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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.
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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 desecration. From 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 a tree ought or ought not to be cut if the forest wealth of the country is to be conserved and developed?
-What determines whether k 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 conservation, preservation 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 limited, the first plays the largest part in the Forestry Department's 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 tinbor, Hovr..::ver r.mch from a
-scenic or soil-erosian point of vicm VJG think othe;r t:r:e..::s ought to be
+During the year the Cross makes a 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 overhead. The 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.
-ercial tinb.:;r-production, soil consc.rvc::.tion and erosion control,
+----
-devclopncnt and consorvation of scenic values, recreation values, shooting,
-gaLle prosorvation, fishing, flora consorvation, prcs0rvation 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.W. Salon", - that others may also enjoy their rare beauty. If they are only in the negative state, bestir 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 successful, but the best and greatest yet.
-linitod, tho 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").
+For any particulars, contact:- John Noble, Reg Alder, Roley Cotter.
-?
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+----
-by CANDPUS •
-. . There arc quite a few people who arc not sure which is the Southern
+===== Letters From The Lads. =====
-Cross, and nany more who do not kno1i-r vrhcro to look for it.
-During the year the Cross nal:es a con::_Jlcte clockwise circle in tho s'k<J.,as,
+=== Bill Burke 25-3-42. ===
-in f<J.ct, do all the other stars. The circle it describes touchos the South.::rn
-horizon and coues to a point nearly overhead, The centro of this ci:cclc is
+From the Middle East. Life over here has been very quiet of late. Work, which used to keep us moving, has fallen off considerably, in fact the business is practically in the bankruptcy stage, and all guard duties, with the exception of the lines picquet, have bean taken off our hands by an infantry batallion, which has moved in, so our future in the Holy Land is much brighter. The only fly in the ointment is our C.O.'s rather definite ideas on how the troops should occupy their time. He believes in leaving us with practically no time with which to get into mischief.
-known as the South Celestial Pole. This is a. point of smJ.c significance to
-Bush 1_',Jalkers because it is alvvays in exactly the Sc'..l:le place in the sky and is
+=== Norrie MacDonald 28-4-42. ===
-diroctly south. To find this point dravJ an inaginary line fro1:1 the head to
-thc foot of the Cross and project it three and a half times its own length.
+From New Guinea. There are some excellent walks about up this way also marvellous scenery, of course punctuated by native villages and the smell attached thereto. There is little that I can say but that life has its moments and dog fights are quite exciting in the distance but not so hot when directly up stairs. As for bombs, well I have been close enough for my liking although you get used to them and only curse them for perhaps making you dive for a trench, and unlike Sydney it rains well up here and off times the trench is half full of dirty water but who minds; many the times I have hugged mother earth while she is enshrouded with about 6" of water not so hot.
-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
+=== George Loder 7-3-42. ===
-space known as the "Coal So.ck11
-• This is not a sort of bL:ck hole in tho sky,
+From Ottawa, Canada. I am now in the final phase of my training, Astra-navigation, and have only a few weeks to go. "Life" is a very widely circulated magazine over here and you may remember we entertained one of its cameramen at a Federation S. & R. week-end on the Nepean in the summer 1940/41. I recently saw an issue containing the fruits of Hank's (that was his name) sojourn in Australia and he had not entirely overlooked the Federation, the pictures including one of a beautiful blonde S.B.W. all complete with rucksack.
-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
+=== Hec. Carruthers 5-5-42. ===
-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
+New Guinea. I have just Met Arthur Austin who has returned from overseas, he showed me a couple of photo sheets that he had received and I was very interested, especially as I recognised most of the members. It brought back old memories especially when I saw Rene Browne with the outside in mugs. Tell Rene that we sure appreciate our mugs of tea up here and what mugs-  "Mugs as big as dippers". (Hec has sent a very vivid and interesting description of the country and life in New Guinea for publication in the S.B.W. Magazine, so look out for it.)
