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+=====Music In Melbourne.=====
+How often have you talked of a Symphony Orchestra under the Gum Tree? No harsh walls to echo, no sombre back cloth, no still but oft breathed air, and no roof to shut out the sky?
+Yesterday in Melbourne was realisation. The lovely lawns around the lake were filled with people - all sittinu and waiting. Flat open clumps of water lilies floated on the water. Tall spires of green hedged the far view, green shrubs softened the Island and greener lawns stretched into velvety distance. Over all was peace.
+"Swan Lake" in the perfect setting, and how different it all did seem. Is realism better than suggestion? It all depends on how real is the realism or how suggestive is the suggestion.
+During the opening bars, two ducks nosed among the lily leaves then glided on to be lost in tall grasses. Wind ripples came along the water, playful gusts scampering back and forth. Then a regal Black Swan paddled by, paused to look, then floated on curving and dipping its neck and turning from side to side just to know that all had seen it.
+A yellow oak leaf fluttered quietly down, almost tossed by the notes of music so quietly did it hover, and then join others on the lawn.
+As if arranged, at the Dance of the Four Swans, a duck with four young paddled by. A graceful Palm dipped and swayed its arms.
+The breeze brought the music a little nearer, and then a little further off. A group of basket willows with their feet in the lake swayed and bent and showed their silver leaves.
+The music finished. A duck had moved in and completed her preening before continuing on and closing the whole scene, "Swan Lake " was over.
+For the opening bars of Gounods "Ave Maria", a bird rose from behind a tree and soared heavenward, The long prelude was gloriously played, and then Thea Phillips sang to the accompanyment of a flook of white birds wheeling overhead then on skywards.
+Melbourne still has its sense of humour, for although the day was cool and dull, Thea sang joyously of "One Fine Day"; Bob and Charlie Savage wOndered with me just what WOULD have happened if it HAD rained!
+We were all rather intrigued by the way the Conductors music was prevented from having its pages blown over. A girl with arms outstretched like Bertram Mackenell's "Circe" hold them down.
+But what of the small dog that spent most of his time removing a flea, chasing it from spot to spot and not even keeping time with Eric Coats "London Suite"? However the girl in the blue hat holding the Conductors Music did. She nodded her hat to every beat of its vigorous rhythm.
+All the while the scarlet Hibiscus were reflected in the lake and the amplifiers nestled in the oak and pine trees.
+This was the first of a series of Open Air Concerts to provide Music for the People by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music with the active co-operation of the Melbourne City Council. The proceeds of the collection went to swell the Merchant Navy fund - Well done Melbourne!
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+=====The Movements Of The Superior Planets.=====
-MUSIC IN MELBOURNE
-,How often have,, you talked of a Symphony Orch:istra under the Gum Tree? No harsh-walls to echo; no sombre back cloth, no still but oft breathed air, and no roof to shut out the sky?
-Yesterday in Melbourne was.' realisation, The lovely lawns around the lake wore filled with ipeo-.21e - all sittinu and waiting, F;at r.)7)en clumps of water lilies floated on. the. water. Tall sires of green hedgea the far 7-iew, green shrubs softened the Island and greener lawns stretched into velvuy distance, Over all was peace
-"Swan Lake" in the perfont setting, and how different it all did seem, Is realism better than suggestion? It all delo;nds on how real is the realism or how suggestive is the suggestion,
-During the openirg bars, two duckn nosed among the 1.j ly leaves then glided on to be lost in tall grasses, Viinc_t , c,me along the water.
-playful susi;s soom-ooring back and forth, Then a regal Black Swan -oaddled ty, paused to look, then floated on curving and dipping its neck and turning from side to side just to know that all had seen it,
-yellow oak leaf fluttered quietly down, almost tosse'i by the notes
-muoie so quietly dd it ho ver, and then join others on toe lawn,
-As if arranged, at the Dance of the Four Swans, a duck with four young 'Paddled by A graceful Palm dipped and swayed its arms
-The breeze brought the music a little nearer, and then a little further off, L. group of basket willows with their feet ir the lake 3oilayed and bent and showed their silver leaves,
-The music finished. A duck had moved in and Gompleted her preening before continuing on and closing the wholo scenes "Swan Lake " was over,
-F::).r the' opening bars f Counods "Ave Maria", a bird rose from behind a tree and soared heavenward, The long prelude was gler j.ously played, and then Thea Phillips sang to the accom-oanyment of a flook of white birds wheeling overhead thon on skywards.
