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- | We had been five weeks in New Zealand, covering the lakes and valleys and mountain | + | We had been five weeks in New Zealand, covering the lakes and valleys and mountain |
- | 13. | + | |
- | soon settled in comfortably for the night. | + | Leaving the Hermitage |
- | Leaving the Hermitage | + | |
- | We waited at the Ball Hut till the cool about 4 p.m. we struggled into our packs and Glacier 6 miles to De la Beche Hut. It took the 6 miles', over icehummocks | + | We waited at the Ball Hut till the cool of the afternoon, then about 4 p.m. we struggled into our packs and set off up the Tasman |
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- | We reached the hut about 7.30. Here we and weighed our packs and impedimenta. Mine both the boys had over 100 lbs. | + | We reached the hut about 7.30. Here we found a spring scale and weighed our packs and impedimenta. Mine was a mere 53 lbs., but both the boys had over 100 lbs. |
- | We had made plans to climb the Hochstetter Dom (9,179 feet), which is the great mound of snow lying at the head of the Tasman Glacier. This would necessitate an early rising of 3 a.m. on the morrow, but it was going on for 11 p.m. when we finally retired and we didn't wake up till 4.45 a.m. when the glow in the sky, which should have been the moon but was annually the sun, awoke Gordon. He and Bert had slept outside among the boulders, it being reputed to be cooler outside, while I enjoyed the comfort of a bunk inside, but | + | |
- | was soon rudely awakened and mechanically struggled into my clothes and pulled on the hobnailed:boots, the while we consumed lukewarm porridge, slightly overdone,.in the murky light of a candle while dawn endeavoured to break outside. | + | We had made plans to climb the Hochstetter Dom (9,179 feet), which is the great mound of snow lying at the head of the Tasman Glacier. This would necessitate an early rising of 3 a.m. on the morrow, but it was going on for 11 p.m. when we finally retired and we didn't wake up till 4.45 a.m. when the glow in the sky, which should have been the moon but was annually the sun, awoke Gordon. He and Bert had slept outside among the boulders, it being reputed to be cooler outside, while I enjoyed the comfort of a bunk inside, but I was soon rudely awakened and mechanically struggled into my clothes and pulled on the hobnailed boots, the while we consumed lukewarm porridge, slightly overdone, in the murky light of a candle while dawn endeavoured to break outside. |
- | One of the hardest parts of Mountaineering | + | |
- | We were ready to set out by 5.55 a.m. It was now quite light. We followed | + | One of the hardest parts of mountaineering |
- | The glacier now gave way to vast undulating | + | |
- | found a spring scale was a mere 53 lbs., but | + | We were ready to set out by 5.55 a.m. It was now quite light. We followed |
- | 14. | + | |
- | light. As we gained the higher levels the crevasses decreased in number but increased in width, some of them being over 50 feet wide and deep in proportion. They are fascinatingly beautiful. | + | The glacier now gave way to vast undulating |
- | There were no great hazards to try our skill on this climb, | + | |
- | Bert and Gordon now prepared for a good meal, about the fourth since breakfast, and it was hardly yet midday. I felt that I was noi yet in need of nourishment, | + | There were no great hazards to try our skill on this climb, |
- | It was further. than I thought to the level of the glacier, and when I had filled the bottle, and myself, with ice water I looked back to where the boys were still eating - mere little black dots on a great expanse of white. | + | |
- | It was quite hot walking, but one soon became chilly with inacti, so I decided to continue on m3i. way down the glacier and the boys would catch up later. The sun had been shining fiercely on the snow all the morning and in consequence quite a lot of it had melted and was running in cheerful gurgling little channels down all the cracks in the glacier. The surface snow too, in contrast to its morning hardness, was now quite soft and yielding, and many times I broke through the surface into the water below, but it wasn't very deep and as I only wet my boots and socks I didn't mind much, it was such a pleasure to see the happy little runnels of water all rushing and leaping along their separate ways in an intricate network, pouring | + | Bert and Gordon now prepared for a good meal, about the fourth since breakfast, and it was hardly yet midday. I felt that I was not yet in need of nourishment, |
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+ | It was further than I thought to the level of the glacier, and when I had filled the bottle, and myself, with ice water I looked back to where the boys were still eating - mere little black dots on a great expanse of white. | ||
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+ | It was quite hot walking, but one soon became chilly with inactivity, so I decided to continue on my way down the glacier and the boys would catch up later. The sun had been shining fiercely on the snow all the morning and in consequence quite a lot of it had melted and was running in cheerful gurgling little channels down all the cracks in the glacier. The surface snow too, in contrast to its morning hardness, was now quite soft and yielding, and many times I broke through the surface into the water below, but it wasn't very deep and as I only wet my boots and socks I didn't mind much, it was such a pleasure to see the happy little runnels of water all rushing and leaping along their separate ways in an intricate network, pouring | ||
