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|Editorial| | 1| | |Editorial| | 1| | ||
- | A Sad Tale|Told by Gordon Smith| 2| | + | |A Sad Tale|Told by Gordon Smith| 2| |
|Results - 1939 Swimming Carnival| | 3 | | |Results - 1939 Swimming Carnival| | 3 | | ||
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|Erratum - March Issue| |16| | |Erratum - March Issue| |16| | ||
|From Here, There and Everywhere| |16| | |From Here, There and Everywhere| |16| | ||
- | List of Office-bearers, | + | |List of Office-bearers, |
|Amendments to Constitution, | |Amendments to Constitution, | ||
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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! | 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 | + | =====A Sad Tale===== |
by Gordon Smith. | by Gordon Smith. | ||
- | Once upon a time a party of civilians sat goggleeYed | + | |
- | Now these, tigers had come a long, long way, constantly swimming | + | Once upon a time a party of civilians sat goggle-eyed |
- | of their paws soft andtender. The journey had been calculated in accordance with a rough schedule and in spite of unknown and unforeseen | + | |
- | Long deprived of their riatural food,. the' | + | Now these tigers had come a long, long way, constantly swimming |
- | As thii tigers | + | of their paws soft and tender. The journey had been calculated in accordance with a rough schedule and in spite of unknown and unforeseen |
- | 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 | + | |
- | 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 |
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+ | As the tigers | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | 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 " | 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 " | ||
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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 | 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. | 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. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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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' | 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' | ||
- | But the tranquility of the stream had been disturbed. Even the running water received such a shock as to make it scampor | + | |
+ | But the tranquility of the stream had been disturbed. Even the running water received such a shock as to make it scamper | ||
There we'll leave them. No doubt they' | There we'll leave them. No doubt they' | ||
- | RESULTS | + | |
- | All races were 50 yards:. Men's Championship: | + | =====Resuts |
- | Women' | + | |
- | Women' | + | All races were 50 yards. |
- | Men' | + | |
- | Balloon Races ) Men (Open to Visitors) Women riving | + | |Men's Championship:| |Bil Whitney 1; John Woods 2.| |
- | Diving for Visitor Women Rescue Race (mixed) | + | |Women' |
- | Bill Whitney 1; John Woods 2. Doris Christian 1; Joan Savage 2. Bill McCourt 1; Bertie | + | |Men's Handicap:| |Bill McCourt 1; Bertie |
- | Les Ballen 1; Bertie | + | |Women' |
- | Brian Harvey) 1; Ossie Brownlee) 2. Jean West ) Joyce Trimble | + | |Men's Telegram Race|Open to Visitors|Ossie Brownlee 1; Arnold |
- | Underwater Swim | + | |Women' |
- | It Relay Race 100 yarde for the | + | |Visitor' |
- | Mandelberg Cup Audrey Wilkins and John Woods. Peanut Scramble | + | |Visitor' |
- | - Plunge - Mon Bertie Whillier 1; Alex. Colley 2. | + | |Balloon Races - Men|Open to Visitors|Les Ballen 1; Bertie |
- | Plunge - Women Doris Christian 1; Dot English | + | |Balloon Races - Women|Open to Visitors|Win Svenson 1; Doris Christian 2.| |
- | gteast | + | |Diving Championship - Men| |Ray Bean 1; Bertie |
- | 0.0111111111. | + | |Diving Championship - Woman| |Doris Christian 1; Joan Savage 2.| |
- | - 5 - | + | |Diving for Visitors - Men| |Fred Svenson 1; Laurie .....? 2.| |
- | "HAZYBLUE" | + | |Diving for Visitor Women| |Jean .....? 1; Win Svenson 2.| |
- | 0 by Bill Uullins. | + | |Rescue Race (mixed)| |Bean Harvey and Jean West 1; Ossie Brownlee |
- | Once upon a time ages and ages ago, before the mountains were covered with that | + | |Underwater Swim - Men| |Bob Woods 1; Reg. Alder 2.| |
- | 0 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 | + | |Peanut Scramble|Open to Visitors|W. Whitney |
- | particulhr | + | |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 | + | |Plunge - Women| |Doris Christian 1; Dot English |
- | 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 |
- | and sunbeams could find n0 -flitting shadows or 'laughing | + | |
- | 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 | + | ====="Hazyblue"===== |
- | Now, the fairies who watohed | + | |
- | The only thing to do, said somebody, was to change the colour of the trees. Do :this, and the root cause of their unhappinese | + | ====the Storey 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 | + | |
- | -Some days before the next -full moon, he with as many of his' | + | 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, | + | 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 |
