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- | I | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker ====== |
- | "THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER" | + | |
- | A Journal devoted to matters of interest to Members of | + | A Journal devoted to matters of interest to Members of the Sydney Bush Walkers, Sydney, New South Wales. |
- | the Sydney Bush Walkers, Sydney, New South Wales. | + | |
- | No. 17. February 1934. | + | No. 17. February 1934. |
- | Publishing Committee: | + | |
+ | **Publishing Committee:** | ||
Misses Brenda White, (Editor), Marjorie Hill, Dorothy Lawry, Rene Browne and Mr. Myles Dunphy. | Misses Brenda White, (Editor), Marjorie Hill, Dorothy Lawry, Rene Browne and Mr. Myles Dunphy. | ||
- | EDITORIAL | + | |
- | My appeal in the Xmas issue for contributions has had very gratifying results, no fewer than four people who had not previously written for the " | + | ===== Editorial ===== |
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+ | My appeal in the Xmas issue for contributions has had very gratifying results, no fewer than four people who had not previously written for the " | ||
I wish to thank Dorothy Lawry and Jean Trimble for helping to gather in contributions for this issue. | I wish to thank Dorothy Lawry and Jean Trimble for helping to gather in contributions for this issue. | ||
- | The Annual will be published in April in future instead of June, as the | + | |
- | Club year ends in March, | + | The Annual will be published in April in future instead of June, as the Club year ends in March, |
The idea of having this type of Annual originated in the fertile brain of Marie Byles, who very kindly offered to help me with the selection of contributions. The work is well in hand, and we can all look forward with interest to the April issue. | The idea of having this type of Annual originated in the fertile brain of Marie Byles, who very kindly offered to help me with the selection of contributions. The work is well in hand, and we can all look forward with interest to the April issue. | ||
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I have on hand an interesting article on a trip to Barrington Tops by Gilbert Taylor, which, awing to lack of space, I am forced to hold over. | I have on hand an interesting article on a trip to Barrington Tops by Gilbert Taylor, which, awing to lack of space, I am forced to hold over. | ||
- | Don't forget that the Swimming Carnival is being held at Bushwalkerst | + | |
- | Now comes a very pleasant duty, that of placing on record the fact that the people of Tasmania are the best ever. Mouldy wrote an article some time ago in praise of the hospitality of the Melbourne Walking Club - but it would take the space of many articles to adequately express our thanks and appreciation of the way the folks of the Little Isle took us to their hearts. We were only there a f697 weeks, but we felt as much at home as if we had lived amongst them for montba. | + | Don't forget that the Swimming Carnival is being held at Bushwalkers |
- | Marj. Hill has promised to write an account of our Cradle Mountain trip for a later issue. For wildness and grandeur of scenery there can surely be few places to compare with that new National Park. | + | |
- | -2- | + | Now comes a very pleasant duty, that of placing on record the fact that the people of Tasmania are the best ever. Mouldy wrote an article some time ago in praise of the hospitality of the Melbourne Walking Club - but it would take the space of many articles to adequately express our thanks and appreciation of the way the folks of the Little Isle took us to their hearts. We were only there a few weeks, but we felt as much at home as if we had lived amongst them for months. |
- | MICBELAGO AND THE TINDERY RANGE. | + | |
- | Motoring back from Kosciusko | + | Marj. Hill [Marjorie Hill] has promised to write an account of our Cradle Mountain trip for a later issue. For wildness and grandeur of scenery there can surely be few places to compare with that new National Park. |
- | swept backwards and forwards and between whiles revealed the rocky tops 3000 feet above the valley. It was the last view we were to have of them for two days. | + | |
- | Near the foot of the col between the two highest summits we reached the | + | ===== Michelago and the Tindery Range ===== |
- | Michelago Creek and the last farm house. We felt certain we were successfully | + | |
- | looking like part of the landscape when some eagle-eyed or fox-nosed dogs barked our betrayal to their owner, and there was nothing for it but to step forth boldly into the open and meet him as he came hurrying | + | Motoring back from Kosciuszko |
- | carded an account of the rain, stayed discreetly in the background and left me to | + | |
- | do the interviewing with no better moral support than a pair of very ancient shorts which had never, even in their youth, possessed much beauty, and had lost whatever beauty they did possess in the Jounima scrub. During the interview I was acutely conscious of Mouldy' | + | Near the foot of the col between the two highest summits we reached the Michelago Creek and the last farm house. We felt certain we were successfully looking like part of the landscape when some eagle-eyed or fox-nosed dogs barked our betrayal to their owner, and there was nothing for it but to step forth boldly into the open and meet him as he came hurrying |
- | wrong with my attire and treated me with as much kindness as one usually | + | |
- | We pitched our tent a little further | + | We pitched our tent a little further |
- | mist drop lower and lower on the heights above. I kept my eye on them the whole time, but there was only one opportunity for a compass-bearing. | + | |
- | We then started upwards, keeping to the right of the creek in accordance with Mr. Byrnes' | + | We then started upwards, keeping to the right of the creek in accordance with Mr Byrnes' |
- | Wet branches, wet undergrowth, | + | |
- | I rejoined my companion, who VAS much out of condition and therefore unable to tackle the final pinch, and then a marvellous thing happened. The sun shone through for perhaps a couple of minutes and the valley spread out below the angry clouds, a glory of emerald and gold amid deep sapphire hills, but more wonderful | + | Wet branches, wet undergrowth, |
- | still, we found that we were higher than anything else around, and I realised joyfully that I had bagged the highest peak and had him safely in my rucksack! | + | |
- | We struck down the face of the mountain as a variation from the route up, and we soon realised why I had seen granite slabs glistening in the sunlight. But that was not all. Between the slimy, slippery rocks was a tangle of undergrowth, | + | I rejoined my companion, who was much out of condition and therefore unable to tackle the final pinch, and then a marvellous thing happened. The sun shone through for perhaps a couple of minutes and the valley spread out below the angry clouds, a glory of emerald and gold amid deep sapphire hills, but more wonderful still, we found that we were higher than anything else around, and I realised joyfully that I had bagged the highest peak and had him safely in my rucksack! |
- | It did not rain that night, but the next day it did, the less said of it, perhaps, the better. On the third day it cleared, but the treacherous rocks of the upper lands seemed to have lost some of their attractiveness to me even, let alone my companion. So we wnnt down to the Michelago | + | |
- | Marie B. Byles. | + | We struck down the face of the mountain as a variation from the route up, and we soon realised why I had seen granite slabs glistening in the sunlight. But that was not all. Between the slimy, slippery rocks was a tangle of undergrowth, |
- | NOTHING | + | |
- | by Barney. | + | It did not rain that night, but the next day it did, the less said of it, perhaps, the better. On the third day it cleared, but the treacherous rocks of the upper lands seemed to have lost some of their attractiveness to me even, let alone my companion. So we went down to the Michelago |
- | I have been asked to contribute an article for this " | + | |
- | " | + | Marie B. Byles |
- | ceiling, there rose before me, as in a dream, memories and recollections of Club | + | |
- | activities and personalities which, already in the short period or my membership of little more than two years, are passing into the limbo of forgotten things. " | + | ===== Nothing ===== |
