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- | THE SYDNEY- -BITSHWALKER. | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker, May 1941, No.77 ====== |
- | A mopthly | + | |
- | No.77. Y, 1-9414 | + | A monthly |
- | Editer: | + | Price 3d. |
- | Subscriptions: Doreen Harris. "On Service-Copies" | + | |
- | Art: Mary Stoddart, Produ-ction: | + | |Editor|Dorothy Lawry| |
- | C cf_N_ T. k | + | |Business Manager|Brian Harvey| |
- | Editorial | + | |Subscriptions|Doreen Harris| |
- | At Our Own Meeting | + | |"On Service Copies" |
- | The Official " | + | |Art|Mary Stoddart| |
- | Special Announcement Hon:-Social | + | |Production|Brian Harvey and Jean West| |
- | Progress Report from our Services Committee. 4'. 11 6 | + | |
- | Paddy ' s _ Advertisement | + | |Contents|Author|Page| |
- | Inside England | + | |Editorial| |1| |
- | j | + | |At Our Own Meeting| |2| |
- | Goodman Bros. Photo SuppliesrAdvt. ,. . . II 10 | + | |The Official " |
- | Letters from the Lads, - No*3 - from Gordan | + | |Special Announcement|Hon. Social Secretary|6| |
- | Anne's Pantry -- Advertisement | + | |Progress Report from our Services Committee| |6| |
- | Foot-gear Through the Ages ,from " | + | |Paddy' |
- | -_Federation | + | |Inside England|Ken Iredale|8| |
- | Club Gossip | + | |Goodman Bros. Photo Suppliesr Advt.| |10| |
- | EDITORIAL, | + | |Letters from the Lads - No.3|Gordon |
- | In 4arch_last | + | |Anne's Pantry -- Advertisement| |13| |
- | - In April "The Sydney Morning Herald" | + | |Foot-gear Through the Ages |" |
- | With this issue WE complete, our first ten years of publication, | + | |Federation |
- | assisted "The Sydney | + | |Club Gossip| |16| |
- | Starting as "The Bushwalker", | + | |
- | August, 1932- the official organ of the S.B.W. and under the new name of "The | + | ===== Editorial ===== |
- | - | + | |
- | Sydney Bushwalker." | + | In March last "The Camp Fire Club Magazine" |
- | From December, 1932, until January, 1936, Brenda White perched in the" | + | |
- | After the 1936 issue, the " | + | In April "The Sydney Morning Herald" |
- | In 1936 the bi-monthly suffered from a severe attack of " | + | |
- | _ . _ _ | + | With this issue **we** |
- | and-throughoitt-193.7 Wdk-61-11Y- | + | |
- | bought a new duplicator and Bill Mullins and Brian Harvey took over the work of | + | Starting as "The Bushwalker", |
- | _ _ _ | + | August, 1932, the official organ of the S.B.W. and under the new name of "The Sydney Bushwalker." |
- | grodUctioft.-- | + | |
- | In 1938 Marie Byles went mountaineering in Western China and the editorial chair and traditipns. | + | From December, 1932, until January, 1936, Brenda White perched in the editorial chair very successfully, |
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- | AT OUR. OWN MEETING. | + | After the 1936 issue, the " |
- | At the April General Meeting our new-Pre' | + | |
- | The meeting then got down to business, and soon learned, amongst other things, that Bill Mullins has changed his address and'is tow in the A.I.F. Training Camp at Cowra. That's one vacant seat there' | + | In 1936 the bi-monthly suffered from a severe attack of " |
- | use the season tickets Mouldy has secured again this year. | + | |
- | -- | + | In 1938 Marie Byles went mountaineering in Western China and the editorial chair and traditions |
- | As usual, our Social | + | |
- | Three new Room Stewards volunteered | + | ===== At Our Own Meeting ===== |
- | Tom Moppett, who was present "in his blues", | + | |
- | - Jean_Moppett | + | At the April General Meeting our new President's first job was to welcome as a New Member Mr Gordon Upton. Then Alex presented the two cups and various certificates won at this year's Swimming Carnival. The holders of the Mandelberg Cup now are Flo Allsworth and Arthur Brophey, while the new Mansonia Cup for the best score in both swimming and diving |
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+ | The meeting then got down to business, and soon learned, amongst other things, that Bill Mullins has changed his address and is now in the A.I.F. Training Camp at Cowra. That's one vacant seat there' | ||
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+ | As usual, our Social | ||
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+ | Three new Room Stewards volunteered | ||
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+ | Tom Moppett, who was present "in his blues", | ||
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+ | Jean Moppett | ||
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Somewhere in the New England StrItes of the USA is a stretch of railroad line, probably like hundreds of miles in the same area. It runs through long, softly curving, thickly Wooded hills, a pile of cumulus clouds beyond, on the foothills open flats lush with fodder. These green flats | Somewhere in the New England StrItes of the USA is a stretch of railroad line, probably like hundreds of miles in the same area. It runs through long, softly curving, thickly Wooded hills, a pile of cumulus clouds beyond, on the foothills open flats lush with fodder. These green flats | ||
