a trifle - he carried no swag - BUT - an umbrella - always a pa at days end, with a big fire waiting, however soaked was ha. Imagine it. Night - strange cruntry - rain - torchless, but no complaint, he always reached his mark. +Here is a tale of a time when the manliness of men was measured by their walking ability; not vulgar show off competitive stuff - but walking - to get from here to there without any fuss. 
-So - here is a glimpse at one of many such happy meetings + 
 +It comes from a book by Geo. Borrow, "Wales" his six months wanlder there in 1854. 
 + 
 +He covered all Wales by foot power - 30 mile a day - just a trifle - he carried no swag - BUT - an umbrella - always a pa at days end, with a big fire waiting, however soaked was. Ha. Imagine it. Night - strange cruntry - rain - torchless, but no complaint, he always reached his mark. 
 + 
 +So - here is a glimpse at one of many such happy meetings 
 "A little beyond town, a man came out of a cottage and walked beside me - he had a basket in his hand. I quickened my pace, but he was a tremendous walker, and kept up with me. On we went, side by side for more than a mile without speaking a word. "A little beyond town, a man came out of a cottage and walked beside me - he had a basket in his hand. I quickened my pace, but he was a tremendous walker, and kept up with me. On we went, side by side for more than a mile without speaking a word.
-At length, putting out my legs in genuine Barclay fashion, I got before him about 10 yards, then turning round laughed and spoke in English. He too, laughed and spoke - in 1Jslsh Now we went on like brothers - conversing - but always iniking at great speed. I learned from him that he was a market gardener - living at Bangor, and that Bangor was 3 miles away. On the stars coming out, began to talk about them. + 
-A mile to go - anf.:1.10 minutes. I shook hands with the kind six-mile-anhour market gardener, md went in." +At length, putting out my legs in genuine Barclay fashion, I got before him about 10 yards, then turning round laughed and spoke in English. He too, laughed and spoke - in Welsh. Now we went on like brothers - conversing - but always walking at great speed. I learned from him that he was a market gardener - living at Bangor, and that Bangor was 3 miles away. On the stars coming out, we began to talk about them. 
-This has special interest for me, for 73 years ago that was precisely + 
-a game of mine. Every morning, near Christ Church corner, a big well set-up city man would come striding along, and ,I always tacked on tolgip4, ahead'or abind for the 10 minute spin to the G.P.O. 1 mile exactly. 30 years never spoke to 14 years, but half a century later, I chanced on him in George St., and again tacked on to try his style - dearI reminded him I was the puppy that usd to get under his feet in the longlong ago. +A mile to go - and 10 minutes. I shook hands with the kind six-mile-an-hour market gardener, and went in." 
-A notable man was Mr. Colyer, an accountant in town, a fine singer, no Messiah without him+ 
-.Sydney lost a worthy citizen when he dropped out of the great race. To day - any accountant found walking, mould have chartered transport forced on him. +This has special interest for me, for 73 years ago that was precisely a game of mine. Every morning, near Christ Church corner, a big well set-up city man would come striding along, and I always tacked on to him, ahead or ahind, for the 10 minute spin to the G.P.O. 1 mile exactly. 30 years never spoke to 14 years, but half a century later, I chanced on him in George St., and again tacked on to try his style - dearI reminded him I was the puppy that used to get under his feet in the longlong ago. 
-June, 1966 The Sydney Bus'awaiker 13. + 
-THEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NE7 BAG, HAVE A LOOK IT AUSTRALIA'S WIDEST RANGE OF SLSEPING. BAGS ---------- +A notable man was Mr. Colyer, an accountant in town, a fine singer, no Messiah without __him__
-FAIRY DOWN + 
-- YOUR BEST COMPANION - +Sydney lost a worthy citizen when he dropped out of the great race. To day - any accountant found walking, would have chartered transport forced on him. 
-1/69 147ERONA AVENUE, GORDON. + 
-MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO. +---- 
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 A TELL-BUNGLED  TRIP - By Ross Tyborn. A TELL-BUNGLED  TRIP - By Ross Tyborn.
 (Or "How to Ride a Brike from Mittagong to Katoomba in a Weekend.") (Or "How to Ride a Brike from Mittagong to Katoomba in a Weekend.")
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