- | Comparatively speaking I am a new member and still look with a certain amount of reverence upon those senior members who originally strove and worked, explored and dared, for the sake of the Club and the freedom which we enjoy today. And how many of them are left? Time, with his scythe, marches cynically an, | + | |
- | caring naught for old prejudices, old likes and dislikes, and in his wake blows | + | by Barney |
- | the wind of current thought and opinion, which leaves breathless and inarticulate those who were many but are now few. | + | |
- | Faces floated before my eyes, mistily, | + | I have been asked to contribute an article for this " |
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+ | " | ||
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+ | Comparatively speaking I am a new member and still look with a certain amount of reverence upon those senior members who originally strove and worked, explored and dared, for the sake of the Club and the freedom which we enjoy today. And how many of them are left? Time, with his scythe, marches cynically an, caring naught for old prejudices, old likes and dislikes, and in his wake blows the wind of current thought and opinion, which leaves breathless and inarticulate those who were many but are now few. | ||
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+ | Faces floated before my eyes, mistily, | ||
Again before my eyes there rose the deeds of yesteryear - the happiness, the joy, the verve of life, and above all the general cameraderie which was so characteristic of the earlier days. The Reunions when all were present - sparkling campfires - spontaneous gaiety - laughter bubbling over - wit - joie de vivre - and good comradeship all round. | Again before my eyes there rose the deeds of yesteryear - the happiness, the joy, the verve of life, and above all the general cameraderie which was so characteristic of the earlier days. The Reunions when all were present - sparkling campfires - spontaneous gaiety - laughter bubbling over - wit - joie de vivre - and good comradeship all round. | ||
- | Slowly the scene changed; faces appeared that were not there before; others vanished to return no more. Instead of just a sea of faces there showed many little groups of faces. The smiles were fewer, and as one group approached another, advertently or inadvertently, | + | |
- | -4-- | + | Slowly the scene changed; faces appeared that were not there before; others vanished to return no more. Instead of just a sea of faces there showed many little groups of faces. The smiles were fewer, and as one group approached another, advertently or inadvertently, |
- | sometimes a slight | + | |
A sadness came upon me as though I were witnessing the last scene of a drama whose characters were about to fulfil a mournful destiny, when suddenly it seemed as if a light shone on the assembly, a light which at once illuminated and woke to sudden life all whom it touched - a light whose appeal was irresistible. | A sadness came upon me as though I were witnessing the last scene of a drama whose characters were about to fulfil a mournful destiny, when suddenly it seemed as if a light shone on the assembly, a light which at once illuminated and woke to sudden life all whom it touched - a light whose appeal was irresistible. | ||
- | My last impresaion | + | |
- | " | + | My last impression |
- | "THE LOG OF THE 'JOY'" | + | |
- | (Continued) H. Chardon. | + | " |
- | Wednesday | + | |
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+ | ===== The Log of the 'Joy' | ||
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+ | (Continued) H. Chardon. | ||
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+ | Wednesday | ||
Up early, we paddled round taking photos and swimming in the pool in front of our camp till it was time we left on our voyage downstream. | Up early, we paddled round taking photos and swimming in the pool in front of our camp till it was time we left on our voyage downstream. | ||
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At 10.30 we started and the rapids came thick and fast till we wondered whether it was worthwhile embarking at all. Lunch time found us an a sandy beach in the rather scanty shade of a wattle; drinking lime juice and gasping with the heat. The sand was so hot one could scarcely bear to set foot an it. Just as we were embarking again a breeze sprang up, making things bearable for our afternoon trip. | At 10.30 we started and the rapids came thick and fast till we wondered whether it was worthwhile embarking at all. Lunch time found us an a sandy beach in the rather scanty shade of a wattle; drinking lime juice and gasping with the heat. The sand was so hot one could scarcely bear to set foot an it. Just as we were embarking again a breeze sprang up, making things bearable for our afternoon trip. | ||
- | More rapidst | + | |
- | During the day we had to negotiate 14 rapids, making a total of 40 up to date. | + | More rapids! |
- | We were absolutely done in when we at length unloaded " | + | |
- | Thursday - up at 6 a.m., breakfast was soon under way, after which We wrote our diaries, this duty having been deferred from the previous day. Are were afloat at 9.55 and after passing our third rapid came to a fine long pool, right in a bend of the river. Further rapids followed, all of them small, till we came to another large pool. Fishing was decided on at this stage, so a spinner was let out aft with about 20 yds. of line. Ten minutes later we had our tea in the shape of two fine perch. This is the simplest fishing I've ever donet The fish catch themselves on artificial bait. | + | Thursday - up at 6 am, breakfast was soon under way, after which we wrote our diaries, this duty having been deferred from the previous day. Are were afloat at 9.55 and after passing our third rapid came to a fine long pool, right in a bend of the river. Further rapids followed, all of them small, till we came to another large pool. Fishing was decided on at this stage, so a spinner was let out aft with about 20 yds. of line. Ten minutes later we had our tea in the shape of two fine perch. This is the simplest fishing I've ever done! The fish catch themselves on artificial bait. |
- | Another rapid and another pool, half way along which we stopped for our usual cold lunch, and as I write this we are lazing in the shade of a willow, smoking our pipes and swilling lime juice. The sun had been hot as my legs will testify, but a cool breeze is blowing and altogether the weather is perfect. The cliffs on either side of us are falling in height, and to-day | + | |
- | -5- | + | Another rapid and another pool, half way along which we stopped for our usual cold lunch, and as I write this we are lazing in the shade of a willow, smoking our pipes and swilling lime juice. The sun had been hot as my legs will testify, but a cool breeze is blowing and altogether the weather is perfect. The cliffs on either side of us are falling in height, and today we passed the point at which the older rock disappears and the sandstone makes its appearance right to water level. |
- | While waiting for the sun to do its worst before starting, I noticed some ducks downstream well out of gunshot. We debated whether or not we would go after them, and in the end decided that as our meat was running low I should go along on foot and get a shot in. This I did and winged one; Tom then brought | + | |
- | the canoe and we dispatched it in fine style with another shot. 14 had been pretty bad with sunburn up till now, and this short spell in the blazing sun finished things. When we arrived back in camp I was in agony and could not even help Tom with the cooking. Later I remembered having heard that Bicarbonate of | + | While waiting for the sun to do its worst before starting, I noticed some ducks downstream well out of gunshot. We debated whether or not we would go after them, and in the end decided that as our meat was running low I should go along on foot and get a shot in. This I did and winged one; Tom then brought the canoe and we dispatched it in fine style with another shot. 14 had been pretty bad with sunburn up till now, and this short spell in the blazing sun finished things. When we arrived back in camp I was in agony and could not even help Tom with the cooking. Later I remembered having heard that Bicarbonate of Soda was a good thing. It was! Relief followed immediately and after polishing off a good feed of duck I was able to cook damper for the morrow. |