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- | ROCKCLIMBING IN THE RAIN | + | THE OFFICIAL " |
- | Paul Barnes | + | By Stoddy Jun. |
- | (The author would be glad to iertimbether' | + | In two detachments |
- | It was early in-1944 when we stood on the Ff)gsback Ridge, Narrow Neck, and looked south-egtt at the long point or headland jutting out into the valley | + | The Leader, Bill Hall, with Bill Whitney, sped down to Canons from the earlier train and they were safely tucked into bed before |
- | Our party started out bright nd erly on Friday night with a taxi to the Explorers' | + | Alighting at Katoomba |
- | Few people, as yet, seem to know of the way down off the Pulpit Hill, a neat piece of rockclimbing which has been rendered easier for amateurs by the insertion of iron spikes | + | . As we passed the "Pub" |
- | _spikes there)0 This descent was accomplished as an appetiser by our party before breakfast on Saturday morning, | + | All hills climbed at last, we swooped down into Green Gully and arrived to find Mrs. Carlon sitting up for us with tea on tap and large slices |
- | Breakfast was a satisfying meal on Back Creek, and there followed a quiet day' | + | With the first faint appearance |
- | Next day's programme comprised a sweltering walk up Six Foot Track and cross country | + | the hill and raced gaily down the other side into Cnrlon |
- | It was during one of theFe convenient rests, dignified by the pretext of ' | + | Does anyone really admire Breakfast |
- | Once the top of the Head was reached | + | Moorilla and Moko Creeks and had refreshing swims there and in the Kowmung. |
- | 5. | + | After Cedar Creek the country was new-to me andwe made a number |
- | clad legs. | + | We were very lucky with the weather, which was sunny with a chill wind, and so we were never too hot despite |
- | The actual descent of "Paulfs Point" was made in three stages, and a mild hailstorm had, fittingly enough, just passed over as we commenced. First was a 30ft, drop, done "en rappel" | + | We saw some splendid horses |
- | To reach Cedar Creek now' | + | considered putting |
- | Were we patisfied with our efforts yet? Well, almost, but not quite. Just to finish off our climbing weekend, it was decided to climb out to the top via the Scenic Railway track and tunnel, a rise of some 1300 feet in 800 ft, We emerged, looking more like coalminers than bushw-lkars, | + | - 4 - |
- | 1.11 .... | + | Opposite Moody's a new boarding house was in process of erection, and its owner informed us that he had just taken his wife down to McMahon' |
- | WINGS - J. E. McDougall | + | The valley widened: out and we croSsed the river several times, having |
- | Never on e,rth | + | Mrs Smith, our substitute cook, was bustling round the kitchen, from which appetising aromas came floating forth. Presently |
- | Shall we know any rest | + | For the first part of the night everyone squirmed with nettle stings and stiffness, and all dogs in Creation decided to voice their sorrows and fight out their long pent grievances, but about midnight silence reigned supreme and Tim was allowed to "oleaginously mutter" |
- | Who has borne in the night A wild bird in his breast | + | Morning came with the first sun's rays lighting up one headland |
- | Ever he'll walk | + | We made 4 lateish start after 'a good breakfast and set off somewhat uneasily along the track. Many were the wide beautiful vistas unfolded for us on every hand of level of undulating valley surrounded by sunlit sandstone cliffs or tree clad mountain ridges, Reg was dropping behind |
- | With the shadowy things While his ears hear no talk For flutter of wings | + | As we turned up the Wollondilly, we looked down to the Warragamba Gorge over fields |
- | Life shall go over | + | Now we came to bridges and open grids and better roads for cars but somewhat monotonous walking for feet, albeit opportunity for our eyes to take in the full beauty |
- | Like swans in the night With a whisper | + | It is a place that will always be beautiful, Man cannot ruin it, even |
- | Though he walks in still beauty | + | 5 |
- | He nothing shall see | + | though he flood that wide basin,wIlich is the wind's playground, because it is the surrounding hills which make its splendour, |
- | Till two coins on his eyes Set the beating wings free. | + | Bye and bye the stiffness wore away and we came to Bimlow, and partook |
- | ' | + | Just before Riley' |
- | We have no intention of telling those people not sufficiently to know already that the Club now meets regularly on Friday nights at the Ingersoll Hall right behind the Oxford Street Post Office. | + | After Riley' |
- | 6 | + | On through rising and dipping forest land we followed |
- | NIGHT MUST FALL By Prolix. | + | "Down hill all the way and only a biscuit toss to Picton" |
- | The inaisputable truth of the title has often been the cause of much concern to most walkers and to others, with the result that a hasty decision has to be made as to where to camp for the night. | + | Bursts |
