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From the New York Herald Tribune, 1941. | From the New York Herald Tribune, 1941. | ||
- | 2. | + | ==== Journey in the North ==== |
- | JOURNEY IN THE NORTH | + | |
- | KEMPSEY | + | Kempsey |
- | by DORZ,IT HELLMICH. | + | |
- | Eh' | + | by Doreen Helmrich |
- | walking. We hadn't finished sorting our possessions when a farmer rode up to | + | |
- | talk, and in explaining | + | Early one morning |
- | his geography." | + | |
- | Then light]:y(?) swinging our 7 day packs to our backs we wandered off along | + | Then lightly(?) swinging our 7 day packs to our backs we wandered off along the valley till dusk; the long slopes |
- | the valley till dusk; the long thIopes | + | |
- | miles, the peaked fringe of the Coastal Ranges to the left and ahead. The creek ran swiftly, crystal clear - the valley was green, splashed with the more vivid | + | On the road we met the Schoolteacher, |
- | green of crops, and sometimes the rose and gold of different grasses. | + | |
- | On the road we met the Schoolteacher, | + | Next morning we turned left up a long timbered ridge to cross to Five Day Creek, steep gullies on either side. We reached the top at a grassy knob where mauve peaflowers, yellow daisies and giant maiden hair greeted us: where green-brown Bell birds chimed, and bright Rosellas |
- | coloured birds that fly down from the tropics in August. | + | |
- | Next morning we turned left'up a long timbered ridge to cross to Five Day | + | After lunch Alex took his empty pack back to meet John Noble and Gordon |
- | Creek, steep gullies on either side. We reached the top at a'grassy knob where | + | |
- | mauve peaflowers, yellow daisies and giant maiden hair greeted us: where green- brown Bell birds chimed, and bright Rosellas | + | We walked fully four miles that afternoon upstream, and on the way raided an old cultivation paddock, securing a very colourful plunder of pink pumpkin and tawny coloured marrows. Altogether we lived very well off the land, adding numerous oranges, mandarins and mushrooms to our vegetable soils. Two nights we spent in this peaceful solitude taking a whole day to meander about four miles further up the winding creek. |
- | wide valley rimmed by mountains of fascinating folds. There were still farmhouses though so we retreated to the foothills and camped far above the hurly | + | |
- | burly. Heading upstream next morning we passed the last habitation and picked a campsite by a rocky pool, visited by Kingfishes (and cows) and fringed by wild violets and ferns. | + | The path lead sometimes through a moist, dim jungle of vine decked trees, then crossing a pebbly stream, on through a sloping parkland of grass and fern beneath tall Bluegums. |
- | After lunch Alex took his empty pack back to meet John Noble and Gordon | + | |
- | We walked fully four miles that afternoon upstream, and on the way raided an old cultivation paddock, securing a very colourful plunder of pink pumpkin and tawny coloured marrows. Altogether we lived very well off the land, adding numerous oranges, mandarins and mushrooms to our vegetable soils. Two nights we spent in this peaceful solitude taking a whole day to meander about four miles further up the winding creek. | + | Next morning began the long but extraordinarily well graded climb along Tellegram Range, very narrow and similar to the ridge from Nulla Nulla except |
- | The path lead sometimes through a moist, dim jungle of vine decked trees, then crossing a pebbly stream, on through a sloping parkland of grass and fern | + | to us. However, overlooking this inhospitality |
- | beneath tall Bluegums. At one such s-pot we came upon a large black snake basking, and thought it such a good idea that we did likewise and sunbaked | + | |
- | Next morning began the long but extraordinarily well 'graded climb along Tellegram Range, very narrow and similar to the ridge from 1Tulla | + | Another easy 1500ft. climb next day with views extending now nearly to the Coast, brought us to the New England Tableland; where an icy breeze was blowing, and to the Moseley homestead. |
- | to us. However, overlooking this inhos, | + | |
- | Another easy 1500ft. climb next day with views extending now nearly to the Coast, brought us to the New England Tableland; where an icy breeze was blowing, and to the Moseley homestead. After collecting the food we had 8eelt up e7e went into New England National Park to camp in a sheltered valley looking across to a waterfall and a belt of brush timber. | + | We spent three days in the "other world" atmosphere of these high lands, among jungle paths, trout streams and waterfalls. The temperature changed quickly with the mood of the weather and we were continually putting on or |