- | Soda was a good thing. It was Relief followed immediately and after polishing off a good feed of duck I was able to cook damper for the morrowe | + | |
- | STOP PRESS. Our eel line just went off and nearly pulled down the tree, we had it tied to. We landed him. A.beautyl | + | STOP PRESS. Our eel line just went off and nearly pulled down the tree, we had it tied to. We landed him. A beauty! |
- | Friday - Up at 4.45 a.m. and packedand | + | |
- | easy so we put the spinner out again and soon had two more fish, even bigger than the others. Goodness only knows haw many we could have caught had we wanted them. | + | Friday - Up at 4.45 am and packed |
- | The river is simply alive with fish and game. We passed through several long | + | |
- | deep pools with occasional rapids, and at 7.59 a.m. " | + | The fish (grilled) were beautiful and although we have not yet sampled the eel, he looks ' |
- | The fish (grilled) were beautiful and although we have not yet sampled the eel, he looks ' | + | |
- | think we will get it to-night. We' | + | Christmas Eve - It rained steadily all last night. This morning a gale is blowing with occasional scuds letting |
- | Christmas Eve - It rained steadily all last night. This morning a gale is blowing with occasional scuds letting | + | |
- | The Kangaroo River is a beautiful placid stream, showing a very marked contrast to the Shoalhaven. The first pool is some six or seven miles in length with well treed, grassy slopes on either side. About half way along, the River is joined by Bundanoon Creek while at the top of the pool, after passing up a small rapid Yarrungah Creek is met. Small rapids follow in quick succession as the river bends away to the East through most beautiful country, eventually finding its source in the mountains surrounding Kangaroo Valley. | + | The Kangaroo River is a beautiful placid stream, showing a very marked contrast to the Shoalhaven. The first pool is some six or seven miles in length with well treed, grassy slopes on either side. About half way along, the River is joined by Bundanoon Creek while at the top of the pool, after passing up a small rapid Yarrungah Creek [Yarrunga Creek] |
- | Banks lined with Casuarinas, the river is clear, with a gravelly bottom and thick grass to the water' | + | |
- | was eventually pitched in a pretty setting about 8 miles up from the Shoalhaven. Tea was soon under way and as soon disposed of, damper cooked and a little fishing indulged in. The fish were small so we had to catch four to make a decent | + | Banks lined with Casuarinas, the river is clear, with a gravelly bottom and thick grass to the water' |
- | breakfast. A gale of wind has been blowing all day and although we are quite | + | |
- | sheltered here, we are wearing flannels and keeping pretty close to a respectable camp fire. The rain seems to have cleared away and Christmas Day should be fine. | + | Christmas Day - Still windy with a clear blue sky. We started downstream after a good solid breakfast of porridge followed by boiled fish and coffee. After negotiating the rapids we passed yesterday, we put out the spinner and I took the bow seat with the gun. We bagged neither fish nor fowl and came to the conclusion that, compare with the Shoalhaven, the Kangaroo River is practically devoid of game. We stopped at Bundanoon |
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- | Tom came to light with cigars after dinner "Just to show it's Christmas." | + | |
- | Christmas Day - Still windy with a clear blue skye We started downstream after a good solid breakfast of porridge followed by boiled fish and coffee. After negotiating the rapids we passed yesterday, we put out the spinner and I took the bow seat with the gun. We bagged neither fish nor fowl and came to the conclusion that, compare4With | + | |
- | casuarinas. When we awoke, it was to find the sun setting and the wind setting rapidly. Tea was soon over and we took a turn up and down the river with the | + | |
- | spinner. Nothing | + | |
Another pipe of tobacco, memories of past Christmas Days spent together and we turned in. | Another pipe of tobacco, memories of past Christmas Days spent together and we turned in. | ||
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(To be continued) | (To be continued) | ||
- | "THE COLO GORGE" | + | |
- | (Tune: It Ain't Gonner Rain No Mo'.) | + | ===== "The Colo Gorge" |
- | 1.This is the yarn of Dunc and her friends, who thought they were all very tough, When they left one day in spirit so gay to tackle the Colo rough. | + | |
- | They were loaded with food and cameras galore, which filled their old packs to the | + | (Tune: It Ain't Gonner Rain No Mo') |
- | brim, But their hearts were light though they looked such a sight, and they all were | + | |
- | in very good trim. | + | 1. This is the yarn of Dunc and her friends, who thought they were all very tough,\\ |
- | 2.They went for two weeks with the object in view of ambling along at their leisure, With never a thought in the time so short, of anything else but their pleasure. But the vines lay thick in the valley | + | When they left one day in spirit so gay to tackle the Colo rough.\\ |
- | 3There | + | They were loaded with food and cameras galore, which filled their old packs to the brim,\\ |
- | 4.The days flew past and the miles crawlecl | + | But their hearts were light though they looked such a sight, and they all were in very good trim.\\ |
- | They were dawn to some aspros, some tea and some rice, & it was hours since they'd | + | |
- | last been fed), | + | 2. They went for two weeks with the object in view of ambling along at their leisure, |
- | When Dune caught an eel and they made a good meal off the bones & the skin 44:the head. | + | With never a thought in the time so short, of anything else but their pleasure. |
- | 5.At last quite exhausted they broke from the scrub like seven grey ghosts from the | + | But the vines lay thick in the valley |
- | west, After ninety miles odd, and they thanked their God that at last they'd be able to | + | And so in dismay they made their way, all bloody and scratched and torn. |
- | rest. Their boots were worn from right off their feet and their clothes were hanging in | + | |
- | tatters, But they' | + | 3. There was Ninian in front and he hacked path from dawn to the close of each day, |
- | all that matters. | + | With Dunc at the back to flatten the track and form the permanent way. |
- | 6.Now Dune she has made ten new holes in her belt & Roxy's just fading away, | + | While Auntie and Roxy and the rest of the gang came trundling along behind, |
- | While Auntie doesn' | + | All doing their best to survive the test and Ray to preserve his mind. |
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+ | 4. The days flew past and the miles crawled | ||
+ | And the day came at last when they had to fast and go without any dinner. | ||
+ | They were down to some aspros, some tea and some rice, & it was hours since they'd last been fed), | ||
+ | When Dunc caught an eel and they made a good meal off the bones & the skin and the head. | ||
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+ | 5. At last quite exhausted they broke from the scrub like seven grey ghosts from the west, | ||
+ | After ninety miles odd, and they thanked their God that at last they'd be able to rest. | ||
+ | Their boots were worn from right off their feet and their clothes were hanging in tatters, | ||
+ | But they' | ||
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+ | 6. Now Dunc she has made ten new holes in her belt & Roxy's just fading away, | ||
+ | While Auntie doesn' | ||
+ | The others | ||
+ | But poor Ray Bean can hardly be seen - he's minus two stone and a half. | ||
BARNEY. | BARNEY. | ||
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- | F 0 0 D. | + | FOOD. |
- | Food - at once the blessing and curse of camping. How easy without food (to carry) a fortnight' | + | |
+ | Food - at once the blessing and curse of camping. How easy without food (to carry) a fortnight' | ||
Many folk would blush with shame if they realised just how much of their time was spent in the contemplation and consumption of comestibles. In camping the proportion is greater than ever. If you see- a group of people sitting round a table in the club, | Many folk would blush with shame if they realised just how much of their time was spent in the contemplation and consumption of comestibles. In camping the proportion is greater than ever. If you see- a group of people sitting round a table in the club, | ||
