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-No.52
+=====The Sydney Bushwalker=====
-IONF SIONNT MISMMKEP
-A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, 5 Hamilton Street,. Sydney.
+A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, 5 Hamilton Street, Sydney.
-Price 3d$
-APRIL
+No.52 - Price 3d - April 1939.
-Editors Dorothy Lawry Business Managers Bill Mullins. Publication) Misses ,Dotanglish, Mary Stoddart, Doreen Harrisl.Doris Christian;
-Staff ) Messrs. Brian Harvey, Arthur Salmon, and Dick Schofield.
+|**Editor**|Dorothy Lawry|
-Editorial
+|**Business Manager**|Bill Mullins|
-CONTENTS
+|**Publication Staff**|Misses Dot. English, Mary Stoddart, Doreen Harris, Doris Christian; Messrs. Brian Harvey, Arthur Salmon, and Dick Schofield.|
-Fait
+=====Contents=====
-Bill Mullins
-Gordon Smith
+| | |Page|
+|Editorial| | 1|
-II '3
+|A Sad Tale|Told by Gordon Smith| 2|
+|Results - 1939 Swimming Carnival| | 3 |
-U 5
+|"Hazyblue"|by Bill Mullins| 5|
-a
+|Federation News| | 8|
+|Club Gossip| | 9|
-I 10
+|Final Reminder - First Aid Class| |10|
-If .10
+|At Our Annual Meeting| |11|
+|Re-Union, 1939| |13|
-U. 13
+|Erratum - March Issue| |16|
+|From Here, There and Everywhere| |16|
+|List of Office-bearers, 1939/1940| |17|
+|Amendments to Constitution, 1939| |17|
-A Sad Tale Told by Results - 1939 Swimming Carnival _Leica Photo Service -- Advertisement
+=====Advertisements=====
-"Hazyblue" 040 by
-Federation News
+|Leica Photo Service| 4|
-Club Gossip
+|Paddy's|10|
-..Final Reminder First Aid Glass .. Paddy-'s Advertisement
-At Our Annual Meeting
+=====Editorial=====
-Re-Union, 1939
-Erratum - March Issue
+We are in a congratulatory mood! We would like to congratulate the Club on the completion of another successful year; the officers and committee on having so successfully handled the good ship "S.B.W." throughout that year; the secretaries on the Annual Report; the incoming officers and committee on their election and chances of having a busy and interesting year; ourselves on our past achievements and future prospects; the new members on joining the Club... No, perhaps we had better not congratulate anyone on anything. We might miss someone really deserving of congratulation, and besides - space is very limited.
-From Here, There and Everywhere
-List of Office-bearers, 1939/1940 .. Amendments to Constitution, 1939' ..
+Readers, the Tigers have been criticised; the Tigers have been hurt; the Tigers have appointed Gordon Smith as their spokesman and have replied to that criticism. "The Sydney Bushwalker" published the criticism, it now publishes the Tigers' reply and leaves the whole matter to you, its readers, to form your own opinions.
-..wrimeamolnlo....1111,..
-EDITORIAL.
-We are in a congratulatory mood: We would like to congratulate the Club on the completion of another successful year; the officers and committee on having so successfully handled the good ship "S.Ba." throughout that year; the secretaries on the Annual Report; the incoming officers and committee on their election and chances of having a busy, and interesting year; ourselves on our past achievements and future prospects; the new members on joining the Club... No, perhaps we had better not congratulate anyone on anything. We might miss someone really deserving' Of congratulation, and besides - space is -very limited.
-Readertr, the Tigers have been criticised; the Tigers have been hurt; the Tigers have aptdinted Gordon Smith as their spoke6an and have replied to that criticism. "The Sydney Bdshwalker" published the criticism, it now publishes the Tigers' reply and leaves the whole matter to you, its readers, to form your awn opinionsi
 We do not want anyone to be hurt by anything we publish, but we do welcome
-'14 controversial articles as proving the interest of laembers in important matters, and as being useful in keeping alive the critical spirit which is the very breath of democracy. a1ly round, 0 Democrats:
+controversial articles as proving the interest of members in important matters, and as being useful in keeping alive the critical spirit which is the very breath of democracy. Ra1ly round, O Democrats!
- :
+=====A Sad Tale=====
- '1
-A ' SAD TALE
 by Gordon Smith.
