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 In This Issue, No. 755 In This Issue, No. 755
  
-  +|2|Editorial| 
- +|3|70 Years| 
-2 Editorial +|3|Put Your Best Foot Foremost | 
- +|3|70th Anniversary Celebrations| 
-3 70 Years +|5|Newspaper Cuttings and Extracts| 
- +|7|The Wombat | 
-3 Put Your Best Foot Foremost  +|7|Untitled Song| 
- +|8|A Colo-Uraterer Venture | 
-3 70th Anniversary Celebrations +|11|First Perambulator to Kanangra Tops 1931 | 
- +|17|Over Gangerang in a Hurry| 
-5 Newspaper Cuttings and Extracts +|19|Molly-Moo-Ma| 
- +|21|Five Returns Dulbolla, Please| 
-7 The Wombat  +|22|Both Ends of the Budawangs|  
- +|22|Geoff Wagg: comments| 
-7 Untitled Song +|22|Finding the Castle | 
- +|24|Untitled | 
-8 A Colo-Uraterer Venture  +|25|Paralyser 1956| 
- +|28|Phobias| 
-11 First Perambulator to Kanagra Tops 1931  +|29|Reunion 1957| 
- +|31|Frank Rigby: comments| 
-17 Over Gangerang in a Hurry +|31|The Walker's Bleat| 
- +|32|Bushwalking and Train Travelling | 
-19 Molly-Moo-Ma +|33|Hymn of Hate | 
- +|33|Wildlife in the Apsley Gorge | 
-21 Five Returns Dulbolla, Please +|35|Hot Stuff| 
- +|36|Helen Gray; comments| 
-22 Both Ends of the Budawangs  +|36|Yet another Bungle | 
- +|38|We'll be Marooned | 
-22 Geoff Wagg: comments +|39|Destination Mawson's | 
- +|40|Era | 
-22 Finding the Castle  +|41|Reminiscences of Things| 
- +|45|The Snow Bowl| 
-24 untitled  +|46|The Rains Came | 
- +|46|Hilltop to Katoomba via Bimlow Tableland | 
-25 Paralyser 1956 +|47|The Virgin Queen | 
- +|48|Judy O'Connor: comments| 
-28 Phobias +|48|Anyone Can be a good Cook | 
- +|49|A Tribute to the Silent Dignity of a Friend | 
-29 Reunion 1957 +|50|A Short Note on K to K in a Day | 
- +|51|Acknowledgements| 
-31 Frank Rigby: comments +|51|The Editor | 
- +|52|Index of Articles and Poems|
-31 The Walker's Bleat +
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-32 Bushwalking and Train Travelling  +
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-33 Hymn of Hate  +
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-33 Wildlife in the Apsley Gorge  +
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-35 Hot Stuff +
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-36 Helen Gray; comments +
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-36 Yet another Bungle  +
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-38 We'll be Marooned  +
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-39 Destination Mawson's  +
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-40 Era  +
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-41 Reminiscences of Things +
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-45 The Snow Bowl  +
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-46 The Rains Came  +
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-46 Hilltop to Katoomba via Bimlow Tableland  +
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-47 The Virgin Queen  +
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-48 Judy O'Connor: comments +
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-48 Anyone Can be a good Cook  +
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-49 A Tribute to the Silent Dignity of a Friend  +
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-50 A Short Note on K to K in a Day  +
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-51 Acknowledgements +
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-51 The Editor  +
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-52 Index of Articles and Poems+
  
 Advertisers Advertisers
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 Ladies and gentlemen, Sydney Bush Walkers all, with pride and pleasure, the 70th Anniversary Special Edition, anthology of bushwalking stories and verse.   Ladies and gentlemen, Sydney Bush Walkers all, with pride and pleasure, the 70th Anniversary Special Edition, anthology of bushwalking stories and verse.  
  
-70 Years+====== 70 Years ====== 
  
-We all delight in the memories and stories of oue experiences in SBW.  Sometimes the walk is never over, it just keeps getting retold over and over.  We often concentrate on the trips that went wrong, the hardships, the mishaps, the risks.  But lets not forget the positive side; the beauty of the Australian bush, the discovery of ourselves, the thrill of exploration, the exercise, the comradeship and the lifelong friendships.  These can be the rewards of a life lived.  Sometimes the best walks don't make the best stories.  Sometimes we forget to thank the people whi make it possible, I thank you all. We're part of our environment and sometimes we have needed to act to protect it; no doubt we will be called on to protect it again.  For 70 years Sydney Bushwalkers have walked all over; suburban bushland, remote wilderness, deserts, rainforests, in snow and ice, tropics, along valleys, and climbing our loved mountain ridges …mmm, I long to be out there again, see you along the track.+We all delight in the memories and stories of our experiences in SBW.  Sometimes the walk is never over, it just keeps getting retold over and over.  We often concentrate on the trips that went wrong, the hardships, the mishaps, the risks.  But lets not forget the positive side; the beauty of the Australian bush, the discovery of ourselves, the thrill of exploration, the exercise, the comradeship and the lifelong friendships.  These can be the rewards of a life lived.  Sometimes the best walks don't make the best stories.  Sometimes we forget to thank the people who make it possible, I thank you all. We're part of our environment and sometimes we have needed to act to protect it; no doubt we will be called on to protect it again.  For 70 years Sydney Bushwalkers have walked all over; suburban bushland, remote wilderness, deserts, rainforests, in snow and ice, tropics, along valleys, and climbing our loved mountain ridges …mmm, I long to be out there again, see you along the track.
  
 Let us reune…. Tony Holgate, President. Let us reune…. Tony Holgate, President.
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 8928-1-S Bundanoon\\ 8928-1-S Bundanoon\\
-9028-4-S Kangaroo Valley     \\  +9028-4-S Kangaroo Valley\\  
 8928-2-S Burrier\\  8928-2-S Burrier\\
 9028-3-N Berry 9028-3-N Berry
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 Please don't sue our Editor,\\ Please don't sue our Editor,\\
 Although he was to blame.\\ Although he was to blame.\\
-He should not have said it\\+He should not have said it, or\\
 At least not used your name. At least not used your name.
  