-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
+By the way, Hec is now back in Australia. Gunner Anderson is also back from Malaya via Palembang and Java.
-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
+Bob Savage turned up at the beginning of last month. He looked very well and fit, and a ring of interested listeners gathered around him to hear his descriptions of the real thing on the other side. A lot of things went off around him but he was lucky enough not to stop any of them. At present Bob is giving some of the troops at home the benefit of his experiences, so as to avoid casualties when they go into action.
-constellation until at least the fifto0nth c'"':1tury.
-- - - - - - - - - -
+Irving Calnan came back from camp for a week end. He relaxed by going on the week-end test walk and caught the l a.m. train back on Sunday norning. He expected to get a good rest the next day, by means which must remain a military secret.
-N 0 T E
-(l~D TO BE NOTED)
+----
-ALL YE WHO PRIDE YOURSELVES IN THE POSSESSION OF 11 THOSE GOOD
-PICTURES" BRING THEM INTO THE LIJY[ELIGHT OF THE FORTHCOMING
+===== Into The Purple. =====
-EXHIBITION - 11 THE S. B. rT. Sl\..LON11 , - THL':..T OTHERS },1li.Y ALSO
-ENJOY THEIR R':..RE BEAUTY. IF THEY ARE ONLY IN TB:E NEGATIVE
+We led you astray in the last issuc, by saying that Mrs. Dick Jackson, was formerly "Cora" Henderson. Personally we like the name Cora, but it seems we can't wish it on to anyone, and no doubt Mrs. Jackson would prefer her own name which is Paula, so we apologise.
-STATE, BESTIR YOURSELVES TO ACTiuN AND PRO!JUCE THOSE
-DELIGHTFUL PRINTS THAT THEY lflAY HOLD PLACE IN THAT ANNUAL
+The Stork had a cross country trip to Orange a short while ago, with a heavy pack. Delivered the goods to Mrs. Hundt, whom we remember as Gwen Clarke. The baby, a daughter, is everything a baby should be, we hear. Resembles Gwen a great deal, is making good progress and will soon be talking.
-AND TntiE-HONOURGD :GXHIDITION - TO MiUill IT NOT OHLY .SUCCESSFUL,
-BUT THE BEST AND GREATEST YET.
+A member was heard the other night, wishing rather wistfully, that after the War, he might have a Tank so that we could do some of the really rough country, that country which strangely enough appeals to so many of our Walkers. We have quieter ambitions for after the War, inclining rather to the idea of a Sampan trip down the Shoalhaven with a few honourable soul mates.
-EXHIBITION DATE JUNE 26th 1942.
-FOR ANY PARTICULARS, COWPACT:-
+----
-JOHN NOBill
-REG ALDER
+We thought the high price of vegetables would have killed off our pet vegetarians and were therefore surprised at the number of them in the Club room recently, looking so well that we suspect them of paying surreptitious visits to the butcher.
-ROLEY COTTER
-BILL BURKE:
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+Six members, including three Committee members, and two prospectives went on Doreen Helmrich's test walk down the Grose. One of the prospectives brought a quarter pound of coffee which he brewed for supper and morning tea. The other prospective served the coffee to the party. A good tine was had by all.
--L-E-T-T-::G·-T·IS- --F-R-O-l-:I 4T··H-E- -L-A--D-S- •
-From the Middle East. Life over here has been very quiet of
+----
-late. Horl: 1 which used to ke8j_) us uoving, has fallen off considerably,
-in fact the business is ?ractically in the bankruptcy
+===== What Do You think? =====
-stage, and all guard duties, with the exce~tion of the
-lines ·picquet, have bean taken off our hands by an infantry
+__Ginger Pup__ wants to know:- Is anyone able to tell me why certain ridges on the mountains are called "The Dogs"?
