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 F. A. PALLIN, 327 George Street, Sydney (opp. Palings.)
-====What To Do About this?=====
+=====What To Do About this?=====
 Reprinted from "The Open Road" - magazine of the N.R.M.A. :-
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 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;
 January, February, March, April, May; July, August; October, and November, 1938.
-June and September, 1938 have been sold outt. but if anyone is particularly anxious to obtain a copy to complete his or her set, the Publication Staff is prepared to re-set the stencils and run off a few copies but they will cost 1/- each, and can only be obtained by special arrangement.
-.....
+June and September, 1938 __have been sold out__ but if anyone is particularly anxious to obtain a copy to complete his or her set, the Publication Staff is prepared to re-set the stencils and run off a few copies but they will cost 1/- each, and can only be obtained by special arrangement.
-There are waters blown by changing winds to laughter And lit by the rich 31c!.e: all 10,y. And after,
-Frost, with a garrhivc o+ayr1 the 1,17.17es that dance
+----
-And wandering lov=::1'.ne.- Ho leaves a white
-Unbroken glory, a p.,t1led radiance
+There are waters blown by changing winds to laughter\\
-width, a shining peace, under the night.
+And lit by the rich skies, all day. And after,\\
+Frost, with a gesture, stays the waves that dance\\
+And wandering loveliners. He leaves a white\\
+Unbroken glory, a gathered radiance,\\
+A width, a shining peace, under the night.
 Rupert Brooke.
-SYDNEY1-S WATER' SUPPLY,
-by Kanuka,
+=====Sydney's Water Supply=====
-The Warragamba Dam scheme, if taken to its final stage of about 300 feet height, will ruin the Lower Burragotang. and Lower Coxes River tourist trade and river scenery, form deep-water barriers for many Miles in several directions through the hills, and permanently deprive recreational walking and canoeing clubs of a large part of their chief territory. This Consists of portions of the Central Blue Mountains,Southerns Blue Mountains, Burragorang, NAttai and Lower Cox's River Valleys, and particularly the Warragamba River in the case of canoeists - this He beid4 the only white.. water stream reasonably close to SydneYi
-The dam is designed to attain about 300 feet height eventually, and the first stage to 50 feet height is now being constructed, the permanent loss of Warragamha Gorge, which will be occasioned on completion of the 50 feet high section, is bad enough without the dam being carrieI higher. The bushland recreational interests, and quite likely the Burragorang and Cox'a River tourist interests, intend to make a stand against the dam being carried higher than about 50 feet, involving avoidable encroachment upon scenic bushland used by recreationists, and valley lands used by motoring, boarding-house, pedestrian and trail-riding tourists, and which will be required for such purposes and as training grounds for youth far all time When the requirements of the future are considered, so far as they reasonably can be known, it is certain that utilization of the Colo River affluents Coorangooba, Wollangambe and WIlemi, the Lower Colo itself, and northern affluents of the Grose, is much to be preferred, since their environs are more rugged and less known, and so would not be greatly missed as re' creational and scenic utilities. Even if it be shown that the development of these streams for water storage, its treatment, and reticulation to Sydney would involve considerably greater expenditure the argument will be advanced that the heavier cost would be justified. For the good and sufficient reason that neither Government nor Water Board can justify their action in virtually destroying valuable scenery, a thriving tourist industry, a popular training-ground for th, youth of the State for all time, natural access routes to first-class mountain scenery, and the only white-water canoeing stream near Sydney. In order to justify a high dam on the Warragamba they would have to utilize the other streams first and show that the combined storage was inadequate. Then there still remains the untouched, inexhaustible and pure Snowy River to be considered, and maybe the heads of other streams between the Snowy River and Moss Vale.
+by Kanuka.
-No doubt the Warragamba scheme is the most economical one-, but it is maintained that the preservation of the existing aspects of Nattai, Burragorang, and Cox's River valleyst for all timet is of far more importance than the expenditure of money. In time money and labour can be found for any necessary works, but once destroyed these smiling valleys never can be restpred to their original beauty and uses. Once developed for water storage their original amenities and normal functions will be forever lost to the State.. On the ether hand very few persons will miss the Use of the other streams named.
