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No.70 OCTOBER, 1940 Price 3d. | No.70 OCTOBER, 1940 Price 3d. | ||
- | |Editor |Dorothy Lawry.| | + | |Editor |Dorothy Lawry| |
|Acting Business Manager and Production |Brian Harvey| | |Acting Business Manager and Production |Brian Harvey| | ||
- | |Subscriptions |Ordinary, Doreen Harris "On Service" | + | |Subscriptions |Ordinary, Doreen Harris "On Service" |
- | |Other members of the Publication Staff |Jessie Martin, Merle Hamilton, Mary Stoddart, and Arthur Salmon.| | + | |Other members of the Publication Staff |Jessie Martin, Merle Hamilton, Mary Stoddart, and Arthur Salmon| |
CONTENTS | CONTENTS | ||
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Two new members were welcomed at the Half-Yearly Meeting on 13th September, they were, Miss Beverley Druce and Mr. Noel Haviland. | Two new members were welcomed at the Half-Yearly Meeting on 13th September, they were, Miss Beverley Druce and Mr. Noel Haviland. | ||
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At the same meeting we learned of the resignation of Daryl O'Dea from membership, and of Tom Moppett from the position of Honorary Secretary. These days Tom is wearing the badge of the R.A.A.F. Reserve. | At the same meeting we learned of the resignation of Daryl O'Dea from membership, and of Tom Moppett from the position of Honorary Secretary. These days Tom is wearing the badge of the R.A.A.F. Reserve. | ||
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The Club's £100 "nest egg" is also doing War Work now; the Committee has received an acknowledgment from the Federal Treasurer of this contribution to the Interest Free Loan. | The Club's £100 "nest egg" is also doing War Work now; the Committee has received an acknowledgment from the Federal Treasurer of this contribution to the Interest Free Loan. | ||
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We are glad the Hon.Social Secretary is still managing to show a small profit on each function. He reported that ninety one people enjoyed the dinner dance at Elizabeth Bay House on August 28th, and there was a profit of 3/8d.! | We are glad the Hon.Social Secretary is still managing to show a small profit on each function. He reported that ninety one people enjoyed the dinner dance at Elizabeth Bay House on August 28th, and there was a profit of 3/8d.! | ||
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Certificates were presented to Winners of the various events at the recent Sports Carnival and, on behalf of those members who were at the Carnival, the President handed Bill Henley a memento of the occasion, which was his birthday as well as a very busy day for him as handicapper, | Certificates were presented to Winners of the various events at the recent Sports Carnival and, on behalf of those members who were at the Carnival, the President handed Bill Henley a memento of the occasion, which was his birthday as well as a very busy day for him as handicapper, | ||
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At about this point the Chairman took the opportunity of expressing the Club's appreciation of Tom Moppetts work As Hon.Secretary and its gratification that Jean Trimbles, who has been Tom's Assistant, was prepared to carry on as Hon.Secretary. | At about this point the Chairman took the opportunity of expressing the Club's appreciation of Tom Moppetts work As Hon.Secretary and its gratification that Jean Trimbles, who has been Tom's Assistant, was prepared to carry on as Hon.Secretary. | ||
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Next came the important business of, electing a number of new officers, namely:- | Next came the important business of, electing a number of new officers, namely:- | ||
- | Honorary Secretary: Jean Trimble | + | |
- | Hon.Assistant Secretary: Joyce Trimble | + | |Honorary Secretary |
- | Committee Member Winifred Duncombe (Dunc.) | + | |Hon.Assistant Secretary |
- | Convenor of Sub-committee re Club Rooms: L.G.Harrison (Mouldy) | + | |Committee Member |
- | Substitute Delegate to Federation: Dorothy Lawry | + | |Convenor of Sub-committee re Club Rooms| L.G.Harrison (Mouldy)| |
- | Honorary Organiser for 1940 Concert: Joan Savage | + | |Substitute Delegate to Federation| Dorothy Lawry| |
+ | |Honorary Organiser for 1940 Concert| Joan Savage| | ||
Six jobs filled, just like that! | Six jobs filled, just like that! | ||
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Then Sub-section (kk) of Section 5 of the Constitution had two sentences added to it, as forecast in the notice of the meeting. | Then Sub-section (kk) of Section 5 of the Constitution had two sentences added to it, as forecast in the notice of the meeting. | ||
- | Last, but not least, the President announced that recently it had been noticed that there was a growing practice of taking dogs on official trips. After due consideration the Committee had decided, for a number of reasons, to request members to refrain from'taking dogs on official trips. One of the most | + | Last, but not least, the President announced that recently it had been noticed that there was a growing practice of taking dogs on official trips. After due consideration the Committee had decided, for a number of reasons, to request members to refrain from taking dogs on official trips. One of the most serious reasons for this ban is that dogs naturally run on ahead, particularly when they are thirsty and scent water. With running |