-Once upon a time a party of civilians sat goggleeYed on the banks of a wild river drinking in the beauties of their newfound solitude. Suddenly they sprang up aghast as two tigers slinked Pslinkedg is shown in the Salmon dictionary as the past tense of the verb 'to slink' (0.E. slincan to creep) silently and rapidly along the track. Before their nerves had recovered from the shock ten more of these, ferocious animals were in their midst.,'
-Now these, tigers had come a long, long way, constantly swimming nivers and moving along the roUgh stony banks until tteir clawa were blunted and the padd
+Once upon a time a party of civilians sat goggle-eyed on the banks of a wild river drinking in the beauties of their newfound solitude. Suddenly they sprang up aghast as two tigers slinked ('slinked' is shown in the Salmon dictionary as the past tense of the verb 'to slink' (O.E. slincan to creep) silently and rapidly along the track. Before their nerves had recovered from the shock ten more of these, ferocious animals were in their midst.
-of their paws soft andtender. The journey had been calculated in accordance with a rough schedule and in spite of unknown and unforeseen obstacle each night 'had seen the objective gained. Gingra Creek had been selected as the site of this night's camp but it was still a long way off., the day had been hard and some limped wearily along the track.,
-Long deprived of their riatural food,. the'Y had lost the taste for human' flesh and anyhow the civilians looked a poor stringy ict Oo they speke'kindly,,ex ehanging the usual coarteeles of thoee ehe meet in the beet' viAle one sleek young tigress with horny pads peovideJ4yegetaran with'inf6rmation atout a- distant country. The civ- ilians suggested they should play a game of "Ringie, ringie, Rosie",or "Kiss in the Ring" but owing to lack-of time the tigere were forced to decline.
+Now these tigers had come a long, long way, constantly swimming rivers and moving along the rough stony banks until tteir claws were blunted and the pads
-As thii tigers blinked, away the civiliang,pureued them with unmitigated accusations of physiCel hypocrasy - not to mention t1 raspberry. What could be the mental stability of those who slinked rapidly through' such picturesque country?
+of their paws soft and tender. The journey had been calculated in accordance with a rough schedule and in spite of unknown and unforeseen obstacles each night had seen the objective gained. Gingra Creek had been selected as the site of this night's camp but it was still a long way off, the day had been hard and some limped wearily along the track.
-But these inexperienced civilians overlooked the fact that the tigers were now on a good cow-pad in familiar country. Dozens of trips had hardened their muscles so"that they moved quickly without missing the beauties of their surroundings. The orangeetinted bluffs called softly "Glad to see you again" while every bend of the river brought back happy recollections of days gone past. They had swum here or eaten there, mistaken this ridge for the Gingra Range or killed a snake just about that spot. The shallow parts of the Bulga Dennis Canyon had been selected for wading with e careful pre-knowledge while. the various orange, tintedebluffs were seen and named almost before they came into view. .
-Some of the goggle-eyed civilians might never visit the river again, but to the tigers it was the very breath of life. They lived for those nights beneath the stars, and the happy comaraderie of the long days spent pioneering new country or revisiting favourite spots the beauty of which had been indelibly engraved on their memories. Not for them rules and regulations or even leaders. Decisions were made in accordance with communul'desire and as a result their trips in the face of almost any obstacle were inevitably successful in every sense of the word.
+Long deprived of their riatural food, they had lost the taste for human flesh and anyhow the civilians looked a poor stringy lot. So they spoke kindly, exchanging the usual courtesies of those who meet in the bush while one sleek young tigress with horny pads provded a  vegetarian with inf6rmation about a distant country. The civilians suggested they should play a game of "Ringie, ringie, Rosie" or "Kiss in the Ring" but owing to lack of time the tigere were forced to decline.
+As the tigers slinked away the civilians pursued them with unmitigated accusations of physical hypocrasy - not to mention the raspberry. What could be the mental stability of those who slinked rapidly through such picturesque country?
+But these inexperienced civilians overlooked the fact that the tigers were now on a good cow-pad in familiar country. Dozens of trips had hardened their muscles so that they moved quickly without missing the beauties of their surroundings. The orange-tinted bluffs called softly "Glad to see you again" while every bend of the river brought back happy recollections of days gone past. They had swum here or eaten there, mistaken this ridge for the Gingra Range or killed a snake just about that spot. The shallow parts of the Bulga Dennis Canyon had been selected for wading with a careful pre-knowledge while the various orange, tinted bluffs were seen and named almost before they came into view.
+Some of the goggle-eyed civilians might never visit the river again, but to the tigers it was the very breath of life. They lived for those nights beneath the stars, and the happy comaraderie of the long days spent pioneering new country or revisiting favourite spots the beauty of which had been indelibly engraved on their memories. Not for them rules and regulations or even leaders. Decisions were made in accordance with communul desire and as a result their trips in the face of almost any obstacle were inevitably successful in every sense of the word.
 While the tigers were resting at Gingra the civilians passed on further downstream and it was noon next day before they were overtaken just as they were approaching the mouth of the river. The day was hot, the going rough and it was exasperating to see the "enemy" flash past. A primitive desire to plug an arrow into the intruders filled their savage breasts.
