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-THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER
+=====The Sydney Bushwalker=====
-A. Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, 5 Hamilton Street, Sydney.
-No. 48 DECEMBER, 1936
+A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, 5 Hamilton Street, Sydney.
-Editor: Dorothy Lawry Business Manager: J. Mullins Publication) Misses Kathe McKay, Dot, English, Mary Stoddart',
-Staff ) Messrs. Brian Harvey, Arthur Salmon, and Dick. Schofield.
+====No. 48 December, 1936====
+|**Editor**|Dorothy Lawry|
+|**Business Manager**|J. Mullins**|
+|**Publication Staff**|Misses Kathe McKay, Dot. English, Mary Stoddart, Messrs. Brian Harvey, Arthur Salmon, and Dick. Schofield.|
- WOO Page 1
+=====Contents=====
-CONTENT  " 2
-Editorial 'woe  040
+| | |Page|
-Club Identities-- Max Gentle
+|Editorial| | 1|
-Tins and Sins by Bill Hall "4
+|Club Identities-- Max Gentle| | 2|
-"Paddy" 000 SO! *00  e. "5
+|Tins and Sins|by Bill Hall| 4|
-May Be ... by Dorothy Lawry "I 6
+|May Be|by Dorothy Lawry| 6|
-Back Numbers of "The Sydney Bushwalkers" 0011, 00* iv 8
+|Back Numbers of "The Sydney Bushwalkers"| | 8|
-Sydney's Water Supply by "Kanuka" tt 9
+|Sydney's Water Supply|by "Kanuka"| 9|
-A Peep Behind the Scenes by A Passer-by " 10
+|A Peep Behind the Scenes|by A Passer-by|10|
-Safety First! 000 000 000 WOO " 11
+|Safety First!| |11|
-The Eleventh Annual Concert by One of the Audience " 12
+|The Eleventh Annual Concert|by One of the Audience|12|
-At Our Own Meeting 000 MOO 000 " 13
+|At Our Own Meeting| |13|
-Federation News ... 000 000 000 " 13
+|Federation News| |13|
-Club Gossip WO! *00 000 000 " 14
+|Club Gossip| |14|
-sib
-EDITORIAL
+=====Advertisements=====
-Merry Christmas, Everybody! Starting with the Club's Xmas Party on the 13th, and not ending until the disnal 3rd of next month, may you all find this Festive Season a "super-ooper" one May you all enjoy good camping and lots of fun on your Christmas trips -- and send us in lots of interesting articles and snappy paragraphs about your adventures! No contributions, no magazine, you know..
-Just listen to this, Club Members! You are te i getti,ag_your mcney's worth! You are not making full use of your membership of the S.B.111. and taking all the Club has to offer, do you realise that? Here are a few -words from the Curator
+|"Paddy"| 5|
-of the Scrap Album which prove it. Be asks us to draw your attention to the fact that t-
-A club service of which full advantage is not being taken is the SCRAP ALBUM. A vast number of paragraphs dealing with flora and fauna, waning and other sports, parks and open spaces, etc,., etc., is being accumulated. A very coprehensive index ensures easy reference.
+=====Editorial=====
- The Curator will be glad to have any cuttings which interest you and may also be of interest to fellow members.
-- 2 -
+Merry Christmas, Everybody! Starting with the Club's Xmas Party on the 13th, and not ending until the dismal 3rd of next month, may you all find this Festive Season a "super-ooper" one! May you all enjoy good camping and lots of fun on your Christmas trips -- and send us in lots of interesting articles and snappy paragraphs about your adventures! No contributions, no magazine, you know.
-CLUB IDENTIT1p7S. 7 _MAX GOTLE
+Just listen to this, Club Members! You are not getting your money's worth! You are not making full use of your membership of the S.B.W. and taking all the Club has to offer, do you realise that? Here are a few words from the Curator of the Scrap Album which prove it. He asks us to draw your attention to the fact that:-
+A club service of which full advantage is not being taken is the SCRAP ALBUM. A vast number of paragraphs dealing with flora and fauna, walking and other sports, parks and open spaces, etc., etc., is being accumulated. A very comprehensive index ensures easy reference.