- | While well planned walks never suffer from such hasty decisions, 1 and, I am sorry to say, my walking companions find our trips occasionally far from being such models | + | -6- |
- | I can recall several doubtful campspots thrust upon me in the fast dwindling twjlpfrIt and one in particular which occurred high in the mountains in the NtrIT IrPjlflricz. Ranges. | + | Munching apples |
- | azId 7: were the actors in this drama. Typical of my most cl-eriFteu fc rri of walkingi none of our camps broke up much before 10 a m. ti min, so-cal-led in walking circles, has much to commend it, though it fr-3quently involva3 one in schedule difficulties in new country. | + | Many were the doleful pictures conjured u..pof what our condition would be at Central, but suffice it to say that we disembarked on our two overworked pins and managed |
- | Under such cii-ctm btanc&s we began the descent from Point Lookout | + | SPECIAL ANNOUNC NIEN T. |
- | down on to and along Lhe nine mile ridge to Bellinger River which, according to advice, could easily be accomplished | + | Our first DANCE of the seasons |
- | the views, took several photos but found ourselves still very far from the | + | Please alter the details on your Social Programme to -- |
- | Lellinger by afternoon. Also our observctions led us to the belief that we were off the track, as we found ourselves well below the top of the ridge and following an old well-defined track going downward along the side of the ridge. Suspicion grew as out calculations indicated | + | Time: Wednesday, 28th May, 1941, at 8 p m. |
- | Stinging trees are uncomfortable at the best of times, but with approaching dusk and an overgrown track things were anything but pleasant. What to do? No obvious camp site and no waters | + | Place: MACQUARIE LOUNGE, Phillip Street, Sydney (near Martin Place) |
- | Following | + | Price: 3/6d per person. |
- | darkness | + | SEE YOU THERE: |
- | us to shelter, Our torches proved it to be a blacksmith' | + | Doreen Helmrich |
- | I gathered some long grass from close by and softened the earth. Our | + | Hon.SOciai Secretary. |
- | NIGHT VIGIL | + | PROGRESS REPORT OF OUR " |
- | Ron Knightley. | + | This committee, formed by the S.B.W., now ,has the support of the_ Trampers Club, the Rucksack Club, the.C.M.IfiWthe' |
- | "The floods -rush high in' | + | magazines, etc., to the various bushwalkeiv-whb 'areon service with the Navy, the A.I.F., or the R.A.A.F. T . |
- | And lightnings lash at the shrinking trees | + | The combined |
- | The floods rush high - folks, if you want excitement, just cast your eye down the "Leader" | + | |
- | After the evening meal and a quiet hour's yarning and smoking, we went to bed at the fall of dusk with intentions of rising at 4.30 and leaving at 6 a m. Some time later, I half-woke from slumber to become conscious | + | |
- | "Oh, it'd take a cloud-burst on top to send this creek up, now," Bill argued. | + | |
- | "Veil, I dunno 7countered Leon, "this gorge is very restricted | + | |
- | I favoured Bill for the sleeping bag was warm and I was drowsy. The flashing | + | |
- | Then suddenly, "Look1 Look!" cried Leon in alarm. "Look at it now". I sat bolt upright and beheld-in th,e coneebtrated gleam of the two torahes, not a tiny rivulet, but e rushing torrent twenty feet wide! The creek had risen five feet in its initial wave and its nearer edge actually lapped the beginnings | + | |
- | We retreated | + | |
- | alting our unprotected heads, we howled curses at the teeming elements | + | |
- | . between them surveyed our precarious position. Before us was the grassy | + | |
- | at, with the flood creeping inexorably on; behind | + | |
- | ags of the gorge; we couldn' | + | |
- | tched the water crept higher | + | |
- | racing pool of mud. | + | |
- | The rain ceased. For an hour and half we marked the levels | + | |
- | wn", someone observed. We soon decided, | + | |
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- | So the fire was built again - Bill doing a " | + | |
- | I settled down to the hour's solitude. This,though looked forward to with some | + | |
- | misgivings, proved to be not a time of irkscme loneliness but one of those | + | |
- | periods of pease which give a man time to analyse himself - lying by the glowing fire, calmly gazing into the flames, half-cnnscious of the rushing waters ant the dim light flickering | + | |
- | Though the waters continued to go down about two inches | + | |
- | ' Calm night, solitude | + | |
- | vigil the flood rushed on, beyond the power of manleven yet driven by something which we could not completely comprehend. | + | |
- | "The moving finger writes, | + | |
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- | Tell Hilma Galliott,tell Ray | + | |
- | ' Kirkby,tell two or three fellow members and somehow, someway | + | |
- | BILL MULL INS WILI.L.HEAR ABOUT IT. | + | |
- | Iflin your excitement-at-finding A HOUSE FOR-SALE | + | |
- | -Du are unable to restrain urself | + | |
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- | rxm, MULLIITS is HUITGRY | + | |
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- | PerkapsIttH did last week:or even this verf-MY. If plu did an. are not yourself numbered amongst the | + | |
