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 |Federation Notes| | 9| |Federation Notes| | 9|
-|Conservation||Abores Australis|10|+|Conservation|Abores Australis|10|
 |The Southern Cross|Canopus|11| |The Southern Cross|Canopus|11|
 |Photographic Exhibition| |11| |Photographic Exhibition| |11|
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-===== Federatino Notes. =====+===== Federation Notes. =====
  
 In reply to a Federation letter re the carrying of guns in the Kosciusko area, the Chief Secretary said that there was already draft legislation for the more rigid control of shooting in sanctuaries. If it could be proved that there were few noxious birds or animals in the Kosciusko Alpine Reserve, the case for prohibiting shooting in the area would be strengthened. In reply to a Federation letter re the carrying of guns in the Kosciusko area, the Chief Secretary said that there was already draft legislation for the more rigid control of shooting in sanctuaries. If it could be proved that there were few noxious birds or animals in the Kosciusko Alpine Reserve, the case for prohibiting shooting in the area would be strengthened.
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-CONSERVATION +===== Conservation. ===== 
-'• + 
-(1) How Timber-Cutti~ destroys For~~· +=== (1) How Timber-Cutting destroys Forests. === 
-By ABORES AUSTRALIS+ 
-If in the course of our bushvJalldng we see a lovely group of j;rees, +By Abores Australis. 
-blue-gums, for instance, and hear that ti~ber-oillers are going to cut it, + 
-we probably get very indignant and do our best to stop the desecration+If in the course of our bushwalking we see a lovely group of trees, blue-gums, for instance, and hear that timber-millers are going to cut it, we probably get very indignant and do our best to stop the desecrationFrom a scenic point of view we can probably judge better than most people. But from the forestry point of view most of us are pretty poor judges
-From a scenic point of view we can probably judge better than most people. + 
-But from the forestry point of view nost of us are pretty poor judges, +What determines whether tree ought or ought not to be cut if the forest wealth of the country is to be conserved and developed? 
-What determines whether tree ought or ought not to be cut if the + 
-forest wealth of the country is to be cons,:-rved and dev~loped+Obviously if a tree is tall and straight and has reached the full limit of its growth, it is a proper tree for the sawmill, and both the forester and the sawmiller will be agreed. The trouble is that the sawmiller very often wants to cut trees that have not reached the full limit of their growth. These lovely tall trees with another 15 or 20 years of rapid growth are the very apple of his eye. They are also the apple of the eye of the forester, and under no circumstances should they be cut unless they are growing too closely together, and of this the forester is the only judge. 
-Obviously if a tree is tall and straight and has reached the full + 
-limit of its grovvth, it is a pro1)er .troe for the sawmill, and both the +Among the younger trees a certain number just usually be cut to allow the others to reach full growth. But among the very young trees or saplings the thinning must be done with very great care, for if they are to grow tall, straight and branchless, the forester's ideal, they must grow close together. If too many are removed the remainder will develop branches and so become useless as future timber. 
-forester and the sawmiller will be ~g~ed. The trouble is that the sawmiller + 
-very often wants to cut trees that have n0t reached the full limit +Tall, straight and branchless, fully grown and perfectly sound that is the type of tree that makes good timbe.However much from a scenic or soil-erosion point of view we think other trees ought to be conserved, from the point of view of commercial timber production, they are of little or no use. 
-of their growth. These lovely tall trees with another 15 or 20 years of + 
-rapid growth are the very al)J?le of his eye. They are also the apple of +Are the bushwalkers' and the foresters' views therefore liable to be in conflict? Possibly! But with a little give and take on each side there is no reason why they should, for forestry is defined to include:- Commercial timber-production, soil conservation and erosion control, development and conservation of scenic values, recreation values, shooting, game preservation, fishing, flora conservationpreservation of wooded lands for the sake of having wooded lands in desirable proportion to other lands. It is true that in our State, where funds for forestry are so limitedthe first plays the largest part in the Forestry Department'plans, but its officers assert that the others are not lost sight of. 
-the eye of tha forester, and under no circumstances should they be cut + 
-unless they are growing too closely together, and of this tho forester +(Next month: "How bush fires destroy our timber resources"). 
-is the only judge. + 
-Among the younger trees a certain nUJ:lber ~ust usually be cut to allow +---- 
-the others to reach full growth. But ar.1ong the very young treJs or + 
-saplings the thinning must be done with very great care, for if the~/ are +===== The Southern Cross===== 
-to grow tall, straicht and branchless, the forester's ideal, they must + 
-grow clos·c togethc:r. If too rJany are removed th-.:: renaind"'r 1idll develop +by Canopus. 
-branches and so become useless as future timber. + 
-Tall, straight and branchless, fully grown and porf~ctly sound +There are quite a few people who are not sure which is the Southern Cross, and many more who do not know where to look for it. 
-that is the ty)e of troo that nakcs good tinborHovr..::ver r.mch from a + 
-scenic or soil-erosian point of vicm VJG think othe;r t:r:e..::ought to be +During the year the Cross makes complete clockwise circle in the sky as, in fact, do all the other stars. The circle it describes touches the Southern horizon and comes to a point nearly overheadThe centre of this circle is known as the South Celestial Pole. This is a point of some significance to Bush Walkers because it is always in exactly the same place in the sky and is directly south. To find this point draw an imaginary line from the head to the foot of the Cross and project it three and a half times its own length. 
