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-THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER,
+====== The Sydney Bushwalker September 1940 No. 69 ======
-A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of itterest io The Sydney Bush Walkers, 5 Hamiltox Street, Sydney.
-No 69 SEPTEMBER, 1940 Price 3d.
-Editors Dorothy Lawry.
-Business Manager: Max Swift. Production: Brian Earvey. and Mary Stoddart Subscriptions: Ordinary, Doreen Harris; "On Service", Grace Jolly. Other Members of the) Jessie Martin, Merle Hamilton,
-Publication Staff ) and Arthur Salmon.
-*Fa RM. MM.
-CONTENTS
-To Our Readers and Our Contributors .. d
-At Out Own Meeting fOO  *44
-The Nightmare Hike ... by Bill McCourt ...
-Sports Carnival 1940 .. 400 *41P Off
-Prom Here, There and Everywhere Odd 0041 The Case Book of Dr. DoLittle -- "Paddy's" Advt.
-Federation Notes 000 004 SOO Of'
-An Early Adventure in Bouddi by Marie B. Byles This is a Walking Club! ... dlif dd.
-Retrospect by "Mumbedah"
-Club Photographic Album ... 001 ***
-Club Gossip ' . ... dfd 0 410
-"Tkie Bush Walker" (Republished by Re4uest)
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-TO OUR READERS AND OUR CONTRIBUTORS
-In the distant days of that earlier epoch which ended with the declaration of war on 3rd September, 1939, the suggestion was put forward more than once that both sides of the paper should be used in "The Sydney Bushwalker", but the S.B.W. Committee gelt that such an ecotiomy would detract from the appearance of the magazine. Now you can judge for:.yourselves whether or not it does, for, as a wartime measure and a contribution to the general conservation of paper, the Committee has reversed its earlier decision.
+A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, 5 Hamilton Street, Sydney. Price 3d.
-When our stock of covers runsout in two or three months' time, there will probably be some further change in the appearance of our magazine, but we will always try to maintain the standard of the reading matter, and-the editor is glad to be able to revert to sixteen pages under this new, double-sided arrange meat. This, of course, is only made possible by the cooperation of the various club members who have contributed articles, etc.
-Speaking of articles, the newer members may not know that it is the contributor who decided whether his (or her) article appears over a penname, initials, or the author's own name, and it is immaterial to the publication staff which is used; so there is no need to hold back your article just Isecause you are shy. There is ohe thing to remember, though. The identity of the
+|Editor|Dorothy Lawry|
-author must be known to the editor; so, my shy friends, put your pen-names on. your articles, but also sign them. If you forget to do this, the article is anonymous and cannot be published, which is Very sad.
+|Business Manager|Max Swift|
-There is a special reason for mentioning this matter here and now, In August the editor received a good but anonymous article and, even after considerable detective work, was not able to discover the author, so the article no* in the lost children's department, waiting for its parent to claim it.
+|Production|Brian Harvey and Mary Stoddart|
-We hope the parent will sea these remarks and come forward so that the article can be published next month.
+|Subscriptions|Ordinary, Doreen Harris; "On Service", Grace Jolly|
-AT OUR OWN MEETING
+|Other Members of the Publication Staff|Jessie Martin, Merle Hamilton and Arthur Salmon|
-- The new members welcomed at our August Meeting were Dorothy Vickery, Len Webb and Frank Leyden.
-. Another married couple with a new home to keep them busy have transferred to the Non-Active list; they are Don and Betty Gordon.
+|Contents|Author|Page|
+|To Our Readers and Our Contributors | |1|
+|At Our Own Meeting | |2|
+|The Nightmare Hike |by Bill McCourt |3|
+|Sports Carnival 1940 | |5|
+|From Here, There and Everywhere | |6|
+|The Case Book of Dr. Do-Little |"Paddy's" Advt.|7|
+|Federation Notes | |8|
+|An Early Adventure in Bouddi |Marie B. Byles|9|
+|This is a Walking Club!| |11|
+|Retrospect |by "Mumbedah"|12|
+|Club Photographic Album | |13|
+|Club Gossip| |14|
+|"The Bush Walker" (Republished by Request)| |15|
+===== To Our Readers and Our Contributors =====
+In the distant days of that earlier epoch which ended with the declaration of war on 3rd September, 1939, the suggestion was put forward more than once that both sides of the paper should be used in "The Sydney Bushwalker", but the S.B.W. Committee felt that such an economy would detract from the appearance of the magazine. Now you can judge for yourselves whether or not it does, for, as a wartime measure and a contribution to the general conservation of paper, the Committee has reversed its earlier decision.