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- | I --I ,..._.../ .... | + | So far the response to appeals for magazine stories, newspapers and reading matter generally has been better than the response to the Committee's other appeal, which is now repeated. Will members who have friends in the various Services lease se that Dunk has their correot address. At present the Committee is handicapped through lack of sufficient information. |
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- | ...."... () , . | + | INSIDE ENGLAND. |
- | (--- ) k | + | by Ken Iredale. |
- | 4 | + | Five A.M., the old Jowett chugged along in the cold morning air with its cargo of three -- Norman, Clara and myself |
- | ,, | + | As we were ecompartively weak party, it was felt that we could only explore the first part of the cave, for which we would have to carry between us 150 feet of heavy rope and two 30-ft. rope ladders. At 9.30 a m, we were only waiting for the Sheffield couple |
- | . 1 , | + | Fastening |
- | ,, | + | The problem was not to prevent too quick a descent but to find a place wide enough |
- | 4-';' | + | There were few formations, the only one of note being a musical stalagmite, extending from floor to ceiling, upon which a tune could be played by tapping it at varing heights. We emerged into a large chamber with a high roof. Ahead our tunnel went along for some distance; on our left was a wide mud floor with a tool about a foot above it - a bedding plane. On the right a stream ran |
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- | _ '-\ 1 \ | + | through a gravel bed under a similar low roof, and we were given the alternative |
- | !. | + | Rather thoughtfully, we returned the way we had come, gathering up our gear as we went, for pothaIng is a strenuous sport, and the newcomers were by no means as fresh as when we started. There was the problem |
- | 11. | + | Our next problem was the exhausted girl. Tied onto the end of the rope and with an extra hand line for her to haul on, we got her about 20ft, up, and there she hung, too exhausted |
- | 111W | + | 3 avoid her rope, and helped hold her for a few minutes while we both recovered |
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- | !J seesea | + | By the time the rest of the party had joined us the girl was sufficienl recovered |
- | @@@@:.d@Lpg_cg | + | I have often thought of the tired girl who sat opposite me, too weary to eat; I wonder whether her first pothole was also her last. |
- | @gWaR74@@@@EW@C, | + | STOP PRESS. |
- | YOUR OPTOMETRIST | + | |
- | F. GOODMAN | + | |
- | Optometrist and Optician | + | |
- | 20 Hunter Street., Sydney. | + | |
- | Tel: B3438 | + | |
- | Modern methbds Of eye examination and eye training - Careful Spectacle fitting | + | |
- | Fixing an appointment will facilitate | + | |
- | see *ego | + | |
- | dleff a f@f | + | |
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- | NEWS FROM SOME OF THE BOYS | + | |
- | GEi,c)ff Parker - 31st August, 1945. Since about last March I have had the job | + | |
- | -Chief Engineer in one of the Army's Small Ships and why I didn't get into this game before, instead of the static job in the Anti-Aircraft I'm darned | + | |
- | if I know. From the Bushwalkere point of view it is the Ants Pants, as we are | + | |
- | travelling almost constantly, poking in and out of the most interesting places, and covering country that as Tourists | + | |
- | have been in the Infantry, will agree with me, that the Tropics are no place | + | |
- | to go on a walkabout, except | + | |
- | However, whenever | + | |
- | at of decent clothes again. Ashore | + | |
- | Although the war is practically over, (the wireless says it is over) | + | |
- | don't expect | + | |
- | b Morrison - 27th August 19450 Greetings from the Isles of Spice! I fo-rget; ether I've written t8 you yet from the beautiful Balikpapan S.E.Borneo | + | |
- | o501E. long. 1 10'S - in case you don't know that already) and somehow t,hink not. | + | |
- | 12. | + | |
- | What a different letter this will be to that one of mine, written | + | |
- | I didn't come,in with the first landings, but 10 days later, when all the evidence left of the battering this place took was the huge shell and bomb craters, wrecked buildings, charred and smashed vegetation, spiked guns, remnants of pillboxes, dugouts and foxholes; twisted iron | + | |
- | whic12 had once been cars, trucks and bicycles and the all-pervading peculiar odour of the Japanese, whiCh still exists here in spots despite | + | |
- | This must have been a great town before | + | |
- | The homes here have been really beautiful, solidly builtof_brick and reinforced concrete, huge rooms, ceilings | + | |
- | The balconies, verandahs and patios must have been things of beauty and convenient comfort and they, like the houses, have been built to see out a lifetime. Some buildings are guttered along he edge of the eaves, in the usual way, while a-lot of them have no gutters or spoutingv but rather an open drain dir ctly under the roof edge, built right rOund the house, to carry off roof and ground water. I can see the point in such an idea, for it -rains like nl A An . | + | |