-batallion, which has moved in, so our future in the Holy
-Land is r.mch brighter. The only fly in the ointment is our
+__New Member__ moans:- I have noticed that many of the older members of the club do not turn up on Official Walks, especially Test Walks, and as far as I can tell they simply go for short saunters along comfortable tracks with their friends. I understand that ours is a walking club and therefore suggest that thre Test walks every year should be made compulsory.
-c.o•s. rather definite ideas on how the troops should occupy
-their time. He beliav~s in leaving us with practically no
+__Black Billy__ writes: We "Old UNs" loved our camp fires, loved the music we had thereat, Ballads of yestor year, Gilbert & Sullivan, Schubert and other tuneful memories, and the old club songs which now seem almost to have passed into the limbo of forgotten things.
-tine vvith w~1icll to get into nischief.
-NORRIE 1-:iACDONALD. From iTew Guinea. ThGJ"-J are some excell~nt walks about
+Do the new folk have similar tastes? Do they know the melodies we loved so well, and which blend so with the night song of the bush? For the camp fires are not quite what they were, it seems to me. Wherein lies the change? Or am I out of step?
-..:-h-42. UlJthis way also marvellous scenary, of course punctuated by
-native villages and the smell attached th0roto. There is little
+__Fed-Up:__ Being a keen walker my two children have been no obstacle on trips. I carry one in my arms and one on my back, although I have weak ankles. The arrival of the third is disheartening. Where can I put it? Glad of any advice.
-that I can say but th~ life has its moments and dog fights~aro
-quite exciting in the distanc·3 but not so hot when directly UlJ
+----
-stairs. As for bombs, v:ell I hav0 b..;~:n close enough for my
-liking although you get used to thi.El and only curse them for
+===== Come People Are So Helpful! =====
-p~rhaps making you dive for a tr~nch, and unlike Sydney it rains
-well up here and off tim.as the trench is half full of dirty
+A letter for the correspondence page - or is it?
-water but who iJinds; many the times I have hugged mothor earth
-while she is enshrouded with about 611 of water not so hot.
-GEORGE LODER
--3-42.
-From Ottav1a, Canada. I a1:1 nov1 in the final phase of my
-training, Astra-navigation, and have only a fevi weeks to go.
-HLife11 is a very widely circulated magazine over herli: and you
-may remember we entertained one of its camcrru1en at a Federation
-s. & R. week-end on the Ne:_1ean in the SUJ:~m.er 1940/41. I
-recentl;y saw an issue containing tho fruits of Hank's (that
-was. his name) sojourn in Australia and he had not entirely
-ov..;rlooked tho Federation, the pictures including one of a
-beautiful blonde S .D.ri. all complete v;ith rucksack.
-REC~~~~~T-~~ New Guinea. I have just net Arthur Austin who has returned
--5-LJ-2. frou ovorseas, he showL:d ~e a couple of photo sheats that he
-had received and I was very interested, especially as I ~ecognised
-uost of the members. It brought back old memories especially
-when I saw Rene Browne vri th the outside in mugs. Tell
-Rene that we sure appreciate our ~ugs of tea up here and what
-nugs- 11Mugs as big as di?p0rs11 • (Ho.c.has sent a very vivid
-and interesting description of th~ country and life in New
-Guinea for publication in tho S.B.W. Magazine, so look out
-for it.)
-By the way, Hec is now back in Australia. Gunner Anderson is
-also back from Malaya via Pal<3t.1bang and Java.
-:2_.
-LETTERS AND NE'aS FROM THE ~DS:
-Bob Savage turned up at the beginning of last month._ He looked very
-well and fit, and a ring of interested listeners gathered around hin--to. ::·hear
-his descriDtions of the real thing on the other side, A lot of th1.ngs
-went off around .. hir.1 but he was lucky enough not to stop any of them. At
-present Bob is giving so1::1.e of the troops at home the benefit of his experiences,
-so as to avoid casualties when th:;y go into·.action,
-Irving Calnan came back from car::1p for a we;;k end. He relaxed by going
-on the week-end teqt walk and caught the l a.n. train back on Sunday norning.