+When our stock of covers runs out in two or three months' time, there will probably be some further change in the appearance of our magazine, but we will always try to maintain the standard of the reading matter, and the editor is glad to be able to revert to sixteen pages under this new, double-sided arrangement. This, of course, is only made possible by the cooperation of the various club members who have contributed articles, etc.
+Speaking of articles, the newer members may not know that it is the contributor who decided whether his (or her) article appears over a pen-name, initials, or the author's own name, and it is immaterial to the publication staff which is used; so there is no need to hold back your article just because you are shy. There is one thing to remember, though. The identity of the author must be known to the editor; so, my shy friends, put your pen-names on your articles, but also sign them. If you forget to do this, the article is anonymous and cannot be published, which is very sad.
+There is a special reason for mentioning this matter here and now, In August the editor received a good but anonymous article and, even after considerable detective work, was not able to discover the author, so the article now in the lost children's department, waiting for its parent to claim it. We hope the parent will see these remarks and come forward so that the article can be published next month.
+===== At our own meeting =====
+The new members welcomed at our August Meeting were Dorothy Vickery, Len Webb and Frank Leyden.
+Another married couple with a new home to keep them busy have transferred to the Non-Active list; they are Don and Betty Gordon.
+After some discussion it was decided that the S.B.W. would enter a team in the forthcoming Federation Debating Tournament, provided not more than two of the debates take place in our club room and the balance of those which would otherwise be held there be held instead at campfires.
+The Club Album, came under discussion and it was decided that, instead of further enlarging the present one, the Photographic Committee be instructed to start Vol. 2 --- Or should it be Vol.3? The original Club Album went right into the discard, didn't it?
+Dunc was given yet another job. She was appointed a Sub-committee to keep in touch with members on service and see that letters are sent forward to them regularly from their fellow-members. When you see pencil and paper circulating round the club room in future, you won't automatically tell yourself, "Ah, we are writing, to the Rootses again"; instead, you wi11 (we hope) dash over and say. "Who is this one to? May I add a bit next?"
+----
+Nowadays the pedestrian is just a dash between the dotted lines, but the Transport Dept. is producing a little book which will stop all that sort of nonsense. The idea behind the book, apparently; is that 'Those who run may read.'"
-After some discussion it was decided that the S.B.W. would enter a team in' the forthcoming Federation Debating Tournament, provided not more than two of the debates take place in our club room and the balance of those which 'would otherwise 'beheld there be held instead at campfires.
-The Club Album, came under. discussion -and it was decided that, instead of further enlarging the present one, the Photographic Committee be instructed to start Vol. 2 --- Or' should it be Vol.3? The original Club Album went right
-Nowadays the pedestrian is just a dash between the dotted lines, but the Transport rDept. is producing a little book which will stop all that sort of nonsense. The idea behind the book, apparently; is that 'Those who run may read.'"
 Reprinted from "Road Safety".
-into the discari, didn't it?
-.Dune was given yet another job. She was appointed a Sub-committee to keep in touch with members on service and sea,that letters are sent forward to them regularly from their. fellow-members. When you see pencil and paper 'circulating round the club room in future, you won't automatically tell yourself, "Ah, we are writing, to the Rootses again"; 'instead, you' i11 (We hope) dash, over and say. "I"ho is this ane to? May I add a bit next?"
--
-THE NIGHTMARE HIKE or
-. WHAT 'HAPPENED ,ON A DARK NIGHT. BY Bill Mcdourt.
-Several re-incarnations ago? I was a hiker, Now, of course, I'm a Bush Walker._ Although I confess to leaving my tins and rubbish around the lunch site in that primary and innocent age? I was more to be pitied than scorned, if I knew nothing of these elementary principles of tidiness.
-To proceed with my story, Having in my possession at the time, one of those sixpenny walking maPs published by the Railway Commissioners, I was attracted by the route from Berowra to Cowan, via an overhead telephone line that went in the direction of Cowan Creek, and, thence along the banks of that water. By the map, the distance was fourteen miles, and was to be undertaken only by experienced walkers.