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- | WOTSHERTHINK? | + | |
- | Though most people Will, by now, be aware of the decision to change | + | |
- | T1,ank s. | + | |
- | last month and also this month we have been able to publish some drawings, the work of Mary Ramsay (Tife of Tom), Denis Gittoes and our old friend | + | |
- | Les Harper. We wish to thank the artists whu are too modest to give on their work, any indication of their identity and also to hope that we shall be in a position to thank them again. | + | |
- | Watch for it. | + | |
- | We have received forward advice of the intended consideration of the possible production of a monumental work by Hilma Galliott on the life cycle of the cicada. This work would be based entirely upon her own extended observations used as an excuse for not doing any walking. | + | |
- | In Full Sail. | + | |
- | Doris Allden recently found time to dash home to Sydney for a few days. 'Tis whispered that she has lost condition which is hard to understand considering the number | + | |
- | Pagein Dorothy Lamour. | + | |
- | Geoff. Higson is back with us in civilian clothes but if his pre-war suits fit him round the chest they must have been made of elastic. Geoff. will be kastralials chance to relegate Tarzan to the pigmy class. | + | |
- | Interested? | + | |
- | If you see us, we can tell you where there are two paddy-made packs for sale. | + | |
- | PM She Fall or was She Pushed? | + | |
- | 'V(? 2/9u ever earned | + | |
- | TO ALL WE e,ISH A VERY HAPPY SZAS AND, IN ORDER TO CATER FOR THE WHOLE CLUB, WE WISH FOR A PERIOD OF FAVOURABLE WEATHER FROM KOSCIUSKO TO MARBLE BAR WHERE SOME WALKERS ARE SURE TO BE GOING | + | |
- | FOR THE SURFING SEASON. | + | |
- | BACKYARD BUSHWALKING | + | |
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- | XXXXXXXWXXX | + | |
- | Shop Hours. | + | |
- | Paddy is pleased to report that he is now open each day from 9 a m. to 5,45 (12.30 Saturdays). | + | |
- | Stock. | + | |
- | Rucksacks (without frames) cape groundsheets and in good supnly. Frame rucksacks occasionally available. Tents and sleeping bags still difficult, | + | |
- | Gadgets. | + | |
- | Pending | + | |
- | Prices: 2 oz. id. each | + | |
- | 4 oz. lidI' " | + | |
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- | 6 oz. 2d. eachgd doz. | + | |
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- | CLUB GOSSIP. | + | |
- | As congratulations seem to be the order of the day we think that in this issue we will emulate | + | |
- | Under the first heading we welcome two very young ladies, one the daughter | + | |
- | The next heading, " | + | |
- | Secondly, that of Gwen Clark to John Hunt of Kandos. We hear that Gwen is to be married shortly; | + | |
- | Now for the " | + | |
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- | To all the foregoing happy people | + | |
- | There were two highlights in the recent social activities, one was the first club dance of the season, the other the play night at the club room. The fifty odd folks who went along to the dance had a splendid evening with lots of dancing and a very pleasant supper. Everyone voted the evening a grand one and the new Social Secretary it to be complimented on the success, in every way, of her first club dance. There' | + | |
- | The curtain raiser to the thriller produced_by Joan Savage on the play night, | + | |
- | was two monologues by our old, but rarely seen, friend Edgar Yardley. Everyone was pleased to see Edgar and to hear a new "Dolly Ballad" | + | |
- | The play was amusing as well as thrill producing and the collection after- | + | |
- | wards yielded 2.2.4d. which was handed over to the funds of the Bushwalkers' | + | |
- | By the way, the B.W.S.C. is doing good work - the latest figures show that two hundred odd packets, magazines etc. have been forwarded to the forty five members | + | |
- | If you know the addresses or change | + | |
- | - 16 - be added to the mailing list. | + | |
- | Two members who are stationed in Victoria, namely, Dick Schofield | + | |
- | Harold Chardon was also up on short leave, looking bigger | + | |
- | Tom Herbert has had a letter-from-Oliver Moriarty - someWhere in the North Sea Oliver was very pleasedto :receive ..a ' | + | |
- | The Turners have/ | + | |
- | Some people never seem to have enough of a good thing. Dot English is hardly back from New. Zealand | + | |
- | Hilda Blunt is also jaunting again, this time we believe she has gone to Melbourne for an indefinite period. | + | |
- | We don't like work much, but when its 90% play - or seems to be - then it's just fine. That's how we felt about it at the Bouddi Park Working Bee in May. Lots of people, lots of fun and frolic, lots of camp fire and song, pleasant work and lots of result. That sums up the weekend - but ther's one thing we'd like to know, where did the Trustees get the super moon? | + | |
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- | Brian Harvey gave us this " | + | |