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 The bridle track continued on down the river and saved us much time.  The sandstone bluffs that hemmed in the valley presented a very striking appearance and in my opinion the gorge scenery puts the Nattai and Burragorang Valleys in the shade.  A few wallabies were seen and wonga pigeons and wild duck were in great numbers.  About 3 miles before the Wolgan River Junction, the track died out and we plunged into the roughest river walking that I had up to this time experienced.  The steep sided banks were strewn with boulders and over-grown with blackberry, lawyer vines, lantana and nettles.  It came so suddenly that it took the stomach out of me,  and after doing 1.5 miles in 4 hours I suggested giving it up.  However, my more determined mate knew only one word - "forward". The bridle track continued on down the river and saved us much time.  The sandstone bluffs that hemmed in the valley presented a very striking appearance and in my opinion the gorge scenery puts the Nattai and Burragorang Valleys in the shade.  A few wallabies were seen and wonga pigeons and wild duck were in great numbers.  About 3 miles before the Wolgan River Junction, the track died out and we plunged into the roughest river walking that I had up to this time experienced.  The steep sided banks were strewn with boulders and over-grown with blackberry, lawyer vines, lantana and nettles.  It came so suddenly that it took the stomach out of me,  and after doing 1.5 miles in 4 hours I suggested giving it up.  However, my more determined mate knew only one word - "forward".
  
-Next morning,  after 1½ miles of similar work, we reached the point where the inflow of the Wolgan joins the Capertee and so forms the Colo.  We could look up the Wolgan a short way and it appeared hellish rough.  From this point the Colo flowed between huge boulders for about a mile, after which there was a long stretch of sandbank - a pleasant relief.  Another mile, however, and rock-hopping was the order of things.  Scrambling over boulders and bashing our way through lawyer vines and other creepers, alternated with short stretches of sandbank.  Frequent waist-deep wadings were necessary; as was also the case down the whole length of the Colo; and treacherous quicksands had to be guarded against.  The towering cliffs on each side of the valley presented a very broken appearance and occasionally we caught glimpses of gigantic sandstone caves at great heights above the river.  Such was the order of things until the entrance of Wollemi Creek was reached.  It had about as much water in it as Kanangra River.  The Wollemi Gorge was hemmed in by towering precipices, and I doubt if its profound depths are ever disturbed by mankind.  Three quarters of a mile beyond we chose a sandbank as our camp site for the night.  Nearby was a seemingly bottomless pool, and opposite a cliff face rose for about 1500 ft sheer.+Next morning, after 1½ miles of similar work, we reached the point where the inflow of the Wolgan joins the Capertee and so forms the Colo.  We could look up the Wolgan a short way and it appeared hellish rough.  From this point the Colo flowed between huge boulders for about a mile, after which there was a long stretch of sandbank - a pleasant relief.  Another mile, however, and rock-hopping was the order of things.  Scrambling over boulders and bashing our way through lawyer vines and other creepers, alternated with short stretches of sandbank.  Frequent waist-deep wadings were necessary; as was also the case down the whole length of the Colo; and treacherous quicksands had to be guarded against.  The towering cliffs on each side of the valley presented a very broken appearance and occasionally we caught glimpses of gigantic sandstone caves at great heights above the river.  Such was the order of things until the entrance of Wollemi Creek was reached.  It had about as much water in it as Kanangra River.  The Wollemi Gorge was hemmed in by towering precipices, and I doubt if its profound depths are ever disturbed by mankind.  Three quarters of a mile beyond we chose a sandbank as our camp site for the night.  Nearby was a seemingly bottomless pool, and opposite a cliff face rose for about 1500 ft sheer.
  
 Next morning we pushed onward again and much to our dismay the sandbanks disappeared.  We found that clambering over boulders was good for all round muscular development.  The rocks were purely of sandstone and in places had a topping of ironstone.  The Colo River was in the form of long, smooth pools alternating with rapids, where the water flowed between barriers of boulders.  As a rule these barriers were the only practicable crossing places.  By this time our packs weighed only 30 pounds each, but with the hellish rough walking we found them quite heavy enough.  The monotony of rock-hopping was broken here and there by a rough passage through lawyer vines.  Occasionally blackberry and wild raspberry bushes barred the way, and these had to be gone around, either through the water, or around the hillsides above.  We were very disappointed that the blackberry was not in fruit; on the other hand a shot-gun was sadly missed on the trip.  There were wild duck in droves, and never being disturbed they would provide excellent shooting at close range.  Towards sundown our spirits were brightened by the re-appearance of sand-bars and that night we camped on a fine stretch of sand, beside a deep pool.  We had covered 8 miles for the day. Next morning we pushed onward again and much to our dismay the sandbanks disappeared.  We found that clambering over boulders was good for all round muscular development.  The rocks were purely of sandstone and in places had a topping of ironstone.  The Colo River was in the form of long, smooth pools alternating with rapids, where the water flowed between barriers of boulders.  As a rule these barriers were the only practicable crossing places.  By this time our packs weighed only 30 pounds each, but with the hellish rough walking we found them quite heavy enough.  The monotony of rock-hopping was broken here and there by a rough passage through lawyer vines.  Occasionally blackberry and wild raspberry bushes barred the way, and these had to be gone around, either through the water, or around the hillsides above.  We were very disappointed that the blackberry was not in fruit; on the other hand a shot-gun was sadly missed on the trip.  There were wild duck in droves, and never being disturbed they would provide excellent shooting at close range.  Towards sundown our spirits were brightened by the re-appearance of sand-bars and that night we camped on a fine stretch of sand, beside a deep pool.  We had covered 8 miles for the day.
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 The Sydney Bushwalker, June 1932: Margaret Dunphy, Miles Dunphy, Milo Dunphy.  The Sydney Bushwalker, June 1932: Margaret Dunphy, Miles Dunphy, Milo Dunphy. 
  
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 ====== 0ver the Gangerang in a Hurry ====== ====== 0ver the Gangerang in a Hurry ======
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 Part-1.  Part-1.
  
