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- | FEDERATION NOTES | + | ===== Federation Notes. ===== |
- | At the March meeting Marie Byles re: | + | |
- | found cutting down a tree at Cheltunham. The matter was referred to | + | At the March meeting Marie Byles reported |
- | Scout Headquarters with a request that all such offenders should be required | + | |
- | to plant another tree at the place where the crime took place. | + | The Secretary for Railways denied the Federation' |
- | At the last meeting a reply came from the Strathfi0ld | + | |
- | the boy responsible was no longer_ | + | The Minister for Lands replied to a Federation letter that any person could carry a gun in the Kosciusko area for the purpose of killing noxious |
- | would nevertheless be glad to plant a tree in tho place of the one cut | + | |
- | /' | + | Arrangements |
- | The Secretary for Railways denied the Federation' | + | |
- | billed to stop at Lilyyale on the Sunday | + | Miss Emily Reynolds of the Rucksack Club is now organising the Playground Walks in place of Dorothy Lawry. |
- | through. It was decided however to repeat the request | + | |
- | of a station attendant. An attendant was nc~ded | + | A convenor is ruquired for the Federation |
- | sell tickets, and so~ that train doors we~e properly closed. | + | |
- | The Minister for Lo..nds | + | Mr. Trevor Krok has gone away from Sydney and has had to resign from the Bluegum Forest |
- | could carry a gun in the Kosciusko area for the purpose of killing noxious | + | |
- | nni_mo.ls. It was decided to ask that only shepherds and authorised persons | + | ---- |
- | be perm: | + | |
- | carry them. | + | ===== Gum Trees. ===== |
- | A~rangements | + | |
- | is pretty certain that it will come out as usual. Contributions are requested. | + | (as Fitzie |
- | Miss Emily Reynolds of the Rucksack Club is now organising the Playground | + | |
- | Walks in place of Dorothy Lawry. | + | The trees in the gully grew green and thick, for the strenm that ran over the rocks brought them nourishing food. The hot winds never blew on them, and the sun only sent his kindest |
- | A convenor is ruquired for the Fed0ration | + | |
- | Mr. Trevor Krok has gone a.wo: | + | Up on the hill-side where the young Gums grew, the loose sandy soil contained very little food, for all the water used to run down the hill to the stream in the gully. But the Gums never grumbled. Of all the trees in the forest they were the gayest |
- | from the Blu~~gum F.or~ct | + | |
- | - - - - - ..:. | + | She came early before Spring |
- | 3 - | + | |
- | (as Fit~io | + | Down in the gully the trees moaned and sighed with pain for they had never known such heat, and they cried to the Gums to shelter |
- | The tre~s in the gully grew groen and thick, for the strenm that ran | + | |
- | ovGr the rocks brought them nourishing food. The hot winds never blew on | + | So saying |
- | them, anq the sun only sent his kindost | + | |
- | the Tree Ferns, the Wattles and the Myrtles were the most admired in the | + | At these words there rose from all the trees and bushes, a vail of despair, for the Fire is the most dreaded of all enemies. Very soon the Fire appeared on the top of the opposite |
- | district. | + | |
- | Up on the hill-side where the young Gums grew, t~lO loose s:: | + | The gully trees wept piteously. Instantly the Gums decided to fight to the death to save their darlings in the gully. They lifted their heads and shouted in one voice. "Come and fight us if you dare". |
- | contained very little food, for ~ll the water used to run down the hill to | + | |
- | the stream in the gu.lly. But the Gums never grumbled; Of a: | + | The Fire heard the challenge and with a roar leaped |
- | the forest they were the gaye_s..t/and most cheerful. | + | |
- | the Gums were contented and enjoy0d | + | Fiercely the battle |
- | w~re so happy, everyone | + | |