frowns on faces, grave demeanour, pencils and paper handy, you can bet a rucksack to a tin of tomato soup that the subject of discussion is not President Roosevelt' | frowns on faces, grave demeanour, pencils and paper handy, you can bet a rucksack to a tin of tomato soup that the subject of discussion is not President Roosevelt' | ||
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The writer quite candidly confesses J that the ques tion of food is an important one to him and openly attacks the problem at every opportunity. Here are a couple of tips he came across recently:- | The writer quite candidly confesses J that the ques tion of food is an important one to him and openly attacks the problem at every opportunity. Here are a couple of tips he came across recently:- | ||
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Spread tinned baked beans on a flat dish and dry in the sun or in an oven without scorching. They should then be pulverised and may be carried in a ration bag. They make an appetising and nourishing soup, which is ready in a few minutes. | Spread tinned baked beans on a flat dish and dry in the sun or in an oven without scorching. They should then be pulverised and may be carried in a ration bag. They make an appetising and nourishing soup, which is ready in a few minutes. | ||
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An old hand gave the following:- | An old hand gave the following:- | ||
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Prepare ordinary green beans as for cooking, i.e. string and slice thinly. Spread out on a tray in the sun and leave until quite dry and brittle. They may then be carried in a bag and take very little longer than fresh beans to cook in camp. | Prepare ordinary green beans as for cooking, i.e. string and slice thinly. Spread out on a tray in the sun and leave until quite dry and brittle. They may then be carried in a bag and take very little longer than fresh beans to cook in camp. | ||
- | Paddy Pallin has got something new too in the food line. It is " | + | |
- | It will make any dish that can be made from mincemeat, such as stew, rissoles, shepherd' | + | Paddy Pallin has got something new too in the food line. It is " |
+ | It will make any dish that can be made from mincemeat, such as stew, rissoles, shepherd' | ||
Of course you know where Paddy hangs out: | Of course you know where Paddy hangs out: | ||
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F.A. PALLIN, | F.A. PALLIN, | ||
512 George Street, | 512 George Street, | ||
Over Hallam' | Over Hallam' | ||
Opp. Wynyard Station | Opp. Wynyard Station | ||
- | Phone: B3101. (where all the policemen are) SYDNE Y. | + | Phone: B3101. (where all the policemen are) SYDNE Y. |
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BUSHWALKERS/ | BUSHWALKERS/ | ||
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Jeane Travis. | Jeane Travis. | ||
- | Alighting from the train at Leumeah on a recent Saturday afternoon, a party of five of us wended our way to the " | + | |
- | we were pleased, for the morning had been exceptionally hot and the rain, more or less, cooled the atmosphere. Frequent flashes of lightning were visible, and peals of thunder heard, which warned us that the rain might not be so welcome as we firtt thought, | + | Alighting from the train at Leumeah on a recent Saturday afternoon, a party of five of us wended our way to the " |
After calling in at one of the farms for fruit, etc., we arrived at the " | After calling in at one of the farms for fruit, etc., we arrived at the " | ||
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Our first task was to get a supply of wood in, which we did, the heavens still remaining open and the thunder still growling its warning. By this time it was rather a difficult job to pass from one end of the cave to(bhe other without being sprayed) with drips, although there was plenty of dry space for our gear on the ledges at the back of the cave. The next item was a meal, after which we felt prepared for the worst. | Our first task was to get a supply of wood in, which we did, the heavens still remaining open and the thunder still growling its warning. By this time it was rather a difficult job to pass from one end of the cave to(bhe other without being sprayed) with drips, although there was plenty of dry space for our gear on the ledges at the back of the cave. The next item was a meal, after which we felt prepared for the worst. | ||
- | As Bill Henley had not arrived at this stage, about 7.30 p.m., we decided that we would occupy his cave for some time, at least until the river rose, if it did. We also made use of Billts bundle of hessian which he leaves at the " | + | |
- | his position in the cave was-such that he was able to keep an eye on the river. Fixing a torch to the roof like a lamp, we made ourselves quite comfortable and | + | As Bill Henley had not arrived at this stage, about 7.30 p.m., we decided that we would occupy his cave for some time, at least until the river rose, if it did. We also made use of Billts bundle of hessian which he leaves at the " |
- | prayed that Bill would not come and upset our plans for the night. As is customary with us we sang many of the songs from our repertoire including - " | + | |
- | About 12 otclock | + | About 12 o' |
- | temporarily, | + | |
- | At the first signs of dawn we could see the river from tour door', a most unusual sight, and which meant that Bill's cave was well under water. The water was rushing by at such speed. too. Around we went to the " | + | At the first signs of dawn we could see the river from tour door', a most unusual sight, and which meant that Bill's cave was well under water. The water was rushing by at such speed. too. Around we went to the " |
- | so high was the water that it just poured straight in without a drop. Punchbowl Creek was sending in its share to make the big sea, and where the river and creek | + | |
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- | met in the middle was a kind of whirlpool. The combined, waters | + | |
Blue sky, however, began to peep through the grey, and 'Old Sol' was endeavouring to penetrate through the clouds. Later on in the day, when the floodwaters had subsided somewhat, we got into the river below the " | Blue sky, however, began to peep through the grey, and 'Old Sol' was endeavouring to penetrate through the clouds. Later on in the day, when the floodwaters had subsided somewhat, we got into the river below the " | ||
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All day long the " | All day long the " | ||
- | THE TALE OF A LUXURY CRUISE. by "Mal de Mer". | + | |
+ | THE TALE OF A LUXURY CRUISE. | ||
+ | by "Mal de Mer". | ||
Friday was a scorcher. The hearts of the intending voyagers rose at the prospect of a good night at sea. Nine of them arrived at Albion Wharf to find all quiet and in darkness. Eventually they knocked up the Skipper and he let them into the wharf about eleven o' | Friday was a scorcher. The hearts of the intending voyagers rose at the prospect of a good night at sea. Nine of them arrived at Albion Wharf to find all quiet and in darkness. Eventually they knocked up the Skipper and he let them into the wharf about eleven o' | ||
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At precisely 2 mem., the propeller kicked over and the " | At precisely 2 mem., the propeller kicked over and the " | ||
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'as Jean's first ocean voyage, and she stood near the bridge thoroughly enjoying the lift and fall of the ship as she took her course to the Heads, nosing into a freshening breeze. The more blase ones reclined amidships amid the cargo, or made themselves comfortable in odd corners. The " | 'as Jean's first ocean voyage, and she stood near the bridge thoroughly enjoying the lift and fall of the ship as she took her course to the Heads, nosing into a freshening breeze. The more blase ones reclined amidships amid the cargo, or made themselves comfortable in odd corners. The " | ||
- | Manly was astern when a figure rose from the melee and took a place at the rail. Shortly another followed, and our worthy leader and his wife heaved in unison, while Richard hovered round with cups of water. Off Deewhy Jean, not to be out of things, also went to the rail. The headwind steadily rose, and the " | + | |