-   Max Gen  T le +Max Gen  T le\\ 
- +Gordon Sm        I th\\ 
-Gordon Sm        I th +Hilma G alliott\\ 
- +Alex Coll E y\\ 
-              Hilma G alliott +Jack Debe R t\\ 
- +Bill McCo S ker\\ 
-  Alex Coll E y +David Ste A d\\ 
- +Dot Eng L ish\\ 
-Jack Debe R t +Len Scot L and
- +
-    Bill McCo S ker +
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- David Ste A d +
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-     Dot Eng L ish +
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-     Len Scot L and+
  
-It might have been advertised as a lightning conducted tour of' the Gangerang and its environs.  The party consisted of (1) a snake lover; (2) a masseuse; (3) a vegetarian; (4) a heretic; (5) another Committee member; (6) a dealer in tonics; (7) a speed merchant; (8) one who had been "perilously short of food" on a previous trip over the Gangerang and (9) one who knelt on Kanangra clearing and "Prayed". +It might have been advertised as a lightning conducted tour of the Gangerang and its environs.  The party consisted of (1) a snake lover; (2) a masseuse; (3) a vegetarian; (4) a heretic; (5) another Committee member; (6) a dealer in tonics; (7) a speed merchant; (8) one who had been "perilously short of food" on a previous trip over the Gangerang and (9) one who knelt on Kanangra clearing and "Prayed". 
  
 Part-2 Part-2
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-====== MOLLY-MOO-MA ======+====== Molly-Moo-Ma ======
   
-by Clare Kinsella.  +by Clare Kinsella 
- +
-It was on a Sabbath morning In the soft autumnal weather +
- +
-In the deep and narrow valley +
- +
-Where the river Grose runs swiftly +
  
 +It was on a Sabbath morning In the soft autumnal weather\\
 +In the deep and narrow valley\\
 +Where the river Grose runs swiftly \\
 Flowing onward ever onward. Flowing onward ever onward.
  
-('Tis a habit this of river) +('Tis a habit this of river)\\ 
- +Leaping, swirling, sweeping, sparkling, \\ 
-Leaping, swirling, sweeping, sparkling,  +Laughing over rocks and pebbles,\\ 
- +
-Laughing over rocks and pebbles,  +
 Spilling into sunny shallows Spilling into sunny shallows
  
-Where the forest giants the tall gums  +Where the forest giants the tall gums \\ 
- +Strong and stately there the tall gums \\ 
-Strong and stately there the tall gums  +Look down to the quiet waters\\
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-Look down to the quiet waters +
 Look down at their leafy branches Look down at their leafy branches
  
-At their beauty there reflected, +At their beauty there reflected,\\ 
- +On this lovely Sabbath morning\\ 
-On this lovely Sabbath morning +Down the valley by the river\\
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-Down the valley by the river +
 Came a party of bush walkers Came a party of bush walkers
  
-Members of the S.B.W. +Members of the S.B.W.\\ 
- +Headed by the stalwart Herbert\\ 
-Headed by the stalwart Herbert +Whipped in by the stalwart Derbert\\
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-Whipped in by the stalwart Derbert +
 Both were mighty men of action Both were mighty men of action
  
-Friends were they and sworn blood brothers +Friends were they and sworn blood brothers\\ 
- +(Sworn to talk the others thought them)\\ 
-(Sworn to talk the others thought them) +For they talked all through the morning\\
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-For they talked all through the morning +
 For they chattered in the evening For they chattered in the evening
  
-And at night when soft the full moon +And at night when soft the full moon\\ 
- +Rode above the limped waters\\ 
-Rode above the limped waters +Still their voices and their laughter\\
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-Still their voices and their laughter +
 Broke into the silver silence.  Broke into the silver silence. 
  
-Swift the leader bounded onward  +Swift the leader bounded onward \\ 
- +swift the leader stalwart Herbert\\ 
-swift the leader stalwart Herbert +Sometimes on the track but mostly \\
- +
-Sometimes on the track but mostly  +
 Off it in some rocky chasm. Off it in some rocky chasm.
  
-And behind him, leaping, stumbling  +And behind him, leaping, stumbling \\ 
- +Stubbing toes and wet with perspiration \\ 
-Stubbing toes and wet with perspiration  +(What we do for rhythm!) \\
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-(What we do for rhythm!)  +
 Came the puffing, panting, party,  Came the puffing, panting, party, 
  
-Came the others on probation  +Came the others on probation \\ 
- +For this was indeed a test walk \\ 
-For this was indeed a test walk  +Yes, indeed it was a test walk.\\ 
- +Test of brawn and test of muscle, 
-Yes, indeed it was a test walk. +
- +
-Test of brawn and test of muscle, Would these uninitiated  +
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-These poor creatures on probation +
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-Carry on the great traditions+
  
 +Would these uninitiated \\
 +These poor creatures on probation\\
 +Carry on the great traditions\\
 Of the club the SBW? Of the club the SBW?
  
-Would their burn and bury rubbish? +Would their burn and bury rubbish?\\ 
- +Would they light a decent fire?\\ 
-Would they light a decent fire? +Would they carry all their own food? \\
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-Would they carry all their own food?  +
 Would they scrounge upon their fellows ?  Would they scrounge upon their fellows ? 
  
-But the thought that made them tremble +But the thought that made them tremble\\ 
- +Made them shiver in their shoesee\\ 
-Made them shiver in their shoesee +Would they be found compatible?\\ 
- +Would that many headed ogre\\
-Would they be found compatible? +
- +
-Would that many headed ogre +
 That dreaded ogre the Committee That dreaded ogre the Committee
  
-Weigh them up and find them wanting +Weigh them up and find them wanting\\ 
- +Cast them into outer darkness?\\ 
-Cast them into outer darkness? +As the sun approached its zenith\\
- +
-As the sun approached its zenith +
 Riding high across the heavens. Riding high across the heavens.
  