-The.Warmgamba water storage plan definitely does not Appeal to bushland recreationists, who deplore the alleged necessity for even a 50 feet dam there. Far rather would they see the O'Hare's Creek scheme developed in conjunction with the Woronora Dam scheme, and together with the development of the Grose River northern affluents and Colo River possibilities, Citizens of average intelligence naturally are chary about criticising experts, but they just as naturally expect the experts to give serious consideration to all the issues involved and not just gravitate to the easiest and most economical job. Comparative yields and relative costs are important issues, but else
+The Warragamba Dam scheme, if taken to its final stage of about 300 feet height, will ruin the Lower Burragorang and Lower Coxs River tourist trade and river scenery, form deep-water barriers for many miles in several directions through the hills, and permanently deprive recreational walking and canoeing clubs of a large part of their chief territory. This consists of portions of the Central Blue Mountains, Southern Blue Mountains, Burragorang, Nattai and Lower Coxs River Valleys, and particularly the Warragamba River in the case of canoeists - this river being the only white-water stream reasonably close to Sydney.
-CP
-so are such matters as poLentia/ values (under se7e:.al headings) and the best
+The dam is designed to attain about 300 feet height eventually, and the first stage to 50 feet height is now being constructed, the permanent loss of Warragamba Gorge, which will be occasioned on completion of the 50 feet high section, is bad enough without the dam being carried higher. The bushland recreational interests, and quite likely the Burragorang and Coxs River tourist interests, intend to make a stand against the dam being carried higher than about 50 feet, involving avoidable encroachment upon scenic bushland used by recreationists, and valley lands used by motoring, boarding-house, pedestrian and trail-riding tourists, and which will be required for such purposes and as training grounds for youth for all time. When the requirements of the future are considered, so far as they reasonably can be known, it is certain that utilization of the Colo River affluents Coorangooba, Wollangambe and Wollemi, the Lower Colo itself, and northern affluents of the Grose, is much to be preferred, since their environs are more rugged and less known, and so would not be greatly missed as recreational and scenic utilities. Even if it be shown that the development of these streams for water storage, its treatment, and reticulation to Sydney would involve considerably greater expenditure the argument will be advanced that the heavier cost would be justified. For the good and sufficient reason that neither Government nor Water Board can justify their action in virtually destroying valuable scenery, a thriving tourist industry, a popular training-ground for the youth of the State for all time, natural access routes to first-class mountain scenery, and the only white-water canoeing stream near Sydney. In order to justify a high dam on the Warragamba they would have to utilize the other streams first and show that the combined storage was inadequate. Then there still remains the untouched, inexhaustible and pure Snowy River to be considered, and maybe the heads of other streams between the Snowy River and Moss Vale.
- ultimate uses Of the valleys and lands in question o If there were no other possib,- ilities and the matter were nastricted to the Uarragamba project alone, the loss, tremendous as it might be, would have to be faced aid accepted. But once done, it
-c, would be a thousand pities if ever it were ascertained that the building of the Varragamba Dam and the flooding and destruction of the States' best scenic playground could have been &voided by a better study of the prospects.
+No doubt the Warragamba scheme is the most economical one, but it is maintained that the preservation of the existing aspects of Nattai, Burragorang, and Coxs River valleys, for all time, is of far more importance than the expenditure of money. In time money and labour can be found for any necessary works, but once destroyed these smiling valleys never can be restored to their original beauty and uses. Once developed for water storage their original amenities and normal functions will be forever lost to the State. On the ether hand very few persons will miss the use of the other streams named.
-WO
-.....DEP BEHIND THE SCENES
+The Warragamba water storage plan definitely does not appeal to bushland recreationists, who deplore the alleged necessity for even a 50 feet dam there. Far rather would they see the O'Hare's Creek scheme developed in conjunction with the Woronora Dam scheme, and together with the development of the Grose River northern affluents and Colo River possibilities, Citizens of average intelligence naturally are chary about criticising experts, but they just as naturally expect the experts to give serious consideration to all the issues involved and not just gravitate to the easiest and most economical job. Comparative yields and relative costs are important issues, but else so are such matters as potential values (under several headings) and the best ultimate uses of the valleys and lands in question. If there were no other possibilities and the matter were restricted to the Warragamba project alone, the loss, tremendous as it might be, would have to be faced and accepted. But once done, it would be a thousand pities if ever it were ascertained that the building of the Warragamba Dam and the flooding and destruction of the States' best scenic playground could have been avoided by a better study of the prospects.
+=====A Peep Behind The Scenes=====
 by A Passer-by.
-One hot Saturday afternoon recently, I wandered along the leafy roads that wind through Castlecrag rounding a bend I came, auddenly upon a lady, hatless, clad in shorts and skirt, and armed with a common, garden rake. With great energy and concentration, she was raking the blue metal from the centre of the roadway, raking it aside to make a comparatively smooth path - but for what reason?