- | Jean: " | + | Manly was astern when a figure rose from the melee and took a place at the rail. Shortly another followed, and our worthy leader and his wife heaved in unison, while Richard hovered round with cups of water. Off Deewhy Jean, not to be out of things, also went to the rail. The headwind steadily rose, and the " |
After rounding Barranjoey the " | After rounding Barranjoey the " | ||
- | The promise of a swim at Patonga sent the crowd into their costumes, but the sun became hotter and hotter and made those sunbaking seek shelter. While cargo | + | |
- | -10- | + | The promise of a swim at Patonga sent the crowd into their costumes, but the sun became hotter and hotter and made those sunbaking seek shelter. While cargo was being unloaded the party dived into the shark-enclosure at Patonga, to cool off. Hawkesbury River Station was the next call, and there the ' |
- | was being unloaded the party dived into the shark-enclosure at Patonga, to cool off. Hawkesbury River Station was the next call, and there the ' | + | |
- | the costume-clad folk aboard, | + | Just after lunch she arrived at Wiseman' |
- | Dangar Island, steamed up under the Bridge. There must have been clUse on a hundred calls made at the farms along the river, and at each call the " | + | |
- | Just after lunch she arrived at Wiseman' | + | Sunday was cloudy with a promise of rain. A plunge from the jetty, and a swim down river with the tide to the punt slips was a good appetiser for breakfast. Camp broke up at 9.30 and the party got onto the road for a leg-stretcher into Windsor. After casting envious eyes, at the melon patches at Ebenezer, a large watermelon was procured and consumed at Wilberforce. The rain cut lunch short and packs were shouldered in very short while. The party moved into Windsor at a brisk walk to keep warm, and after inspection of the Macquarie Church and graveyard they wended their way stationwards. |
- | At 4.30 p.m. preparations were made to disembark, and shortly afterwards the party was waving goodbye to the " | + | |
- | Sunday was cloudy with a promise of rain. A plunge from the jetty, and a swim dawn river with the tide to the punt slips was a good appetiser for breakfast. Camp broke up at 9.30 and the party got onto the road for a leg-stretcher into Windsor. After casting envious eyes, at the melon patches at Ebenezer, a large watermelon was procured and consumed at Wilberforce. The rain cut lunch short and packs were shouldered in very short while. The party moved into Windsor at a brisk walk to keep warm, and after inspection of the Macquarie Church and graveyard they wended their way stationwards. | + | |
Even Jean and May and Paddy voted it a good weekend, so roll up for the next one. It will be an unofficially official one. | Even Jean and May and Paddy voted it a good weekend, so roll up for the next one. It will be an unofficially official one. | ||
- | HERE AND THERE Richard 471kers. | + | |
+ | HERE AND THERE | ||
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+ | Richard 471kers. | ||
The Eye slowly travelled' | The Eye slowly travelled' | ||
- | I suppose I'll have to write something, if only to uplift the ideals.of the paper, but what can little humble I write about the Kawmung, Black Dog, Kanangra, Kedumba, etc. that everyone does not know? What advice can I offer you seasoned hikers - excuse me, walkers - that would not savour of telling your esteemed grandmothers to suck eggs? The answer in both cases is a lemon, or as the vulgar say, Nil. So I'll just confine myself to a few sketches culled here and there, commencing with a social note from the " | + | |
- | The relatives and friends of Mlle. Jeane, one of the noted Pony family, will be grieved to learn that an Ixodes Holocyclus, commonly known as a tick, inserted itself into her leg, whilst she was staying at her country seat, the ever popular resort, Basinville. Displaying heroic stoicism, while the by- | + | I suppose I'll have to write something, if only to uplift the ideals.of the paper, but what can little humble I write about the Kowmung, Black Dog, Kanangra, Kedumba, etc. that everyone does not know? What advice can I offer you seasoned hikers - excuse me, walkers - that would not savour of telling your esteemed grandmothers to suck eggs? The answer in both cases is a lemon, or as the vulgar say, Nil. So I'll just confine myself to a few sketches culled here and there, commencing with a social note from the " |
- | standers were treated for hysterics, she resigned herself to our medical skill. Friends will be pleased to know the operation was successful, a half-inch splinter | + | |
- | being removed from her extremity," | + | The relatives and friends of Mlle. Jeane, one of the noted Pony family, will be grieved to learn that an Ixodes Holocyclus, commonly known as a tick, inserted itself into her leg, whilst she was staying at her country seat, the ever popular resort, Basinville. Displaying heroic stoicism, while the by- standers were treated for hysterics, she resigned herself to our medical skill. Friends will be pleased to know the operation was successful, a half-inch splinter being removed from her extremity," |
- | ON BEING PHOTOGRAPHED,: | + | |
- | efforts to dodge press photographers. Just when one is hot, tired and hungry - Your picture, Please" | + | ON BEING PHOTOGRAPHED,: |
- | face, walks into focus. " | + | efforts to dodge press photographers. Just when one is hot, tired and hungry - Your picture, Please" |
- | saunters off, smiling smugly. We hope we won' | + | face, walks into focus. " |
- | On that notable Health Week Sunday, down at the Garrawarra reservation at Bulgo lookout we met four of the species, who persuaded us to pose, just as we | + | saunters off, smiling smugly. We hope we won't. |
- | untidily were. Once we surrounded an important Person - hush: - the director | + | |
- | of Sydney' | + | On that notable Health Week Sunday, down at the Garrawarra reservation at Bulgo lookout we met four of the species, who persuaded us to pose, just as we untidily were. Once we surrounded an important Person - hush: - the director of Sydney' |
- | with a member of the Australian Broadcasting Commission - there l I have almost | + | |
- | let it out. Again we sprawled picturesquely over a fallen log, emulating our ancestors in our attitudes.; | + | |
Still, why worry over these things when a tinned milk firm thought our photof good enough to use in their ads? And it wasn't the " | Still, why worry over these things when a tinned milk firm thought our photof good enough to use in their ads? And it wasn't the " | ||
- | Icy-cold dips take first place in a walker' | + | |
- | Cox River, we had our dip in the enticing grey water. Seething and bubbling | + | Icy-cold dips take first place in a walker' |
- | o'er the polished pebbles, the lullaby of the river softened to a stillness as the waters entered the quieter casuarina-fringed reaches. These brooding sen- | + | |
- | tinels afforded fatherly protection for our tents from the leaden sky. A splash | + | |
- | and all was the same. No. Four heads floated lazily down stream. Gliding | + | |
- | along, seductive reeds reache& out lovingly, their intertwining fingers beckoning us to stay with them in their enchanted home. But no, with regret we had our | + | |
- | last swim, and climbed out, leaving a a token our cast-off garments of fatigue and dirt. | + | |
- | Another time. Climbing wearily up the many steps towards | + | |
- | Neate' | + | |
- | below the waterfall which clothed the rocks with its lacy gown. No one in sight, no feminine Intruder; we stripped and dived. Four strokes brought us to a ledge upon which we sat, a spray of melted crystals, kissed by the sun, brushing our | + | |
- | faces. Out of our icy bath, a brisk rub down, and lol where were those steps | + | |
- | ahead which daunted us before? We covered them rapidly, refreshed in body and in spirit. | + | |
Why all this fuss about Era? Everywhere we hear about people Era-mad. We read about Stars "going Hollywood," | Why all this fuss about Era? Everywhere we hear about people Era-mad. We read about Stars "going Hollywood," | ||
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"Put me on the train for Leumeah, | "Put me on the train for Leumeah, | ||
That's the place I long to see yer, | That's the place I long to see yer, | ||
- | Off along the track, plenty in my /Jack, For I'm going to eat it at the B.A.S.I.N. Where the Punchbowl Creek just flows in. That is where we like to dive in. | + | Off along the track, plenty in my / |