-Then the minds of all the party +Then the minds of all the party\\ 
- +Turned to thoughts of food and more food \\ 
-Turned to thoughts of food and more food  +Then the leader noble Herbert\\
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-Then the leader noble Herbert +
 Signalled to his brother Derbert Signalled to his brother Derbert
  
-Here we eat - went forth the edict. +Here we eat - went forth the edict.\\ 
- +Soon beside the rushing river\\ 
-Soon beside the rushing river +Underneath the casuarinas\\
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-Underneath the casuarinas +
 Rose the smoke of many camp fire Rose the smoke of many camp fire
  
-Curling blue the smoke of camp fires. +Curling blue the smoke of camp fires.\\ 
- +One there was among the party\\ 
-One there was among the party +She a maiden dark and lovely\\
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-She a maiden dark and lovely +
 For the purpose of this poem (?) For the purpose of this poem (?)
  
-We shall call her Molly-moo-ma +We shall call her Molly-moo-ma\\ 
- +Molly-moo-ma, Running Water\\ 
-Molly-moo-ma, Running Water +Now this maiden, dark and lovely, \\ 
- +Dark and lovely Molly-moo-ma\\ 
-Now this maiden, dark and lovely,  +Gazed with longing at the water\\ 
- +Longed to feel its cleansing freshness \\ 
-Dark and lovely Molly-moo-ma +Wash away the stain of travel\\ 
- +Wash away the dirt and perspir-\\
-Gazed with longing at the water +
- +
-Longed to feel its cleansing freshness  +
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-Wash away the stain of travel +
- +
-Wash away the dirt and perspir- +
 ation of her toilsome journey. ation of her toilsome journey.
  
-But alas she had no costume, +But alas she had no costume,\\ 
- +Low her head she hung in sorrow\\ 
-Low her head she hung in sorrow +Low above the rushing river.\\
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-Low above the rushing river. +
 Not for long did sadness claim her Not for long did sadness claim her
  
-Was she not a true bushwalker +Was she not a true bushwalker\\ 
- +Did she not always strive to cherish \\ 
-Did she not always strive to cherish  +In her heart their highest ideals? \\
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-In her heart their highest ideals?  +
 Should she let a trifling matter  Should she let a trifling matter 
  
-Trifling matter lack of costume, +Trifling matter lack of costume,\\ 
- +Keep her from the sparkling streamlet, \\ 
-Keep her from the sparkling streamlet,  +Keep her from the cleansing waters, \\
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-Keep her from the cleansing waters,  +
 Keep her from her heart's desire?  Keep her from her heart's desire? 
  
-Taking but her cake of Lifebuoy, +Taking but her cake of Lifebuoy,\\ 
- +Rosy pink her cake of Lifebuoy \\ 
-Rosy pink her cake of Lifebuoy  +Silently she left the party\\ 
- +Walked beneath the casuarinas\\
-Silently she left the party +
- +
-Walked beneath the casuarinas +
 Till she found sweet isolation. Till she found sweet isolation.
  
-Here with speed she shed her clothing  +Here with speed she shed her clothing \\ 
- +And approached the rippling streamlet; \\ 
-And approached the rippling streamlet;  +Soon like lovely Aphrodite\\
- +
-Soon like lovely Aphrodite +
 Rose she from the foaming waters Rose she from the foaming waters
  
-But this foam was made from Lifebuoy  +But this foam was made from Lifebuoy \\ 
- +(Lever Brothers please take notice\\ 
-(Lever Brothers please take notice +You must not use this as copy\\
- +
-You must not use this as copy +
 For your B.O. advertising For your B.O. advertising
  
-Molly-moo-ma, might not like it,  +Molly-moo-ma, might not like it, \\ 
- +Molly-moo-ma, running water.)\\ 
-Molly-moo-ma, running water.) +So she sported in the river\\
- +
-So she sported in the river +
 Feeling but its cleansing freshness  Feeling but its cleansing freshness 
  
-Heeding not the speeding current  +Heeding not the speeding current \\ 
- +Heeding not its strength and power \\ 
-Heeding not its strength and power  +Till in its fierce grip it held her \\
- +
-Till in its fierce grip it held her  +
 Took her onward, downward, downward,  Took her onward, downward, downward, 
  
-Over rocks and over pebbles +Over rocks and over pebbles\\ 
- +Slipping, sliding, bumping, bounding \\ 
-Slipping, sliding, bumping, bounding  +Rushing over rocks and rapids.\\
- +
-Rushing over rocks and rapids. +
 Vainly did she try to rise up Vainly did she try to rise up
  
-Try to cling to rock or pebble +Try to cling to rock or pebble\\ 
- +But the current ran too swiftly\\ 
-But the current ran too swiftly +All too swiftly ran the current \\
- +
-All too swiftly ran the current  +
 Onward, onward, ever onward Onward, onward, ever onward
  
-Merciless and strong it held her +Merciless and strong it held her\\ 
- +Till at length it brought her to the Spot \\ 
-Till at length it brought her to the Spot  +where all the rest were gathered \\ 
- +Round the leader stalwart Herbert\\
-where all the rest were gathered  +
- +
-Round the leader stalwart Herbert +
 And his brother stalwart Derbert.  And his brother stalwart Derbert. 
  
-Steadily their jaws were working  +Steadily their jaws were working \\ 
- +Munching, crunching, chewing, biting,\\  
-Munching, crunching, chewing, biting,  +Stolidly they stared before them\\ 
- +Heeded not the lovely damsel\\ 
-Stolidly they stared before them +Lovely damsel, Molly-moo-ma,\\ 
- +As the river swept her onward\\
-Heeded not the lovely damsel +
- +
-Lovely damsel, Molly-moo-ma, +
- +
-As the river swept her onward +
 Racing onward to destruction! Racing onward to destruction!
  
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 However, actions speak louder than words, let us go to a concrete example.  To commence our Queensland trip I considered it advisable to alight from the Brisbane Limited at Dulbolla.  Dulbolla is a siding about 60 miles from Brisbane having quite three houses and no platform but only about a mile from the township of Rathdowney. However, actions speak louder than words, let us go to a concrete example.  To commence our Queensland trip I considered it advisable to alight from the Brisbane Limited at Dulbolla.  Dulbolla is a siding about 60 miles from Brisbane having quite three houses and no platform but only about a mile from the township of Rathdowney.
  