-Melbourne still has its sense of humour, for although the day was cool and dull, Thea sang joyously of "One Fine Day" Bob and Charlie 3avage wOndered with me just what WOULD have happened if it HAD ruined
-We w re all rather intrigued by the way the Conductors, mtlsio W'_17, Tire- vented from having its pages blown over A elrL with a= out&tretohea like Bertram Mackenell?s "Ciroe" hold them dow-::,
-But what of the small dog that sTJent most of his time :L orliovang a flaa, chasing it from spot to spot and not even Izeepint7 t.Lriio wihJl iic Ce-_Lts "Lon6on Suite 'Howeier the girl in the blue hat holding thr; (-)r dueoz s Music did She nodded her hat to every beat of its vigorouf-2 rhythm,
-All thE, while the scarlet Hibiscus were reflected in the lake and the amplifiers nestled in the oak and -oino trees,
-This was the first of a series of Open Air Concerts to provide Music for the Pc epic by the Melbourne re,tdriuimi of Music with the active
-co-op. of the Melbouirae City Council, The proceeds of the collection went to well the Merchant Navy fund - Well done Melbourn0
-,
-THE MOVEMENTS OF TET.,' SUPERIOR PL=TS
 by "Canopus"
-The planets are often known as the wanderers, because they are continually moving amongst the other stars. They move through a series of constellations known as the "Zodiac"? which form a girdle around the earth, By means of these constellations we can roughly dercribe the position of any planet, At the present time Saturn is in Taurus and Jupiter in Gemini.
-The planets which are further from the sun than we are known as the sul)erior planets, Every year they move further towards the East. But for a large part of the time we are observing them tey appear to move from East to West, The diagram below will give you the explanation of this "retrogression". In the diagram these planets are assumed to be in a position they never have been in and never will be in, They are in a row, lined up for a race around the sun, But the handicapping is not fair. The outer planets have much further to go and the same time move more slowly. The arcs shown in the diagram show how far each planet would move in three months. Actually we are moving faster than the superior planets, and e,uring the time we are both moving in approximately the same direction, they appear/ against the background
+The planets are often known as the wanderers, because they are continually moving amongst the other stars. They move through a series of constellations known as the "Zodiac", which form a girdle around the earth. By means of these constellations we can roughly dercribe the position of any planet. At the present time Saturn is in Taurus and Jupiter in Gemini.
-of fixed stars, to be moving backwards.
-The fixed stars are thousands, often millions of times further away than
+The planets which are further from the sun than we are known as the superior planets. Every year they move further towards the East. But for a large part of the time we are observing them they appear to move from East to West. The diagram below will give you the explanation of this "retrogression". In the diagram these planets are assumed to be in a position they never have been in and never will be in. They are in a row, lined up for a race around the sun. But the handicapping is not fair. The outer planets have much further to go and the same time move more slowly. The arcs shown in the diagram show how far each planet would moved in three months. Actually we are moving faster than the superior planets, and during the time we are both moving in approximately the same direction, they appear, against the background of fixed stars, to be moving backwards.
-the planets. After a year we will have come back to the same position, but the planets will have tbved on against the background of fimed stars.
-PLANET PERIOD OF REVOLUTION SPEED IN ORBIT
+The fixed stars are thousands, often millions of times further away than the planets. After a year we will have come back to the same position, but the planets will have moved on against the background of fixed stars.
-YEARS MILES 1)ER SEC.
-EARTH 1,00 185
+|Planet|Period of revolution - years|Speed in orbit miles per sec.|
-MARS 1;88 15.0
+|Earth|1.00|18.5|
-JUPITER 11,86 81
+|Mars|1.88|15.0|
-SATURN 29,46 6.0
+|Jupiter|11.86|8.1|
-In the diagram below the relative distances of the
+|Saturn|29.46|6.0|
-elanets from the sun are approximately correct, but the sizes of the sun and planets onormously exagerated.