 All unaware of these murderous sentiments the inoffensive tigers greeted the others cheerfully and passed at a moderate rate. Had they known how their little
-feet were aching each would have taken the hand of a civilian and led him over the rough: rocks or even perhaps changed his napkin. But ignorance is bliss.
+feet were aching each would have taken the hand of a civilian and led him over the rough rocks or even perhaps changed his napkin. But ignorance is bliss.
 This sad tale is nearly at an end. The final scene is set in the haunts of a peaceful creek one day later. The now footsore beginners are having lunch when suddenly the band of tigers appears on either sides of the creek smashing boulders in halves, pushing over gum trees and showing a cruel delight in breaking down all natural resistance in their haste.
 The two parties didn't meet again; and just as well. The civilians would have been shocked down to their very marrows. It was like this.
 One of the tigresses sprained her hock. Now she wasn't a bad sort even if she did snarl a little at times so it really wasn't fair. But the tigers were in a hurry and couldn't wait for one limping member so they killed her and as she was plump and it was lunch time, made a very satisfactory meal.
-But the tranquility of the stream had been disturbed. Even the running water received such a shock as to make it scampor back upstream. With the sudden initiative so characteristic of all their dealtings the tigers pushed over eleven gum trees and each jumping astride one were eviftly carrl ed-upstream, over a spot, called the "Ruined Castle", and oval into the Jamieson Valley,
+But the tranquility of the stream had been disturbed. Even the running water received such a shock as to make it scamper back upstream. With the sudden initiative so characteristic of all their dealings, the tigers pushed over eleven gum trees and each jumping astride one were swiftly carried upstream, over a spot, called the "Ruined Castle", and down into the Jamieson Valley,
 There we'll leave them. No doubt they'll get their just deserts some day.
-RESULTS - 1939 MMHG CARNIVAL
-All races were 50 yards:. Men's Championship:
+=====Resuts - 1939 Swimming Carnival=====
-Women's Championship: Men's Handicap::
-Women's Handicap:
+All races were 50 yards.
-Men's Telegram Race) Open to Women's "r " ) Visitors Visitor's Handicap - Men Visitor's Handicap - Women
-Balloon Races ) Men (Open to Visitors) Women riving Championship Man Plying Championship - Woman Diving for Visitors - Men
+|Men's Championship:| |Bil Whitney 1; John Woods 2.|
-Diving for Visitor Women Rescue Race (mixed)
+|Women's Championship:| |Coris Christian 1; Joan Savage 2.|
-Bill Whitney 1; John Woods 2. Doris Christian 1; Joan Savage 2. Bill McCourt 1; Bertie Whinier 2. Molly Astridge 1; Phil White 2. Ossie Brownlee 1; Arnold Barrett 2. Win Svenson 1; Dot English 2. J.Svenson and Bob Woods..dead heat. Win Svenson 1.
+|Men's Handicap:| |Bill McCourt 1; Bertie Whilier 2.|
-Les Ballen 1; Bertie Whinier 2. Win Svenson 1; Doris Christian 2* Ray Bean 1; Bartle Whillier 2. Doris Christian 1; Joan Savage 2. Fred Svenson 1; Laurie........? 2. Jean .... .? 1; Win Svenson 2.
+|Women's Handicap:| |Molly Astridge 1; Phil White 2.|
-Brian Harvey) 1; Ossie Brownlee) 2. Jean West ) Joyce Trimble ) Bob Woods 1; Reg. Alder 2.
+|Men's Telegram Race|Open to Visitors|Ossie Brownlee 1; Arnold Barret 2.|
-Underwater Swim
+|Women's Telegram Race|Open to Visitors|Win Svenson 1; Dot English 2.|
-It Relay Race 100 yarde for the
+|Visitor's Handicap - Men| |J. Svenson and Bob Woods - dead heat.|
-Mandelberg Cup Audrey Wilkins and John Woods. Peanut Scramble - open to Visitors. W. Whitney I.
+|Visitor's Handicap - Women| |Win Svenson 1.|
-- Plunge - Mon Bertie Whillier 1; Alex. Colley 2.
+|Balloon Races - Men|Open to Visitors|Les Ballen 1; Bertie whillier 2.|
-Plunge - Women Doris Christian 1; Dot English
+|Balloon Races - Women|Open to Visitors|Win Svenson 1; Doris Christian 2.|
-gteast Stroke - Men Brian Harvey,l; Perce Harvey 2.
+|Diving Championship - Men| |Ray Bean 1; Bertie Whillier 1.|
-.0111111111.
+|Diving Championship - Woman| |Doris Christian 1; Joan Savage 2.|
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+|Diving for Visitors - Men| |Fred Svenson 1; Laurie .....? 2.|
-"HAZYBLUE" 11T2_1122.a.21_1119_1.322af_ill9-11klatAln
+|Diving for Visitor Women| |Jean .....? 1; Win Svenson 2.|
- by Bill Uullins.