-Accordingly, one sunny, Sunday morning, Margery, the dark eyed Lilian,
-Len and myself, set out from Berowra along the railway line, and shortly struck the telephone,line branching off at right angles into the bush. We were through the fencel*.and,'with our eyes focussed on the over-head life-line, which was strung from tree to tree, set off into the trackless Unknown.
-It was one of those crisp, clear mornings when the sharp air seemed to tingle in the lungsl'and it felt good to be alive, We pushed on through shrubs and kindred vegetation, and the wild flowers, that were commencing to bloom, filled our nostrils with their fragrance.
-After seven miles, the telephone line went down into a steep, wild gully, which was skirt4d as per instructions; then we descended a smaller gully and had inner on it's precipitous slopes.
-Len who was always a beggar for little surprises, produced a pea rifle fro his,over-sized pack, and," pinning some home-made bulls-eye targets on adjacent trees proceeded to demonstrate his skill as a marksman. The girls, too, were interested, and, when they had tried shutting the proper eye, gave every promise of becoming good shots after a lot of practice !
-We fired at everythingtexcept tip Bird of Time, who, as usual in these Circumstances, power-dived with incredible speed. Holy Smoke : four o'clock and just half the distance covered : I thought it best to gain the top of the gully again, and, then go straight for Cowan? instead of the original and longer way. When we had climbed out of the gully,. we saw, in the distance, Cowan wreathed in Smoke from a'stBam engine, whichi in the afternoon light, gave our destination the ethereal appearance of a masterpiece. In between us and our objective, however, was a big, wild valley whose rocks and-boulders looked all the more formiaable in the lengthening shadows of late afternoon.
-Retreat wat the only alternative; so, with feelings akin to Napoleon at Moscow, we retraced our steps, and, after about a mile, came upon the telephone line again.
-- 4 -
-Clouds were forming overhead, and it promised to be a very dark night. Just before sundown, we pulled some BlackboY Sticks, as it seemed improbable that the line overhead could be seen for much longer, and it would then be necessary to feel our way instead. Not one in the party possessed a torch.
-Night came on in the deepest shade of black; On we went with out sticks pressed hard against the telephone line, stumbling over rocks, falling between them, barking aur shins and running into the low branches of trees. Onfie,ide missed the line altogether; so, leaving the others at the spot, ; circled around in the ink, waving my staff about until it struck the wire, whia had turned off at right angles. Off w went again, crawling along like trams in a traffic jam.
-We knew we bad reached the railway line when the leader bounced off the boundary fence: in a few minutes we were across the line and having a wash and
-brushup in an adjacent refreshment house We were sitting down scones and tea when the long threatening rain came, and '.we rejoiced in the ,good fortune of our
-timely arrival, as groundsheets were not included in our equipment.
-With important parts of our attire held together by borrowed pinsi we presented a sorry scene on Berowra station where there was a wait of an hour
- for the next train. When the train arrived, we all bundled in, very thankful we had homes to go to; be they e'ver so humble:.
-So ended a day that we afterwards laughed overt- but which was at the time, a tedious experience that taught us a few valuable lessons.
-. NEW. MEMBERS
-Extracted without permission, but with acknowledgments, from
-an article by "Talker" in "Into the Blue",the C.MA's Magazine.
-,SO it will alirays be. The me;Iories of those early trips when we' went hungry or thisty, when the morning frost found the openings in our blankets and robbed us of much needed sleep, or when the rain came through, or under t the badly pitched tent, will always be with us as we come back for more. ,
-*OS And so it is, today, that when new members arrive, it is not 'the member's friend that I look for, but rather-the lone walker that comes in under his oWii steam, resented that he will learn more of the game that so far
+===== The Nightmare Hike OR What Happened on a Dark Night =====
-has only given him hunger, thirst and fatigue. .
-....
+By Bill McCourt
-- 5 -
-SPC)RTS CARNIVAL 1940
+Several re-incarnations ago, I was a hiker, Now, of course, I'm a Bush Walker. Although I confess to leaving my tins and rubbish around the lunch site in that primary and innocent age, I was more to be pitied than scorned, if I knew nothing of these elementary principles of tidiness.