I followed the hurrying water fascinated, not conscious of the significance that the crevasses were becoming deeper and more frequent, and that the water now rumbled on with an ominous hollow boom. | I followed the hurrying water fascinated, not conscious of the significance that the crevasses were becoming deeper and more frequent, and that the water now rumbled on with an ominous hollow boom. | ||
- | Suddenly, without warning, the great torrenf, | + | |
- | 15. | + | Suddenly, without warning, the great torrent |
- | Iliad glanced back some time ago and noticed that they had finished their lunch and followed down to the glacier where they had been less than half a mile behind me, but now my straining eyes could see no sign of them on that wide white sea of ice hummocks. They mus be there. They couldn' | + | |
- | 0 | + | I had glanced back some time ago and noticed that they had finished their lunch and followed down to the glacier where they had been less than half a mile behind me, but now my straining eyes could see no sign of them on that wide white sea of ice hummocks. They __must__ |
- | 0 | + | |
- | "I must go back and look for them" I thought while my eyes still feverishly sought the glacier in vain for some movement. I called again and again but no voce answered my shouts from the expanse of desolate white, only the ice cracked and shattered and splintered, and the water sucked and gurgled away into the bottomless depths with the noise like a drowning man. | + | "I must go back and look for them" I thought while my eyes still feverishly sought the glacier in vain for some movement. I called again and again but no voice answered my shouts from the expanse of desolate white, only the ice cracked and shattered and splintered, and the water sucked and gurgled away into the bottomless depths with the noise like a drowning man. |
- | I was about to step into a slight depression where the water was running only a few inches deep, when suddenly the sides and floor caved in, the water disappeared with a quiet whispery sigh, and in deathly silence a deep bottomless chasm yawned at my feet. I jumped like a scalded cat. My heart seemed to be beating suffocatingly in my throat and I set off in a wild uncontrolled run for the side of the glacier. What did it matter if I was thus exposing myself to the dangers of falling avalanches! What did it matter if the going was much more difficult and chopped up at the sides: Anything to be off this treacherous accursed glacier! - it was only a shell of hummoel, | + | |
- | I reached the lateral moraine trembling and panting. "Hi, there" called Bert " | + | I was about to step into a slight depression where the water was running only a few inches deep, when suddenly the sides and floor caved in, the water disappeared with a quiet whispery sigh, and in deathly silence a deep bottomless chasm yawned at my feet. I jumped like a scalded cat. My heart seemed to be beating suffocatingly in my throat and I set off in a wild uncontrolled run for the side of the glacier. What did it matter if I was thus exposing myself to the dangers of falling avalanches! What did it matter if the going was much more difficult and chopped up at the sides! Anything to be off this treacherous accursed glacier! - it was only a shell of hummocky |
- | FEDERATION NOTES - JANUARY. | + | |
+ | I reached the lateral moraine trembling and panting. "Hi, there" called Bert " | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Federation Notes - January.===== | ||
- Allen A. Strom. | - Allen A. Strom. | ||
- | the death of | + | |
- | a walking tour the dead | + | |
- | A report was received on the accident leading to Bob Thomas, President of The Kameruka Club, Whilst an in Tasmania. Delegates stood. as a mark of respect to bushwalker. | + | A report was received on the accident leading to the death of Bob Thomas, President of The Kameruka Club, whilst on a walking tour in Tasmania. Delegates stood as a mark of respect to the dead bushwalker. |
- | 16. | + | |
- | The Austrian Foreign Trade Representative in Australia, | + | The Austrian Foreign Trade Representative in Australia, Dr. W. Brauneis, 537 New South Head Road, Double Bay, has some first class 16mm sound films on skiing, mountaineering and rock climbing |
- | Dr. W. Brauneis, 537 New South Head Road, Double Bay, has some first class 16mm sound films on skiing, mountaineering and rock climbing | + | |
- | TANK AT COURIDJAN STATION: The Railway Department has indicated | + | ====Tank At Couridjah Station:==== |
- | It was reported to Federation that the Proprietor of Barrington | + | |
- | Mr. John Cotter was elected | + | The Railway Department has indicated |
- | caused by the resignation of-MFT-riongr-Freming. | + | |
- | THE iliEDERATION RE-UNION is due to talm place on the weekend March | + | It was reported to Federation that the Proprietor of Barrington |
- | 7OTE7- | + | |
- | ftermtwoonak.v.x.mmampsomams...armaimaai | + | Mr. John Cotter was elected |
- | rillE PALLIN FAREWELL PARTY. | + | |
- | More than 120 S:B.W's turned up at the Harvey' | + | ====The Federation Re-union: |
- | Sydney' | + | |
- | tents faced towards the campfire, blazing merrily away shpltered | + | is due to take place on the weekend March 26/ |
- | sheets of corrugated iron. Several arc lamps lit up the stage" area and the gum trees in the banground. | + | |
- | Everyone greeted everyone as, with groundsheets and sleeping | + | =====The Pallin Farewell Party.===== |
- | enteAaintent ensucyl, Malcolm' | + | |
- | Jim Brown, as President; gave a very moving and sincere speech of Farewell to Paddy and May, then May cut the large iced cake and everyone (we hope) got a bit. Supper, prepared by Jean and her | + | More than 120 S.B.W's turned up at the Harvey' |