- | 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 | + | |
- | 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' | + | 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 |
- | So the scheMing | + | |
- | 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 | + | 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 |
- | 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 |
- | the flaming hatred which they bore to each other gradually die. Luckily they must | + | |
- | have retained some of their natural good lAners | + | The only thing to do, said somebody, was to change the colour of the trees. Do this, and the root cause of their unhappiness |
- | ised how petty had been their behaviour | + | |
- | prevailed and, after a great council, | + | The older fairies asked very respectfully - they were always full of respect, |
- | gies in tending all trees with no distinCation | + | 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? |
- | 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 | + | |
+ | 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. | ||
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+ | 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, | ||
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+ | 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, | ||
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+ | 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' | ||
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+ | So the scheming | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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. | 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 | + | ====-Some Lines===== |
- | So follow the road over the hilltop and down, | + | |
- | There' | + | Found by Stoddy when rambling in the English |
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+ | Written | ||
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+ | So follow the road over the hilltop and down,\\ | ||
+ | There' | ||
+ | There' | ||
+ | There' | ||
+ | The shine of the mountains, the gleam of a sail\\ | ||
And home like a star-- at the end of the trail. | 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. | + | |
- | M111110111, ..DIM.....1 | + | 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. |
- | 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", | + | 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... |
- | AND DON'T FORGET | + | |
- | 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. |
- | -- the best | + | |
- | 10% 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 LEICA PHOTO SERVICE | + | |
- | "Kyle House", | + | The Conservation |
- | 31 Macquarie Place, SYDNEY. | + | |
- | 'Phone B7485. | + | The Conservation Bureau also drew attention to the fact that access to the Nenean River from Emu Plains |
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- | 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. |
- | 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' |
- | 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 " | + | Mark Foy' s Ballroom has been engaged for Tuesday, August 8th, for the Bushwalker' |
- | The Conservation | + | |
- | The Conservation Bureau also drew attention to the fact that access to the Nenean River from Emu Plains | + | Perhaps the most interesting business of the evening was the explanation given personally by Miss Crommelin |
- | 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 | + | drawn up for the regulation of the park. |
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- | ,, | + | No wonder the Federation' |
- | - | + | pressure of work"! Notification of his resignation |
- | .., | + | |
- | -tamiting | + | At the request of Mr, J. Debert, conveyed by the S.B.W. delegates, the Federation decided to write and congratulate |
- | .a | + | |
- | linquish | + | 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 |
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- | Mark Foy' s Ballroom has been engaged for- Ttiebday,- AeUgust 8th1., fn r thp Bushwalker' | + | |
- | Perhaps the most interesting business of the evening was the aplanationigiven | + | |
- | and nature-study library in the Patonga district. She has puFchased | + | |
- | 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' | + | |
- | drawn up for the regulation of: | + | |
- | No wonder the Federation' | + | |
- | pressure of work"! Notification of his..rillititnation | + | |
- | -- - | + | |
- | 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 | + | |
- | 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 | + | |
And so ended four hours of solid work by all members of the Federation Council. | And so ended four hours of solid work by all members of the Federation Council. | ||
- | ..1.1=1MMINIIIMMIP | + | |
..,CLUB GOSSIP | ..,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 " | 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 " |
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