- | homes in their branches, Thus they lived on quietly | + | In a few days the Fire burnt itself out. The Gully-trees were as green and beautiful as ever, but they drooped their heads and mourned for their lost friends. |
- | many yeo..rs w·~tching | + | |
- | tempered | + | Suddenly the silence was broken by a tiny whisper which said, "Do not grieve dear trees, we are not dead, though we are badly wounded. But our sap is still fresh and cool, and we shall be ourselves again, some-day." |
- | She came eo..rly | + | |
- | fled before her. Scorching winds c•.nd bluzing sunbenms | + | Little by little the Gums begun to recover. |
- | train, | + | |
- | b0forc | + | As for the Gums, they laughed and enjoyed life just in the same old way, and answered all the compliments by saying. |
- | Down in the gully the trees moaned and sighed with pain for they bud | + | |
- | never known such heut, and they cried to the Gums to shelt<: | + | ---- |
- | the cries the Gums were saddened for it.was beyond their power to protect | + | |
- | their friends. They suid sadly, | + | "Cross him off! they shouted, "Cross him off! the miserable cow; he didn't pay." |
- | dear boautiful | + | |
- | words and laughed | + | ---- |
- | you? You will soon have u chunce to do so .. ;; | + | |
- | So snying | + | ===== Keeping A Greek Peasant Warm. ===== |
- | the chance came. The sun went down a. fiery bull behind | + | |
- | he disappeared | + | " |
- | sun coming back again alreudy?11 a.sked u bu.by tree in tea.rs. The bigger | + | |
- | Gums shook their heads. "It is not the Sun. It is the Fire," | + | " |
- | At these words there rose from all the i;; | + | |
- | despair, for the Fire is the most dreaded of all enemies. Very soon the | + | "Came through Greece, Crete and Libya with it, wouldn' |
- | Fir~ appeared on the top of the op)osite | + | |
- | blue urns waving she leaped from tree to tree, licking up everything before | + | " |
- | her. Behind her came the hot winds driving her forward | + | |
- | fiendishly at their work. | + | " |
- | The gully trees wept piteously, Instantly the Gums decided to | + | |
- | fight to the death to save their darlings in the gully. They lifted | + | |
- | their heads and shouted in one voice. "Come and fight us if you da.re". | + | These are a few of the dozens of tributes paid to Paddy-made sleeping bags by men on active service and now alas there is no more down. Sources of supply (China and Java etc.) have been cut off and the Governnent has frozen what little is left. |
- | ...;· 4 - | + | |
- | The Fire hen.rd | + | Sorry folks C'est la guerre'. |
- | gully, over the tops of the gully-trees, | + | |
- | the midst of th-.:; gum$. | + | In future |
- | Fiercely the battle | + | |
- | in the fa.ce of the flumes. But tho Fire wns stronger, and very soon | + | Paddy Pallin. |
- | tho Gums were overwhelned | + | |
- | len.ving tho gully-trees all grecna.nd | + | 327 George Street, |
- | stood a defeated | + | |
- | In a few days the Fire burnt itself out. The Gully-trees were | + | ---- |
- | as green and beautiful as ever, but they drooped their heads and mourned | + | |
- | for their lost friends. | + | ===== Easter On The Cox. ===== |
- | Suddenly the silence was broken by a tin~r whisper which said, | + | |
- | ;;Do not grieve dear trees, we are not dead, though we are badly wounded• | + | |
- | But our sap is still fresh and cool, and we shall be ourselves again, | + | |
- | some-day." | + | |
- | they asked together, "Is it true"? " | + | |
- | danced along, "That is the : | + | |
- | brave hearts, | + | |
- | Little by little the Gums begun to recover. | + | |
- | few sea.sons | + | |
- | had come over them. Inste~d | + | |
- | green they had beon before, | + | |
- | strong trees, all thickly clothed with leaves of glorious copper colour, | + | |
- | which g: | + | |
- | like burnished | + | |
- | admired. Everyone stopped to gaze at the hillside and sn.y, "Oh, what | + | |
- | beautiful Gum-trees" | + | |
- | ~s for the Gums, they laughed and enjoyed life just ,in the same | + | |
- | old way, and answered all the compliments by saying. | + | |