+The Curator will be glad to have any cuttings which interest you and may also be of interest to fellow members.
+=====Club Identities - Max Gentle=====
 by our Special Reporter.
-The romance of Max Gentle, the strong silent bushman who ignores tout and sleeping bag to sleep in hollow logs, and who lives on raw turnips, is about to be exposed.
-Max was born at Broken Hill a little over a quarter of a century ago. He was early impressed by the sight of Strong men and was told that their muscular, superiority was the result of being brought up on camel's milk. Our young hero's infant eyes used to gaze in awe and deep respect at these unainly1 humped creatures as they clumped about the town, but a deep-rooted native caution precluded a closer acquaintance. To-day, realizing that the camel's milk myth has been exploded - Bang!: - he relies o "iron pi1ls"1, or, in other words, weight-lifting apparatus, to keep the body strong :cc_ bushwalking.
+The romance of Max Gentle, the strong silent bushman who ignores tent and sleeping bag to sleep in hollow logs, and who lives on raw turnips, is about to be exposed.
-Max's love of the soil, a legacy from his Kentish ancestors, received a fillip when, at the ago of five, having planted some seed e found in the street, they turned out to be mammoth pumpkins, the biggest the district bad over seen. No can visualise little Maxie beaming all over his cherubic face as he viewed the vegetables with paternal pride.
-Not counting the time he toddled away from home in search of a water hole he had heard of, thereby causing some perturbation at home as bie grandfather had perished at a dried-up water hole outback, Max's first walking sohiovcmolA of any note occurred when - a thirteen-year old schoolboy - he walked from Huretville to Liverpool and back, via Sutherland a. a distance of 43 miles - in a day. A3 trairing for this big event he had previously covered 33 or 34 miles from Hurstvillo to Kurnell and back. Those were the sim-le days when there was nothing to be carried but a packet of lunch in the hand, and shorts were worn for the very good reason that he had not yet graduated into long'uns.
+Max was born at Broken Hill a little over a quarter of a century ago. He was early impressed by the sight of strong men and was told that their muscular, superiority was the result of being brought up on camel's milk. Our young hero's infant eyes used to gaze in awe and deep respect at these ungainly, humped creatures as they clumped about the town, but a deep-rooted native caution precluded a closer acquaintance. Today, realizing that the camel's milk myth has been exploded - Bang!! - he relies on "iron pills", or, in other words, weight-lifting apparatus, to keep the body strong for bushwalking.
-When on a trip from Camden to Burragorahg at the age of sixteen our embryo,fxploreir heard of Kanangra, so the following year, taking a week's holiday, he set out for the Walls by way of Camden and Jenolan Caves. The last stage of the trip (Jenolan to Katoomba) was accomplished in a day. "I used to eat injurious foods in those daya, but they had not had time to ruin my health", said Max, by way of explanation for some of his rather phenomenal exploits. Now, ton years later i he is on the verge of a physical breakdown; you only have to look at him to realise that - pains, sickly, and wasting away to a shadow!
+Max's love of the soil, a legacy from his Kentish ancestors, received a fillip when, at the ago of five, having planted some seed he found in the street, they turned out to be mammoth pumpkins, the biggest the district had ever seen. We can visualise little Maxie beaming all over his cherubic face as he viewed the vegetables with paternal pride.
+Not counting the time he toddled away from home in search of a water hole he had heard of, thereby causing some perturbation at home as his grandfather had perished at a dried-up water hole outback, Max's first walking achievement of any note occurred when - a thirteen-year old schoolboy - he walked from Hurstville to Liverpool and back, via Sutherland - a distance of 43 miles - in a day. As training for this big event he had previously covered 33 or 34 miles from Hurstville to Kurnell and back. Those were the simple days when there was nothing to be carried but a packet of lunch in the hand, and shorts were worn for the very good reason that he had not yet graduated into long'uns.
+When on a trip from Camden to Burragorang at the age of sixteen our embryo exploreir heard of Kanangra, so the following year, taking a week's holiday, he set out for the Walls by way of Camden and Jenolan Caves. The last stage of the trip (Jenolan to Katoomba) was accomplished in a day. "I used to eat injurious foods in those days, but they had not had time to ruin my health", said Max, by way of explanation for some of his rather phenomenal exploits. Now, ten years later, he is on the verge of a physical breakdown; you only have to look at him to realise that - pains, sickly, and wasting away to a shadow!