-The N.S.W. Railway Guide does not mention the place so resort had to be made to "Enquiries"  Here came my first triumph.  You know how the clerk, if asked the time of the train to Sulphanilamide, mostly rattles it off without reference to index or page.  This time he had to make a few enquiries from me before he could proceed.  Then he seized a Queensland Guide and, like a huntsman getting the fox, his eyes gleamed as he actually saw the name "Dulbolla" in print for the first time.  Like the sun, surrounded by its planets, like a lovely princess with lesser ladies clustered to her, like flies around  apiece of bread and jam, Dulbolla was hemmed in by a symbolism which would have inspired Pitman.  They were all represented K, f, p, see page 68, %, ::,  and  which means "Don't spit where the platform ought to be" and  which means when you get two different answers to the one question, don't believe either" and, yes, there it is !!! which means "Stops on Tues. Thurs. and Sat. if required". And we should be there on Saturday. +The N.S.W. Railway Guide does not mention the place so resort had to be made to "Enquiries"  Here came my first triumph.  You know how the clerk, if asked the time of the train to Sulphanilamide, mostly rattles it off without reference to index or page.  This time he had to make a few enquiries from me before he could proceed.  Then he seized a Queensland Guide and, like a huntsman getting the fox, his eyes gleamed as he actually saw the name "Dulbolla" in print for the first time.  Like the sun, surrounded by its planets, like a lovely princess with lesser ladies clustered to her, like flies around  apiece of bread and jam, Dulbolla was hemmed in by a symbolism which would have inspired Pitman.  They were all represented K, f, p, see page 68, %, ::,  and  which means "Don't spit where the platform ought to be" and which means when you get two different answers to the one question, don't believe either" and, yes, there it is !!! which means "Stops on Tues. Thurs. and Sat. if required". And we should be there on Saturday. 
  
 Of course, I am not blaming Alex for what happened  Perhaps I should have had my party in for tutorial classes twice a week . However, Alex offered to buy the tickets, just "Five returns Dulbolla please".  Apparently, after making discreet enquiries, the man endeavoured to hide his ignorance by saying that he could not issue return tickets there and that Alex would have to accept tickets to Brisbane "which is about the same".  Not having sufficient data in his possession Alex acquiesced.  After sifting all the evidence I gathered that N.S.W. is unable to issue return tickets to Queensland stations other Brisbane, but what riled me was that on a distance calculation, the overcharge was about £1 per ticket and we did not want to use a considerable proportion of the return ticket at all.  Why could we not buy return tickets to the border and then get single extensions to Dulbolla?  Of course, I am not blaming Alex for what happened  Perhaps I should have had my party in for tutorial classes twice a week . However, Alex offered to buy the tickets, just "Five returns Dulbolla please".  Apparently, after making discreet enquiries, the man endeavoured to hide his ignorance by saying that he could not issue return tickets there and that Alex would have to accept tickets to Brisbane "which is about the same".  Not having sufficient data in his possession Alex acquiesced.  After sifting all the evidence I gathered that N.S.W. is unable to issue return tickets to Queensland stations other Brisbane, but what riled me was that on a distance calculation, the overcharge was about £1 per ticket and we did not want to use a considerable proportion of the return ticket at all.  Why could we not buy return tickets to the border and then get single extensions to Dulbolla? 
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 ====== Both Ends of the Budawangs ====== ====== Both Ends of the Budawangs ======
    
- 
 by Roger Browne by Roger Browne
  
-Walkers march across the land, +Walkers march across the land,\\ 
- +Kilpatrick Creek is close at hand,\\ 
-Kilpatrick Creek is close at hand, +Leeches prowl for blood to suck,\\
- +
-Leeches prowl for blood to suck, +
 Wriggling, writhing, squirming, yuk! Wriggling, writhing, squirming, yuk!
  
 The Sydney Bushwalker May 1984 The Sydney Bushwalker May 1984
  
-  
  
 Geoff Wagg The articles I have chosen came from the latter half of my decade which is that most familiar to me.  The names mentioned were all in the 'famous' to 'infamous' category among their contemporaries.  The trip described in Finding the Castle was slightly unusual as car transport was used but was typical of the vaguely exploratory walk made possible by car access.  The hints of strange and wonderful scenery were, of course, very exciting to us at the time. Geoff Wagg The articles I have chosen came from the latter half of my decade which is that most familiar to me.  The names mentioned were all in the 'famous' to 'infamous' category among their contemporaries.  The trip described in Finding the Castle was slightly unusual as car transport was used but was typical of the vaguely exploratory walk made possible by car access.  The hints of strange and wonderful scenery were, of course, very exciting to us at the time.
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 1956: Brian Anderson (the Admiral), Dawn Askend, Dot Barr, Geoff Broadhead, David (Snow) Brown, Jim Brown, Dot Butler, Bob Duncan, Ernie French, George Gray, Garth Coulter, Heather Joyce, Stan Madden, Jack Perry and Vivienne ?, 1956: Brian Anderson (the Admiral), Dawn Askend, Dot Barr, Geoff Broadhead, David (Snow) Brown, Jim Brown, Dot Butler, Bob Duncan, Ernie French, George Gray, Garth Coulter, Heather Joyce, Stan Madden, Jack Perry and Vivienne ?,
  
-Jim Brown camped eight miles from Blackheath, +Jim Brown camped eight miles from Blackheath,\\ 
- +Went to sleep on his set of false teeth.\\ 
-Went to sleep on his set of false teeth. +He awoke with a start,\\ 
- +"Why Lord bless my heart!\\
-He awoke with a start, +
- +
-"Why Lord bless my heart! +
 I've bitten myself from beneath!"  I've bitten myself from beneath!" 
  