- | doesn' | + | |
- | and pure. Sap is the thing that counts." | + | |
- | ----- | + | |
- | "Cross him off! they shouted, "Cross him off! tl: | + | |
- | he didn't pay. 11 Don 1 t let this happen to you• ra,y your subscriptions | + | |
- | now to Doris Allden or Beryl English. | + | |
- | c | + | |
- | - 5 - | + | |
- | " | + | |
- | keGping | + | |
- | '' | + | |
- | "Cane through Greece, Crete and Libya vlith it, wouldn' | + | |
- | with it." | + | |
- | 11Had it through | + | |
- | Hin the snow in Syria, I think I would have diG-d without it.11 | + | |
- | . These are a few of the dozens of tributes paid to Paddy-oade | + | |
- | sleeping bags by ~en on active service and now al~s there is no oore | + | |
- | dovm. Sources of supply (Chine.a: | + | |
- | and the Governnent has frozen what little is left. | + | |
- | Sorry folks crest laguerre'. | + | |
- | In future | + | |
- | feather. They will be just as warn as ever but will weigh 4t lbs. | + | |
- | and will be about 60% bulkier. dost £2/12/6. Even now they are | + | |
- | still heaps better than blankets and well worth carrying, | + | |
- | PADDY PALLI:N, | + | |
- | 327 George Street, | + | |
- | SYDNEY. | + | |
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- | :.EA.STER ON _TEE. COX | + | |
by Joyce Kennedy. | by Joyce Kennedy. | ||
- | ' | + | |
- | in our lives as vw wildly scrambled aboard the 6.27 eager for adventure | + | Dogs! little |
- | once more. However, Katoomba and a few hours moonlight walking brought | + | |
- | us to Corral Swamp - already inhabited by numerous slumbering forms. A | + | 8 a.m. A refreshing sleep and a bright crisp morning and we were soon on our way with light hearts and springing step - our destination Kanangaroo |
- | hasty conference resulted in a majority ruling to remain, with some | + | |
- | suggestion about early rising to conciliate | + | Gaily we forged ahead, pausing |
- | 8 a.m. A refreshing sleep Qnd a bright crisp morning and we were | + | |
- | soon on our way with light hearts and springing step ~ our destino.tion | + | Thus reassured the ascent was begun. But it was not long before the less hardy were convinced they had been betrayed, for who but a deliberate truth distorter could describe such travail, labouring under a weighty pack in the heat of the day as negligible? |
- | Kunn.ngaroo | + | |
- | insignificant but ~orthwhile | + | With lips compressed and reason mocking, |
- | Gaily we forged ahead, pausing | + | |
- | to float us over Mt. Mouin which by now and viewed from this angle | + | This was 2 p.m. and according to schedule we should have been lunching on top of Mt. Merrigal at noon. Imagine our feelings when on arrival we learned |
- | wo.s beginning to assume | + | |
- | us explained to the credulous there was really nothing to it and what | + | Disillusioned, |
- | slight exertion was required to ren.ch | + | |
- | ted by the view. Also, since we must rise wasn't that the logical | + | At last night overtook us, hungry |
- | place to do so? · | + | |
- | Thus reassured the ascent was begun. But it was not long before | + | Morning! |
- | the less hardy were convinced they had been betrayed, for who but a | + | |
- | deliberate truth distorter could describe such travail, labouring under | + | Half an hour' |
- | a weighty pack in the heat of the day as negligible? | + | |
- | ' | + | With what contentment then we settled down to a welcome |
- | finally struggled to the to::p, wondering what aberration of r.1ind | + | |
- | us to stake all on a place on the 6.27. Here we found no sign of the | + | After lunch the more energetic half of the party climbed the ridge behind us and dropped |
- | indefatiguable advance guard who we concluded had tired of waiting and | + | |
- | were already trying to burn up some of their unnatural energy, A | + | Since an early start was the order of the following |
- | glimpse of their retreating forms confirmed this conclusion, though | + | |