-He cxpecte;d to get a good rest the next day, by r:wans which r.lUst rer.1ain
-a milit~ry secret.
-INTO THE PURPLE .::;...--'-:..--~"'----
-We led you astray in the last issuc 1 b;y saying that Mrs. Dick Jackson,
-was formerly "Cora" Henderson. Personally we like the nane Cora, but it
-seens we can't wish it on to anyone-, and no doubt Mrs. Jackson would prefer
-her own naL1e which is Paula, so we apologise •
-. The Stork had a cross country trip to Orange a short while ago, with ~a
-heavy pack, Delivered the goods to Mrs. Hundt, whom we rene1:1ber as~wen
-Clarke. The baby, a daughter, is everything a baby should be, we hear.
-ResembJke-e Gw~n a e;rGat doal, :j..s naking good progress and will soon be:
-tu.lk:i ng.
-A neober was heard the othor night, wishing rathor wistfully, that
-aftor the War, he r1ight have· a Tank so that we could do some of the really
-rough country, that country which strangely enough appeals to so nany of
-our Walker~. We have qu~etcr ·.anbi tions for after the War, inclining rather
-to the idea of a Sa.L1pnn"trip down the Shoalhaven with a few honourable
-soul nat.;s.
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-We thought the high price of vegetables would have killed off our pet
-vegetarians and vvere therefore surpris.;d at the nUlJ.ber of them in the Club
-roon recently, looking so w.;ll that we sus~-~ct thew of paying surreptitious
-visits to the butcher.
-Six ne1:1bers, including thr.ee Col:J.oittec neobers, and two prospcctives
-went on Doreen Hclorich 1s test walk down th0 Grose, One of the prospectives
-brought a quarter pound of coffee which he brewed for supper and norning tea.
-The other :prospectiV'e served the coffee to the party. A g0od tine was had
-·by alL
-~.
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-WHAT D 0 y 0 u THINK?
-Ginger Pu;p wants to know::.. Is anyone able to tell me why certain ridges on
-the mountains are called 11The Dogsn?
-New Member moans:-- I h~ve noticed that many of the older memb~rs of the club
-do not turn up on Officin.l Walks, cspecin.lly Test Walks, n.nd-n.s f<.1r as I can
-tell they sim1)ly go for short saunters along comfortal;lle tracks VJ'i th their
-friends. I understand tha.t ours is a. wa.lking club and th.::roforo suggest that
-throe Test walks every yea.r shou*d be made compulsory.
-BL:t.ck Billy wri tcs: 1Ne 110ld UNs 11 loved our camp fires, loved the music
-we hQd thereat, Ballads of yJstor year, Gilbert & Sullivan, Schubert n.nd other
-tuneful mcmoric:s, .:tnd tho old c_lub songs which now seom o.lmost to have passed
-into th0 limbo of forgotten things.
-Do tho new folk h:tve simil.:".r tastes? Do they t:non tho melodies wo
-lovod so well, and which blond so with the night song of the bush? For the
-c.:tmp fires are not quite v1ho.t they were, it seems to me. Wherein lies the
-change? Or am I out of step?
-F.:;d-U;p: Being a. keen walker my tvvo cl;.ildren ho..ve b0cn no obstacle on trips.
-I carry one in my arms etnd one on my back, although I hc..vo weak ankles. The
-arrival of tho third is disheo.rtening. 1_'1horo can I ptit it? Gln.d of any
-advice.
-COME PEOPLE ARE S 0 HELPFUL!
-A letter for thQ correspondence page -- or is it?
 Dear Clare,
-In reply to yours of Tuesday n.nd returning to the subject of whether
-I should write the 11Social Gossip" page, or the 11Nature Notes" for the
+In reply to yours of Tuesday and returning to the subject of whether I should write the "Social Gossip" page, or the "Nature Notes" for the Bushwalker - I am still somewhat in the dark as to what you meant when you said. that natrre was a more suitable topic for me to handle.