+|Rescue Race (mixed)| |Bean Harvey and Jean West 1; Ossie Brownlee and Joyce Trimble 2.|
-Once upon a time ages and ages ago, before the mountains were covered with that
+|Underwater Swim - Men| |Bob Woods 1; Reg. Alder 2.|
- mantle of blue we know so well, every tree which grew was of a most exotic colour. Trees of every conceivable shade grew, even black ones and white ones, but yet no one variety was more numerous than another.
+|Relay Race 100 yards for the Mandelberg Cup| |Audrey Wilkins and John Woods.|
-Now, in the great forests in the mountains, which you will remember were forests of various coloured trees and quite different from what we know to-day, lived many tiny gnomes and elves. So fond were these tiny creatures of the cclourings of the various trees that they decided to form little groups and thereby make allegiance with the
+|Peanut Scramble|Open to Visitors|W. Whitney 1.|
-particulhr tree of their fancy. Thus there grew up many groups, as many as there
+|Plunge - Men| |Bertie Whillier 1; Alex. Colley 2.|
-were different kinds of coloured trees. And because of this, there arose between the gnomes and elves a terrible jealoUsy and they burned with a fearful hatred of each other. It became the sole object of the elves to outstrjp the gnomes in the cultiva.6 tion of the trees under their care and this was a very sad thing, because these little people had been life long frierds only to become enemies over the keenness which atose and the feuds which pfang up from their jealous behaviour, Day and night they worked at their trees, transplanting the young, covering any exposed roots, pruning and lopping, and always caring for their trees.
+|Plunge - Women| |Doris Christian 1; Dot English 2.|
-The cheerful amity which had existed between them was gone now and a sourness gradually pervaded their simple little natures. The great forests too seemed to catch something of the unhappy spirit, and it made them moody and sad, just as tbe mountain streams and forest brooks also became,Paulleft:-and sluggish, losing the spirit of glee and sparkle. So, in this forest world which, had become so sad, even the sun starts
+|Breast Stroke - Men| |Brian Harvey 1; Perce Harvey 2.|
-and sunbeams could find n0 -flitting shadows or 'laughing -waters to chase or play.
-Elves and gnomes lived now only to prolong their unhappiness and widen the breech between themselves - they Who had, once been firm.. . Joy had gone 'from their, lives. This sad state of affairs, maant one thing - that gradually elves and gnomes would wear out their little liyes, living and dying in a state, of perpetual ,sourness.
+====="Hazyblue"=====
-Now, the fairies who watohed all. this,unpleasafttness wiih tear* laden eyes rea;ised that to -end all this stupidity on the payt of. their little friends theY would have to evolve a good scheme, clever, and far, reaching in its effects.
-The only thing to do, said somebody, was to change the colour of the trees. Do :this, and the root cause of their unhappinese would be removed. Fantastic thought * change the colour of the treed! It was a' sky' fairy' who suggested this, a timid little fellow, called by his friends Hazyblue', as fitful and flighty as a light beam.
+====The Story of the Blue of the Mountains.====
-The older fairies asked very, respectfully - they were always full of respect,
-even for the fantastic - how this was to be done, because, surely there was no substance, which they knew of, in quantities sufficient for the purpose. The only thing in groat quantities which they could handle at all, and which could be used for the purpose, was dust, but this was u seless aa-the, rain would wash it off.
+by Bill Mullins.
-How was it to be 'done, they asked ataini Easy it was to devise a scheme but how,: how wasP -it- to be carried out? Hazybluo, the- little sky fairy, told them how he meant to do' it, with the aid, of all the sky f4irics.
--Some days before the next -full moon, he with as many of his' friendb as could come, would ascend to thaJlilky Way and there', amongst the stars, await the run moon. In the cool of the evening on the day following the full moon, all tile sky fairies would endeavour to unravel the maze of stars which held up the sky, the blue skyt in it's silver chain. It would be no easy task, trying to find a way in the labyrinthine tangle of the starry bonds, but, with such a noble cause as theirs, they
+Once upon a time ages and ages ago, before the mountains were covered with that mantle of blue we know so well, every tree which grew was of a most exotic colour. Trees of every conceivable shade grew, even black ones and white ones, but yet no one variety was more numerous than another.
- must succeed. Once the starry bonds were unfastened the rest mould be easy. The sky would be theirs - as much blue sky as they could possibly want.:
-And so the day after the full moon had risen, in the quiet of evening all shot with the glow of a setting sun, the fairies came, bearing down much of the sky before them. It sank down ever so softly, almost imperceptibly, so kindly did the blue elx with the soft shadow of evening, mingling with the trees and floating far down that gulf which is the vastness that lies between the moon and this earth, sifting into the valleys and rolling down the long hill slopes, to become part of the vary soul of the mountains.