 Four months after the first trip, Kanangra called again; this time the route taken was Katoomba, along the Cox to Konangaroo Clearing, thence up Kanangra Crook to the Walls and back to Wentworth Falls.
-When he was eighteen Max joined the Sydney Bushwalkors. Ho was attracted to Gordon Smith having heard of his reputation as an energetic walker; in fact, the two man he admired most in the Club were Myles and Gordon, the former for the way he could talk about the country, and the latter for the way he could walk over it.
+When he was eighteen Max joined the Sydney Bushwalkors. He was attracted to Gordon Smith having heard of his reputation as an energetic walker; in fact, the two man he admired most in the Club were Myles and Gordon, the former for the way he could talk about the country, and the latter for the way he could walk over it.
 Many were the early records set up. In 1929 he and Smithy made the first
-traverse of Gangorang, and in the Xmas of that year he and Myles conquered the virgin
+traverse of Gangorang, and in the Xmas of that year he and Myles conquered the virgin Guouogang. Later came the exploration of Thurat Tops and the discovery of the Sheerdown, which Myles has now incorporated in the map as Gentle's Sheerdown. Some query arose as to whether the apostrophe "s" should appear on the mapr, but it was pointed out that without it quite the wrong impression would be created for the slope is far from gentle, as those who knew it can testify, so the "s" remains. On this same trip Max made the first ascent of Paralyser, over which he unerringly led a party of 15 last holiday week-end (some 8 years later), despite an inaccurate map.
-Guouogang, Later came the exploration of Thurat Tops and the discovery of the Sheer
--
+In those early days of the Club there was much new country to be explored. Easter 1930 saw Max, Gordon and Aussi Dowling making the first traverse of Wanganderry Range between the Wollondilly and Nattai Rivers. Then in February 1931 he and Smithy broke into unexplored country down the Capertree and Colo Rivers. It took them 11 1/2 days, including a two-day side trip to Mt. Uraterer, and the country was extremely rough. Just a year later he and Smithy and Wiff Knight and others made a trip over the Australian Alps, and this was Max's last view of N.S.W. for some years. The depression (with a capital "D") had settled on Sydney, so Max, realizing that prospects around this city were far from bright, got on his bike and cycled north, finally coming to roost on Atherton Tableland. It had been a most enjoyable trip - 2,500 miles in 2 months.
-down, :Lich MyJeo has now incorporated in the man as Gentle Szlecrdwm, Some query arose as to whether the apostrophe "s" should appear on the car, but it was pointed out that without it quite the wrong impression would be created for the slope is far from
--
+For the next 4 years Max worked at scrub falling, on tobacco plantations, and on cane fields, and the Club heard nothing of him and saw less; but, finding that the torrid climate wreaked havoc with his fair Saxon beauty, he decided to come south again. On his way through Mackay a building boom lured him back into the trade, so he stayed there 9 months. The call of bushwalking still being strong within him, he climbed Mt. Dalrymple (4,300 ft.) from the summit of which he got what he still considers the finest view of his bushwalking career. A magnificent cyclorama spread itself below - mountains and cane fields, and to the east a sparkling blue sea dotted with islands of the Barrier Reef. This view made the very strenuous trip well worth while, but on the whole the weather was too hot for climbing, so the beaches with their cocoanut palms and mangoes were well patronised.
-gentle, as those who knew it can testify, so the "s" remains. On this same trip Max made the first ascent se Paralyser, over which he unerringly led a party of 15 last holiday week-end (some 8 years later), despite an inaccurate map.
-In those early days of the Club there was much new country to be explored. Easter 1930 saw Max, Gordon and Aussi Dowling making the first traverse of Wanganderry Range between the Wollondilly and Nattai Rivers. Then in February 1931 he and Smithy broke into unexplored country down the Capertree and Colo Rivers. It took the...1
-days, including a two-day side trip to Mtairaterer, and the country was extremely rough. Just a year later he and Smithy and Wiff Knight and others made a trip over the Australian Alps, and this was Max's last view of N.S.W. for some years. The depression (with a capital "D") had settled on Sydney, so Max, realizing that prospects around this city were far from bright, got on his bike and cycled nurth, finally coming to roost on Atherton Tableland. It had boon a most enjoyable trip - 2,500 miles in 2 months.