-Bush walker -- I n.m still somevvha t in the dark QS to what you meant when you
-s:A.:i.d. thnt no.t.11re wns n morG suit2..ble topic for-me to ha.ndle.
+I think you said that a Social Gossip writer has to write rather scandalously to make a success of it - yes you did - you must remember; I was just stepping out of my bath or rather your bath and as you handed me the towel - the perfect hostess always - you poked me in the ribs and said "You'll never be able to write scandal A - you have had too quiet a life to have ever come across any" and I said "Phooey to you my dear, I may be an elder member but I'm not as prim as all that." You see Clare, I could tell that story about B. and her platonic friendship with S. which G. told me on Sunday night as I was dampsetting her hair after a walk and then she quoted Mencken as having written that "Platonic Friendship was merely sitting on the fence waiting to see which way the cat jumped", and we laughed so much that she fell off the chair and I had such a job picking her up that when I told you, you said, ""Well that just goes to show", and I said "What does it go to show?" and you said "It goes to show that Sunday evenings in Sydney aren't as dull as some American soldiers make out." By the way Clare, you had better alter my nom-de-plume from "Clubman" to "Clubwoman" - it might save some silly idle chatter.
-I think you s~id tha.t a. Social Gossip writer ho.s to write rather
-scando.lously to ma.ke a success of it - yes you did -- you must remember;
+Then my dear you go on and contradict yourself by saying that if the gossip is too scandalous, the people mentioned such as "G" might object - but don't you see Clare, there is more than one "G" in the club, so no one would be quite sure which one I referred to and the one whom it was would lie low or she'd give herself away, and I think the other one wouldn't say it couldn't be her for fear people would think nothing ever happened to her. It might be taking a risk but you can usually count on the duplicity of most women and in some cases even triplicity.
-I w.::ts just stepping out of my bath or ra.ther your b.::tth :tnd a.s you handed me
-the towel - the perfect hostess alwnys - you poked me in the ribs and s.::tid
+Then there's my idea for a list of forthcoming marringes or impending events, - did I tell you what C said about some of those on the list as having been impending for a terrible long time, and the husbands being a long time forthcoming. I said I thought that she was rather catty for one so long in the tooth herself, and she retorted that I couldn't be accused of getting long in the tooth myself 'cause my dentures were wearing shorter if anything after nearly two decades of constant use) - nice sort of people we meet in the club don't we?
-You 111 never be able to write scandal A - you ha.ve ha.d too quiet a. life to
-have ever come across any" and I sn.id "Phooey to you my dea.r, I ma.y be an
+On second thoughts Clare dear,I think you may be right, I really don't know much gossip and certainly nothing scandalous, so I'll have a try at the Nature Study page instead.
-elder member but Itm not ::..s prim as all that." You see Clare, I could tell
-thn.t story about B. and her plutonic friendship with s. which G.told me on
+Here are a few notes for the first -
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+==== Month's Nature Notes. ====
-Sundny night· ns I wus da.rnp_setting her hnir after a. walk a.nd then she quoted
-Menoken a.s hn.ving written thnt 11Plo..tonic Friendship wa.s merely sitting on the
+by Gloworm.
-fence waiting to see which wa.y the ca.t jumped", o.nd we laughed so much tha.t
-she. fell off the cha.ir n.nd I ha.d such a. job picking her up tAat vhen I told
+The Species Hillus Billy Antipodeus, unlike its American counterpart is migatory in habit and offers a fertile field of research for Nature Lovers.
-you, you sa.id, 111.'!ell tha. t just goes to show", 2..nd I so.id 1'1.'1ha.t does it go to
-show? 11 n.nd you sa.id "It goes to show that Sundn.y evenings in Sydney a.ren't ns
+It's favourite haunts are hills, more hills and occasionally bosky dells. At least once a year and usually in the month of March it swarms in large numbers in lovely spots in the bush and performs strange rites around the newly chosen queen, much as happens in the life cycle of bees. Such a swarming was seen this March down Heathcote Creek, by one observer.