- | We spent three days in the "other world" atmosphere of these high lands, among jungle paths, trout streams and waterfalls. The temperature changed | + | taking off slacks over shorts. We had an encounter with a gold and black eaglehawk of 6ft. wingspread, and in the moonlight saw a flying squirrel gliding down to a lower tree, front limb webbed to body, long bushy tail out-stretched. |
- | quickly with the mood of the weather and we were continually putting on or | + | |
- | taking off slacks over, shorts. We had an encounter with a gold and black eaglehawk of 6ft. wingspread, and in the moonlight saw a flying squirrel gliding down to a lower tree, front limb webbed to body, long bushy tail mate. stretched; | + | While we stood on Point Lockout (5250 ft.) thick clouds blew round us and same snow flakes fell, but gradually the sun broke through and the whole scene was dappled |
- | While we stood on Point Lockout (5250 ft.) thick clouds blew roUnd us and same snow flakes fell, but gradually the sun broke through and the whole scene was dazpled | + | over a sea of peaked mountains. The valleys and ridges like long rollers reaching to the coastal plain and the beaches 50 miles away. |
- | aver a sea of peaked mountains. The valleys and ridges like long rollers | + | |
- | reaching to the coastal plain and the beaches 50 miles away. | + | The Moseleys whom we visited several times were most helpful, gave us a lot of valuable advice, |
- | The Moseleys whom we visited several times were most helpful, gave us a -- | + | |
- | lot of valuable advice, | + | One morning about 11 o' |
- | us with strange tales of country people, motorists and walkers. | + | |
- | One morning about 11 o' | + | After a steep climb next morning we reached our track on the ridge top again, and nothing would have induced us to leave it. Going on over a whole corrigation of steep knobs, we looked back to Point Lookout on our left, across the depths of Platypus Creek gorge and to the heights of Mount Killiecrankie on our right, till finally we raced down a steep grade right on to Platypus Creek at a pixillated dank spot where an old bark hut had collapsed |
- | tempted off this straight and narrow path by a track leading left, and al- | + | |
- | though | + | Late next morning we strolled along till we arrived at the first hut in the valley and visited its owner, one Hector McLeod and dog, and many were the tales he told us! |
- | zig-zag till, to our dismay we turned a corner and saw the deserted Antimony mine we had heard so much about - the ridge, hundreds of feet above. Our volatile spirits soon rose again as we examined the crazy bark huts sloping | + | |
- | with the hillside and covered with pumpkin, choko and passion fruit vines, | + | So while we were having lunch in the sun by a water lily pool the Sergeant' |
- | all bearing fruit or vegetables as the case may be. We went on our way richer for half a pumpkin and a choko (passion fruit not ripe) after seeing | + | |
- | vividly coloured birds and hearing " | + | After navigating ourselves across the creek in a small punt, we spent our last day of freedom sunbaking in the solitude of a perfectly unspoiled beach, then into Macksville to catch the North Coast Mail to Sydney. |
- | After a steep climb next morning we reached our track on the ridge top again, and nothing would have induced us to leave it. Going on over a whole corrigation of steep knobs, we looked back to Point Lookout on our left,across the depths of Platypus Creek gorge and to the heights of Mount Killiecrankie on our right, till 'finally we raced down a steep grade right on to Platypus Creek at a pixillated dank spot where an old bark hut had colla-)sed | + | |
- | it away - but then I had seen a four inch Tiger snake coiled on the log, head | + | As we walked back along the river, an uneasy sensation |
- | up inquiringly, After a few hundred yards of floundering through the wet weedy tangle on the banks of the river we cut up the side, crossed a large bend and arrived at a clearing where two mandarin trees laden with fruit gladdened us. A flat on the next bend by a blue green rocky pool and a group of fragile saplings, provided a perfect campsite for our first night on the Bellingen, | + | there was the Sergeant sitting nonchalantly in his car, outside the Post Office. I looked at him courageously as we passed, but he and his Constable (presumably according to prearranged plan) followed us into a tea shop and began their questionnaire. By this time we were furious, but Sergeant Love disarmed us when he told us that he had the amazing theory that we were " |