- | , serious reasons for this ban is that dogs naturally run on ahead, particularly | + | |
- | ' | + | PHYLLIS |
- | PHYLDtS- | + | |
- | Before | + | Before |
- | PhiZ Rpots,- and pa i' | + | |
- | -- | + | Some of us had already heard that Phil's sufferings had ended on September 4th and had expressed |
- | & | + | |
- | , | + | within a year of joining the SBW Wal and Phil had stepped into the breach and accepted the positions of Hon.Secretary and Hon.Assistant Secretary |
- | tember kth and had epressed. | + | |
- | 'within a year of' | + | In addition to all the work she did for the SBW Phil ran their home most efficiently and trained their three kiddies - there was only Gweneth |
- | In addition to all the work she did for the S.B.V. | + | |
- | If any man could echo.Robert | + | If any man could echo Robert |
- | "Truptyl | + | |
- | . | + | "Trusty, |
- | ith ay66-6f, | + | With eyes of gold and bramble-dew, |
- | The- eise4-4-1t1,41c4... | + | Steel-true and blade-straight, |
- | _ , - 'MaiYe-bimate. | + | The great artificer |
+ | Made by mate. | ||
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
+ | A love that fire could never tire, | ||
+ | Death quench or evil sir, | ||
+ | The mighty master | ||
+ | Gave to her. | ||
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
+ | A fellow-farer true through life, | ||
+ | Heart-whole and soul-free | ||
+ | The august father | ||
+ | Gave to me." | ||
+ | |||
+ | KATOOMBA - KANANGRA - KATOOMBA | ||
+ | by W.T.W | ||
+ | |||
+ | Having caught an early train which left town at 5.17 p m. on Friday, 7th June last, we reached Katoomba, the jumping-off point for so many trips, at about 7.30 p.m. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Reinforced with hot coffee to keep off cold and drowsiness, we took a car to the top of the Devil' | ||
+ | |||
+ | On a moonlight night Megalong Valley offers many attractions to the walker who is willing to forego a few hours sleep in order to cover a large part of the walk on Friday night. To the east Narrow Neck towers above, large and majestic, brightly lit on its great, bare rock faces, and dark and mysterious in sheltered corners where the moon does not penetrate. One strides through an avenue of tall gums, between the limbs and foliage of which the moonlight shin, casting fantastic shadows on the white track. | ||
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+ | The Cox was reached, via Black Jerry' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Towards midnight, an opening on our right indicated that we had reached Jenolan River and Breakfast Creek showed up about forty minutes later. Finally. We halted at 1.00 a.m., a little above Heartbreaker, | ||
+ | |||
+ | We were away rather later than hoped (at 6.40 a m.), walking down the Cox in the early morning was very pleasant, and exhilarating, | ||
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+ | Arthur and I, who were inclined to race ahead, reached Kanangra Creek a few minutes ahead of the other two and, at 9.42 we all proceeded up the Creek, in which there was little water, and, for many long stretches, only boulders covered with dry, green slime indicated where water once flowed in abundance. However, higher up, where the Gorge becomes narrower, water was more plentiful. | ||
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+ | We were astonished at the number of wombats to be found on the river banks as we went along. Apparently the dry conditions are driving them more and more to the main waterways for subsistence. Until recently, wombats were quite a novelty, but now one meets them at every bend. | ||
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+ | We stopped for lunch promptly at noon and secured a well-earned rest until 1.10 p.m. Shortly after resuming, we obtained our first glimpse of Kanangra Walls, still a long way off, but becoming rapidly closer. We were all very delighted to be in sight of our objective and to know that we were well up to schedule. | ||
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+ | At 1.50 p.m. we judged that we must be below Craft' | ||
+ | |||
+ | As the afternoon was well advanced, Ron and Norm decided to waste no time, and left immediately to pick up the Gingra Track, for we hoped to reach the Kowmung that night. Arthur and I wishing to complete the tour, hurried along to the famous dance-floor cave, where, incidentally, | ||
+ | and endeavoured to pick up the track. We were unable to do this in the darkness and finally, after long discussion, we decided to make a dry camp where we were though it was only 8.00 p.m. Fortunately a plentiful supply of wood was available, and, despite the stony nature of the ground, all were asleep by 9.30 p.m. | ||