- | as the scene of our tribulations was left further and further behind | + | This accomplished, |
- | with no other sign of them, we began to doubt the accuracy of our vision. | + | |
- | Calling against the gale sweeping the tops o.nd hindering our progress | + | Despite the handicap of blistered feet suffered by one member of each division, we met again after coming thro' the Valley |
- | proved waste of breath, and it was with relief that four hungry and very | + | |
- | weary people finally descended on the others preparing lunch at the foo~ | + | With some sympathy for the sufferers, we started off up Murphy' |
- | of Mt. Warrigal. | + | |
- | This was 2 p.m. and according to schedule we should have been | + | ---- |
- | lunching on top of Mt.Merrigal at noon. Imagine our feelings when on | + | |
- | arrival we lc~rncd | + | ==== From the " |
- | Corral Swamp an hour or moro ~fter us, lunched, and skirted easily | + | |
- | through the gap .at the side - now so obvious - with no thought of climbing | + | __Primitive Reserves__ |
- | the harassing Mt.l\louin | + | |
- | Disillusioned, | + | ---- |
- | M-t.Mer.rj_ga~ o.nd. n~or~e; Mt_D: | + | |
- | ) | + | ===== At Our Own Meeting. ===== |
- | .:. 7 - | + | |
- | of the sinking sun we viewed | + | The first task of our new President |
- | seen. However, | + | |
- | Dog crouching on our right, | + | Next the prize for the damper competition |
- | to beat the darkness to the Cox. J?y now we felt quite content to camp | + | |
- | wherove~ | + | A letter |
- | in fact merely | + | |
- | ca.used | + | The Committee reported |
- | At last night overtook us, hungry | + | |
- | from the over more elusive Cox. A fire winking | + | The list of Officers |
- | her b0ckoning | + | |
- | Hungry, dirty a.nd thirsty' us we were, .the suggestion of a. dry c;: | + | Dorothy |
- | welcomed by the now thoroughly wornout | + | |
- | VIai ting fqr the moon to ,rise and throw out her guiding light held no o.ppea.l | + | ---- |
- | for us. So, the decision made, first thoughts flew to juicy food, and a.ll | + | |
- | menus were soon upset by the reckless consumption of items meant to be our | + | ===== All Your Photographic Requirements. ===== |
- | joy throughout the trip. Chastened, we thought of the a.musem0nt | + | |
- | unknown campers in comfort on the river when they sighted our fire and | + | Fresh Films. |
- | guessed our sorry plight. We even. speculated whether | + | |
- | drive them to our rescue with a bucket of water for which we would have | + | And especially an excellent Developing, Printing |
- | paid a. heavy ransom, Having dined to r0pletion, our fla.gging | + | |
- | ma.na.god | + | __Goodman Bros.__ |
- | people | + | |
- | Morning! | + | |
- | thirst I went to bed with?H Stra.nge | + | |
- | The Cox ha.d somehow lost hor allure, and it wns with tho usua.l | + | |
- | rolucto.nco | + | |
- | ba.gs. | + | |
- | Half a.n hour 1s rough descent down tho rocky bo.ck of our host, qowever, | + | |
- | a.nd loJ there sho la.y, rippling | + | |
- | a.s we plunged | + | |
- | \'lith v~ha.t | + | |
- | tho tria.ls_of 11Dlo..ck Frido.y" | + | |
- | being 11on tho CQx". The mca.l over we padded | + | |
- | next campsite, | + | |
- | tho recent | + | |
- | After lunch the mor0 ener$etic ho.lf of the p2..rty | + | |
- | behind us and 9-ro}.Jped | + | |
- | proved·o. | + | |
- | Having | + | |
- | 7th member of tho pa.rty whoso non-appeo.ro.nce | + | |
- | two of us left behind. A mile downstrea.m, just a.s my feo.rs | + | |
- | tho stage of picturing the ma.nglcd | + | |
- | da.mp in a.ll but spirits, | + | |
- | by the a.ll too friendly Cox. The drying out process with other domestic | + | |
- | dut:i.Gs oocu.pied | + | |
- | ..:. 8 - | + | |
- | Since an ectrly stnrt wa.s the order of the following | + | |
- | our discussions to a. timely close n.nd retired in prepo..ra.tion. 7 a..n. | + | |
- | saw us on our wr:,y, and who should | + | |
- | who udded r.1oral | + | |
- | began by following the gushing | + | |
- | River, where our pa.use | + | |