-For the next 4 years Max worked at scrub falling, on tobacco plahtations, and on cane fields, and the Club heard nothing of him and saw less; but, finding that the torrid climate wreaked havoc with his fair Saxon beauty, he decided to come south again. On his way through Mackay a building boom lured him back into the trade, so he stayed there 9 months, The call of bushwalking still being strong within him, he climbed Mt. Dalrymple (4,300 ft.) from the summit of which he got what he still considers the finest view of his bushwalking career. A magnificent cyclorama spread itself below - mountains and cane fields, and to the east a sparkling blue sea dotted with islands of the Barrier Reef. This view made the very strenuous trip well worth while, but on the whole the weather was too _het for climbing, so the beaches with their cocoanut palms and mangoes were well patronised.
 In 1936 Max returned to the bosom of his Club, and the first big walk to celebrate his reappearance was the leading of the mob, subsequently named "the Tigers", on the historic 70 mile marathon over tho Gangerang and Tiwilla Buttress.
 In October of last year an epic cycle trip took place over the Mellong Range Rd. to Putty. This country is as yet unknown to walkers, but is well worth some intensive exploration.
 Last Xmas, when half the Tigers were in New Zealand, they received news that Max had again visited Mt. Uraterer, alone, and made the first crossing over the Main Dividing Range to Rylston.
 'Once a Tiger, always a Tiger', but last Easter the pack was enlarged by the addition of Sub-Tigers, Panthers, Rabbits, and others, and escorted by Max and Gordon down the Wolgan and Capertree Rivers; and a good time was had by all. When
- you come to think of it, we are very much indebted to tho indefatigable explorers
+you come to think of it, we are very much indebted to the indefatigable explorers
-of the Club who go over difficult country and make it possible for us Sub-Tigers and Rabbits to walk in p/aces we 'might othorwise bo,too timid to risk.
+of the Club who go over difficult country and make it possible for us Sub-Tigers and Rabbits to walk in places we might otherwise be too timid to risk.
-.
-, ..00.1.0411,WF.
+=====Help!=====
-H L 1_2_1
-Flo;":Allaworth an the -Social Committee need your help. Where shall we gather for the 1939 Swimmini Carnival? Who knows of a suitable pool with a good camping spot close handy?: Flo. is anxious to receive all your suggestions, so,keo your eyes open on your next trips -- and, if you find anything good, don't keep' - your mouth closed,
+Flo. Allsworth and the Social Committee need your help. Where shall we gather for the 1939 Swimming Carnival? Who knows of a suitable pool with a good camping spot close handy? Flo. is anxious to receive all your suggestions, so keep your eyes open on your next trips -- and, if you find anything good, don't keep your mouth closed,
+=====Tins And Sins=====
+By Bill Hall.
+This is a matter I have thought keenly of for some time, and if my observations and views are wrong I would like nothing better than for some member to tell me so and charge me with prevarications and misrepresentation.
+I do not mean, necessarily, that anyone has not the proper club spirit who, say, leaves his potato-peelings by the fireplace or river bank for some wallaby or wombat to eat, or who breaks up a piece of bread and scatters it for the birds. Such action Is commended.
+It is even excusable when walking along a track or through scrub to throw the peelings of an orange into the bush alongside. This does in time decay and become merged and coloured to the litter on the floor of the forest, but for members of this club (as I have seen so frequently of late) to leave their tins in places where they have camped or lunched is in contravention of one of the most important ideals of the club.
+There is no reason in the argument of people who say that tins oxidise too and do this ever so much more quickly if that outer covering of metal has first been burnt off. Oxidisation takes much longer than this, the period varying according to the nearness of the sea, where the action of salt air hastens it. Meanwhile the tins are left on view, and many of our finest walks remind one of the outer suburban areas where no regular garbage man calls and all and sundry dump rubbish on some vacant piece of land, there to lie on show for many years.
