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| - | JULY, 1938 | + | July, 1938 |
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| |Editorial| |1| | |Editorial| |1| | ||
| - | |Tiger for a Day|Clare Kinsella|2| | + | |Tiger for a day|Clare Kinsella|2| |
| - | |At Our Own Meeting| |4| | + | |At our own meeting| |4| |
| - | |Holiday | + | |Holiday |
| |" | |" | ||
| - | |Federation | + | |Federation |
| - | |Aboriginal | + | |Aboriginal |
| - | |"Hymn of Hate" | + | |"Hymn of hate" |
| - | |From Here, There, and Everywhere| |10| | + | |From here, there, and everywhere| |10| |
| - | |Club Gossip| |11| | + | |Club gossip| |11| |
| =====Editorial===== | =====Editorial===== | ||
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| The meeting opened at 8.20 p m. and closed at 8.45 p m. Smart work, Mauriel Yes, the " | The meeting opened at 8.20 p m. and closed at 8.45 p m. Smart work, Mauriel Yes, the " | ||
| - | =====Holiday trip 2 October 1937===== | + | =====Holiday trip 2 October, 1937===== |
| (continued from June issue) | (continued from June issue) | ||
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| The first business referred to the Bureau was an offer of sale of some land at North Era, which the owner had made to the Federation. | The first business referred to the Bureau was an offer of sale of some land at North Era, which the owner had made to the Federation. | ||
| - | Two matters arising from correspondence were the reservation of the 140 acres | + | Two matters arising from correspondence were the reservation of the 140 acres which formerly |
| - | which formerly | + | |
| - | ABORIGINAL ROCK PAINTINGS AND CARVINGS.IN_NEW SOUTItWALES | + | =====Aboriginal rock paintings and carvings in NSW===== |
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| + | By F. D. McCarthy,\\ | ||
| Department of Anthropology Australian Museum. | Department of Anthropology Australian Museum. | ||
| - | The extraordinary number of rock paintings and carvings in New South Wales, | + | |
| - | especially in the Sydney district, is of great interest to scientists, bush | + | The extraordinary number of rock paintings and carvings in New South Wales, especially in the Sydney district, is of great interest to scientists, bush walkers, and the public, to the latter if only as a medium for vandalism and the writing of engraving of their names and date of visit. |
| - | walkers, and the public, to the latter if only as a medium for vandalism and the writing of engraving of their names and date of visit. | + | |
| - | These rock drawings are records of incidents in hunting, of the natural | + | These rock drawings are records of incidents in hunting, of the natural species which figured as totems of the various clans constituting a tribe, and of spiritual culture-heroes who created the people and gave to them their customs, weapons and other objects employed; evolved their kinship and social organisation, |
| - | species which figured as totems of the various clans constituting a trie, and | + | |
| - | of spiritual culture-heroes who created the people and gave to them their customs, | + | Not much actual research has been carried out in this important field of local anthropology and before study of them can be of a comprehensive nature it is essential that the location of all Carvings and paintings be accurately plotted on maps; A scheme is now in hand whereby it is hoped that this work will be carried out. |
| - | weapons and other objects employed; evolved their kinship and social organisation, | + | |
| - | their laws and rites, and to whom appeal is made in ceremonies for abundant food. Thus the carvings form sites in many cases at which initiation, | + | A great deal of mutilation and destruction of carvings and paintings has taken place. I know of groups from which figures have been cut out of the rock surface and taken away. The spread of settlement on the outskirts of the city is one of the most serious factors militating against their preservation; |
| - | Not much actual research has been carried out in this important field of | + | |
| - | local anthropology and before study of them can be of a comprehensive nature it is essential that the location of all Carvings and paintings be accurately plotted on maps; 8 scheme is now in hand whereby it is hoped that this work will be carried out. | + | All caves containing paintings should have a steel wire grille erected to close the entrance to the cave, but still permitting visitors to see the paintings. It is the aim of the Australian Museum to have all cave paintings in New South Wales protected in this manner. |
| - | A great deal of mutilation and destruction of carvings and paintings has | + | |
| - | taken place. I know of groups from which figures have been cut out of the rock | + | In most other countries there is legislation in force for the protection and preservation |
| - | surface and taken away. The spread of settlement on the outskirts of the city is one of the most serious factors militating against their preservation; | + | There are laws for the protection and conservation of the native fauna and flora, but none for the aboriginal relics, such as paintings and carvings, arrangements of stones, weapons and other objects, and sites of prehistoric value. |
| - | practically all instances where homes have been built near groups of carvings | + | |
| - | and paintings the occupants, and especially their children, have added lines, | + | So I will build my alter in the fields,\\ |