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+ | Sunday morning found us up early and, after a hasty breakfast of biscuits and dates, looking for the track at about 6.30 a.m. I fear that, in our hurry to be off again, we failed to appreciate sufficiently the beauty of the sunrise as dawn broke over the distant mountains. We soon picked up the track, and in under two hours Arthur and I were speeding down the gentle slope of Gingra to the Kowmung with the others only a few minutes behind. We spent from 8.20 a.m. to 10.25 a.m. having a swim and breakfast, and discussing our ill fortune in missing the track on the previous evening. | ||
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+ | We set off rather more slowly after breakfast in order to allow our somewhat liberal meals to settle. However, we soon quickened up on the easy cowpads as we were rather behind schedule, and, after picking our way through the massive rock formations of the Lower Kowmung Canyon, reached the Cox at 1.20 p m. We spent twenty five minutes here for a snack, but not too much, as we had now to climb White Dog, which we did, reaching Kelpie Rocks at 2.30 p.m. Although not comparable with that from Splendour Rock, the view from here is pleasant; one can see a large stretch of the Cox, bordered with casuarinas and grassy banks, and one notices regretfully the wide expanse of dry sand and the narrow stretch of water, glistening here and there with sunlight, where once a full stream flowed. | ||
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+ | From Kelpie Rocks we followed a well-defined ridge towards | ||
+ | the base of Mt.Mouin, and then turned and headed for Debert's Nob. Clear Hill was scaled by 4.25 p.m. and ten minutes later, we were beginning the long-familiar walk into Katoomba. Darkness soon fell upon us, and so, for the third night in succession, we walked by torchlight, but on this occasion in order to catch a train. By this time all our batteries, with the exception of Norm' | ||
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+ | At last, at 7.25 p.m. we reached the Tourist Road on Narrow Neck and soon were in the Golf Club, whence we rang for a car, and where we met very kind hospitality, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Before the train arrived at 8 p.m. we managed to pick up a billy-full of plum-pudding as well as apple-pies and cream, which had been ordered in anticipation on the previous Friday night, and to these you may rest assured we did justice. | ||
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+ | Thus concluded an eighty one mile week-end walk from Katoomba to Kanangra Walls and back. | ||
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+ | "SUGAR TESTS PURITY OF DRINKING WATER" !!! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Two or three months ago the SBW Library received a present of some books, amongst which was the " | ||
+ | |||
+ | "A simple, but effective method for testing the purity of drinking water is through the use of sugar. If your summer camp's water supply is not pure you can make the test by collecting a gallon of the water in a glass jar and dissolving in it a quantity of sugar. Allow the jar of water to set for one week and at the end of this period if the sugar, shows no signs of discoloration it is safe to drink. Otherwise it will be necessary to boil all water before using it so as to render it pure." | ||
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+ | As the test takes __one week,__ what does one do for a drink in the meantime !!! | ||
- | c!lionpurl! angervalpurt, | ||
- | ' | ||
- | The mightymasterft,, | ||
- | Gave -to-he.. -, - | ||
- | " | ||
- | . . . | ||
- | fellow-, | ||
- | Heart-whole. and soul-free - | ||
- | | ||
- | The auut ft the,r. Gave to me." | ||
- | , | ||
- | KATOOMBA - KANANGR1.- KATOOMBA by V. T. | ||
- | Having caught an early train which left town at 5.17 p m. on Friday,7th June last, we reached Katoomba, the juMping-off poinMor so many trips, at about 7.30 p m. | ||
- | Reinforced with hot coffee to keep off cold and drowsiness, we took a car to the top of the Devil' | ||
- | On a moonlight night Megalong Valley offers many attractions to the walker who is willing to forego a few hours' sleep in order to 6over a large part of the walk on Friday night. To the east Narrow Neck tovirerA above, large and majestic, brightly lit on its great, bare rock faces, and dark and mysterious in sheltered corners where the moon does not penetrate. One strides through an avenue of tall gums, between the limbs and foliage of which the moonlight shin, casting fantastic shadows on the white track. | ||
- | The Cox was reached, via Black Jerry' | ||
- | ' | ||
- | We were away rather later than hoped (at 6.40 a m.), walking down the' Cox in the early morning was very Pleasant, and exhilarating, | ||
- | Arthur and 1, who were inclined to race ahead, reached. Kanangra Creek a few minutes ahead of the other two and, at 9.42 we all proceeded up the Creek, in which there was little water, and, for many long stretches, only boulders covered with dry, green slime indicated where water once flowed in abundance. However, higher up, where the Gorge becomes narrower, 'water was more plentiful. | ||