- | Late next morning we strolled along till we arrived at the first hut in the valley and visited its owner, one Hector McLeod and dog, and many were the tales he told us l In a few minutes we were steeped in the atmosphere of the remote places of the earth, where men live close to nature, among ghosts of the Aboriginees and thoughts of strange wild creatures; where valley | + | |
- | assume a vast importance. Hector caught his horse by cajoling it with a piece of sweet potato and rode along for miles with us till we decided to take to the hills again and try to find our way to still another river - the South Bellingen or Nambucca. To do this we know we must reach Mt.Killiecrankie, | + | ==== August in the Bush ==== |
- | the ridges spread like fingers from the palm of a hand and each lead down to a river. This involved quite a neat niece of direction finding - to arrive at an unseen object in unknown country, without a maps After nearly abandoning | + | |
- | hope several times next day, because our ridge was not a ridge but a series of cones each higher than the one before, we came within sight of the elusive mountain, seemingly about a mile away. We walked for another | + | by Ray Birt |
- | So while we were having lunch in the sun by a water lily pool the Sergeants | + | |
- | After navigating ourselves across the creek,in a small punt, we spent our last day of freedom sunbaking in the solitude of a perfectly unspoiled | + | "The pretty brave things thro the coldest days\\ Imprisoned in vale of brown,\\ They never lost heart, tho the blast shrieked |
- | beach, then into Macksville to catch the North Coast Lail to Sydney. | + | |
- | As we walked back along the river, an uneasy sensation | + | The Springelia Incarnate (Swamp Heath) is one of the " |
- | there was the Sergeant sitting nonchalantly in his car, outside the Post Office. I looked at him courageously as we passed, but he and his Constable (presumably according to prearranged plan) followed us into a tea shop and began their questionnaire. By this time we were furious, but Sergeant Love disarmed us when he told us that he had the amazing theory that we were " | + | |
- | AUGUST IN THE ausx | + | The Acacia longiflora also joins the band, flowering in great profusion on the lower Mountains at the present time, it has bright |
- | by Ray Dirt. | + | |
- | "The pretty brave things thro the coldest days Imprisoned in vale of brown, | + | |
- | They never lost heart, tho the blast shtieked | + | ==== A Visit to the Observatory ==== |
- | But patiently each wrought her wonderful dress, Or fashioned her beautiful crown, | + | |
- | And now they are coming to lighten the world Still shadowed by winter' | + | Thursday July 16th was a great day for the Club's stargazers. Often we had looked at the stars and wondered perhaps what that blurred patch was, or how such and such a star could possibly be, in reality, two stars, Often we had read of the many beautiful objects visible through a large telescope, and few of us had ever seen them. |
- | The Springelia Incarnate (Swamp Heath) is one of the " | + | |
- | The Acacia longiflora also joins the band/ flowering in great profusion on the lower Mountains at the present time, it has bricht | + | |
- | 6, | + | |
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- | A VISIT TO THE OBSERVATORY | + | |
- | Thursday July 16th was a groat day for the Club's stargazers. Often we had looked at the stars and wondered perhaps what that blurred patch was, or how such and such a star could possibly be, in reality, two stars, Often we had read of the many beautiful objects visible through a large telescope, and few of us had ever seen them. | + | |
At 8 o' | At 8 o' | ||
is housed. Through the top of the dome we could see a strip of che ek-s, and | is housed. Through the top of the dome we could see a strip of che ek-s, and | ||
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- | ===== The white ants will get you if you don't watch out ===== | + | ==== The white ants will get you if you don't watch out ==== |
If you go to Darwin watch your camping gear. The white ants will get it if you don't watch out. | If you go to Darwin watch your camping gear. The white ants will get it if you don't watch out. |
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