+Now, in the great forests in the mountains, which you will remember were forests of various coloured trees and quite different from what we know to-day, lived many tiny gnomes and elves. So fond were these tiny creatures of the colourings of the various trees that they decided to form little groups and thereby make allegiance with the particular tree of their fancy. Thus there grew up many groups, as many as there were different kinds of coloured trees. And because of this, there arose between the gnomes and elves a terrible jealousy and they burned with a fearful hatred of each other. It became the sole object of the elves to outstrip the gnomes in the cultivation of the trees under their care and this was a very sad thing, because these little people had been life long friends only to become enemies over the keenness which arose and the feuds which sprang up from their jealous behaviour. Day and night they worked at their trees, transplanting the young, covering any exposed roots, pruning and lopping, and always caring for their trees.
-All night the fairies worked guided by the light of the friendly moon, so that by sunrise much of their work had been done. Already about half the height of the trees had been changed in coloury only the tops retaining their exotic hues.
-Their task ended for the day, the fairies had many laughs as from the tree tops they watched the cranky faces of the little forest men, which changed at times to open mouthed awe at the strange phenomenon that had affected their trees. At times the little people became awfully mixed up, so much so that elves were seen to be tending gnomes' treess and gnomes tending elves' trees. Continually, to avoid such confusion, they rould have to peer up into the tree tops in an endeavour to ascertain if they were working on a tree of their allegiance.
+The cheerful amity which had existed between them was gone now and a sourness gradually pervaded their simple little natures. The great forests too seemed to catch something of the unhappy spirit, and it made them moody and sad, just as tbe mountain streams and forest brooks also became sullen and sluggish, losing the spirit of glee and sparkle. So, in this forest world which, had become so sad, even the sun starts and sunbeams could find no flitting shadows or laughing waters to chase or play.
-So the scheMing of the sky fairies went on; the gnomes and elves were really too busy to realise what was taking place and feverishly continued their work, nixed up as it all had become. For a week or more the fairies worked by night until the DICIOn had waned. And then they discovered a wonderful thing. They found that the more sky they pushed down to the forests the deeper was the colour of the sky which came in its place, and the supply seemed limitless. Another month came by and on the full moon the fairies were up amongst the stars again trying to unravel the chain, which, wonderful enough, always fell back inho the same maze, so easy now for them to solve. After two months their work was completed.
-As far as they could see, the whole world was blue, a beautiful, soft, friendly blue that seemed to join the earth with the sky - something more beautiful, more wows derful than over they had dreamed was possible for even fairies to make.
+Elves and gnomes lived now only to prolong their unhappiness and widen the breech between themselves - they who had once been firm friends. Joy had gone from their lives. This sad state of affairs meant one thing - that gradually elves and gnomes would wear out their little lives, living and dying in a state of perpetual sourness.
-The poor 'gnomes and elves remained utterly confounded; they could not make it
-out at all. As their interest in the trees of their allegiance grew cold so too did
+Now the fairies who watched all this unpleasantness wiih tear laden eyes realised that to end all this stupidity on the part of their little friends they would have to evolve a good scheme, clever, and far reaching in its effects.
- the flaming hatred which they bore to each other gradually die. Luckily they must
-have retained some of their natural good lAners and humour for very soon they real-
+The only thing to do, said somebody, was to change the colour of the trees. Do this, and the root cause of their unhappiness would be removed. Fantastic thought - change the colour of the trees! It was a sky fairy who suggested this, a timid little fellow, called by his friends Hazyblue, as fitful and flighty as a light beam.
-ised how petty had been their behaviour 101es another in the past, Wiser judgment
- prevailed and, after a great council, 01:60bnd gnomes decided to use all their ener-
+The older fairies asked very respectfully - they were always full of respect,
-gies in tending all trees with no distinCation between them.
+even for the fantastic - how this was to be done, because, surely there was no substance, which they knew of, in quantities sufficient for the purpose. The only thing in great quantities which they could handle at all, and which could be used for the purpose, was dust, but this was useless as the rain would wash it off.
-Well, it might be asked why it is that even to-day some of the trees are totally different and individual. However, even this wonderful scheme was not permanent, for the elements marked their signs on it effectively. In any storm a lightning blaze easily pierced the blue, perhaps to leave its marks on a silver gum; or again in the coastal forests it was the flame tree that sprang from where the blood red rays of the rising sun peeped over the Pacific shorss to pierce the blue* And a
-thunder blast perhaps rolled back the blue, allowing a purple storm cloud to lip through and kiss the trees, leaving its mark in purple, just as the sharp showers of singing rain in the days of spring drip through the blue to /sash the leaves of the green trees clear again; and the gaunt yellow box gum bears the marks of the llow orb of the sun which, on those hot, dust-laden days of midsummer, glowers through the heavy dust haze, scorching the very earth itself.