-She made so much din and dusts that I was able to come right up to her unobserved, and study her carefully. She :idn't look mad -- ,41haps it was just a touch of the sun:
+One hot Saturday afternoon recently, I wandered along the leafy roads that wind through Castlecrag rounding a bend I came, suddenly, upon a lady, hatless, clad in shorts and skirt, and armed with a common, garden rake. With great energy and concentration, she was raking the blue metal from the centre of the roadway, raking it aside to make a comparatively smooth path - but for what reason?
-Being well brought up, I didn't stare too long at the lady, but strolled along the path she had made, and rounded yet another curve in the road -- What was this?
-If the lady with the rake was a little queer then the folks I now met were positively crazy -- Never did such strange sights and sounds meet my senses. In the foreground, right on this bush road, and for no pparent reason, were tiers of rough stone swats, upon which were piled all kinds of camping gears and parcels obviously containing food. Several people wore sprawled about, watching the antics of their friends on the other side of the little valley. The first thing that attracted me was two Trojan soldiers pacing the "walls of Troy", at least the words they spoke and the gesticulations they made were those of Trojan soldiers, but I do not think any smart young Trojan, carrying a spear, over went forth clad in khaki shorts, athletic singlet and felt hat, not did his friend over wear flannel "bags" and smoke a pipel
+She made so much din and dusts that I was able to come right up to her unobserved, and study her carefully. She didn't look mad --, perhaps it was just a touch of the sun!
-I passed on to investigate the cause of all the confusion below the "Trojan Will" a cornet blared forth a well-known tune and several tall youths came filing down a bush path singing (in various keys) some song about "digging in a mine", then I recognised them, the Seven Dwarfs of course.
+Being well brought up, I didn't stare too long at the lady, but strolled along the path she had made, and rounded yet another curve in the road -- What was __this__?
+If the lady with the rake was a little queer then the folks I now met were positively crazy -- Never did such strange sights and sounds meet my senses. In the foreground, right on this bush road, and for no apparent reason, were tiers of rough stone swats, upon which were piled all kinds of camping gears and parcels obviously containing food. Several people were sprawled about, watching the antics of their friends on the other side of the little valley. The first thing that attracted me was two Trojan soldiers pacing the "walls of Troy", at least the words they spoke and the gesticulations they made were those of Trojan soldiers, but I do not think any smart young Trojan, carrying a spear, ever went forth clad in khaki shorts, athletic singlet and felt hat, not did his friend ever wear flannel "bags" and smoke a pipe!
+I passed on to investigate the cause of all the confusion below the "Trojan Wall" -- a cornet blared forth a well-known tune and several tall youths came filing down a bush path singing (in various keys) some song about "digging in a mine", then I recognised them, the Seven Dwarfs of course.
 In the bushes a little to the right of the "dwarfs" two men were erecting a tent, and one of them was speaking the bold words of a Grecian warrior (a Grecian warrior in khaki pants).
-I stood, stared and wondired What was all this? These people didn't look the
-/east bit odd - yet, their behaviour
+I stood, stared and wondered -- What was all this? These people didn't look the
-In the distance I spied a busy seamstress pinning and fitting funny little flowerlike caps and fluffy paper dresses on to squirming,brown clad figures. A group in long green frocks were twisting themselves into strange shapes resembling fantastic trees - while here and there a gypsy figure cavorted around these "trees" -- A number of serious- looking women sat a little apart, muttering to each other, and from afar came the strains of violins and a smattering of Russian song --
+least bit odd - yet, their behaviour ---
-Amongst all this noise and activity, motor cars moved in and out without rhyme or reason - but what intrigued me most were several technical-looking gentlemen dashing hither and thither, carrying lcng electric light leads, some climbing trees to erect half kerosene tin reflectors, and others, from behind a large tree, controlling what
+In the distance I spied a busy seamstress pinning and fitting funny little flowerlike caps and fluffy paper dresses on to squirming, brown clad figures. A group in long green frocks were twisting themselves into strange shapes resembling fantastic trees - while here and there a gypsy figure cavorted around these "trees" -- A number of serious-looking women sat a little apart, muttering to each other, and from afar came the strains of violins and a smattering of Russian song --
-appeared to be an electric switchboard - occasionally someone would be "paged" through an amplifier, or a few seconds of grmnophone music would be heard, once a girl with a sweet voice sang part of a song --
-I was unable to control my curiosity any longer i so I waited my opportunity, at the foot of a tree, and when one of the technical-looking persons, who had been fixing a light half way up the trunk, came to earth, I asked him, very cautiously, to tell me the worst. Vas it some hatJless lunatic community holding its annual picnic?"