+ | For I'm going to eat it at the B.A.S.I.N. | ||
+ | Where the Punchbowl Creek just flows in. | ||
+ | That is where we like to dive in. | ||
So, I hope to see you, pal, | So, I hope to see you, pal, | ||
At our Swimming Carnival, | At our Swimming Carnival, | ||
For the Basin' | For the Basin' | ||
- | -12- | + | |
- | LIST OF BOOKS IN S.B.W. | + | LIST OF BOOKS IN S.B.W. |
Australian Wilds, In Australian Wild Flowers | Australian Wilds, In Australian Wild Flowers | ||
Adventures of Johnny Walker, | Adventures of Johnny Walker, | ||
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Birds and Green Places Birds and Man | Birds and Green Places Birds and Man | ||
Bush Boys Book, The Bible in Spain, The | Bush Boys Book, The Bible in Spain, The | ||
- | LIBRARY. | + | |
- | C.B. Barrett 2 | + | C.B. Barrett 2 |
- | A.E. Sulman 35 | + | A.E. Sulman 35 |
- | W.H. Davies 16 | + | W.H. Davies 16 |
- | E.K. Morton 27 | + | E.K. Morton 27 |
- | R.H. Croll 13 | + | R.H. Croll 13 |
- | Ethel Powell 42 | + | Ethel Powell 42 |
- | Percival Serle 71 | + | Percival Serle 71 |
- | W.H. Davies 48 & 63 | + | W.H. Davies 48 & 63 |
- | A. Huxley 41 | + | A. Huxley 41 |
- | J.R. Tyrrell 60 | + | J.R. Tyrrell 60 |
- | S.Elliott Napier 29 | + | S.Elliott Napier 29 |
- | Amy E. Mack 26 | + | Amy E. Mack 26 |
- | L.G. Chandler 15 | + | L.G. Chandler 15 |
- | A.H. Chisholm 12 | + | A.H. Chisholm 12 |
- | W.H. Hudson 23 | + | W.H. Hudson 23 |
- | Donald Macdonald 28 | + | Donald Macdonald 28 |
- | George Borrow 78 | + | George Borrow 78 |
- | Creatures. that Once were Men Maxim Gorky 44 | + | Creatures. that Once were Men Maxim Gorky 44 |
- | Coolah Valley, The C.B. Fletcher 18 | + | Coolah Valley, The C.B. Fletcher 18 |
- | Cotswold Book, A, | + | Cotswold Book, A, Temperley 49 |
- | Cargo-Boat and Mountain, By M.B. Byles 57 | + | Cargo-Boat and Mountain, By M.B. Byles 57 |
- | Days When The World was Wide, In the Henry Lawson 25 | + | Days When The World was Wide, In the Henry Lawson 25 |
- | Essays H. Thoreau 68 | + | Essays H. Thoreau 68 |
- | Eot hen Kinglake 72 | + | Eot hen Kinglake 72 |
- | Exploration in Africa E.W. Smith 59 | + | Exploration in Africa E.W. Smith 59 |
Four Months afoot in Spain | Four Months afoot in Spain | ||
First Crossing of Greenland, The Fifth Continent | First Crossing of Greenland, The Fifth Continent | ||
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47 | 47 | ||
62 | 62 | ||
- | Hills and the Sea H. Belloc 74 | + | Hills and the Sea H. Belloc 74 |
- | Hound of the Road Mary Gilmore 55 | + | Hound of the Road Mary Gilmore 55 |
- | Inland Voyage, An R.L. Stevenson 33 | + | Inland Voyage, An R.L. Stevenson 33 |
- | Knocking Round Le Gay Breraton 6 | + | Knocking Round Le Gay Breraton 6 |
- | Kinship of Nature, The Bliss Carmen 50 | + | Kinship of Nature, The Bliss Carmen 50 |
- | Lavengro Geo. Borrow 6 | + | Lavengro Geo. Borrow 6 |
- | Lore of the Wanderer Geo. Goodchild 20 | + | Lore of the Wanderer Geo. Goodchild 20 |
- | Land of the Sun, The E.J. Bray 4 | + | Land of the Sun, The E.J. Bray 4 |
- | Later Days W.H. Davies 46 | + | Later Days W.H. Davies 46 |
- | Landlopers J.Le Gay Brereton 40 | + | Landlopers J.Le Gay Brereton 40 |
-13- | -13- | ||
- | Mateship with Birds A.H. Chisholm 73 | + | Mateship with Birds A.H. Chisholm 73 |
- | Manual of Map Reading War Office 81 & 39 | + | Manual of Map Reading War Office 81 & 39 |
- | Men Books and Birds W.H. Hudson 51 | + | Men Books and Birds W.H. Hudson 51 |
- | Murray Valley, The C.B. Fletcher 17 | + | Murray Valley, The C.B. Fletcher 17 |
- | Old Bush Songs A.B. Paterson 30 | + | Old Bush Songs A.B. Paterson 30 |
- | Open Road in Victoria, The R.H. Croll 14 | + | Open Road in Victoria, The R.H. Croll 14 |
- | Open Road, The E.V. Lucas 53 | + | Open Road, The E.V. Lucas 53 |
- | Pilgrims Way, On the D.P. Capper 10 | + | Pilgrims Way, On the D.P. Capper 10 |
- | Purple Land, The W.H. Hudson 67 | + | Purple Land, The W.H. Hudson 67 |
- | Physiography of the Cox River Basin Frank A. Craft 85 | + | Physiography of the Cox River Basin Frank A. Craft 85 |
- | Romney Rye, The George Borrow 80 | + | Romney Rye, The George Borrow |
- | Rambles of an Australian Naturalist Paul Fountain 56 | + | Rambles of an Australian Naturalist Paul Fountain 56 |
Save Australia | Save Australia | ||
Selected Poems | Selected Poems | ||
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65 | 65 | ||
66 | 66 | ||
- | Virginibus Puerisque R.L. Stevenson 32 | + | Virginibus Puerisque R.L. Stevenson 32 |
Wild Flowers of N.S.W. Vol. 1. | Wild Flowers of N.S.W. Vol. 1. | ||
Wild Flowers of N.S.W. Vol. 2. | Wild Flowers of N.S.W. Vol. 2. | ||
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11 | 11 | ||
54 | 54 | ||
- | -14:- | + | |
THE PASSING SHOW ON THE WORONORA RIVER. | THE PASSING SHOW ON THE WORONORA RIVER. | ||
- | I know it would be presumptuous of me to endeavour to describe with my li.mited vocabulary the wonders of our trip dawn the Woronora River by moonlight; but there must be many amongst the Bush Walkers to whom the mention of canoe-ing brings back happy memories. Every river has a charm of its own in the daytime, but it takes the moon rising slowly over the ridges to bring out the fullest beauty of the silvery waters. | + | |
- | Our party separated at Como at dusk; two of us to do the ten miles in our pack-laden canoe and the remainder to walk to Engadine to the Sabugal which was to be our destination. The walkers arrived some considerable time before us, | + | I know it would be presumptuous of me to endeavour to describe with my li.mited vocabulary the wonders of our trip down the Woronora River by moonlight; but there must be many amongst the Bush Walkers to whom the mention of canoe-ing brings back happy memories. Every river has a charm of its own in the daytime, but it takes the moon rising slowly over the ridges to bring out the fullest beauty of the silvery waters. |
- | and we were greeted by a hearty meal which was most welcome. | + | |
- | The Woronora is alive with fish of all description, | + | Our party separated at Como at dusk; two of us to do the ten miles in our pack-laden canoe and the remainder to walk to Engadine to the Sabugal which was to be our destination. The walkers arrived some considerable time before us, and we were greeted by a hearty meal which was most welcome. |
- | of the piscatorial art at its best. We perceived a motor boat and dinghy - crew attired in correct nautical garb - proceeding down the river midst much noise and commotion, which we were given to understand was the correct method of sending all fish life dawn the end of the river. This process continued for some half | + | |
- | hour or so, then, having supposedly driven the scaly inhabitants of the Woronora | + | The Woronora is alive with fish of all description, |
- | into an area of some 20 by 50 yards, they proceeded to scientifically lay their net. From our vantage point we gained a first hand knowledge of how this should be done and were duly impressed. These modern Izaak Waltons then drove the fish up into the area covered by the net; the method employed closely resembling carpet beating, and this feat accomplished], | + | |
- | devoid of fish. The look of incredibility on our faces was seriously rivalled by the expression of chagrin registered by the disillusioned fishermen who slunk hurriedly out of sight. A little later a local rustic arrived on the scene, | + | This river is apparently the mecca of all would-be rowers, which afforded us an amusing afternoon; particularly when a rather pompous man-about-town - well-known to several of our party -was majestically rowing his lady-love up the river. On sighting us he put forth his " |
- | and using the most primitive method, threw a stone at a big fish that came to the surface, then calmly waded out and retrieved his booty. | + | |
- | This river is apparently the mecca of all would-be rowers, which afforded us an amusing afternoon; particularly when a rather pompous man-about-town - | + | |
- | well-known to several of our party -was majestically rowing his lady-love up the river. On sighting us he put forth his " | + | |
- | disastrous results. He unnerved his fair passenger and unseated himself. We endeavoured to appear oblivious of his discomfiture, | + | |
- | shoulders and suppressed giggles gave us away. | + | |
To my mind it is the enjoyment derived from simple incidents that contributes largely to the general happy spirit of the Bush Walkers. | To my mind it is the enjoyment derived from simple incidents that contributes largely to the general happy spirit of the Bush Walkers. | ||