- | "A doctor declares there are 'fewer people with bandy legs. Either that, or it is becoming | + | |
- | What do you think? We'd say the bandy legs must all be owned by hikers; bushwalkers are still roaming round the countryside, | + | |
- | .14.1111... | + | |
- | Some people don't move. Some people move and advise the Hon.Secretary of their new addresses. Some people just move. How the hek do they expect to keep in touch with the Club? .f | + | |
+ | On Thursday, 24th April, Merle Hamilton became ,Mrs. Ken Iredale, and these two members of the S.B.W. promptly started their married life in the best | ||
+ | possible way - by going bushwalking. On behalf of all their Club-mates we wish Merle and Ken long life and happiness, in other words - "Good Camping"; | ||
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+ | 4.1,1 | ||
+ | - 11 - | ||
+ | LETTERS FROM THE LADS. | ||
+ | Here are some extracts from a long letter Gcrdon Smith wrote to the " | ||
+ | "The air-mail arrived today and I unexpectedly received a few letters. 0 Glad to have it as we are supposed to leave here to-day and most certainly will do so to-morrow. | ||
+ | History repeats itself. More S.B.W. get lost at a Swimming Carnival. Wish I could be hitting the water just about now. That is the great drawback here. Don't forget I want the Easter Trip in full even if it takes two letters to do,it; the first Easter since 1926 that I haven' | ||
+ | 'like to be going with the crowd. In due course you'll know what I did on those dates, | ||
+ | We expected to leave here any time after breakfast but I am now sitting in the front seat of a truck while the clock strikes two. It is very hot and sticky while the chances of getting a shower are very small. I am anxious to be off as I am riding in the front seat with the transport driver and hope to see a lot of new country if we are going any distance. It is hard to say when we'll | ||
+ | return or if we'll go somewhere new, so this may not be posted for a few days. | ||
+ | If we do come back to this town I shall try to have a look over a couple of their | ||
+ | mosques or temples. | ||
+ | ...This is a very disjointed, jumpy sort of letter but different | ||
+ | things catch my eye and I write about them. Travelling vendors are of three types. | ||
+ | Some carry their goods in two baskets supported by a lon5 cane pole which runs | ||
+ | across the shoulders. They move at a short fast rate while the loads carried by some of the women in this fashion would surprise you. Another type pushes a | ||
+ | small cart which can be stopped and used as a travelling shop should one wish to buy bananas, pineal: | ||
+ | bicycle with an enormous load on his carrier almost hiding him from view. | ||
+ | ....The military exercise was completed the next day but, while the | ||
+ | rest of the troops returned to barracks, the section remained to do ten days | ||
+ | reconnaissance work. We are camping half a mile from a small village. Population mostly Chinese. Two rivers join near the village. There are reputed to be crocodiles so, although slightly sceptical, will keep a good look out when I do any swimming. While we are here our work will consist mostly of examination of | ||
+ | any tracks that hit the main road. We enter these two to a track complete with compass (for bearings), parangs (for obstacles) and one loaded rifle to pot a | ||
+ | tiger occasionally. Regret to say that the only wild animals seen so far have been a couple of monkeys, a tortoise, a few small fish, a small animal like a | ||
+ | weasel and a few water buffalo. I hope for better things. There is a small waterhole koo yards from camp where we bathe daily. | ||
+ | ....Life has been fairly humdrum although reconnaissance of the jungle | ||
+ | tracks is all very similar to bushwalking and I have a couple of baths a day. | ||
+ | There was a little eXcitement today. Just as we were preparing to leave after lunch a big black spider stung Harry Gibbons on the finger. After a ligature | ||
+ | -12 - | ||
+ | had been applied and the puncture gashed, he was hurried back to camp. While an Indian doctor was stroking Harry' | ||
+ | Harry Gibbons was taken to hospital last night but returned this morning none the worse for his spider bite. Soon after breakfast Stan and I left camp with the intention of following a. side road to the river, thence continuing downstream until the main road crossed it, but we got amongst some thick jungle tangled trees and high grass - on the river bank, where we spent a very torrid hour fighting a way out into the open. There is a particular vine with fine teeth very close together which catch and rip the skin. It's worse than lawyer vines. A track brought us to the river, where we spent a pleasant hour swimming and lolling in the rather shallow water. | ||
+ | ....Followed a. track some 6,coo yards into the jungle taking over a hundred bearings. This was slow, rather tiring work, but our interest quickened when we saw the unmistakable footprints of an elephant. He had enormous feet - the pad being 20 inches in diameter,.. Here he had scrambled along the bank, there he had knocked down saplings quite obliterating the track, but although we saw signs for a couple of miles we were not fortunate enough to see the real animal. On our return journey a cobra slid away from our path. | ||