- | visitor, Margaret, Jess, Grace and Yvonne was served under canvas to the accompaniment of a really heavy downpour, which made the hot tea and savouries | + | Sydney' |
- | 17. | + | |
- | HARD CHEDDAR | + | Everyone greeted everyone as, with groundsheets and sleeping |
- | . | + | |
+ | Jim Brown, as President, gave a very moving and sincere speech of Farewell to Paddy and May, then May cut the large iced cake and everyone (we hope) got a bit. Supper, prepared by Jean and her visitor, Margaret, Jess, Grace and Yvonne was served under canvas to the accompaniment of a really heavy downpour, which made the hot tea and savouries | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Hard Cheddar.===== | ||
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- | This is the time of year when the Crown-Street Composers enter their sanctum, put their heads together, and find that they haven' | + | |
- | It's a nerve-wrecking time for sensitive souls, such as we four all are. Why last, | + | This is the time of year when the Crown Street Composers enter their sanctum, put their heads together, and find that they haven' |
- | If you compose your own tunes, bright and gay, you must be prepared to have them put over like a Gregorian chant, and have the accent | + | |
- | Don't for a moment imagine that I' | + | It's a nerve-wrecking time for sensitive souls, such as we four all are. Why last year we had to forcibly restrain G.W. with a piece of four by two (hardwood) - all because we put his Finale at the end of the opera, instead of nearer the beginning, |
- | Exhausted of ideas, you sit and ponder on a theme, | + | |
- | You scribble down a lot of notes, you 'fill about a ream, Your mind is in a tp_rmoil | + | If you compose your own tunes, bright and gay, you must be prepared to have them put over like a Gregorian chant, and have the accent |
- | And then you think 'Should this be sung or rendered as a mime" | + | |
- | You know the tunes you put to them are pretty good but that The singers will soon change them - at the dropping | + | Don't for a moment imagine that I' |
- | know | + | |
- | That they cculdn't sing in tune, much less find a semi-tone, And the overall effect is like the Dying Stockman' | + | Exhausted of ideas, you sit and ponder on a theme,\\ |
- | At last you get inspired and you write a bit of verse, They' | + | You scribble down a lot of notes, you fill about a ream,\\ |
- | And hrend' | + | Your mind is in a turmoil |
- | But I guess I should be patient, philosophical let's say, | + | And then you think "Should this be sung or rendered as a mime". |
- | For the time will surely come when this dog will have its day, | + | |
- | And they' | + | You know the tunes you put to them are pretty good but that\\ |
- | chap, | + | The singers will soon change them - at the dropping |
- | We want a song on " | + | They don't like notes that are too high, or notes that are too low,\\ |
- | Ah, you think that Itm an egotist? that may be clear to see, | + | But they can't hear their own voices, so I s'pose they' |
- | But I'm always on the note-, I'm sure - er I think - er I hope - | + | That they couldn't sing in tune, much less find a semi-tone,\\ |
- | er maybe? | + | And the overall effect is like the Dying Stockman' |
- | A "WRINKLE" | + | |
- | , | + | At last you get inspired and you write a bit of verse,\\ |
+ | They' | ||
+ | Until you find that someone else, inspired more than you\\ | ||
+ | Has had the same ideas, and the tune is bright and new,\\ | ||
+ | And the gang all get together and you rend it with a swing\\ | ||
+ | And "rend' | ||
+ | |||
+ | But I guess I should be patient, philosophical let's say,\\ | ||
+ | For the time will surely come when this dog will have its day,\\ | ||
+ | And they' | ||
+ | We want a song on " | ||
+ | Your tunes are really wonderful, we've always thought them so\\ | ||
+ | If you' | ||
+ | Ah, you think that I' | ||
+ | But I'm always on the note, I'm sure - er I think - er I hope - er maybe? | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====A "Wrinkle" | ||
Or rather how to avoid the wrinkles that sometimes develop in the leather lining of boots. | Or rather how to avoid the wrinkles that sometimes develop in the leather lining of boots. | ||
- | As we had one c two complaints on this annoying | + | |
- | develop | + | As we had one or two complaints on this annoying |
- | (with suitable | + | |
- | course they had an alibi, but seriously it sounded | + | As most of us do quite a lot of creek wading, etc. that saturates boots into a sodden squelching shape of leather, you can imagine (if you think about it) how stretched and distorted leather gets. This actually happens but especially to the light leather lining of the boots and while it is in such a condition it is likely to stretch more than the outside upper and the toes force it into wrinkles which are not so irritating |
- | hint. | + | |
- | As most of us do quite a lot of creek wading, etc. that saturates boots into a sodden squelching shape of leather, you can imagine (if you think about it) how stretched and distorted leather gets. This actually happens but especially to the light leather lining of the boots and while it is in such a condition it is likely to stretch more than the outside upper and the toes force it into wrinkles which are not so irritating | + | |
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- | Price 52/6 to 59/6 per pair. | + | |
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- | 201 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. M2678. | + | |
+ | G.Y. Leather Dressing 2/3d. Tin. Dubbin 1/8 tin. Kiwi Wetpruf 1/6d. tin. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Paddy Pallin Pty. Ltd. 201 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. M2678. |
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