+How was it to be done, they asked again? Easy it was to devise a scheme but how, how was it to be carried out? Hazyblue, the little sky fairy, told them how he meant to do it, with the aid of all the sky fairics.
-The scheme as you can see, proved by no means permanent, but the fairies had achieved their object in bringing back happiness to the little forest peeple, and, unwittingly, they have given to men a great joy in the interminable blue of the hills.
+Some days before the next full moon, he with as many of his friendb as could come, would ascend to the Milky Way and there, amongst the stars, await the full moon. In the cool of the evening on the day following the full moon, all the sky fairies would endeavour to unravel the maze of stars which held up the sky, the blue sky, in it's silver chain. It would be no easy task, trying to find a way in the labyrinthine tangle of the starry bonds, but, with such a noble cause as theirs, they must succeed. Once the starry bonds were unfastened the rest would be easy. The sky would be theirs - as much blue sky as they could possibly want.
+And so the day after the full moon had risen, in the quiet of evening all shot with the glow of a setting sun, the fairies came, bearing down much of the sky before them. It sank down ever so softly, almost imperceptibly, so kindly did the blue mix with the soft shadow of evening, mingling with the trees and floating far down that gulf which is the vastness that lies between the moon and this earth, sifting into the valleys and rolling down the long hill slopes, to become part of the very soul of the mountains.
+All night the fairies worked, guided by the light of the friendly moon, so that by sunrise much of their work had been done. Already about half the height of the trees had been changed in colour, only the tops retaining their exotic hues.
+Their task ended for the day, the fairies had many laughs as from the tree tops they watched the cranky faces of the little forest men, which changed at times to open mouthed awe at the strange phenomenon that had affected their trees. At times the little people became awfully mixed up, so much so that elves were seen to be tending gnomes' treess and gnomes tending elves' trees. Continually, to avoid such confusion, they would have to peer up into the tree tops in an endeavour to ascertain if they were working on a tree of their allegiance.
+So the scheming of the sky fairies went on; the gnomes and elves were really too busy to realise what was taking place and feverishly continued their work, mixed up as it all had become. For a week or more the fairies worked by night until the moon had waned. And then they discovered a wonderful thing. They found that the more sky they pushed down to the forests the deeper was the colour of the sky which came in its place, and the supply seemed limitless. Another month came by and on the full moon the fairies were up amongst the stars again trying to unravel the chain, which, wonderful enough, always fell back inho the same maze, so easy now for them to solve. After two months their work was completed.
+As far as they could see, the whole world was blue, a beautiful, soft, friendly blue that seemed to join the earth with the sky - something more beautiful, more wonderful than ever they had dreamed was possible for even fairies to make.
+The poor gnomes and elves remained utterly confounded; they could not make it
+out at all. As their interest in the trees of their allegiance grew cold so too did the flaming hatred which they bore to each other gradually die. Luckily they must have retained some of their natural good manners and humour for very soon they realised how petty had been their behaviour to one another in the past. Wiser judgment prevailed and, after a great council, elves and gnomes decided to use all their energies in tending all trees with no distincation between them.
+Well, it might be asked why it is that even to-day some of the trees are totally different and individual. However, even this wonderful scheme was not permanent, for the elements marked their signs on it effectively. In any storm a lightning blaze easily pierced the blue, perhaps to leave its marks on a silver gum; or again in the coastal forests it was the flame tree that sprang from where the blood red rays of the rising sun peeped over the Pacific shorss to pierce the blue. And a thunder blast perhaps rolled back the blue, allowing a purple storm cloud to lip through and kiss the trees, leaving its mark in purple, just as the sharp showers of singing rain in the days of spring drip through the blue to wash the leaves of the green trees clear again; and the gaunt yellow box gum bears the marks of the yellow orb of the sun which, on those hot, dust-laden days of midsummer, glowers through the heavy dust haze, scorching the very earth itself.
+The scheme as you can see, proved by no means permanent, but the fairies had achieved their object in bringing back happiness to the little forest people, and, unwittingly, they have given to men a great joy in the interminable blue of the hills.
 And little Hazyblue seems to live still, for who has not seen him dabbling his quick little hands in the star maze of the summer heavens, unravelling the silver chain and joining it up again just for the love of it.
-SONE LINES
-Found by'Stoddy when rambling in the English Lakez TAstrictd. W-itten by "A Poet of To-Day".
+=====Some Lines=====
-So follow the road over the hilltop and down,
-There'll be a meadow and bushland and ridges of brown, There'll be dawns when the earth is aquiver with light, There'll be friendship and laughter and campfires at night, The shine of the mountains, the gleam of a sail
+Found by Stoddy when rambling in the English Lake District.