 Dot Butler, Editor (1956) Dot Butler, Editor (1956)
- 
  
 ====== Phobias ====== ====== Phobias ======
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 by Kath McKay by Kath McKay
  
-O walkers, as you go through life +O walkers, as you go through life\\ 
- +You'll find that phobias are rife.\\ 
-You'll find that phobias are rife. +Phobia this and phobia that,\\
- +
-Phobia this and phobia that, +
 Fear of dog and fear of cat; Fear of dog and fear of cat;
  
-Androphobia: fear of men; +Androphobia: fear of men;\\ 
- +Tridekaphobia: fear of ten\\ 
-Tridekaphobia: fear of ten +and three, that is to say thirteen;\\
- +
-and three, that is to say thirteen; +
 Nudiphobia: being seen Nudiphobia: being seen
  
-in the nuddy (or in the nude) +in the nuddy (or in the nude)\\ 
- +by some pert and peeking prude;\\ 
-by some pert and peeking prude; +Gamophobia: fear of marriage\\
- +
-Gamophobia: fear of marriage +
 (a phobia we all disparage) (a phobia we all disparage)
  
-Walkers, novice or old buffer, +Walkers, novice or old buffer,\\ 
- +Very, very seldom suffer\\ 
-Very, very seldom suffer +Gynophobia: craven feah\\
- +
-Gynophobia: craven feah +
 of girls, the Weaker Sex (oh yeah) of girls, the Weaker Sex (oh yeah)
  
-and so far we have not observed +and so far we have not observed\\ 
- +that Lalophobia has unnerved\\ 
-that Lalophobia has unnerved +those walkers who some fame are seeking\\
- +
-those walkers who some fame are seeking +
 by not infrequent Public Speaking; by not infrequent Public Speaking;
  
-Nor do the horrid fear of heights +Nor do the horrid fear of heights\\ 
- +(Bathophobia) or dark nights\\ 
-(Bathophobia) or dark nights +(Scotophobia) seem to trouble you,\\
- +
-(Scotophobia) seem to trouble you, +
 Happy, carefree SBW. Happy, carefree SBW.
  
-But two phobias beware, +But two phobias beware,\\ 
- +avoid them with the utmost care:\\ 
-avoid them with the utmost care: +Ergophobia: fear of work,\\
- +
-Ergophobia: fear of work, +
 (Although we're sure you never shirk) (Although we're sure you never shirk)
  
-and lastly, (this is sure to sobia) +and lastly, (this is sure to sobia)\\
 Fear of walking: BASIPHOBIA. Fear of walking: BASIPHOBIA.
  
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 Some of these phobias are not in the dictionary.  Editor Some of these phobias are not in the dictionary.  Editor
- 
  
 ====== Reunion 1957 ====== ====== Reunion 1957 ======
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 by F. A. Blackman  by F. A. Blackman 
  
-You hear it not while at your work, +You hear it not while at your work,\\ 
- +Now in the bush street,\\ 
-Now in the bush street, +But when the walkers rove about\\
- +
-But when the walkers rove about +
 there comes a plaintive bleat. there comes a plaintive bleat.
  
-The careful leader stalks ahead +The careful leader stalks ahead\\ 
- +In rain and summer's heat,\\ 
-In rain and summer's heat, +And little heeds the anguished souls\\
- +
-And little heeds the anguished souls +
 who cry: "When do we eat?" who cry: "When do we eat?"
  
-Oh, many of our walking friends +Oh, many of our walking friends\\ 
- +Thus hunger on their feet,\\ 
-Thus hunger on their feet, +and know that ease for it depends\\
- +
-and know that ease for it depends +
 on this "WHEN DO WE EAT?" on this "WHEN DO WE EAT?"
  
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 from the Melbourne Walker  from the Melbourne Walker 
- 
  
 ====== Bushwalkers and Train Travelling ====== ====== Bushwalkers and Train Travelling ======
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 by Grace Edgecombe by Grace Edgecombe
  
-Oh how I hate the race of packs! +Oh how I hate the race of packs!\\ 
- +I'd like to hit mine with an axe.\\ 
-I'd like to hit mine with an axe. +I'd like to bust it right in two,\\
- +
-I'd like to bust it right in two, +
 Or beat it till its black and blue! Or beat it till its black and blue!
  
-I'd like to fling it in the sea, +I'd like to fling it in the sea,\\ 
- +Or jump upon it savagely!\\ 
-Or jump upon it savagely! +How dare it sit and mock at me,\\
- +
-How dare it sit and mock at me, +
 Knowing that it must carried be? Knowing that it must carried be?
  
-How dare it grin, with beastly bulge, +How dare it grin, with beastly bulge,\\ 
- +and naught but ribald mirth divulge?\\ 
-and naught but ribald mirth divulge? +And does it feed upon the air,\\
- +
-And does it feed upon the air, +
 that it grows daily heavier? that it grows daily heavier?
  
-Or slyly suck my puny strength +Or slyly suck my puny strength\\ 
- +and take my breadth and leave but length?\\ 
-and take my breadth and leave but length? +Just watch it try to break my neck,\\ 
- +using me as a landing deck!\\
-Just watch it try to break my neck, +
- +
-using me as a landing deck! +
- +
-Pompous pincushion! Loathsome lump!+
  
 +Pompous pincushion! Loathsome lump!\\
 I vow you ne'er again I'll hump. I vow you ne'er again I'll hump.
  
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 by K.A. by K.A.
  
-You like a bit of company +You like a bit of company\\ 
- +so you light a blinking fire.\\ 
-so you light a blinking fire. +Then it scorches all your whiskers off \\ 
- +and makes a bloke retire.\\ 
-Then it scorches all your whiskers off  +You wait a bit and freeze a bit\\ 
- +and when the flames subside\\ 
-and makes a bloke retire. +You cook a bit of tucker\\
- +
-You wait a bit and freeze a bit +
- +
-and when the flames subside +
- +
-You cook a bit of tucker +
 to warm your poor inside. to warm your poor inside.
  
-The sleeping bag is calling, +The sleeping bag is calling,\\ 
- +you've crawling off to bed,\\ 
-you've crawling off to bed, +but you lift your hat in passing\\
- +
-but you lift your hat in passing +
 'cause the blinking fire's dead. 'cause the blinking fire's dead.
  