+ | Orders to leave tomorrow. Rather sorry as the life suited me and long reconnaissances in the jungle were a pleasure rather than a job of work. | ||
+ | Still it will be nice to get some letters after a fortnight and some clean clothes. | ||
+ | .....Sorry I was not present to welcome the old Debert. As I said previously, this job should suit him perfectly and if he gets a chance to go abroad as well he will be in seventh heaven. Can well believe he looks well in his Air Force Uniform. | ||
+ | I'd like to see Dot again and hear about all her experiences in N,Z I knew she'd climb Mt. Cook. I wonder. whether I shall ever, get the Shance. | ||
+ | So the Re-Union comes and goes. I never did care mush for them but would have liked to have been there this time. This place is all right but will become monotonous and I shall hardly care to stay while the rest of the A.I.F. is fighting elsewhere. Of course it may come here,if there is little chance of activity we may be moved. | ||
+ | So Tim won the canoe. While I think of it - if and when I come back it should be possible to canoe the Cox and its tributaries (on account of W. dam); while on walks they'd need special water-proof bags to cover rucksacks while swimming. Will spoil river flats but make some places more exciting. Can imagine what some of the trips will be like then. OH BOYS | ||
+ | .....Up at 5.30 and did all my packing. For once we actually moved at the scheduled time - about 11 a m. Quite a pleasant drive to our new location | ||
+ | - 13 - | ||
+ | 20 miles distant. _Are are about 400 -yards from -the sea and it won't be my 'fault if I don't get plenty ofvswimming. I have had no chance to look around yet but the surroundings seemed all right from the truck. Town 4 miles away. No pictures I'm afraid and Vm not sure about tennis facilities. Our quarters, of course, are not to be compared with the previous ones. It is a long hut with no doors | ||
+ | ) or windows but a wide Otrerhanging roof of laced palm leaves which leaves a space all the way round. Roof- high like -a tent.- Can't say much more till I look at everything. Had first swim before 'tea. Baths 50 yards long, water deep at high tide. Milky colour, hard to see the bottom. Slight roll against the beach, which is white sand inferior in appearance to Sydney beaches, but weather was very dull and may have spoiled effedt. Beach fringed with cocoanut palms. Several large bungalows near beach. Owners so far unknown. | ||
+ | All for now. | ||
+ | Gordon. | ||
+ | Here is his adress for you, folks:- | ||
+ | NX26819 | ||
+ | Private G. A. Smith. B/N Hqrs. 2/19th Batt, A.I.F. Abroad. | ||
+ | =1, | ||
+ | UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. | ||
+ | and | ||
+ | NOW OPEN EVERY EVENING (week-ends excepted) to serve you with | ||
+ | GRILLS, or LIGHT MEALS, or DINNERS. | ||
+ | Same chef; same food; but a 3-course meal for 1/6d, that's wartime economy' | ||
+ | so | ||
+ | Eat at ANNE'S PANTRY | ||
+ | Wynyard Arcade, | ||
+ | off Hunter Street, | ||
+ | Sydney. | ||
+ | (Reprinted from " | ||
+ | FOOT-GEAR THROUGH THE AGES. | ||
+ | The history of footgear is very old and has many Interesting aspects, artistic, _symbolic and utilitarian.- It is of interest to walkers because they | ||
+ | are usually concerned about their footgear and perhaps some of them have wondered | ||
+ | what type of sandals, boots or shoes the ancients wore when they marched the long distances which history re' | ||
+ | When the world was young, the foot of the magnificient sun-gilded | ||
+ | savage was flawless, his legs were btrong and stout as the bole of a palm and | ||
+ | his feet, fleshy and fan-like, grasped rather than trod the earth. His toes were almost as prehensile as his fingers. | ||
+ | Then as the world grew more civilised it began to adopt coverings for the feet. The most ancient type of which we have any record was the Egyptian | ||
+ | Tab-teb or sandal, which consisted of plaited papyrus strip or hide secured by | ||
+ | thongs.. But with the Egyptian woman, the: sandalwas very much more than merely protection for the feet. She regarded it as a very important ornament and so | ||
+ | with its beautiful pigments which rivalled the plumage of the ibis and the parrot, | ||
+ | its touches of Nubeen gold and all the other luxuries of effect, it became an indispensable weapon in the armour of the Egyptian girl. Thus briefly is indicated the artistic aspect which, of course, is a subject in itself. | ||
+ | When the Egyptian woman dies, closing a life which has been an idyll in order to enter upon a second and even more idyllic life, she leaves behind her sandals, because when she is depicted in Egyptian portrayals of the other world, we notice that she is depicted without her sandals. There is a great deal of symbolism attached to the wearing and casting off of a sandal or sandals, but, as Kipling would say, that is another story. | ||