-P Position of Saturn
+In the diagram below the relative distances of the planets from the sun are approximately correct, but the sizes of the sun and planets enormously exagerated.
-after 1 year
-cC
+[Diagram]
-Saturn
-, b
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-:5:1r5 Earth
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+=====The Blue Mountains National Park.=====
-,
-TEE BLUE MOUNTAINS. NATIONAL PARK.
 Aborea Australis
-Many will remember the scheme for a Blue Mountains National Park prepared by Myles Dunphy and the N,P.P.A.C, a long. time ago,
-What has hay)ened to it?
+Many will remember the scheme for a Blue Mountains National Park prepared by Myles Dunphy and the N.P.P.A.C, a long time ago.
-Enquiry at the Lands De'Dartment shows that it has not been altogether shelved/ that, on the contrary, it has recently been tak6n: down and dusted and is proceeding,
-Early this year the Federation had a deputation about setting aside certain s7D3cific reserves some of them in the Blue Mountains, Later in the year the Blue Mountains Shire wrote to the Minister also asking for a deputation about the matter, The Minister said a deputation was not necessary because he had the matter wholly at heart; the lands, he said, had been definitely earmarked and would not be alienated, although the shortage of man power in the form of surveyors would prevent the matter froh being completed during the wrn.' Finally there was the protest about the cutting of timber in the Mount Wilson District. This was the last straw that broke the camel's back, The papers were got out and hunded to a surveyor who was told
+What has happened to it?
-to report about the matter and see about its relationship to the Blue Mountains National Park scheme,
-We feel a little sorry for the surveyor who has to report, for the file
+Enquiry at the Lands Department shows that it has not been altogether shelved, that, on the contrary, it has recently been taken down and dusted and is proceeding.
-by this time is very very big, But for the rest of us all has happened for
-the best. The Blte Mountains National Park has not been shelved. The ground was well prepared by Myles and the seed was sown by the N.P.P.A.C. but each time someone has come along and watered it, the plant has grown. Some day the seed will bear fruit, but strangers will reap the hciLrvest and
+Early this year the Federation had a deputation about setting aside certain specific reserves some of them in the Blue Mountains. Later in the year the Blue Mountains Shire wrote to the Minister also asking for a deputation about the matter. The Minister said a deputation was not necessary because he had the matter wholly at heart; the lands, he said, had been definitely earmarked and would not be alienated, although the shortage of man power in the form of surveyors would prevent the matter froh being completed during the war. Finally there was the protest about the cutting of timber in the Mount Wilson District. This was the last straw that broke the camel's back. The papers were got out and handed to a surveyor who was told to report about the matter and see about its relationship to the Blue Mountains National Park scheme.
-probably got the credit. But what does credit matter? All that matteris that some day the Blue Mountains National Park will be a fact.
-_SNAKE BITE
+We feel a little sorry for the surveyor who has to report, for the file by this time is very very big. But for the rest of us all has happened for the best. The Blue Mountains National Park has not been shelved. The ground was well prepared by Myles and the seed was sown by the N.P.P.A.C. but each time someone has come along and watered it, the plant has grown. Some day the seed will bear fruit, but strangers will reap the harvest and probably get the credit. But what does credit matter? All that matters is that some day the Blue Mountains National Park will be a fact.
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+====Snake Bite.====
 "Angry Reader".
-"Angry Reader" writes: "I note with alarm and apprehension that
-"Canopus", whose articles have already spoilt much valuable paper got into
-the comic strips a little while ago, (This must refer to star diagrams - Ed.) Now he is branching into, or onto,snakes4 Can't you do something to stop it? Can't this anonymous astronomer be kept to his "astronomical phenomena"?
-We have no Idea which angry reader wrote this scurrilous note. But we have assured him that the only remedy is to write something himself.