+That beautiful walking area, the Cox's River, is becoming such as this - admittedly to a lesser degree, but lesser only for the present. The many scores of walkers who tramp this delightful and tranquil tract of country have in their midst those who have no thought in keeping the Cox's area free and clean and as virginal as possible from the refuse of civilisation. The fireplaces where walkers have camped and stopped for meals are gradually becoming a litter of tins and, sad to relate, some members of the S.B.W. instead of helping to diminish this blot on our recreation areas, add to it.
+A short time ago, at one of our general meetings, our Presidont received information of rubbish left around Uloola Falls in the National Park. The week previously an official walk had been led past those particular falls, and some members of that party were so disgusted with the mess that they made comment to Maurie about it. The control of such an area does not, of course, come under our jurisdiction, but Maurie said that this information would be passed on to the Federation, and remarked that such rubbish had been, probably, left by hikers.
+Now, this is the point. We bushwalkers hold ourselves in an exalted position.
+We even disdain to use the word 'hike' when referring to our excursions into the bush. Let us examine ourselves and find just where we are so much better than the hiker--- Our social position in everyday life is (as a means of comparison) on the same level, and so is our facial and bodily beauty, as are our hopes and desires in a civilised community, so where do we differ from the hiker who is not organised in a club as we who bushwalk are? Certainly we walk longer distances and go further afield, but the reason why we dissociate ourselves from this type of walker is because we abhor the filtly manner in which he leaves the bush, and because he has no thought of the preservation and the perpetuity of our forest reserves.
+I believe every member of our club has thought along such lines as these, and
+it is inconceivable that such incompatibility of thought and action should exist, for it has happened many times when I, with one or another companion, have been last to leave a camping or luncheon place, we have buried tins that the earlier departed members had left behind, generally in a fireplace.
+It is not sufficient to leave the tins in a fireplace and push the stones that make such construction in after the tins. It is surely easy to pick up a stick, dig a hole and place the corpse therein, where it will oxidise over so much more quickly, and in the process will be hidden from our sight and not offend our critical ideals of bush cleanliness.
+If for bushwalkers there should be a happy hunting ground such as the American Red Indian believes in -- a land of huge dimensions where the naturalist and botanist can roam at will in the virgin forests by the clear, crystal streams; a place where the photographer is enraptured by the sheer beauty of all in it -- I am afraid some bushwalkers would not be admitted. Their unburied tins would preclude their entrance.
+=====It Is In The Hands Of The Printer=====
-TINS AND SINS By Bill Hall.
-This is a matter I have thought keenly of for some time, and if my observations and views are wrong I would like nothing better than for some member to tell me so and charge me with prevarications and nisrepresentation.
-I do not mean, necessarily, that anyone has not the proper club spirit who, say, leaves his potato-peelings by the ! replace or river bank for some wallaby or wombat to atter, who breaks up a piece of bread and scatters it for the birds. Such action Is commended.
-It is even excusable when walking along a track or through scrub to throw the peelings of an orange into the bush alongside. This does in time decay and become merged and coloured to the litter' 01:1 the floor of the forest, but for members of this club (as I have seen so frequently ef late) to leave their tins in places where they have camped or lunched is in contlavention of one of the most important ideals of the club.
-There is no reason in the argument of people who say that tins oxidise too and du this ever so much more quickly if that outer covering of metal has first been burnt off. Oxidisation takes much longer than this, the period varying according to the nearness of the sea, where the action of salt air hastens it. Meanwhile the tins are left on view, and many of our fiaest walks remind one of the outer suburbmaareas where no regular , i'llge man calls and all and sundry dump rubbish on some vacant pieco of land, there to lio on show for many years.
-That beautiful walking area, the Cox's River, is becoming such as this - admittedly to a lessor degree, but lessor only for the present. The many scores of walkers who tramp this delightful and tranquil tract of country have in their midst thoso who have no thought in keeping the Cox's area froe and clean and as virginal as possible from the refuse of civilisatien$ The fireplaces where w :::ers havo camped and stopped for meals are gradually becoming a littler of tins and, sad to relate, some mombors of the S.B.W. instead of helping to diminish this blot on our recreation areas, add to it.