+Amongst all this noise and activity, motor cars moved in and out without rhyme or reason - but what intrigued me most were several technical-looking gentlemen dashing hither and thither, carrying long electric light leads, some climbing trees to erect half kerosene tin reflectors, and others, from behind a large tree, controlling what appeared to be an electric switchboard - occasionally someone would be "paged" through an amplifier, or a few seconds of grmnophone music would be heard, once a girl with a sweet voice sang part of a song --
-He looked a little surprised and even hurt. "Didn't I know?" "Why, th:!_s was the afternoon of the S.B.W. concert -- 1IM was the Castlecrag Open Air Theatre -- these people (al/ quite cane) were rehearsing -- he was an electrician fixing the lighting, and he zas very busy."
+I was unable to control my curiosity any longer, so I waited my opportunity, at the foot of a tree, and when one of the technical-looking persons, who had been fixing a light half way up the trunk, came to earth, I asked him, very cautiously, to tell me the worst. "Was it some harmless lunatic community holding its annual picnic?"
+He looked a little surprised and even hurt. "Didn't I know?" "Why, __this__ was the afternoon of the S.B.W. concert -- __this__ was the Castlecrag Open Air Theatre -- __these__ people (all quite sane) were rehearsing -- he was an electrician fixing the lighting, and __he__ was very busy."
 As I thanked him he dashed off and commenced to climb another tree, a pair of pliers held firmly between his teeth, and wire and electric light bulbs peeping out of every pocket --
-So that explained it all -- I wandered back along the road till I reached the lady with the rake - she had nearly finished her task, She smiled, so I spoke to her, asking more questions, She explained that she was merely raking the rough stones aside to make a Clear pathway, so that the audience might walk along, that nights without danger to their shoes or ankles --
-So, these S. W.. people were not mad; though I will say, appearances are often deceptive!
+So that explained it all -- I wandered back along the road till I reached the lady with the rake - she had nearly finished her task. She smiled, so I spoke to her, asking more questions. She explained that she was merely raking the rough stones aside to make a clear pathway, so that the audience might walk along, that night, without danger to their shoes or ankles --
-SAFETY FIRST:
+So, these S.B.W. people were not mad; though I will say, appearances are often deceptive!
+=====Safety First!=====
 Our readers are reminded that, whenever they have occasion to walk on roads at night, they should endeavour to wear, or carry, something white so that they may be visible to the drivers of vehicles.
-Pedestrians often fail to realise that at night when two motor-cars are approaching each other both drivers may be so aazzled by each other's headlights that it is impossible for them to see a pedestrian on the road at all.
-When walking on roads there is on.3,Lone_saferavand that is the way laid down in the Regulations. Pedestrians should walk on the thand side of the road FACING THE TRAFFIC.
+Pedestrians often fail to realise that at night when two motor-cars are approaching each other both drivers may be so dazzled by each other's headlights that it is impossible for them to see a pedestrian on the road at all.
-Even so, keep well to the side -- and be ready to jump right off into the bush if necessary. Roads are much more dangerous than shark-infested waters: A shark attack is news; a road accident, material for the statistician.
-For me, the misty meadows fresh with morn,
+When walking on roads there is __only one safe way__, and that is the way laid down in the Regulations. Pedestrians should walk on the __right hand side of the road__ FACING THE TRAFFIC.
-The tramp through noontide heat to evening gray, The far-seen smoke from the day ta goal upborne, The halt, the friendly greeting by the way, The distant hill behind far hill descried, The road by day, the rest at eventide.
-C. Fox Smith.
+Even so, keep well to the side -- and be ready to jump right off into the bush if necessary. Roads are much more dangerous than shark-infested waters! A shark attack is news; a road accident, material for the statistician.
-- 12 -
-TIE ELEVENTH AN',UAL CONCE.,T
+----
-by One of the Au6ience.
+For me, the misty meadows fresh with morn,\\
+The tramp through noontide heat to evening gray,\\
+The far-seen smoke from the day ta goal upborne,\\
+The halt, the friendly greeting by the way,\\
+The distant hill behind far hill descried,\\
+The road by day, the rest at eventide.
+=====The Eleventh Annual Concert=====
+by One of the Audience.
 Tall gum trees, dark and graceful against the pale evening sky, the glimmer
 of the bay below, now blues now silver, reflecting the distant lights, a myriad stars. the more brilliant when seen through the gentlriswaying branches -- no this is not the beginning of one of the more romantic novels, nor yet the setting for some fantasia of Harlequin and Columbine, merely an impression of the Castlecrag Open Air Theatre, where the &BA.. held their Eleventh Annual Concert on the balmy evening of November 12th.