-conserved, fron tho point of view of com.1.::rcial tir2ber -oroduction, they + 
-arc of little or no use. +At present the Cross is nearly overhead in the early evening. It is set in the Milky Way, and lying against it to the East is a pear shaped black space known as the "Coal Sack". This is not a sort of black hole in the sky, but a large mass of gas which obscures the stars beyond it. To the East of the Cross are the two pointers. The brighter of those, Alpha Centauri, is the second nearest star to the earth. It is 4.2 light years away from us. 
-Are tho bushvJalkors' and th..; for-:stors 1 views th'-'r0fore liahlo to be + 
-in conflict? Possibly! But rrith u littlo give and take on each side +To the ancients, before a Cross had any significance for mankind, the two pointers and the two stars of the Cross nearly in line with them, were imagined as the four feet of the Centaur, Chiron, who instructed Jason and the heroes in the arts of peace and war. It was soon on the horizon at Jerusalem at the time of the Crucifixion, but was not known as a separate constellation until at least the fifteenth century
-thoro is no reason why they should, for forostry is dofined to includo:Com. + 
-1ercial tinb.:;r-production, soil consc.rvc::.tion and erosion control, +---- 
-devclopncnt and consorvation of scenic values, recreation values, shooting, + 
-gaLle prosorvation, fishing, flora consorvationprcs0rvation of wooded +=====Note (And To Be Noted). ===== 
-lands for the sake of having wooded lands in d~sirable proportion to other + 
-lands. It is true that in our State, wh.:::r.:; funds for forestry are SQ +All ye who pride yourselves in teh possession of "those good pictures" bring them into the limelight of the forthcoming exhibition "The S.B.WSalon", - that others may also enjoy their rare beautyIf they are only in the negative statebestir yourselves to action and produce those delightful prints that they may hold place in that annual and time-honoured exhibition to make it not only successfulbut the best and greatest yet
-linitodtho first plays thG largest part in the Forestry Departnent 1s + 
-plans, but its officers assort that tho others are not lost sight of. +__Exhibition Date - June 26th 1942.__ 
-(Next month: aHow bush firos destroy our tiuber resources"). + 
-0 +For any particularscontact:- John Noble, Reg Alder, Roley Cotter. 
-+ 
-·-------------··------------------- 11-·------· ·--- +---- 
-by CANDPUS • +
-. . There arc quite a few people who arc not sure which is the Southern +
-Cross, and nany more who do not kno1i-r vrhcro to look for it. +
-During the year the Cross nal:es con::_Jlcte clockwise circle in tho s'k<J.,as, +
-in f<J.ct, do all the other stars. The circle it describes touchos the South.::rn +
-horizon and coues to a point nearly overheadThe centro of this ci:cclc is +
-known as the South Celestial Pole. This is apoint of smJ.c significance to +
-Bush 1_',Jalkers because it is alvvays in exactly the Sc'..l:le place in the sky and is +
-diroctly south. To find this point dravJ an inaginary line fro1:the head to +
-thc foot of the Cross and project it three and a half times its own length. +
-At present the Cross is n~arly overhead in tho c~rly evening. It is sot +
-in the Milky Way, and lying against it to the East is a p;:;ar shaped black +
-space known as the "Coal So.ck11 +
-• This is not a sort of bL:ck hole in tho sky, +
-buta large mass of gas which obscuras tho stars beyond it. To the East of +
-the Cross are the two pointers. The brighter of those, Alpha Contauri, is the +
-second nearest star to th-:: ~o.rth. It is 4.2 light years away from us. +
-To the ancients, boforo a Cross had any significance for mankind, tho +
-two pointers and the two stars of the Cross nearly L1. lino vJi th them, woro +
-imagined as th ..: : four feet of the Ccnto..ur, Chiron, who instructed Jason and +
-the heroes in tho arts of peace and war. It ~~s soon on the horizon at +
-Jerusalem at th-.: time of the Crucifixion, l:n~"c t!o.s not knovm as a separate +
-constellation until at least the fifto0nth c'"':1tury+
-- - - - - - - - - - +
-N 0 T E +
-(l~D TO BE NOTED+
-ALL YE WHO PRIDE YOURSELVES IN THE POSSESSION OF 11 THOSE GOOD +
-PICTURESBRING THEM INTO THE LIJY[ELIGHT OF THE FORTHCOMING +
-EXHIBITION 11 THE S. B. rTSl\..LON11 , - THL':..T OTHERS },1li.Y ALSO +
-ENJOY THEIR R':..RE BEAUTY. IF THEY ARE ONLY IN TB:E NEGATIVE +
-STATE, BESTIR YOURSELVES TO ACTiuN AND PRO!JUCE THOSE +
-DELIGHTFUL PRINTS THAT THEY lflAY HOLD PLACE IN THAT ANNUAL +
-AND TntiE-HONOURGD :GXHIDITION TO MiUill IT NOT OHLY .SUCCESSFUL, +
-BUT THE BEST AND GREATEST YET+
-EXHIBITION DATE JUNE 26th 1942. +
-FOR ANY PARTICULARSCOWPACT:- +
-JOHN NOBill +
-REG ALDER +
-ROLEY COTTER +
-BILL BURKE: +
-25-3-42. -- +
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