+Written by "A Poet of To-Day".
+So follow the road over the hilltop and down,\\
+There'll be a meadow and bushland and ridges of brown,\\
+There'll be dawns when the earth is aquiver with light,\\
+There'll be friendship and laughter and campfires at night,\\
+The shine of the mountains, the gleam of a sail\\
 And home like a star-- at the end of the trail.
-It is rumoured amongst the mugwumps that a certain soup-chewer with a jail-breaker-cum-bucaneer leer and a mobile abdomen has made his last will and schedule. Bis final instructions to his executors are said to be "See that nothing passes us on the way to the cemetery."
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+It is rumoured amongst the mugwumps that a certain soup-chewer with a jail-breaker-cum-bucaneer leer and a mobile abdomen has made his last will and schedule. His final instructions to his executors are said to be "See that nothing passes us on the way to the cemetery."
-EASTER1- that magic word to all Bushwalkers
-Four glorious days indeed, and never to be forgotten ---I Y NW= =I you kvwp a photographic record of them 1
+=====Federation News=====
-..... ...... ..Mmpalmia,
-The Leica Photo Service takes this opportunity of wishing you "Good Walking", over Easter, and on your return will be very happy to render you the best photographic service you can obtain,
+Among the interesting matters dealt with by the Federation Council at its long meeting on February 24th - or by its Honorary Secretary in correspondence during the preceding weeks - were the following...
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-your films --- we can supply all sizes of Agfa Films on the market !
+The owner of the land at the junction of the Warragamba and Nepean Rivers was located and has been asked by letter if the camping fees charged are being demanded with his authority, or not.
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-% discount is allowed on all developing, printing ant enlarging work to members of the affiliated Bushwalking Clubs.'
+Mr. S. Merrin of Toowoomba, who recently visited Sydney for the Jamboree and met "The Bushwalker, No.2", applied for and was elected to Associate Membership of tiao Federation.
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-"Kyle House",
+The Conservation Bureau reported that there is no access to or from Lilyvale Station except on sufferance through private property. It was resolved that the authorities be asked to resume a strip of land to give foot access from the station gate to the Carrington Drive.
-Macquarie Place, SYDNEY.
-'Phone B7485.
+The Conservation Bureau also drew attention to the fact that access to the Nenean River from Emu Plains has been closed through the extension of the Prison Farm. Protest has already been made by various local interests, and the Federation decided to support the Blue Mountains Shire in this matter.
-nmERiernix IONS
+The Garawarra Trust has raised the fee for Permissive Occupancies to £2.12.0. p.a. and the casual camping fees to 1/6d per night or 2/- per long week-end. The Bulli Shire representatives on the Trust have given notice of motion for amalgamation with the National Park. The Conservation Bureau was asked to take any steps necessary to oppose any suggestion of fusion with The National Park.
-Among the interesting matters dealt with by the Federation Council at its
-tong meeting on February 24th - or by its Honorary Secretary in correspondence during the preceding weeks - were: the following...
+The Conservation Bureau's Report also contained word that the possibility of obtaining Maynard's Farm had been investigated, but they are unwilling to sell or relinquish it in any way.
-The, (Amer of the land at the junction of the Warragamba and Nepean Rivers was located and has been asked by letter if the camping fees charged are being demanded with his authority, or not.
-Mr. S. Merrin of Toowoomba, who recently visited Sydney for the Jamboree and met "The Bitshwalker, No.21t, applied for and was elected to Associate Membership of tiao Federation,
+Mark Foy' s Ballroom has been engaged for Tuesday, August 8th, for the Bushwalker's Ball; Mrs, Hilda Blunt has been appointed Honorary Orgaziiser, and she will be assisted by a Committee composed of representatives of the various affiliated clubs.
-The Conservation Btireau reported that there is no access to or from Lilyvale Station except on sufferance through private property. It was resolved that the authorities be asked to resume a strip of land to give foot access from the station gate to the Carrington Drive.
-The Conservation Bureau also drew attention to the fact that access to the Nenean River from Emu Plains ha: l been closed through the extension of the Prison Farm. Protest has already been made by various local interests, and the Federation decided to support the Blue Mountains Shire in this matter,.