- | a.nd on until we paused for ct welcome sunny hour a.nd a.nother | + | |
- | before sadly leaving the river·to tuckle | + | |
- | This-accomplished, | + | |
- | with pleasure at the refreshing sight they made. The lunchi~g | + | |
- | was Kirbys, but owing to the party falling into two detachments and some | + | |
- | confusion as to who was meant by Kirby, we of the second division | + | |
- | pctrtook | + | |
- | sure if we'd see them again. | + | |
- | Despite the handicap of blistered feet suffered by" | + | |
- | division, we met again after coming thro' the Va.lley | + | |
- | where hope of transport | + | |
- | 1'Ji th some sympathy for the sufferers, we started off up Murphy' | + | |
- | Track, a direct and scenic route leading right up to the Hydro, from which | + | |
- | we loo~ed | + | |
- | rose. On top . tho scene was crowned· | + | |
- | sunset. By now the air was chillier than at a.ny time throughout the trip, | + | |
- | a.nd no time wa.s wasted in invading the cafe to indulge in juicy stea.k | + | |
- | before venturing out into the bla.st | + | |
- | ~-the 11 R~9_rt | + | |
- | Primitive Reserves | + | |
- | National Po.rks !or tourists, hikers and motorists). The need for these | + | |
- | is well recognised. It increases with (a) the growing | + | |
- | our people, and (b) the expa.nding | + | |
- | especially (a), being closely related to hea.lth. The tendency to reward | + | |
- | a.nd refresh all cla.sses | + | |
- | ra.pidly | + | |
- | even economically advantageous to the na.tion | + | |
- | tion scenic and rugged areas accessible to tourj_sts; | + | |
- | campers, rather than leave them to be used by a few scattGred fa.rmers, | + | |
- | a. policy which, in some pa.rts, is gra.dually | + | |
- | and raising problems of erosion." | + | |
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- | A ' | + | |
- | The first ta.sk of our new President | + | |
- | certificates from the Roya.l | + | |
- | completed a. course of lectures in resuscitation. | + | |
- | Ne~t the _prize | + | |
- | Yvonne.Rolfe. | + | |
- | .. | + | |
- | A letter | + | |
- | to continue with the Club a.udit. It wa.s decided to tha.nk | + | |
- | for his kind offer, and tell .him we would be gl: | + | |
- | uncertain times, the o.uditor.elected | + | |
- | ca.rry | + | |
- | The Committee reported | + | |
- | to the Youth Po..rlio.ment. It ha.d a.lso a.rra.nged | + | |
- | Youth Pcixlia.ment | + | |
- | The list of Officers | + | |
- | Membe' | + | |
- | Dorothy | + | |
- | Ma.na.ging | + | |
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- | Fresh Films Pa.pcrs Chomica.ls | + | |
- | A new Ca.mera. 1.. 11 AQ.cessories | + | |
- | o.nd espccia.lly | + | |
- | a.n excellent Developing, | + | |
- | Service where your wishes | + | |
- | o.t | + | |
- | GOODMAN BROS. | + | |
20, Hunter Street, Sydney | 20, Hunter Street, Sydney | ||
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- | DOT'S TRIP TO. -:M-EL-B-OU-RN-E- | + | ---- |
- | (Being extracts from a·letter). | + | |
- | "I finished up my 1.: | + | ===== Dot's Trip To Melbourne. ===== |
- | off with bike and puck to Centrul | + | |
- | out of Goulburn | + | (Being extracts from a letter). |
- | camping for the night. All road signs have been removed (wu~ precaution) | + | |
- | n.nd I didn't have a ro~d map or a watch, so conditions | + | "I finished up my 1ast patient ut 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, then toured off with bike and pack to Central |
- | primitive and breuking | + | |
- | There was ~ howling southerly against me n.ll the wuy and about dusk | + | There was a howling southerly against me all the way and about dusk it begun to spot rain, so, as my entire worldly possessions |
- | it begun to spot ruin, so, as my entire·worldly_possessions | + | |
- | that moment of u sleoping bug, a singlet, | + | I blocked up the far end of it with bushes and stones to keep the wind out for one thing, for it roared through as down a funnel, then I collected a heap of grass which the wind had banked up against |