-AT OUR 'OWN MEETING
+"Angry Reader" writes: "I note with alarm and apprehension that "Canopus", whose articles have already spoilt much valuable paper got into the comic strips a little while ago. (This must refer to star diagrams - Ed.) Now he is branching into, or onto, snakes. Can't you do something to stop it? Can't this anonymous astronomer be kept to his "astronomical phenomena"?
-Four neW members were welcomed into the Club! They were Dorothy Brigden, Sheila Garrad, Colin Lloyd and Malcolm McGregor.
+We have no idea which angry reader wrote this scurrilous note. But we have assured him that the only remedy is to write something himself.
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+=====At Our Own Meeting.=====
+Four new members were welcomed into the Club. They were Dorothy Brigden, Sheila Garrad, Colin Lloyd and Malcolm McGregor.
 We learnt that Enid and Alan Rigby are to be congratulated on the birth of a son.
-Renee Brown read a letter of thanks from Miss Rivett of the Children's Library Movement for the Annual Christmas treat, Miss Rivett said that the treat was one of the big things in the children's lives.
-Marie Byles said that,arrangements had already been made for Hostels
+Renee Brown read a letter of thanks from Miss Rivett of the Children's Library Movement for the Annual Christmas treat. Miss Rivett said that the treat was one of the big things in the children's lives.
-in Cambewarra-,Robertson area, which would enable Hostel users to do a number of good yalks in that area.
-FEDERATION NOTES
+Marie Byles said that arrangements had already been made for Hostels in Cambewarra-Robertson area, which would enable Hostel users to do a number of good walks in that area.
-After a discussion with Tom Herberti. Secretary of the Garrawarra Park Trust it was decided to find out whether there was any possibility of adding an extra area to the park, The extra area is part of Byrne's Estate and its acquisition would permit the erection of a fence down the ridge on the Southern side of the park. The question of shacks was also discussed.
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+=====Federation Notes.=====
+After a discussion with Tom Herbert, Secretary of the Garrawarra Park Trust it was decided to find out whether there was any possibility of adding an extra area to the park. The extra area is part of Byrne's Estate and its acquisition would permit the erection of a fence down the ridge on the Southern side of the park. The question of shacks was also discussed.
 Conservation Bureau's report on suggested Roadless Areas to be recommended to the Recreational Areas Sub-Commitee of the National Fitness Council was considered in detail and endorsed.
 The motion for the alteration of the Constitution by reducing the quorum from 7 to 5 delegates was lost.
-Miss Dorothy Song's resignation , for medical reasons, from the position of Honorary Secretary, was accepted with regret and appreciation expressed for all Miss Song's work.
-Miss Ruth Schleicher asked the Federation for support in the protest against the proi)osod timber cutting at Mt,Wilson.
+Miss Dorothy Song's resignation, for medical reasons, from the position of Honorary Secretary, was accepted with regret and appreciation expressed for all Miss Song's work.
-The whole Blue Mountains National Park scheme submitted some years ago by the N.P.P.A.C. and the Federation has been revived, as a first step, the authbrities are having the areas asked for by last year's deputation to the Minister for Lands reported on by a surveyor With a view to dedication after the war (see other artidle in this issue).
-Mr. Arnold Rae, of the C4M4W: left a legacy to the Conservation Bureau DI the Zederatim. A letter og appreciation was sant ta his parents.
+Miss Ruth Schleicher asked the Federation for support in the protest against the proposod timber cutting at Mt. Wilson.
-A willowy woman called Dunk
-Was found in a terrible funk
+The whole Blue Mountains National Park scheme submitted some years ago by the N.P.P.A.C. and the Federation has been revived, as a first step; the authorities are having the areas asked for by last year's deputation to the Minister for Lands reported on by a surveyor with a view to dedication after the war (see other artidle in this issue).
-And the cause of dismay
-Was the fact, so they say
+Mr. Arnold Rae, of the C.M.W. left a legacy to the Conservation Bureau of the Federation. A letter og appreciation was sent to his parents.
-That her last pair of oo:-...pons had shrunk.
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+A willowy woman called Dunk\\
+Was found in a terrible funk\\
+And the cause of dismay\\
+Was the fact, so they say\\
+That her last pair of coupons had shrunk.
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