+Perhaps the most interesting business of the evening was the explanation given personally by Miss Crommelin of her revised plan for a flora and fauna reservation and nature-study library in the Patonga district. She has purchased 6 acres adjoining the present Reserve for Public Recreation and Flora Protection, and intends to establish the library, and a native plant nursery, on this property. From here she will be able to care for the Park to the north-west and replant wherever necessary, and she asked the Federation to support the application which various bodies interested in conservation have made at her suggestion that the portion of the Park lying south of the new road to Patonga be re-dedicated as a Reserve for the Preservation of Australian Flora and Fauna. The Federation decided to support the application as requested, and to write to the Minister for Lands requesting the regazettal of the area and that it be placed under the control of special trustees, one of whom should be Miss Crommelin, and recommending certan matters for inclusion in the rules to be
-The Garawarra Trust has raised the fee far Permissive Occupancies to 2.12-.0.p a. and the casual camping fees to 1/6d perinight or 2/- per long week-end. 1114 Bulli Shipirt representatives on the Trust have, given notice -of motion for-amalgamat4er.-Avith
+drawn up for the regulation of the park.
-.-,Jitirtfa*I.onal Park. The Conservation Bureau was asked to take any steps necosaVry
-,,.--.opfi6te, any suggestion of fusion with The National Park. _--
+No wonder the Federation's Honorary Secretary, Mr. C.D'A. Roberts, notified the Council that he has resigned from the Trust of Bouddi Natural Park "owing to
--
+pressure of work"! Notification of his resignation was accepted with regret by the Federation Council, which was his nominator, and it was decided to recommend Mr. Oliver Wyndham for appointment as his successor.
-..,Tbe Conservation Bureau's Report also contained word that the possibilify, of- ob-
--tamiting Maynard's Farm had been investigated, but they are unwilling to sell- or re-
+At the request of Mr, J. Debert, conveyed by the S.B.W. delegates, the Federation decided to write and congratulate the authorities responsible for making the excellent new foot track from Tallong down Barbers Creek which gives much easier access to that part of the Shoalhaven River.
-.a
-linquish it in any way.
+Also at the request of the S.B.W. delegates, all delegates were asked to bring before the notice of their clubs the fact that the bottle on Clear Hill has been broken and the records it used to contain have disappeared. It is hoped that if sufficient publicity is given to this matter the tracing of the records and their return to Clear Hill may result.
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-Mark Foy' s Ballroom has been engaged for- Ttiebday,- AeUgust 8th1., fn r thp Bushwalker's Ball; Mrs, Hilda Blunt has been appointed 1onorary Orgaziiser, and she will be assisted by a Committee composed of 'representatives. of the. yari6us affiliafed
-Perhaps the most interesting business of the evening was the aplanationigiven personally by Miss CrommeIin of her revised plan far a flora and faiina. reservation
-and nature-study library in the Patonga district. She has puFchased 6 acres adjoining the present Reserve for Public Recreation and Flora Protection, and intende to-es- tablish the library, and a native plant nursery, on this-property. Frain here 'she will be able to care for the Park to the north-west and replant wherever necessary,
-and she asked the Federation to support the application which various bodies interested in conservation have made at her suggestion that the portion of the Park lying south' of the new road to Patongs, be re-dedicated as a Reserve for the Preservation of Australian Flora and Fauna. The Federation decided to support the application as re- quested, and to write to the Minipti..fOr lands requesting the rega;etta,1 of the area and that it be placed under the Cinitrol of special trnsfe6.s,. one cif _whom should be . Miss Crommelin, and recommending.:cer:ta*::Maft4ars- for inclusion in the rules to be
-drawn up for the regulation of:t4eitokiii+,;',7!-- .
-No wonder the Federation's Hntrei a:ty2Secretary, Mr.- C.-4)"..k.:11oberte.:,. notified the Council that he has resigned frorothe-'1itist def:-B-ouddi Natural Rai* "..wing to
-pressure of work"! Notification of his..rillititnation was accepted wiih,,regret by the
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-Federation Council, which was his nominator, and it was decided to recommend Mr. Oliver Wyndham for appointment as his successor.
-At the request of Mr, J. Debert, conveyed by the S.B.W. delegates, the Federation decided to write and Congratulate the authorities responsible for making the excellent new foot track from Tallong down Barber's Creek which gives much easier access to that part of the Shoalhaven River.
-Also at the request of the S.B.N. delegates, all delegates were asked to bring before the notice of their clubs the fact that the battle on Clear Hill has been broken and the records it used to contain have disappeared. It is hoped that if sufficient publicity is given to this matter the tracing of the records and their return to Clear Hill may result.
 And so ended four hours of solid work by all members of the Federation Council.
-..1.1=1MMINIIIMMIP
 ..,CLUB GOSSIP
 Ex-President Tom Herbert, who is now President of the Federation, was haled before the Annual Meeting by Ratiring-President Maurie Berry, who expressed the appreciation of all of us for the years of splendid work Tom has done for the Club and the Federation. Maurie also presented Tom with a wedding-present from the Club and, on behalf of all members, wished the Herberts long life and happiness. In replying, Tam said that - as a good gas man he would probably have to learn from "electricity engineer Debert" how to use-tie electric reading lamp --- and then he went home without the bulb!