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- 
 Helen Gray: Reading a decade of The Sydney Bushwalker was sheer pleasure; choosing only two articles was quite difficult.  I had expected to choose two literal bushwalks (that is walks in the Australian bush) but such articles were in the minority.  In some magazines every article is of an overseas trip, most of them walks.  It was a decade when affordable air-fares and an Australian dollar worth more than an American dollar attracted SBWs in their droves to spend their annual holidays overseas; in India, Nepal, Pacific Islands, South America, Alaska, etc.   Helen Gray: Reading a decade of The Sydney Bushwalker was sheer pleasure; choosing only two articles was quite difficult.  I had expected to choose two literal bushwalks (that is walks in the Australian bush) but such articles were in the minority.  In some magazines every article is of an overseas trip, most of them walks.  It was a decade when affordable air-fares and an Australian dollar worth more than an American dollar attracted SBWs in their droves to spend their annual holidays overseas; in India, Nepal, Pacific Islands, South America, Alaska, etc.  
  
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 The long drive to the Apsley Falls turnoff on the Oxley Highway was completed around  3 AM. Dot and two New Zealand visitors, Keith and Bill, were already there.  It was an incredibly cold night,with a clarity such that the stars seemed to be within arm's length.   The long drive to the Apsley Falls turnoff on the Oxley Highway was completed around  3 AM. Dot and two New Zealand visitors, Keith and Bill, were already there.  It was an incredibly cold night,with a clarity such that the stars seemed to be within arm's length.  
  
-The next morning, leaving the others to start breakfast, Ross and I drove the half mile out to the falls to see just what we were getting ourselves into.  What we found, apart from Heather Joyce, was a gorge 2,000 feet deep, cut into the rolling hills that otherwise went on for an infinitude.  After being suitably impressed by the prelude, we returned to the turnoff to have breakfast.  The last car in our party, that is, Frank Rigby's, arrived within an hour, and out popped spouse Joan, Shirley Dean, and Bill Burke.  Ross, Keith, Heather and Frank drove their cars down the Oxley Highway for about 20 miles, and then along a fire trail, parking the cars at the rear of a farm.  Heather then drove them all back to the falls.  This rather simple operation took almost 3 hours, as Gordon* would say "being for" at least two false starts on different fire trails, plus an hour or so convincing the farmer that being "experienced bushwalkers" we would not become lost for three days as two surveyors had.  Consequently, we had just started on lunch by the time they arrived back at the Falls.  When we did eventually manage to start walking it was already 1 o'clock.  We had to walk around the rim of the gorge for about a mile and down a relatively clear ridge free of cliff lines.  This route can be easily seen from near the falls.  It was while we were going down this rather steep ridge that a dislodged rock hit Ross on the elbow**, badly gashing his arm.  After plastering up the wound, and with the aid of a couple of good kicks, he was up and away again.+The next morning, leaving the others to start breakfast, Ross and I drove the half mile out to the falls to see just what we were getting ourselves into.  What we found, apart from Heather Joyce, was a gorge 2,000 feet deep, cut into the rolling hills that otherwise went on for an infinitude.  After being suitably impressed by the prelude, we returned to the turnoff to have breakfast.  The last car in our party, that is, Frank Rigby's, arrived within an hour, and out popped spouse Joan, Shirley Dean, and Bill Burke.  Ross, Keith, Heather and Frank drove their cars down the Oxley Highway for about 20 miles, and then along a fire trail, parking the cars at the rear of a farm.  Heather then drove them all back to the falls.  This rather simple operation took almost 3 hours, as Gordon would say "being for" at least two false starts on different fire trails, plus an hour or so convincing the farmer that being "experienced bushwalkers" we would not become lost for three days as two surveyors had.  Consequently, we had just started on lunch by the time they arrived back at the Falls.  When we did eventually manage to start walking it was already 1 o'clock.  We had to walk around the rim of the gorge for about a mile and down a relatively clear ridge free of cliff lines.  This route can be easily seen from near the falls.  It was while we were going down this rather steep ridge that a dislodged rock hit Ross on the elbow, badly gashing his arm.  After plastering up the wound, and with the aid of a couple of good kicks, he was up and away again.
  
 Our Kiwi friends went on a photographing spree once we reached the bottom, as they hadn't seen anything like this gorge in New Zealand.  However it wasn't long before they got their first taste of canyoneering, as a swim presented itself within 300 yards of travelling down the river.  They soon got the idea of wrapping up their packs in groundsheets, and thus we started what was to be a long list of swims, some of which were getting to be about 100 yards in length.  The length of these swims was a cause of some consternation in my mind, and by the look on Digby's face, he wasn't overjoyed at the heating arrangements either.  Also, the stench of dead eels occasionally filled the air, and I made a mental note not to swallow any water. Our Kiwi friends went on a photographing spree once we reached the bottom, as they hadn't seen anything like this gorge in New Zealand.  However it wasn't long before they got their first taste of canyoneering, as a swim presented itself within 300 yards of travelling down the river.  They soon got the idea of wrapping up their packs in groundsheets, and thus we started what was to be a long list of swims, some of which were getting to be about 100 yards in length.  The length of these swims was a cause of some consternation in my mind, and by the look on Digby's face, he wasn't overjoyed at the heating arrangements either.  Also, the stench of dead eels occasionally filled the air, and I made a mental note not to swallow any water.
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 * Gordon Redman, then SBW treasurer used this phrase throughout his reports each month .  * Gordon Redman, then SBW treasurer used this phrase throughout his reports each month . 
  
-** Ross' elbow injury later had him deemed unfit for National Service and Vietnam.  So instead he went to the Andies and "bagged" a 20,000 foot peak or two! +** Ross' elbow injury later had him deemed unfit for National Service and Vietnam.  So instead he went to the Andes and "bagged" a 20,000 foot peak or two!
- +
-The Sydney Bushwallker, July 1967: Bill Burke, Dot Butler, Shirley Dean, Margaret Dogterom, Don Finch, Heather Joyce, Frank Rigby, Joan Rigby, Doone Wyborn, Ross Wyborn plus Bill and Keith from NZ. +
  
 +The Sydney Bushwalker, July 1967: Bill Burke, Dot Butler, Shirley Dean, Margaret Dogterom, Don Finch, Heather Joyce, Frank Rigby, Joan Rigby, Doone Wyborn, Ross Wyborn plus Bill and Keith from NZ. 
  