-A short time agot at one of our general meetings, our Presidont received information of rubbish left around Uloola Falls in the National Park. The week previously an official walk had boen led past those particular falls, and some mombors of that party were so disgusted with the mess that they made comment to Maurie about it. ;Me control of such an area does not, of courser, come under our jurisdiction, but Maurie said that this information would bepassod on to the Federation, and remarked that
-such rubbish had boon, probably, loft by hikers.
-Now, this is the point. Wo bushwalkors hold ourselves in an exalted position:
-o We oven disdain to use the word 'hike' when referring to our excursions into the bush. Let us examine ourselves and find just where we are so much better that the hiker--- Our social position in everyday life is (as a means of comparison) on the same level, and so is our facial and bodily beauty, as are our hopes and desires in
-a civilised community, so where do wo differ from the hiker who is not organised in a: club as we who blIshwalk are? ertainly we walk longer distances and go further afio/d5 but the r ason why we dissociate ourselves from this type of walker is because we abhor the filtly manner in which ho leaves the bush, and because he has no thought of the preservation and the perpetuity of our forest reserves.
-I believe every member of our club has thoght along such linos as these, and
-it. is inconceivable that such incormatibilitv of thought and action should exist. for :
-it has happened many times when I, with one or another companion, have been last to leave a camping or luncheon place, we trzve buried tins that the earlier-departed members had left behind, generally in a fireplace.
-It is not sufficient to leave the tins in a fireplace and push the stones that make such construction in after the tins. It is surely easy to pic14. up a stick, dig a hole and place the corpse therein, whero it will oxidise over so much more quickly, and in the process will be hidden from our sight and not offend our critical ideals of bush cleanliness.
-If for bushwalkors there should be a happy hunting ground such as the American Red Indian believes in -- a land of huge dimensions where the naturalist and botanist can roam at will in the virgin_ forests by the clear, crystal streams; a place where the photographer is enraptured by the sheer beauty of all in it -- I am afraid some bushwalkers would not be admitted. Their unburied tins would preclude their entrance
-IT IS IN THE HANDS OF THE PRINTER
 What?
 The new edition of "Bushwalking Camping."
 Not just a reprint of the old editions but a completely new book, entirely rewritten and illustrated with new photographs and numerous sketches by Norman Hope.
-It will be a handbook worthy of the walking movement. It should be of real interest to "old hands" and great use to beginners in the walking game. An ideal Xmas token of regard for your friends in walking. The price will be 0 and well worth it.
+It will be a handbook worthy of the walking movement. It should be of real interest to "old hands" and great use to beginners in the walking game. An ideal Xmas token of regard for your friends in walking. The price will be 1/3 and well worth it.
 Talking about Christmas, Paddy would greatly appreciate it if you could bring in your repairs and "fittings" in good time and place your orders as soon as possible to avoid last minute rush.
 Paddy takes this opportunity of wishing Bushwalkers all good things for Christmas and happy camping in the coming year.
-'Phone B3101 F. A. WALLIN,
-George Street, Sydney
+Phone B3101
-(opp. Palings.)
-WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
+F. A. PALLIN, 327 George Street, Sydney (opp. Palings.)
-Reprinted from "The Open Road" - mgezine of the N.R.E.A.
-"Some girl hikers are dreams!", asserts a young tourist. Yes, but has he ever seen a dream WALKING
+====What To Do About this?=====
-e,
-a
+Reprinted from "The Open Road" - magazine of the N.R.M.A. :-
-BUSHWAL<ERS BALLADS gAy BE
+"Some girl hikers are dreams!", asserts a young tourist. Yes, but has he ever seen a dream WALKING?
+=====Bushwalker Ballads=====
+====May Be====
 by Dorothy Lawry.
-The august Committee sat and gnashed their teeth; The luckless Leaders moaned and drowned in tears; The Members cringed before Prospectives' jeers; Some Carping Critics sent a wreath ---
+The august Committee sat and gnashed their teeth;\\
+The luckless Leaders moaned and drowned in tears;\\
+The Members cringed before Prospectives' jeers;\\
+Some Carping Critics sent a wreath ---\\
 The uproar was the worst for years.