| - | faced the work of the aborigines. Instead of committing such vandalism people who live near such valuable historical relics should appoint themselves guardians and take care that no one is allowed to tamper with them. Other people | + | And the blue sky my fretted dome shall be,\\ |
| - | paintings but, after viewing them, deliberately deface the drawings, ignoring the | + | And the sweet fragrance that the wild flower yields\\ |
| - | fact that more people will visit the site after them. | + | Shall be the incense I will yield to Thee\\ |
| - | All caves containing paintings should have a steel wire grille erected to | + | -S. T. Coleridge. |
| - | close the entrance to the cave, but still permitting visitors to see the paintings. | + | |
| - | It is the aim of the Australian Museum to have all cave paintings in New South Wales protected in this manner. | + | =====Hymn of hate===== |
| - | In most other countries there is legislation in force for the protection | + | |
| - | and preservatioA | + | By Grace Edgecombe |
| - | mutilate them, but unfortunately such laws are not in force in New South Vales. | + | |
| - | There are laws for the protection and conservation of the native fauna and flora, | + | Oh, how I hate the race of packs;\\ |
| - | but none for the aboriginal relics, such as paintings and carvings, arrangements of stones, weapons and other objects, and sites of prehistoric value). | + | I'd like to hit mine with an axe.\\ |
| - | So I will build my alter in the fields, | + | I'd like to bust it right in two,\\ |
| - | And the blue sky my fretted dome shall be, | + | Or beet it till it's black and blue! |
| - | And the sweet fragrance that the wild flower yields | + | \\I'd like to fling it in the sea, |
| - | Shall be the incense I will yield to Thee --- S. T. Coleridge. | + | \\Or jump upon it, savagely!\\ |
| - | "HYMN OF HATE" | + | How dare it sit and mock at me,\\ |
| - | _ . | + | Knowing that it must carried be?\\ |
| - | By Graco Edg6combc,. | + | How dare it grin, with beastly bulge,\\ |
| - | Oh, how I hate the race of packs; I'd like to hit mine with an a;i:e. I'd like to bust it right in two, | + | And naught but ribald mirth divulge?\\ |
| - | Or beet it till it's black and blue! I'd like to fling it in the sea, Or jump upon it, savagely | + | And does it feed upon the air,\\ |
| - | How dare it sit and mock at me, Knowing that it must carried be? | + | That it grows daily heavier?\\ |
| - | How dare it grin, with beastly bulge, And naught but ribald mirth divulge? And does it feed upon the air, That it grows daily heavier? Or slyly suck my puuy | + | Or slyly suck my puny strength\\ |
| - | And take my breadth, | + | And take my breadth, |
| - | Just watch it try tu break my neck, Using me as a lalidirg-do c:,g | + | Just watch it try to break my neck,\\ |
| - | Pompous pincushion | + | Using me as a landing-deck\\ |
| - | :17:ir, | + | Pompous pincushion! Loathsome |
| - | -----:i< t> --, A-, in 1 | + | I vow you ne' |
| - | I' 4' ---, | + | |
| - | l\ \ | + | **A POINT TO REMEMBER** |
| - | I | + | If you carry an iron-frame rucksack, remember to take it off before trying to get an accurate reading with a prismatic compass. Experiments have shown that an iron frame on your back would alter the compass reading by as much as three degrees. |
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| - | , | + | For the ordinary, rough and ready compass reading needed to follow a route, you can forget about the pull on your compass caused by your pack |
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| - | A POINT TO REMEEBER | + | |
| - | If you carry an iron-frame rucksack, remember to take it off before trying | + | |
| - | to get an accurate reading with a prismatic compass. Experiments have shown that an iron frame on your back would alter the compass-reading by as much as three | + | |
| - | degrees. | + | |
| - | For the ordinary, rough and ready compass-reading needed to follow a route, you can forget about the pull on your compass caused by your pack | + | |
| - | - 10- | + | |
| - | FROM HERT,!_,_ THEL.F.E A-NJ), EVERYIkHER.E._ | + | |
| In a booklet called - " | In a booklet called - " | ||
| in North-eastern States" | in North-eastern States" | ||
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| -- Byron. | -- Byron. | ||
| When I look at those trees growing right from the ground, I seem to feel something mysterious which comes from the trees and from the mother earth herself. And I seem to be living in them and they in me and with me. I do not know whether this communion could be called spiritual or not. I have no time to call it anything. I am just satisfied. Susuki of Japan. | When I look at those trees growing right from the ground, I seem to feel something mysterious which comes from the trees and from the mother earth herself. And I seem to be living in them and they in me and with me. I do not know whether this communion could be called spiritual or not. I have no time to call it anything. I am just satisfied. Susuki of Japan. | ||
| - | CLUB GOSSIP | + | |
| + | =====Club gossip===== | ||
| By " | By " | ||
| Who was it said, "The pack is mightier than the poet"? We hopehe was wrong - but Grace has disappeared rather suddenly ... Oh, some of her friends say they have had letters; she is teaching in a girls' school at Tamworth. Sounds rather like going into a convent to keep a vow, doesn' | Who was it said, "The pack is mightier than the poet"? We hopehe was wrong - but Grace has disappeared rather suddenly ... Oh, some of her friends say they have had letters; she is teaching in a girls' school at Tamworth. Sounds rather like going into a convent to keep a vow, doesn' | ||
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