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Nanette. | Nanette. | ||
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DEMORALISING INFLUENCE OF A CERTAIN CLUB | DEMORALISING INFLUENCE OF A CERTAIN CLUB | ||
- | (Play in Four Acts) Barney. | + | (Play in Four Acts) Barney. |
- | ACT I. Scene: The Club. Time: Umpteen long months ago. (Etter a young man dressed in his best, and a second rises from a seat at the back). | + | ACT I. Scene: The Club. Time: Umpteen long months ago. (Etter a young man dressed in his best, and a second rises from a seat at the back). |
1st. (Cecil Kaplonk): Good evening, Mr. Morale. Are you going anywhere this week-end? I am very keen to do one of these trips you have told me about. | 1st. (Cecil Kaplonk): Good evening, Mr. Morale. Are you going anywhere this week-end? I am very keen to do one of these trips you have told me about. | ||
and. (Claude Morale): Why, certainly Mr. - er, what is your name? | and. (Claude Morale): Why, certainly Mr. - er, what is your name? | ||
I'm sorry I've forgotten it. Kaplonk? Ohl yes, of course, Mr. Kaplcnk; one | I'm sorry I've forgotten it. Kaplonk? Ohl yes, of course, Mr. Kaplcnk; one | ||
- | meets so many people you know that new members' | + | meets so many people you know that new members' |
1st.: Thank you very much, I would. Er - have you had tea yet? No? Well, | 1st.: Thank you very much, I would. Er - have you had tea yet? No? Well, | ||
come and join me - I'm going to have a glass of milk and some brown bread & butter. | come and join me - I'm going to have a glass of milk and some brown bread & butter. | ||
(Curtain) | (Curtain) | ||
- | ACT 2. Scene: The Club. Time: Some months later. | + | ACT 2. Scene: The Club. Time: Some months later. |
(Enter Claude, followed soon after by Cecil who removes his hat and discloses a rather muddy countenance from which the stain of daily toil has not yet been removed). | (Enter Claude, followed soon after by Cecil who removes his hat and discloses a rather muddy countenance from which the stain of daily toil has not yet been removed). | ||
Claude: Hello, Cecil, old man. | Claude: Hello, Cecil, old man. | ||
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Cecil: Righto, I don't mind. Shall we get the 2 o' | Cecil: Righto, I don't mind. Shall we get the 2 o' | ||
(Curtain) | (Curtain) | ||
- | ACT 3. Scene: The Club. Time: One year later. | + | ACT 3. Scene: The Club. Time: One year later. |
- | (Enter Claude. Cecil already sits at ease with one leg in the table. He has no tie). | + | (Enter Claude. Cecil already sits at ease with one leg in the table. He has no tie). |
- | Cecil: | + | Cecil: 'Lo stinker. |
Claude: /Lo you blister, low are yer? | Claude: /Lo you blister, low are yer? | ||
Cecil: Oke, brother, but gotta helluvathirst. Claude: Sotv I. (Raises an eyebrow). | Cecil: Oke, brother, but gotta helluvathirst. Claude: Sotv I. (Raises an eyebrow). | ||
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(Curtain) | (Curtain) | ||
20 minutes later. | 20 minutes later. | ||
- | (They return. They are not sad). | + | (They return. They are not sad). |
Claude: Going to Era to-morrow? | Claude: Going to Era to-morrow? | ||
Cecil: Of course. You coming? | Cecil: Of course. You coming? | ||
Claude: IDnaph: But can't go next week. I've been to Era 29 times since last Christmas and I'll just have to stop home and mow the lawn. Anyway, there' | Claude: IDnaph: But can't go next week. I've been to Era 29 times since last Christmas and I'll just have to stop home and mow the lawn. Anyway, there' | ||
(Curtain) | (Curtain) | ||
- | ACT 4. Scene: The Club. Time: | + | ACT 4. Scene: The Club. Time: ? (Two untidy figures sit at a table. There is an overturned glass of milk and a faint aroma of lavender). Claude: Where are you goin' tomorrow (hie)? Cecil: So (hid) am I. |
(Final curtain, and terrific crash as bad eggs, a dead cat, two turnips, and the Committee descend simultaneously upon the stage.) | (Final curtain, and terrific crash as bad eggs, a dead cat, two turnips, and the Committee descend simultaneously upon the stage.) | ||
- | -16- | + | |
- | THREE MEN ON A LORRY | + | |
- | (to say nothing of the dog & the woman). Charles Pryde. | + | ===== Three Men on a Lorry ===== |
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+ | (to say nothing of the dog & the woman). | ||
+ | |||
+ | Charles Pryde | ||
Most of us were " | Most of us were " | ||
- | SATURDAY, 30th. DEC. 1933. I' | + | |
- | TaTITTITCTUrse, went to the eastern exit, where, after waiting a long time and seeing several trains come in, I saw Paddy on the bridge going westwards and went after him, but when I'd got across he had vanished. Search up the road and along the platforms was futile, but after a little I heard my name called, and found held, been looking for me. The conveyance was an the main road already loaded up with May, ' | + | SATURDAY, 30th. DEC. 1933. |
- | was a ' | + | |
- | quick run brought us to St.Ives, where we bought some oranges and then another short run took us to a turn off-which we on found was the wrong one, but were able to get across | + | I'd arranged to meet the others at Gordon Station |
- | Christmas Bells. | + | |
- | A few years ago the Government spent a lot of money making this road out to. West Head a scenic one for cars., etc., and we were counting on it being in fair condition, but what a disappointment. We could see where it hal been good, but now most of the good parts had been washed away, and the best travelling is mostly through the scrub alongside the road, or over sand which has filled up SOMB of the lower lying parts. Inside half an hour Paddy and I were quite expert at hopping off the moving truck to either help the engine over a big rock or to act as brakes to prevent the truck dropping over one too suddenly. May and Leo also had their share of jumping off and on, but May sat over a good many of the jolts, and afterwards proudly showed us the bruises she'd got. " | + | A quick run brought us to St Ives, where we bought some oranges and then another short run took us to a turn off which we soon found was the wrong one, but were able to get across |
- | did not knaw what he was taking on when the trip WAS arranged. One of the worst stretches was along the divide between Coal and Candle Creek & McCarr' | + | |
- | Just across the Creek there was a big tent which we soon found sheltered a family party of Father, Mother and two sons. They were there for ten days and had a fine motor boat in which they did a lot of fishing. Soon we had a fire going and had 'a snack which we all needed, particularly " | + | A few years ago the Government spent a lot of money making this road out to West Head a scenic one for cars, etc., and we were counting on it being in fair condition, but what a disappointment. We could see where it had been good, but now most of the good parts had been washed away, and the best travelling is mostly through the scrub alongside the road, or over sand which has filled up SOMB of the lower lying parts. Inside half an hour Paddy and I were quite expert at hopping off the moving truck to either help the engine over a big rock or to act as brakes to prevent the truck dropping over one too suddenly. May and Leo also had their share of jumping off and on, but May sat over a good many of the jolts, and afterwards proudly showed us the bruises she'd got. " |
- | nothing since breakfast at 7 a.m. Then the tents went up and we made ourselves comfortable for the night. There was a good supply of bracken and fern and any amount of wood. It was dusk by the time we had got all fixed up and ' | + | |
- | -17- | + | Just across the Creek there was a big tent which we soon found sheltered a family party of Father, Mother and two sons. They were there for ten days and had a fine motor boat in which they did a lot of fishing. Soon we had a fire going and had 'a snack which we all needed, particularly " |
- | had to have dinner by candle light. It was a glorious night with a nice balmy | + | |