 ====== We'll be Marooned ====== ====== We'll be Marooned ======
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 by Kenn Clacher by Kenn Clacher
  
-The walkers all at Quilty's Clearing +The walkers all at Quilty's Clearing\\ 
- +Met for Ettrema to see.\\ 
-Met for Ettrema to see. +The walk was led by Bill Capon,\\
- +
-The walk was led by Bill Capon, +
 A canny leader he. A canny leader he.
  
-The first stretch was through Myall Creek +The first stretch was through Myall Creek\\ 
- +Then Bill did show his class,\\ 
-Then Bill did show his class, +"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
- +
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon +
 "If we don't find Naked Pass". "If we don't find Naked Pass".
  
-The pass was found the second try,+The pass was found the second try,\\ 
 +Then into Ettrema Creek,\\ 
 +And up Jones' Creek the party walked,\\ 
 +Twas no place for the meek.
  
-Then into Ettrema Creek, +Plain Creek was followed next, downstream,\\ 
- +But something worried Bill.\\ 
-And up Jones' Creek the party walked, +"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\ 
- +"Cos this creek flows uphill."
-"Twas no place for the meek. +
- +
-Plain Creek was followed next, downstream, +
- +
-But something worried Bill. +
- +
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon +
- +
-""Cos this creek flows uphill." +
- +
-At last the rogue creek flowed downhill +
- +
-To Moore Creek as it should. +
- +
-The walkers followed the rough creek bed+
  
 +At last the rogue creek flowed downhill\\
 +To Moore Creek as it should.\\
 +The walkers followed the rough creek bed\\
 Rock hopping best they could. Rock hopping best they could.
  
-Now another obstacle blocked their path, +Now another obstacle blocked their path,\\ 
- +So Bill Capon he call:\\ 
-So Bill Capon he call: +"We'll be marooned, 'less we can find\\
- +
-"We'll be marooned, 'less we can find +
 a way round Williams Falls". a way round Williams Falls".
  
-A way was found, not as Bill feared, +A way was found, not as Bill feared,\\ 
- +up umpteen feet of cliff,\\ 
-up umpteen feet of cliff, +to Bundundah Creek, along and out,\\
- +
-to Bundundah Creek, along and out, +
 up Pass Point in a jiff. up Pass Point in a jiff.
  
-Down Paul's Pass now the program said +Down Paul's Pass now the program said\\ 
- +but rain made things too wet.\\ 
-but rain made things too wet. +"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
- +
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon +
 "It hasn't eased up yet." "It hasn't eased up yet."
  
-So Puckett Pass was utilised +So Puckett Pass was utilised\\ 
- +to get then down again.\\ 
-to get then down again. +Just Tullyangela Creek remained,\\
- +
-Just Tullyangela Creek remained, +
 a piece of wild terrain. a piece of wild terrain.
  
-But new maps showed cliff lines along +But new maps showed cliff lines along\\ 
- +the whole length of the creek.\\ 
-the whole length of the creek. +"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
- +
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon +
 "It could take us a week." "It could take us a week."
  
-So Bill said Transportation Spur +So Bill said Transportation Spur\\ 
- +would see us home instead.\\ 
-would see us home instead. +There was one problem that remained,\\
- +
-There was one problem that remained, +
 when would it be ahead? when would it be ahead?
  
-We chose a spur to climb on out +We chose a spur to climb on out\\ 
- +by democratic vote.\\ 
-by democratic vote. +"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
- +
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon +
 "If despotism's smote." "If despotism's smote."
  
-But Transportation Spur it was, +But Transportation Spur it was,\\ 
- +and as we hurried on,\\ 
-and as we hurried on, +all members of the party then\\
- +
-all members of the party then +
 were happy they weren't wrong. were happy they weren't wrong.
  
-We made it finally to the cars, +We made it finally to the cars,\\ 
- +just after one last shout \\ 
-just after one last shout  +"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon\\
- +
-"We'll be marooned," said Bill Capon +
 "Before this walk is out." "Before this walk is out."
  
 The Sydney Bushwalker July 1986 The Sydney Bushwalker July 1986
  
-  
 ====== Destination Mawson's ====== ====== Destination Mawson's ======
  
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-====== A Short Note on "K TO K IN A DAY" ======+====== A Short Note on "K To K In A Day" ======
     
 by Patrick James by Patrick James
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-  
  
-ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.+====== Acknowlegements ======
  
 Many people helped make this magazine, members, ex-members and non-members.  The authors past and present are acknowledged in the text with their articles and in the index.  The team that made this magazine is the same team (plus a few others) that makes every magazine, and is as follows in production and alphabetical order.  Some people are mentioned more than once, they did more than one job.  Some people are not mentioned at all.  These are the people with whom I've had general discussions about the magazine or this Issue in particular; all good background for an editor. Many people helped make this magazine, members, ex-members and non-members.  The authors past and present are acknowledged in the text with their articles and in the index.  The team that made this magazine is the same team (plus a few others) that makes every magazine, and is as follows in production and alphabetical order.  Some people are mentioned more than once, they did more than one job.  Some people are not mentioned at all.  These are the people with whom I've had general discussions about the magazine or this Issue in particular; all good background for an editor.
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 Patrick James, Editor, October 1997 Patrick James, Editor, October 1997
  
-  + first edition: July 1931
- +
-first edition: July 1931+
  
 this edition: October 1997 this edition: October 1997
  
-The Editor by Anon. 
  
-The Editor knocked at the Pearly Gate, +====== The Editor ====== 
- +   
-His face looked worn and old; +by Anon
- +
-He meekly asked the man of fate+
  
 +The Editor knocked at the Pearly Gate,\\
 +His face looked worn and old;\\
 +He meekly asked the man of fate\\
 for admission to the fold. for admission to the fold.
  
-"What have you done" asked Peter, +"What have you done" asked Peter,\\ 
- +"To seek admission here?"\\ 
-"To seek admission here?" +"Oh I ran a monthly paper\\
- +
-"Oh I ran a monthly paper +
 for many and many a year." for many and many a year."
  
-The gate swung open sharply +The gate swung open sharply\\ 
- +as Peter touched the bell\\ 
-as Peter touched the bell +"Come in" he said, "and take your harp\\
- +
-"Come in" he said, "and take your harp +
 You've had enough of hell". You've had enough of hell".
  
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