-dull n.s some Americn.n soldiers nia.kc out. 11 · By thu wc.:y Cln.re, you ha.d better
-n.lter my nom-de-plume from 11 Clubma.n11 to 11 Clubwomn.n 11 - it might S<..'..Ve some silly
+It is omniverous, compatable, and usually spotlessly clean in its habits, while its song is "sometimes" very sweet and free from halitosis. The mating season extends from January until Xmas.
-idl.::~ cha.tter, ·
-Then my dear you go on n.nd contradict yourself by sn.ying that if the
+During the rest of the year - a matter of five or six days - it takes flight to its favourite eyrie, sometimes spelt Era and there it takes stock of its year's efforts and breath for the next.
-gossip is .too sca.nda.lous, the people mentioned such ns "G" might object - but
-don't y0u see Cla.re, there is more tha.n one 11G11 in th.;; club, so no one would
+----
-be quite .sure which one I referred to a.nd the one whom it wa.s wquld lie low or
-she'd give herself a.wa.y, nnd I think the oth~r one wouldn't sa.y it couldn't
-be her for fca.r people would think nothing 13Ver ha.ppened to her. It might
-be tnking n risk but. you co.n usunlly count on the duplicity of most women c.nd
-in some cnsos even triplicity.
-Then thoro's my idee. for a. list of forthcoming mn.rringes or impendi:n,g
-•.•-. Gl'Vents,-- did I toll you whnt C so..id about some of those on tho list a.s hn.ving
-been iJ?pending for o.. terrible lone; time, nnd the husbands being n long t'i.me ·
-forthcoming. I s.:i.id I thought thc,t she- wns ra.ther ca.tty for one so long in the
-tooth herself, a.nd she retorted thnt I couldn't be n.ccused of getting long in the
-tooth myself 1cnuse my dentures were wea.ring shorter if a.nything a.fter neo..rly
-two deca.des of const:;.nt use )--nice sort ·Of peo1Jle we meet in the club don 1 t we?
-On second t:·10ught:;; c~nre dea.r,I think you ma.y be right, I -re~lly don't
-knovv much gossip a.nd certc:inly noth;Lng scCl.ndn.lous, so I' 11 k·,ve a. try a.t the
-Nnture Study pa.ge insba.d.
-Here o..re. o.. few i.10tes for the first -----
-MONTH 1 S NA':rURE NOTES---------by GLO\CJORl\1.
-The Species Hill us Bill;y ll.ntipodeus, unlilce its llmerica.n counterpa.rt
-is miga.tory in ha.bit a.nd offers a. fertile.field of resea.rch for Na.ture Lovers.
-It r s fa.vouri te haunts nre hills·, :more hills and occa.siona.lly bosky dells,
-At least once o. year o..nd usu:t.lly in the month of Ma.rch it swa.rms in la.rge num-
-. bers in lovely Sl')Ots in the bush a.nd perfort1S stra.nge. rites a.round the newly
-chosen queen, much o.s ho.ppens in the life cycle of bees. Such n. lSW<lrming wa.s
-seen this Ma.rch down Heathcote Creek, by one observer •
-It is omni verous, compa. table, O.nd· us~.:clly spotlessly clean in its ha.bi ts,
-while its song is "sometimes" very svreat o.nd free from ha.litosis. The mating
-sea.son extends from Ja.nua.ry until Xmas.
-During the rest of the yea.r - a. metter of five or six da.ys - it takes
-flight to its fa.vourite eyrie, sometimes spelt Era. o..nd there it t::.kas stock of
-its yea.rts efforts a.nd brea.th for the next.
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 N"lELBOURNE STARTS A "MIXED BUSH WALKING CLUB"