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--- 193412 [2014/09/12 09:29] – [Mt. King George. [Mt. Banks]] emmanuelle_c
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 rained before; there is mud, stuch mud, and the three of us are struggling manfully with beans, bacon, a small fire, and a tame cat, which last was still happy, fat, and purring when we left.
 Came the dawn after a hard night in the garage - a cold and chilly dawn with frost in the air, - and soon a start along the Kanangra road.
-Frank distinguished himself by having a pack of gargantuan proportions, and was hung all over with water bags and bottles, a pedometer, alluge pair of what he called "boots'', a camera tripod, a fearful looking "donkey-breakfast", and - save the marks - puttees.
+Frank distinguished himself by having a pack of gargantuan proportions, and was hung all over with water bags and bottles, a pedometer, alluge pair of what he called "boots", a camera tripod, a fearful looking "donkey-breakfast", and - save the marks - puttees.
 Evan was a somewhat lesser celebrity in a burglar Bill cap and something which looked a little more like a pack than a haystack.
 I regret to say I had a water bottle which, on occasion, was also a hot water  bottle at night, very little soap, and no intention of shaving until I had to. Frank very early made himself a nuisance as he insisted on noting down the time when we (a) stopped, (b) started, (c) had a drink, (d) took a photo, (e) saw anything unusual, (f) - but why go on? By the time the trip was nearly over Evan and I were so well trained that we automatically sprang to our feet an all necessary occasions, saying as one man "11* minutes past 10"(or whatever the time was.) The pedometer was a nuisance too because after walking and walking and walking we would ask "How far have we gone - 8 miles?" and Frank would divest himself of some three hundred weight of loose gear and with an air of profound knowledge like an Oracle, impart the useful information that we had gone 2 miles 1500 yards to the nearest decimal point as far as he was able to judge at the moment, but if we liked to wait he would work the distance out correctly. Damn the blithering thing, anyhow! But for it we would have made a trip of 130 miles at least instead of 85e
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 ===== "On the Wallaby" =====
-I came across the following lines in Henry Lawson, and thinking they expressed things rather wall, I'm letting you have them.
+I came across the following lines in Henry Lawson, and thinking they expressed things rather well, I'm letting you have them.
 Editor.
-"Though the way of the swagman is mostly uphill, There are joys to be found on the wallaby still
-When the day has gone by with its tramp or its toil, And your camp-fire you light, and your billy you boil, There is comfort and peace in the bowl of your clay Or the yarn of a mate who is tramping that way."
+"Though the way of the swagman is mostly uphill,\\
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+There are joys to be found on the wallaby still\\
+When the day has gone by with its tramp or its toil,\\
+And your camp-fire you light, and your billy you boil,\\
+There is comfort and peace in the bowl of your clay\\
+Or the yarn of a mate who is tramping that way."
 Believe it or not - there is one member of the S.B.W. who has never been to Eras
 ===== Social Notes. =====
-During October we had two very interesting lectures, one by Mr. W.L. Havard, B.Sc. an Jenolan Caves and the other by Miss Swan on a matter of historical interest. Mr Havard had some beautiful slides of the interior of most of the Caves at Jenolan. These were quite unique and most realistic. Miss Swan's talk about Mrs. Musgrove and her book was intenaiy interesting and amusing.
+During October we had two very interesting lectures, one by Mr. W.L. Havard, B.Sc. on Jenolan Caves and the other by Miss Swan on a matter of historical interest. Mr Havard had some beautiful slides of the interior of most of the Caves at Jenolan. These were quite unique and most realistic. Miss Swan's talk about Mrs. Musgrove and her book was intensely interesting and amusing.
-In October, we also held the last of the Club Dances,as the weather is now rather hot for dancing.
-The 7th. Annual Concert was put forward a week and was held on the 13th. and 14th. of November. We think the idea of giving the concert on two nights in succession an admirable one from all points of view. There was a very fair attendance on the first night, and an excellent one on the second. The concert generally was the usual gratifying success. The conoensus of opinion is that it is by far the best as yet put forward by the Bushwalkers. Some of the items would do credit to any professional body.
+In October, we also held the last of the Club Dances, as the weather is now rather hot for dancing.
+The 7th. Annual Concert was put forward a week and was held on the 13th. and 14th. of November. We think the idea of giving the concert on two nights in succession an admirable one from all points of view. There was a very fair attendance on the first night, and an excellent one on the second. The concert generally was the usual gratifying success. The consensus of opinion is that it is by far the best as yet put forward by the Bushwalkers. Some of the items would do credit to any professional body.
 Financially there should be a profit of round about 15. The father of one of our members, Miss Beryl Madgwick, paid a very gracious compliment to your Social Secretary, when he sent along about 50 Art copies of the programme as Souvenirs to be given by her to the Members of the Concert Party and assistants. I would like to take this opportunity of saying how much I appreciate this gracious act and also to say thank you.
-Mile on this subject I would like to thank all the Members of the Concert Party for their assistance, and also the House Manager, Ticker Seller and all those others who so ably guaranteed the success of our concert by their excellent work behind the scenes.
+While on this subject I would like to thank all the Members of the Concert Party for their assistance, and also the House Manager, Ticker Seller and all those others who so ably guaranteed the success of our concert by their excellent work behind the scenes.
 Once again on the 16th. November, we had the pleasure of listening to an evening's music presented to us by some Members of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society. The works of these two Masters are ever enjoyable and especially so when presented to us by some of their earnest students.
-One of our Club MembersoMiss D. Lawry,gave an intimate talk to the small attendance of Members an the 23rd. November. This was accompanied by slides mainly of the MacDonald River. All those present throughly enjoyed Miss Lawry's description of her trip in what is to most of us more or less unknown country.
-We wish to congratulate May and Paddy Pallin on the birth of their daughter,
+One of our Club Members Miss D. Lawry, gave an intimate talk to the small attendance of Members on the 23rd. November. This was accompanied by slides mainly of the MacDonald River. All those present thoroughly enjoyed Miss Lawry's description of her trip in what is to most of us more or less unknown country.
-on the 19th. October. May she always be able to say - "Isn't it fun being Jennifer':
+We wish to congratulate May and Paddy Pallin on the birth of their daughter, on the 19th. October. May she always be able to say - "Isn't it fun being Jennifer".
 On Friday 30th. November, Jock Marshall gave us a very interesting "talk" on the New Hebrides Natives.
-I would like to take this opportunity to wish all Club Members the Compliments of this Season allied to good walking and camping during their holidays. FOR TEE SOCIAL COMMITTEE
+I would like to take this opportunity to wish all Club Members the Compliments of this Season allied to good walking and camping during their holidays.
+FOR THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE
 Rene D. Browne, Hon. Social Secretary.