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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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Another station, another train and we were off again, not forgetting of course the customary two hour wait. No sleeping berths this year, nevertheless we weren' | Another station, another train and we were off again, not forgetting of course the customary two hour wait. No sleeping berths this year, nevertheless we weren' | ||
- | Lonely paddocks, lonely homesteads, lonely women and a wisp of linen waving as we go by. Cries of pa-er, pa-er, from the fettlers and an enterprising urchin with a bucket of tea. Shades of the M.E.! "As you wish" when it comes to price. | + | Lonely paddocks, lonely homesteads, lonely women and a wisp of linen waving as we go by. Cries of pa-er, pa-er, from the fettlers and an enterprising urchin with a bucket of tea. Shades of the M.E.! "As you wish" when it comes to price. |
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+ | Another few days in a town in which I run into my elder brother - the second time since Adolph decided to have some fun - and a few more drinks of ale. Had busted his hand in a scrap, love to see the other chap, and after a month ashore was keen to get aboard his ship again. | ||
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+ | Aboard another train, up and over the hills and that night I slept on an arrangement of wire and boards called by the company a bed. A stack of mail awaited me including a snap of the Runion. | ||
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+ | Received a great welcome home. The first question the company commander aked me; "How many crime sheets against you?" and so it was for every one I met. A look of awe spread over their faces when I proudly proclaimed a clean sheet. It just wasn't possible. | ||
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+ | Cheerio. | ||
- | with a thicket tc-a, Shades. of thr.--.M.E1 0As you | ||
- | when it (,cmcs to, | ||
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- | there so many birds about Native Compamion, | ||
- | ;i he errantry itself. 71i o cattle flrIF F-7,1TO Way to t'n, canefiel6s to the | ||
- | piricaplo-Je and. banana : | ||
- | 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 of ale, Tad ' | ||
- | and -after a month ashore was keen to get aboard his r ihi-0 On fight that did do soTPone some good. | ||
- | Aboard another train7 up and over the hills and that niht I clelot ot trrangemcnt of wire and boards called by the coripany a becl, A stack | ||
- | of mail awaited mc including a snap of the Runion. I notice you and ,7311 11,?..11 both occupy your usual commanding position., | ||
- | Peciel a great welcome home. The first gustien 2r,h, comflan:r co; | ||
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- | R:,sards to all? | ||
Bill. | Bill. | ||
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==== Federation Report ==== | ==== Federation Report ==== |
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