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-===== THE LEGEND OF LALINGTON NATIONAL PARK =====+===== THE LEGEND OF LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK =====
  
 by Jack Debert (from a book on Lamington prepared by Qld.Forestry Dept). by Jack Debert (from a book on Lamington prepared by Qld.Forestry Dept).
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 There are all s6rts of things to arrange for--tent sites, hr,ls for latrines. The kitchen is nearly corn leted and th:- messing hut for the men is all but finished." There are all s6rts of things to arrange for--tent sites, hr,ls for latrines. The kitchen is nearly corn leted and th:- messing hut for the men is all but finished."
 12. 12.
-FED=IOU NOTS. 
-Dealing with the C.M.7's letter o-Teosin:, the erection of a Youth Hostel at 
-Little Marley, it was decided to suggest an'alternative site to the Youth 
-Hostels Associvtion. DA.egatus felt that Little Marley was too close to Bundeena and suggested somewhere on South-west-arm Creek near Flat Rock Crossing as being much more suitable. Delegates were asked to got rulings from their 
-clubs before next Council mooting as to their clubs' attitudeto Youth Hostels generally. - 
-The Editor of "The Bushwalker", No.6 reportod progress: Everything was 
-ready for Printing and the Publication Committee had that day received the necessary 1.yermission to publish a magazine this year. 
-The President reported with great regret that the V.D.C. Guide and Reconnaissance Corps had been disbanded. The military authorities claimed it was 
-serving no useful pur-oose, and they had dispensed with the services of the 
-part-time members, (who had never been attested) and of the O.C., who had been 
-censured for exceeding his authority by issuing rail warrants to men who had 
-not been attested and enrolled in the V.D.C. by the powers-that-be! Another 
-very regrettable feature was that those members who had atteSted for full time duty in the Guide and Reconnaissance Corps had been transferred to guard and garrison duty. The question of a protJst was discussed but the decision was thatit 
-, was inadvisable to take any action. 
-It was decided to revive and re-organise the Search and Rescue Section so 
-as to provide for the increasing number of inexperienced walkers, to make use of the work and knowledge of the G. & R.C. to provide a group of bushwalkers available at short notice if ne..ded in a national emergency. 
  
 +===== FEDERATON NOTES. =====
 +
 +Dealing with the C.M.W's letter opposing the erection of a Youth Hostel at Little Marley, it was decided to suggest an alternative site to the Youth Hostels Association.  Delegates felt that Little Marley was too close to Bundeena and suggested somewhere on South-west-arm Creek near Flat Rock Crossing as being much more suitable. Delegates were asked to get rulings from their clubs before next Council meeting as to their clubs' attitude to Youth Hostels generally.
 +
 +The Editor of "The Bushwalker", No.6 reported progress: Everything was ready for Printing and the Publication Committee had that day received the necessary permission to publish a magazine this year.
 +
 +The President reported with great regret that the V.D.C. Guide and Reconnaissance Corps had been disbanded. The military authorities claimed it was serving no useful purpose, and they had dispensed with the services of the
 +part-time members, (who had never been attested) and of the O.C., who had been censured for exceeding his authority by issuing rail warrants to men who had not been attested and enrolled in the V.D.C. by the powers-that-be! Another
 +very regrettable feature was that those members who had attested for full time duty in the Guide and Reconnaissance Corps had been transferred to guard and garrison duty. The question of a protest was discussed but the decision was that it was inadvisable to take any action.
 +
 +It was decided to revive and re-organise the Search and Rescue Section so as to provide for the increasing number of inexperienced walkers, to make use of the work and knowledge of the G. & R.C. to provide a group of bushwalkers available at short notice if needed in a national emergency.
  
 ===== AT OUR OWN MEETING ===== ===== AT OUR OWN MEETING =====
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