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|Federation Notes||12| | |Federation Notes||12| | ||
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==== Native Poet ==== | ==== Native Poet ==== | ||
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But, "Give me a crimdon bird to chatter\\ Bush-silence with his parrot-clatter, | But, "Give me a crimdon bird to chatter\\ Bush-silence with his parrot-clatter, | ||
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==== Bushwalking Babies ==== | ==== Bushwalking Babies ==== | ||
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When I look back on the highlights of my childhood, I feel very sorry for the boys and girls who do not have parents to take them bushwalking, | When I look back on the highlights of my childhood, I feel very sorry for the boys and girls who do not have parents to take them bushwalking, | ||
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==== Why do we walk? ==== | ==== Why do we walk? ==== | ||
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Some of us will tell you that we walk to see the country. But how little of it we really do see when out walking. | Some of us will tell you that we walk to see the country. But how little of it we really do see when out walking. | ||
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A few of us think we walk for the enjoyable companionship. Admittedly we seem happy enough to be out together; but what about those wives, and sweethearts, | A few of us think we walk for the enjoyable companionship. Admittedly we seem happy enough to be out together; but what about those wives, and sweethearts, | ||
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No sir! I cannot tell you why we walk - I'm sure none of us can; but please don't delay me any longer. | No sir! I cannot tell you why we walk - I'm sure none of us can; but please don't delay me any longer. | ||
world! | world! | ||
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==== Did this happen to you? ==== | ==== Did this happen to you? ==== | ||
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Illustration by Les Harpur | Illustration by Les Harpur | ||
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==== Sale of Native Flowers ==== | ==== Sale of Native Flowers ==== | ||
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With this in mind we wrote to the leading stores which sell wild flowers and asked if they would be public spirited and stop the sale of same in their stores. | With this in mind we wrote to the leading stores which sell wild flowers and asked if they would be public spirited and stop the sale of same in their stores. | ||
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==== Books for the Services ==== | ==== Books for the Services ==== | ||
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Bring what you can into the Club, or leave with PADDY PALLIN. | Bring what you can into the Club, or leave with PADDY PALLIN. | ||
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==== Gossip ==== | ==== Gossip ==== | ||
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Tuggie has done her last Test walk. She says Paddy led her first test walk and now he has led her last. On this, her last test walk, Tuggie complained bitterly that she had always thought that T & R on the programme meant Track and Reasonable. | Tuggie has done her last Test walk. She says Paddy led her first test walk and now he has led her last. On this, her last test walk, Tuggie complained bitterly that she had always thought that T & R on the programme meant Track and Reasonable. | ||
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==== October Walks ==== | ==== October Walks ==== | ||
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|The walk this week-end to the Wild Dog Mountains has been cancelled, so everyone should be available to go to our Annual Federation Re-Union; there to meet our friends from other clubs, and so foster the inter-club spirit. The site and other particulars will be made known as soon as they have been decided. | |The walk this week-end to the Wild Dog Mountains has been cancelled, so everyone should be available to go to our Annual Federation Re-Union; there to meet our friends from other clubs, and so foster the inter-club spirit. The site and other particulars will be made known as soon as they have been decided. | ||
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==== The Walker' | ==== The Walker' | ||
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You hear it not while at your work,\\ Now in the busy street;\\ But when the walkers rove about\\ | You hear it not while at your work,\\ Now in the busy street;\\ But when the walkers rove about\\ | ||
There comes a plaintive bleat,\\ The careful leader stalks ahead\\ In rain and summers heat,\\ And little heeds the anguished souls\\ Who cry: "When do we eat?" | There comes a plaintive bleat,\\ The careful leader stalks ahead\\ In rain and summers heat,\\ And little heeds the anguished souls\\ Who cry: "When do we eat?" | ||
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==== Letters from the Lads ==== | ==== Letters from the Lads ==== | ||
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__Doris Allden - 12/6/44__ | __Doris Allden - 12/6/44__ | ||
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Last Friday week I ended up in Sick Bay with dengue and have been in since. | Last Friday week I ended up in Sick Bay with dengue and have been in since. | ||
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__Gordon Mannell - England__ | __Gordon Mannell - England__ | ||
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I have just returned to my station after spending a very enjoyable leave amidst the Southern Scottish Highlands. I have been on several visits to this grand little country and each time I have come away with a greatly enhanced opinion of it and its people. | I have just returned to my station after spending a very enjoyable leave amidst the Southern Scottish Highlands. I have been on several visits to this grand little country and each time I have come away with a greatly enhanced opinion of it and its people. | ||
- | DI= perpn 2r_r, L4 vr, | + | __Bill Burke - 26/7/44__ |
- | wleethe i to bo clad or co-rry. I:ve bad life too easy the past five months and that's not good for the mnrale | + | |
- | Angel is still leee the jungles of NOG, and just when I thought | + | Home sweet home once more and as yet, don't know whether |
- | it emo en the un grac" | + | |
- | classifying them as my friends made some disparaging remarks, in fact some | + | The station, the train, a hospital one - a blast of the whistle and I said farewell to that fair town. I must return to the Downs one day, a beautiful |
- | were plain nasty, but, when they arrived at the station looking. weary and much the worse for wear, I could do nought but forgive them, | + | |
- | The station, the train, a hospital one. blast of the whistle and I said farewell to that fair town, I must return to the Downs one day, a lecatltiful | + | A few days at G.D.D. awaiting draft during |
- | A few days at G,D,D, awaiting draft durinp; | + | |
- | grew careless and stepped in front of a slug, You may remember me writing about how we all hopped out for a cup of tea one day, well Sykes was the | + | Another station, another train and we were off again, not forgetting of course the customary |
- | lenlucky | + | |
- | Another station, another train ana we were oil' | + | Lonely paddocks, lonely homesteads, lonely |
- | 11, | + | |
- | wa5n'i; too pru. to take the floor the f-Irst 6ay | + | Another few days in a town in which I run into my elder brother |
- | (31.1 to a leaktng | + | |
- | the h o1;.1..c3'ad_..tqays- ".10 | + | Aboard another |
- | again a7(1.:;:; | + | |
- | and 'drank )che-only tWo bad beers on the maret bcer | + | Received |
- | Piled out of windc,.Ts-and doorr; | + | |
- | no ono threatened to thrcW any of thri n.T,C;S c-A-'f the c-..;atic11_ t" | + | Cheerio. |
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- | day r17eamed cf othar a.rasScs | + | |
- | , Lenr)ly73.ad:lock-s, aorely homesterld!: | + | |
- | ac we go by, Cries _of fetters | + | |
- | with a thicket tc-a, Shades. of thr.--.M.E1 0As you | + | |
- | when it (, | + | |
- | (1411) dir'.n5t he scream.. The swamtn lasller3 thu blue floir:er covering7 | + | |
- | there so many birds about Native | + | |
- | ;i he errantry | + | |
- | piricaplo-Je | + | |
- | Another few days in a town in which I run into Ty e7dr brother the F,ertord tlne since Adolph decided to have some fun 7,,n6 a few more drin1-..s | + | |
- | and -after a month ashore was keen to get aboard his r ihi-0 On fight that did do soTPone | + | |
- | Aboard another | + | |
- | of mail awaited | + | |
- | Peciel | + | |
- | prol)al-; | + | |
- | R:, | + | |
Bill. | Bill. | ||
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==== Federation Report ==== | ==== Federation Report ==== |
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