-The Chairman rose and voiced their fears -- "Thiz here Prospective's much too tuff, He's done two Test Walks in one day, He's left two Leaders on the way, We can't have him, he's much t:o rough. He walked two Leaders off their foot, He broke their little hearts;
-Our pals they were, we'll take their parts; His braggard boast he'll not repeat, The Club will keep him outl"
+The Chairman rose and voiced their fears --\\
-"He's incompatible to usl", the Committee then did shout, "To knock him back's a perfect treat!"
+"This here Prospective's much too tuff,\\
-One married member quickly said they'd better be discreet, "He'll call our bluff, disaster we may meet;
+He's done two Test Walks in one day,\\
-He's still three tests to do 'to the satisfaction of the leader', We'llmake them such he'll surcly need a
+He's left two Leaders on the way,\\
-Long, long rest before he's through."
+We can't have him, he's much too rough.\\
-"But, who we got a Leadar triod and true",
+He walked two Leaders off their feet,\\
-Asked ono, "Who'll risk his life and limb
+He broke their little hearts;\\
-On trip so hopeless, rash, and grim?"
+Our pals they were, we'll take their parts;\\
-"Make known the hazards, and side-step the rush,"
+His braggard boast he'll not repeat, \\
+The Club will keep him out!"
+"He's incompatible to us!", the Committee then did shout,\\
+"To knock him back's a perfect treat!"\\
+One married member quickly said they'd better be discreet,\\
+"He'll call our bluff, disaster we may meet;\\
+He's still three tests to do 'to the satisfaction of the leader',\\
+We'll make them such he'll surely need a\\
+Long, long rest before he's through."\\
+"But, where'll we got a Leadar tried and true",\\
+Asked one, "Who'll risk his life and limb\\
+On trip so hopeless, rash, and grim?"\\
+"Make known the hazards, and side-step the rush,"\\
 The married man replied, "Or you'll be trampled in the crush."
-They talked and talked, but finally agreed,
-And planned it thus; "If he can lead
+They talked and talked, but finally agreed,\\
-Throe members tried and true from }lore unto Next Week, Thence, through the Land of May Be, seek
+And planned it thus; "If he can lead\\
-The Land of What Will Be, and so come back
+Throe members tried and true from Here unto Next Week,\\
-With all his party happy in his track,
+Thence, through the Land of May Be, seek\\
-We MkY accept that Test."
+The Land of What Will Be, and so come back\\
-To is expressed opinion they replied,
+With all his party happy in his track,\\
-"This is our club, and you come int or not, as we decide." He swallowed down his pride, and took their dare;
+We MAY accept that Test."
-With comrades from their club into the future he would fare, Provided some Prospectives too the trip would share.
-Adventure called: the party grew, k cumbrous group of old and new, But, undismayed, they started out The Future to explore with him --
+To is expressed opinion they replied,\\
-Its maze to thread, deep waters swim, 'Neath suns or rain, or wind, or drought;
+"This is our club, and you come in, __or__ __not__, as we decide."\\
-To perish there, or come again To home, and Now, and living men, With dying croak, or joyous shout.
+He swallowed down his pride, and took their dare;\\
-On Saturday they started out,
+With comrades from their club into the future he would fare,\\
-The route well-known from Here unto Next Week, But Monday found them in a creek.
+Provided some Prospectives too the trip would share.
-The sun mis -hidden and all landmarks lost. The Tuff Prospective thought, "At any cost Beside the water we must keep",
-But soon into a chasm they saw, and hoard, the waters leap; He neods must take the right bank, or the left. They clambered up into a land bereft Of landmark, time, and firm rmlity,
+Adventure called: the party grew,\\
-By swirling mists that held them in captivity In this strange Land of May Be.
+A cumbrous group of old and new,\\
-And ever and anon the mists w2re cleft To show them glimpses of the country, To maze them ir,re with valleys strange, With twisting creek, or saytoothed range, Where none were on their maps.
+But, undismayed, they started out\\
-The Members told the Tuff Prospective, "It's your job now to lead us safely Through this horrid Land of May Be To a sunlit country where we
+The Future to explore with him --\\
-Can range the landmarks in perspcctive." Using compass, map, and bushcraft, While the party growled, or chaffed
+Its maze to thread, deep waters swim,\\
-Him, as ho led them through the rough stuff,
+'Neath suns or rain, or wind, or drought;\\
-Even he had had enough
+To perish there, or come again\\
-Long before they won their way From the mazy Land of May
+To home, and Now, and living men,\\
-Be with its zigzag, flattened ridges, And its gorges without bridges, With its swamps and precipices, With the pitfalls that one misses In the mist by inches only.