-Thanks to the good offices of Geoff. Parker, the Sports Oarnival was held again this year at "Sunnyside", North Richmond, and, to our delight, the property lived up to its name in' spite of the drought. About fortythree
-O members attended on Saturday and assisted with the necessary Preparations, and a further dozen or so arrived on Sunday.
+To proceed with my story. Having in my possession at the time, one of those sixpenny walking maps published by the Railway Commissioners, I was attracted by the route from Berowra to Cowan, via an overhead telephone line that went in the direction of Cowan Creek, and, thence along the banks of that water. By the map, the distance was fourteen miles, and was to be undertaken only by experienced walkers.
-On Saturday night We gathered around a typical B111 Henley campfire and, after a bright and cheery evening, christened the new "well'. (You will remember the starting fate of,the old one at the Re-.Union this year).
-r,6.th usual Bush Talker energy, all:eVentsworewell contested, and sOme excellent finished resulted. The only non-runner waa the creek. This was serious, but waUld'have-bee'n'mUch more so if Geoff. Parker had riot provided two large milk cans 'of drinking water.
+Accordingly, one sunny, Sunday morning, Margery, the dark eyed Lilian, Len and myself, set out from Berowra along the railway line, and shortly struck the telephone line branching off at right angles into the bush. We were through the fence, and, with our eyes focussed on the over-head life-line, which was strung from tree to tree, set off into the trackless Unknown.
-Chas. Rolfe made a spectacular throw to win the Log Throwing Competition, We would here record that notable absentees this year were Arnie and Roxy Barrett. Having in mind their experience in this event last year, we are not surprised.
-The results were ath 'follows:-
+It was one of those crisp, clear mornings when the sharp air seemed to tingle in the lungs, and it felt good to be alive. We pushed on through shrubs and kindred vegetation, and the wild flowers, that were commencing to bloom, filled our nostrils with their fragrance.
-yds Championship
-". ".
+After seven miles, the telephone line went down into a steep, wild gully, which was skirted as per instructions; then we descended a smaller gully and had inner on it's precipitous slopes.
-Time Judging Contest.
-High Jump -
+Len who was always a beggar for little surprises, produced a pea rifle from his over-sized pack, and, pinning some home-made bulls-eye targets on adjacent trees proceeded to demonstrate his skill as a marksman. The girls, too, were interested, and, when they had tried shutting the proper eye, gave every promise of becoming good shots after a lot of practice!
-n if
-Walk with packs
+We fired at everythingt except the Bird of Time, who, as usual in these circumstances, power-dived with incredible speed. Holy Smoke: four o'clock and just half the distance covered: I thought it best to gain the top of the gully again, and, then go straight for Cowan, instead of the original and longer way. When we had climbed out of the gully, we saw, in the distance, Cowan wreathed in Smoke from a steam engine, which, in the afternoon light, gave our destination the ethereal appearance of a masterpiece. In between us and our objective, however, was a big, wild valley whose rocks and boulders looked all the more formidable in the lengthening shadows of late afternoon.
- It it n
-Log Throwing
+Retreat was the only alternative; so, with feelings akin to Napoleon at Moscow, we retraced our steps, and, after about a mile, came upon the telephone line again.
-u n
-Long Jump
+Clouds were forming overhead, and it promised to be a very dark night. Just before sundown, we pulled some Blackboy Sticks, as it seemed improbable that the line overhead could be seen for much longer, and it would then be necessary to feel our way instead. Not one in the party possessed a torch.
- It 11
-Orange Race
+Night came on in the deepest shade of black; On we went with our sticks pressed hard against the telephone line, stumbling over rocks, falling between them, barking our shins and running into the low branches of trees. Once we missed the line altogether; so, leaving the others at the spot, I circled around in the ink, waving my staff about until it struck the wire, which had turned off at right angles. Off we went again, crawling along like trams in a traffic jam.
- It Ti
-Three Legged pace Half Mile Run
+We knew we had reached the railway line when the leader bounced off the boundary fence: in a few minutes we were across the line and having a wash and brushup in an adjacent refreshment house. We were sitting down to scones and tea when the long threatening rain came, and we rejoiced in the good fortune of our timely arrival, as groundsheets were not included in our equipment.
-n It It
-Peanut Scramble
+With important parts of our attire held together by borrowed pins, we presented a sorry scene on Berowra station where there was a wait of an hour for the next train. When the train arrived, we all bundled in, very thankful we had homes to go to; be they ever so humble.