- | mo to look for shelter, and thut pretty | + | |
- | open and stoney and s tur.1py, with no shel tor even for c. wn.llaby | + | I had a bath in the reedy clay-pool, lit a fire at the entrance to my burrow, snuggled down in my sleeping bag among the grass and ate bread and cheese while I wrote a letter home by firelight, then went to sleep among a scent of briar roses from the nearby bushes, which always brings me memories of what I love best in this world. |
- | examining all bridges and culverts | + | |
- | without water undel! | + | Next day did about a hundred miles and snoozed in a railway paddock or shunting yard under some gum-trees and was woken at 1 a.m. by the Station Master to catch the train south. The Express was crowded, so I put up a card table between two seats and curled up on that in my sleeping bug und slept the sleep of the just till 7 a.m. when the train pulled into Albury. |
- | lust is the perfect | + | |
- | squure | + | Two hundred miles to Melbourne |
- | It!s floor is about 6n above water level at the moment | + | |
- | us hope there is no flood tide in the night. | + | Did another |
- | I blocked up the fur end of it with bushes and stones to keep the wind | + | |
- | out for one thing, for it roared through as down a funnel, then I collected | + | There was no need to get the train at all us I got a lift for 20 miles in a military cattle |
- | a heap of grn.ss | + | |
- | fence and lined my little dug-out. | + | Arrived in about 7 p.m. and rang Perce Woodman |
- | I hud a bath in the reedy clay-pool, lit a fire at the entrance to my | + | |
- | burrow, snuggled down in my sleeping bag among the grass and ate bread and | + | He has done a bit of walking with S.B.W' |
- | cheese while I wrote a letter home by firelight, then w~nt to sleep among | + | |
- | a scent of briar roses from the nearby bushes, which always brings me memories | + | John Hunter (recently |
- | of what I love best in this wbrld. | + | |
- | Next day did about a hundred miles and snoozed in a railway paddock or | + | ---- |
- | shunting yard under some gum-trees and was woken at 1 a.m. by the Station | + | |
- | Master to catch the tra.in | + | ===== Letterettes. ===== |
- | ta.ble | + | |
- | the sleep of the just till 7 a.m. when the train pulled into nlbury. | + | We are starting a column |
- | ~vo hundr8d niles to Melbourne | + | |
- | fnirly siJ.:J.ple uri thmetical ca.lcul~, tio!c. Perfect | + | __S.B.W. Interest in Federation.__ Bill Hall writes |
- | country so 100 miles was wiped off ~he slate easily by da.rk. Discovered | + | |
- | that ull cash was gone bar 8/- which I thought I had better | + | You may, if you prefer, write under a nom de plume, so long as your real name is submitted to the editor. |
- | hud to get tho train for the last 30 or 40 miles. So, my child, draw in your | + | |
- | beltJ Nothing but 2 slices of broad and che0se | + | We hope that some people who do not like talking in meetings may express themselves in letterettes of this kind. In any case, if you have an idea or suggestion, it is often a good scheme to let people |
- | and ten for next two days! | + | |
- | D:i..d c.no±.her | + | ---- |
- | c | + | |
- | ' | + | ===== Club Gossip. ===== |
- | - 11 - | + | |
- | There wo.s no no.: | + | Bean marriage took place at appointed date. Bride suffered no ill effects |
- | miles in o. mili t::-.ry ca.ttle | + | |
- | Khal:'" | + | Remember the "Wet Friday" |
- | down a.nd · .ta.ke | + | |
- | trucks or wore stoppod by officers | + | Dick Jackson and Cora Henderson |
- | However I could see the young lad driving began to eet a bit anxious as we | + | |
- | approached the outsld.rts | + | John and Dora Harvey now in Hobart. |
- | miles from town, and pedalled the rest of the way. | + | |
- | Arrived in about 7 p.m. and rang Perce VJoo' | + | It has been pleasing to see so many old members coming into the Club of late. There is no apparent reason for this, though it has been suggested that, owing to the new liquor regulations, |