+With dying croak, or joyous shout.
-a Yet he shepherded the party
-Safely through that dangtrous land Till they dropped on eviry hand, Too weary to go on.
+On Saturday they started out,\\
-For many hours they lay asleep
+The route well-known from Here unto Next Week,\\
-Beside a river broad and deep,
+But Monday found them in a creek.\\
-And when they woke the mists had gone -- But the land was featureless and wan, And where they wore, which way to go, None knew, and hope wac flichering low, Until their doughty leader cried, "Let's EAT, and then decide
+The sun mist-hidden and all landmarks lost.\\
+The Tuff Prospective thought, "At any cost\\
+Beside the water we must keep",\\
+But soon into a chasm they saw, and hoard, the waters leap;\\
+He needs must take the right bank, or the left.\\
+They clambered up into a land bereft\\
+Of landmark, time, and firm reality,\\
+By swirling mists that held them in captivity\\
+In this strange Land of May Be.\\
+And ever and anon the mists were cleft\\
+To show them glimpses of the country,\
+To maze them more with valleys strange,\\
+With twisting creek, or sawtoothed range,\\
+Where none were on their maps.
+The Members told the Tuff Prospective,\\
+"It's your job now to lead us safely\\
+Through this horrid Land of May Be\\
+To a sunlit country where we\\
+Can range the landmarks in perspective."\\
+Using compass, map, and bushcraft,\\
+While the party growled, or chaffed\\
+Him, as he led them through the rough stuff,\\
+Even he had had enough\\
+Long before they won their way\\
+From the mazy Land of May\\
+Be with its zigzag, flattened ridges,\\
+And its gorges without bridges,\\
+With its swamps and precipices,\\
+With the pitfalls that one misses\\
+In the mist by inches only.\\
+Yet he shepherded the party\\
+Safely through that dang'rous land\\
+Till they dropped on ev'ry hand,\\
+Too weary to go on.
+For many hours they lay asleep\\
+Beside a river broad and deep,\\
+And when they woke the mists had gone --\\
+But the land was featureless and wan,\\
+And where they were, which way to go,\\
+None knew, and hope was flickering low,\\
+Until their doughty leader cried,\\
+"Let's EAT, and then decide\\
 What will be best to do, my friend!"
-- 8 -
-They ate and ate; their strength flowed back; Winding across the plain they saw a track, o That brought them soon where thu river bends,
+They ate and ate; their strength flowed back;\\
-The mountains loom, the danger endsThey know the way, they're homeward bound,:
+Winding across the plain they saw a track,\\
-That Tuff Prospective truth had found When he proclaimed. "Let's eat!" That's WHAT WILL BE Despair's dcfeat - Always. Let's EATI
+That brought them soon where the river bends,\\
-Amd when they all were satisVied, He led them gaily home again,
+The mountains loom, the danger ends--\\
-And dropped his empty pack; ancl then Announced he'd done the Test they set, And more he'd won a private bet To out-eat any Member. "Now, decide
+They know the way, they're homeward bound!\\
-If I am worthy", the Tuff Prospective cried; And "YES", they answered, as on man.
+That Tuff Prospective truth had found\\
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+When he proclaimed. "Let's __eat__!"\\
+That's WHAT WILL BE Despair's defeat\\
+- Always. Let's EAT!
+Amd when they all were satisfied,\\
+He led them gaily home again,\\
+And dropped his empty pack; and then\\
+Announced he'd done the Test they set,\\
+And more he'd won a private bet\\
+To out-eat any Member. "Now, decide\\
+If I am worthy", the Tuff Prospective cried;\\
+And "YES", they answered, as one man.
+=====Back Numbers Of "The Sydney Bushwlker"=====
 This is the thirteenth issue of your MONTHLY Magazine, so we take this opportunity of announcing that we have available still a limited number of the following back issues - at the usual price of 3d each :-
 December 1937;