+ | The Egyptians had a rather unpleasant habit of painting on the soles of their sandals the figure of an enemy whom they could thus insult every day by treading him underfoot. The Egyptian insult, however, was the Greek compliment, for the Greek, in proof of his affection, would carve the name of his beloved on the soles of his sandals so that wherever he trod he might leave a witness of his devotion to her. | ||
+ | Leaving the symbolism of this subject, we now come to the utilitarian aspect. The Roman soldier wore sandals of leather Attached to strong soles, studded with hob-nails. They were strapped to his feet by means of strips of narrow leather about one inch apart across the instep and round the ankle with a | ||
+ | perpendicular strip joining these and running from between the big toe and the | ||
+ | second toe to the top horizontal strip. The sandal was thus firmly attached to the foot. Apparently there was no sock or other covering and the Roman soldier marched long distances in these sandals. | ||
+ | Celtic British chieftans wore shoes of untanned hide with the hair inside; made in one piece, with a thong of hide to-lace the edges over the instep. | ||
+ | 15 - | ||
+ | The women, when not bare-footed (which *as the prevailing custom) wore similar shoes drawn in at the ankle. With them, the wearing of the sandal was exceptional and, when worn, would have been imported from Rome. | ||
+ | Sandals, shoes and boots were worn-by, the Romans and Greeks, but the sandal was the most commonly used. The sixth century marked the final transition ' from the sandal to the shoe. | ||
+ | In ancient days (27 B.C. to A.D.400) peasants and sheperds in Europe wore shoes of thick felt and their legs were covered with pieces of coarse linen, tied under the knees and round the ankles. Another form of covering was long strips of hide wound round and round the legs like the modern puttee. | ||
+ | The most primitive form of leg covering in use was a piece of hide wrapped round the, legs and secured with thongs arranged crosswise. | ||
+ | About 800 A.D. the first form of sock came into existence. It was a kind of short hose made of cloth or leather, seamed up the side and cut to fit the foot and ankle at closely as. possible and yet sufficiently large to enable it to be drawn over the foot and heel. | ||
+ | About this time there was also a_loose covering made of linen in the shape of a sock which was worn under a short boot or sandal of leather, and fastened by a series of straps and buckles. These straps were sometimes placed criss-cross and studded with metal. | ||
+ | Prior to the 16th century, stockings were made of velvet or finest cloth called " | ||
+ | There does not appear' | ||
+ | In:this short arUae it lots been-possiblW to..gte om2y a brieflautline of ' | ||
+ | --Sybil Wingfield. (Member) 1 | ||
+ | - 16'- | ||
+ | . FEDERATION NOTES. | ||
+ | It is here - or almost - that Working Bee on May 10th and 11th at Maitland Bay. There is sure to be a good roll up because everyone so enjoyed the Working Bee arranged there last year by the Trustee! of Bouddi Natural Park that no one will want to miss out this year. By the way, don't forget, you are asked to provide your own axe, or mattock, or what-have you? | ||
+ | OOOOO 000e040fie OOO SO* | ||
+ | How well do YOU know the Platform Cave at Kanangra Walls? Can you immediately visualise the iudrip hole in the cave", the second cave along? That is where the Warrigals sank tne empty half drum to catch the drips on a ledge in the cave, not outside it. A " | ||
+ | OOOOOOOO | ||
+ | In the March issue of their magazine, our young friends of the Camp Fire Club have summarised an article that appeared in the Bush Fires Advisory Committee' | ||
+ | "Most Bush Fires are man made and fire prevention is everybody' | ||
+ | CLUB GOSSIP. | ||
+ | On Sunday, 23rd March, 1941; Bertie and Evelyn Whillier welcomed a daughter. As everyone knows, all the best bushwalkers start by doing a Sunday walk, and we hope Lynette Dawn, Whillier will prove t3.sxcOption, | ||
+ | The rest of the news this month is matter of comings and goings' | ||
+ | We are all delighted to see Dot English and Dorothy Hasluck back from New Zealand. Did you know that Ted. Dollimore has also returned to Sydney from the Land of the Silver Fern - "for the duration, in a war job". We wonder whether we shall see much of him, or whether he will join the property-owners at Otford. Arthur Austin and Bill Piggott having started it, Alister Menmuir and Harry Lee also purchased land and built week...enders there: - | ||
+ | Evelyn Higinbotham was in the Club Room the other night jut brimming. with anticipations -She Jlas joined the staff of Burns Philp & Co. Lt& and starts work at Suva just as soon' as a ship canget her there. We'll be seeing you again, Evelyn, when you come to Sydney on leave in two or three years' time. | ||
+ | Two other old members who have recently taken their family to fresh fields and pastures new are Joe and lath. Turner. Joe has a job in Armidale, so we wish the Turners "good camping" |
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