- | We were astonished at the number of wombats to be found on the river banks as we went along. Apparently the by conditions are driving them more and more to the main waterways for subsistence. -Until recently, wombats were quite a novelty, but now one meets them at every bend. - | ||
- | We stopped for lunch promptly at noon and secured a well-earned re:t until 1.10 p m. Shortly after resuming, we obtained our first glimpse of Kanangra Walls, still a long way off, but becoming rapidly closer. We were all very Aelighted to be in sight of our objective and to know that we were well up to | ||
- | schedule. | ||
- | At 1.50 p m.e ,Oidied that ;4 must be below Craft' | ||
- | As the afternoon was well advanced, Ron and Norm decided to waste no time, and left immediately to pick up the Gingra Track, for we hoped to reach the Kowmung that night. Arthur and I wishing to complete the tour, hurried along to the famous dance-floor cave, where, incidentally, | ||
- | twenty minutes down the track. Darkness had fallen before we caught up with I | ||
- | Ron and Norm, and we still had a considerable way to go. Most of the way the track is good, and easy to follow even at night, but in one or two spots one is liable to go astray. This we did on Third Top. Instead of keeping to the crown of the ridge, the track skirts round on the left side of the Top,and the ridge changes direction slightly, bearing to the left. Anyhow, we kept to the top of the ridge and continued on until we found that we were going | ||
- | south instead of north-east. We retraced our steps to the summit of Third Top | ||
- | and endeavoured t6 pick up the track. ' we were unable to do this in the darkness and finally, after long discussion, we decided to make a dry camp where we were though it was only 8.00 p m. Fortunately a plantiful supply of Wood was available, and, despite the stony nature of the ground, all were ' | ||
- | Sunday morning found us iip. early and, after a hasty breakfast of biscuits and-dates, looking for the track at about 6.30 a m. I fear that, in our hurry to be off again, we failed to appreciate sufficiently the beauty of the sunrise as dawn broke over the distant mountains. we soon picked up the track, and in under two hours Arthur and I were speeding down the gentle slope of Gingra to the Kowmung with the others only a few minutes behind irle spent from 8.20 a m. to 10.25 a m. having a swim and breakfast, and discussing our | ||
- | ' ill fortune in missing the track on the previous evening, | ||
- | We set off rather more slowly after breakfast in order to allow our somewhat liberal meals to settle. HoWever, we soon quickened up on the easy cowpads as we were rather behind schedule, and, after picking our way through the massive rock formations of the Lower Kowmung Canyon, reached the Cox at 1.20 p m. We spent twentyfive minutes here for a snack, but not too much, as we had now to climb White Dog, which we did, reaching Kelpie Rocks at 2.30 p m. | ||
- | , Although not comparable with that from Splendour Rock, the view from here is pleasant; one can sees, large stretch of the Cox, bordered with casuarinas and grassy banks, and one notices regretfully the wide expanse of dry sand and the narrow stretch of water, glistening here and there with sunlight, where once a full stream flowed. | ||
- | From Kelpie Rocks we followed a well-defined ridge tpwards40 | ||
- | the base of | ||
- | Mt.Mouin, and then turned and headed for Debert' | ||
- | At last, at 7.25 p m.. we reached the Tourist Road on Narrow Neck and soon were in the Golf Club., whence we rang for a car, and where we met very kind hospitality, | ||
- | Before the train arrived at 8, p m. we managed to pick up a " illyful of plum-pudding as well as apple-pies and cream, which had been ordered in anticipation on the previous, | ||
- | Thus concluded an eightyone mile week-end walk from Katoomba to Kanangra Walls and back. | ||
- | "SUGAR TESTS PURITY OF DRINKING WATER" I!! | ||
- | Two or three months ago the S.B;W. Library received a present of some book' | ||
- | "A simple, but effective method for testing the purity Of UNinking water is through the use of sugar. If , your summer camp's water supply is not pure you can make the test by collecting a gallon of the water in a glass jar and dissolving in,it a quantity of sugar. Allow the jar of water to set for one week and at the end of this period if the sucgar, shows no signs of discoloration it is safe to drink. Otherwise it will be necessary to boil all water before using it so as to render it pure." | ||
- | As the test takes one week. what does one do for a drink in the meantime !!! | ||
- | - 7-. | ||
CASE BOOK OF DR. DULITTIZ(R.R.) No.2. | CASE BOOK OF DR. DULITTIZ(R.R.) No.2. | ||
I was seafed in my consulting room one day when Mr.Twiddlepup stormed in | I was seafed in my consulting room one day when Mr.Twiddlepup stormed in |
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