- | stray Bushualkers, very like Paddy - and he held out a h.eJ_ping hand· | + | |
- | lady in distress by inviting me to stay with himself and his sister for | + | While having lunch at Mobbs Swamp during the hot weather a party was surprised to observe a whirlwind gyrating rapidly down the Blue Dog. As this was a rare phenomenon in mountain country, a photographer took a fast exposure. Development of film revealed, in the centre of whirlwind, the unmistakable figures of those intrepid explorers Cosgrove and Watson, evidently on week-end manouvres. |
- | the night, which invitation was proml: | + | |
- | He has done a bit of walking with S.B.VJIS and has formed. his own Club | + | Members will be pleased to hear the class distinctions are becoming somewhat blurred at Medlow Bath. On Easter Sunday a party of Bushwalkers, |
- | in Melbourne in which the mediaeval segregation of the sexes into Melbourne | + | |
- | Walking Club and Melbourne | + | |
- | John Hunter (recently | + | |
- | with the VJoodman 1s for 5 weeks on his arrival in Melbourne. | + | |
- | - - - .- -. - - -. . | + | |
- | LETTERETTES | + | |
- | VJ" | + | |
- | form of short letters | + | |
- | like the " | + | |
- | ones will be published if space_permitc.,_ Here.is an example: | + | |
- | S .B.VJ. Interest in Federation. Bill Hall writes | + | |
- | biggest one in the Federation, but members | + | |
- | little | + | |
- | unite with other bodies | + | |
- | those_objects | + | |
- | personal enjoyment to be gotten by the individual member from walking | + | |
- | and camping. | + | |
- | You may, if you prefer, write under a nom de plume, so long as your real | + | |
- | name is submitted to the editor. | + | |
- | We hope that some people | + | |
- | express themselves in letterettes of this kind. In any case, if you have an | + | |
- | idea or suggestion, it is often a good scheme to let people | + | |
- | che~ it over before you put it before a general meeting. | + | |
- | - 12 - | + | |
- | CLUB GOSSIP | + | |
- | Bean marriage took ~lace at appointed date. Bride suffered no | + | |
- | ill eff8Ctl? | + | |
- | Pantry (in Bridal array). Happy couple now honeymooning at | + | |
- | Kirribilli. | + | |
- | Remember the "Pet Friday" | + | |
- | that day. Bridegroom chose bedroom slippers, Best man, wore shorts, | + | |
- | (we think there was a shirt), and the clergyman looked neat in brown | + | |
- | brogues. | + | |
- | Dick Jackson and Cora Henderson | + | |
- | In the absence of more details; we assume this ceremony was quite | + | |
- | conventional. | + | |
- | John and Dora Harvey now in Hobart, | + | |
- | It has been pleasing to see so many old members coming into the | + | |
- | Club of late. Th~re is no apparent reason for this, though it has | + | |
- | been suggested that, ovdng to the new liquor regulations, | + | |
- | out very early now, (This is noi necessarily our opinion- Ed.) • | + | |
- | . Vlhile | + | |
- | was surprised to observe a whirlwind gyrating rapidly down the Blue | + | |
- | Dog. As this was a rare phenomenon in mountain country, a photographer | + | |
- | took a fast exposure, Development of film ~evealed, in the centre of | + | |
- | whirlwind, the unmistakable figures of those intrepid explorers Cosgrove | + | |
- | and Watson, evidently on week-end manouvres. | + | |
- | Members will be pleased to hear the class distinctions are becoming | + | |
- | somewhat blurred at Medlow Bath, On Easter Sunday a party of Bushwalkers, | + | |
- | who looked like the lower classes, (though the blood in their | + | |
- | veins was deepest blue - it was very cold) asked for f9od and were fed. | + | |
- | They were the only ones in the restaurant, but we are assured that this | + | |
- | had nothing to do with the fact that they got in first. | + | |
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LETTEHS AND NEl'1S . FROl:" | LETTEHS AND NEl'1S . FROl:" |
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