- First' - Second
+So ended a day that we afterwards laughed over, but which was at the time, a tedious experience that taught us a few valuable lessons.
-..--
-Men , Tim Coffey , J.Woods and A.Tatts
+===== New Members =====
-Women J. Test. . J. Malcolm
+Extracted without permission, but with acknowledgments, from an article by "Talker" in "Into the Blue",the C.M.W's Magazine.
-..
-Men . A.SaImOn T.Chambers
+.... So it will always be. The memories of those early trips when we went hungry or thisty, when the morning frost found the openings in our blankets and robbed us of much needed sleep, or when the rain came through, or under the badly pitched tent, will always be with us as we come back for more.
-Women Pat Coffey Yvonne Rolfe
-Men , C.Rolfe . F.Ashdown
+.... And so it is, today, that when new members arrive, it is not the member's friend that I look for, but rather the lone walker that comes in under his own steam, resolved that he will learn more of the game that so far has only given him hunger, thirst and fatigue.
-Women F.AllsWorth Y. Rolfe
-Men W Hall T. Kenny Royal
+===== Sports Carnival 1940 =====
-Women J. Malcolm. R. McLaren
-Men C.Rolfe' ' J.Woods
+Thanks to the good offices of Geoff Parker, the Sports Carnival was held again this year at "Sunnyside", North Richmond, and, to our delight, the property lived up to its name in spite of the drought. About fortythree members attended on Saturday and assisted with the necessary preparations, and a further dozen or so arrived on Sunday.
-Women ' C.Collan "%puncombe
-Men T.Coffey F.Ashdown
+On Saturday night we gathered around a typical Bill Henley campfire and, after a bright and cheery evening, christened the new "well'. (You will remember the starting fate of the old one at the Re-Union this year).
-Women J. West C. Griffith
-Men T.Coffey
+With usual Bush Walker energy, all events were well contested, and some excellent finishes resulted. The only non-runner was the creek. This was serious, but would have been much more so if Geoff. Parker had not provided two large milk cans of drinking water.
-Women C.Griffith J. West
-'Mixed j riest & J.rlood T.Hall & R. McLaren
+Chas. Rolfe made a spectacular throw to win the Log Throwing Competition. We would here record that notable absentees this year were Arnie and Roxy Barrett. Having in mind their experience in this event last year, we are not surprised.
-Men J.Wood F.Ashdown
-Women 'C.Griffith J.Malcolm
+The results were as follows:-
-Men N.Eellyer H A.Salmon
-WoMen L.Bennett M.Smith
+|Event|Division|First|Second|
+|100 yds Championship|Men|Tim Coffey|J.Woods and A.Watts|
+| |Women|J. West|J. Malcolm|
+|Time Judging Contest.|Men|A.Salmon|T.Chambers|
+| |Women|Pat Coffey|Yvonne Rolfe|
+|High Jump|Men|C.Rolfe|F.Ashdown|
+| |Women|F.Allsworth|Y. Rolfe|
+|Walk with packs|Men|W Hall|T. Kenny Royal|
+| |Women|J. Malcolm|R. McLaren|
+|Log Throwing|Men|C.Rolfe|J.Woods|
+| |Women|C.Collan|W.Duncombe|
+|Long Jump|Men|T.Coffey|F.Ashdown|
+| |Women|J. West|C. Griffith|
+|Orange Race|Men|T.Coffey| |
+| |Women|C.Griffith|J. West|
+|Three Legged Race |Mixed|J West & J.Wood|W.Hall & R. McLaren|
+|Half Mile Run |Men|J.Wood|F.Ashdown|
+| |Women|C.Griffith|J.Malcolm|
+|Peanut Scramble|Men|N.Hellyer|A.Salmon|
+| |Women|L.Bennett|M.Smith|
+----
 The young woman gazed at him in a calm and detached manner, as if he were a train she didn't have to catch.
-. Phyllis Bottome.
-- 6 -
+Phyllis Bottome
-FROM' HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE
+===== From Here, There and Everywhere =====
 Among "Recent Outdoor Books" listed in the "Bulletin" of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) for April, 1940, are three that might be of interest to some S.B.W's.
 Anderson, Paul L. "The Technique of Pictorial Photography",Revised