- | air and a full moon. Round the fire we talked and had a few choruses etc,, and | + | SUNDAY, 31st, DEC. 1933. - All on the go about 7 a.m. and arter a cup of tea t for a swim, as the tide was on the ebb' and the beach is very flat. It was Leo's first Swim and he was a bit doubtful about it at first, but May's coaxing got him well in and he enjoyegit as much as the rest of us. The water had a nice soft feel and the sun was warm. After breakfast Paddy and I went rock- hopping round to Flint & Steel Bay, and on the way had a great game with an eel we found in a hole. Hungry Beach is an ideal camp spot with a good big expanse of flat grass and nice sand. There was a big camp made under the shade of some fig trees whichmade a beautiful picture. We'd left word that we would be back at 1 o' |
- | then to bed as we were all tired. The mosquitoes in the tents were a pest, and | + | |
- | all complained in the morning about having a broken night. Leo, like the humans, was restless and barked several times as well as doing a few scampers through the scrub after ? | + | In the afternoon we all went round the rocks towards Challenge Head. It was very rough going as the rocks are covered with oyster shells and the cliffs too steep to climb round. Leo got very tired and foot sore. After tea we sat round the fire and had a little sing-song and yarn. We'd intended to sit up and see the old year out, but as all were tired and sleepy we compromised by going to bed at 9.30 and getting up just before midnight for supper. Paddy called me at 11.30 pom0 and we made up the fire and got tea ready. Careful watching of the time told us the big moment, to say nothing of the rockets and engine whistle from Brooklyn announcing the hour, and there were greetings and handshakes all round, Then some one produced a bottle of wine and some cake, and we toasted one another. It's wonderful what a Bushwalker' |
- | SUNDAY, 31st, DEC. 1933. - All on the go about 7 a.m. and arter a cup of tea | + | |
- | t for a swim, as the tide was on the ebb' and the beach is very flat. It was Leo's first Swim and he was a bit doubtful about it at first, but May's coaxing got him well in and he enjoyegit as much as the rest of us. The water had a nice soft feel and the sun was warm. After breakfast Paddy and I went rock- hopping round to Flint & Steel Bay, and on the way had a great game with an eel we found in a hole. Hungry Beach is an ideal camp spot with a good big expanse of flat grass and nice sand. There was a big camp made under the shade | + | MONDAY, ist. JAN. 1934. - Through the night I was disturbed by something moving over my face and felt something furry. Switching on my torch I saw a little bandicoot disappearing out of the tent. The mosgaitoes were very bad again. All turned/out about 7 a.m, to find a dull grey morning with rain threatening. Such a contrast to yesterday. Great argument as to whether we'd have breakfast or a swim. Breakfast won as the water looked very cold and wet, but later on we hal a dip. In the creek there were a lot of little fish ranging from about I" to 3" in length. Paddy has a fish pond at home and unused himself for the greater part of the morning angling with a jam jar he'd found. He got several which were transferred to a syrup tin for transport. We'd lunch about noon and struck camp, so were ready to move off by 1,15 p.m. Instead of sticking to the creek as we'd come down, we went straight up to the top of the ridge and found) we were right in thinking this was the easier way, as although the first scramble up was severe, the going on top was very easy and we hit the road within 100 yds. of the truck. |
- | of some fig trees whichmade a beautiful picture. We' | + | |
- | In the afternoon we all went round the rocks towards Challenge Head. It | + | |
- | was very rough going as the rocks are covered with oyster shells and the cliffs | + | |
- | too steep to climb round. Leo got very tired and foot sore. After tea we sat | + | |
- | round the fire and had a little sing-song and yarn. We'd intended to sit up and see the old year out, but as all were tired and sleepy we compromised by going to bed at 9.30 and getting up just before midnight for supper. Paddy called me at 11.30 pom0 and we made up the fire and got tea ready. Careful watching of the time told us the big moment, to say nothing of the rockets and engine whistle from Brooklyn announcing the hour, and there were greetings and handshakes all round, Then some one produced a bottle of wine and some cake, and we toasted | + | |
- | one another. It's wonderful what a Bushwalker' | + | |
- | we settled down for the night about 12.30 a.m. | + | |
- | MONDAY, ist. JAN. 1934. - Through the night I was disturbed by something moving over my face and felt something furry. Switching on my torch I saw a little bandicoot disappearing out of the tent. The mosgaitoes were very bad again. All turned/out about 7 a.m, to find a dull grey morning with rain threatening. Such a contrast to yesterday. Great argument as to whether we'd have breakfast or a swim. Breakfast won as the water looked very cold and wet, but later on we hal a dip. In the creek there were a lot of little fish ranging from about | + | |
- | I" to 3" in length. Paddy has a fish pond at home and unused himself for the | + | |
- | greater part of the morning angling with a jam jar he'd found. He got several | + | |
- | which were transferred to a syrup tin for transport. We'd lunch about noon and | + | |
- | struck camp, so were ready to move off by 1,15 p.m. Instead of sticking to | + | |
- | the creek as we'd come down, we went straight up to the top of the ridge and found) we were right in thinking this was the easier way, as although the first scramble up was severe, the going on top was very easy and we hit the road within 100 yds. of the truck. | + | |
Leaving the packs and May at the truck, the three men and the dog went over to Euro trig where we thought there would be a good view of Pittwater and the boats, but were a bit disappointed. We saw Rarrenjoey well, and The Basin at our feet, but the lie of the land hid the yachts. Back to the truck and got aboard. Had several good runs as the lie of the road helped considerably, | Leaving the packs and May at the truck, the three men and the dog went over to Euro trig where we thought there would be a good view of Pittwater and the boats, but were a bit disappointed. We saw Rarrenjoey well, and The Basin at our feet, but the lie of the land hid the yachts. Back to the truck and got aboard. Had several good runs as the lie of the road helped considerably, | ||
- | -18- | + | |
- | Weld planned to have tea at the creek which goes into Lovett Bay, so the truck | + | We' |
- | was run across- & up a steep slope on the other side. Paddy and I had gone back to where the packs had been left, when we heard a wild yell from " | + | |
- | on rushing back found him trying to stop the truck from running down hill. Our extra pounds and a few stones held it up. At tea we used up most of the 'leftovers' and then got on board the truck again. On the divide between | + | A quick run brought us to Lindfield where the party broke up - I to catch a train to St Leonards |
- | topped and with two sharp turns, " | + | |
- | ' | + | ===== Social Notes ===== |
- | did, but Paddy only put on a jacket and May - ? Leo did not bother to chaage | + | |
- | anything. He had the best of the trip - no pack, or bother about food or anything, and got plenty of petting. | + | |
- | A quick run brought us to Lindfield where the party broke up - I to catch a | + | |
- | train to St.Leonarda | + | |
- | SOCIAL NOTES | + | |
The Christmas Camp was largely attended although there were a big number of non-members present. The weather was dull and not the most suitable for beach sport but the campers present managed to enjoy themselves in their usual hearty fashion. | The Christmas Camp was largely attended although there were a big number of non-members present. The weather was dull and not the most suitable for beach sport but the campers present managed to enjoy themselves in their usual hearty fashion. | ||
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New Year week-end was better favoured as to weather and the beach was, therefore, more popular. | New Year week-end was better favoured as to weather and the beach was, therefore, more popular. | ||
- | We regret to learn that our old friend Myles Dunphy WAS taken ill while away an his holiday an the Kawmung, and we wish him a speedy and complete recovery. | ||
- | Rene D. Browne, Eon. Social Sec, | ||
+ | We regret to learn that our old friend Myles Dunphy was taken ill while away an his holiday on the Kowmung, and we wish him a speedy and complete recovery. | ||
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+ | Rene D. Browne, Hon. Social Sec, |
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