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==== Why do we walk? ==== | ==== Why do we walk? ==== | ||
- | Well sir, that's a big question you've asked. It's all very well to say that we walk for pleasure, but that doesn' | + | by The Editor, " |
- | -ready to queson statemel:: | + | |
- | Some of wil you that we walk to 3e the country, But how little | + | Well sir, that's a big question you've asked. It's all very well to say that we walk for pleasure, but that doesn' |
- | of it w,D realI3 | + | but we are ready to question this statement |
- | t(, | + | |
- | we seem happy enough to be out together; but what about those wives, and sweethearts, | + | Some of us will tell you that we walk to see the country. But how little of it we really |
- | enough to find out that their company can be even more enjoyable than our own. - | + | |
- | No sir! It' | + | |
- | " | + | A few of us think we walk for the enjoyable companionship. Admittedly we seem happy enough to be out together; but what about those wives, and sweethearts, |
- | are speaking the sweat will be pouring down their foreheads, and they' | + | |
- | "It' | + | " |
- | and even as they utter the nonsensical, | + | |
- | and frying their sausages (arid perhaps cursing at the rain) in the same old, dreary, monotonous, routinish style which they' | + | "It gets you away from life's dull routine", |
- | " | + | and frying their sausages (and perhaps cursing at the rain) in the same old, dreary, monotonous, routinish style which they' |
- | It's nice to feel the wind in our faces," It's a joy to hear the birds sing." | + | |
- | We walkers have been saying these things so often that we're actually beginning to believe them: | + | " |
- | But why walk to get these questionable pleasuras? Your own back lawn, or the nearest public gardens, will provide the first. A cycle Tide into a | + | |
- | stiff northerly along St.Kilda Road, will provide the second. And anybody with a canary in a cage, or a parrot, or a white cockatoo, can have the third turned on whenever they wish, just like getting water out of a tap, | + | We walkers have been saying these things so often that we're actually beginning to believe them! |
- | No sir! I cannot tell you why we walk I'm sure none of us cant but please don't delay me any longer. I'm in a devil of a hurry, I want to get home to pack my rueksack for the weekend walk, I wouldn' | + | |
+ | But why walk to get these questionable pleasuras? Your own back lawn, or the nearest public gardens, will provide the first. A cycle ride into a stiff northerly along St. Kilda Road, will provide the second. | ||
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+ | No sir! I cannot tell you why we walk - I'm sure none of us can; but please don't delay me any longer. | ||
world! | world! | ||
- | The Editor, ' | + | |
+ | ==== Did this happen to you? ==== | ||
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+ | Illustration by Les Harpur | ||
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by Ray Birt | by Ray Birt | ||
- | Readers will have gathered from the news-papers, there lu ls been a | + | Readers will have gathered from the newspapers, there has been a definite stir following the deputation to the Minister for Local Government |
- | finitestjz Zo17.cwing tha deputation to the Minister for Local Government | + | |
- | o TyN)cent thpetitian akinF for the ,; | + | However, |
- | However, | + | |
- | Vii-' | + | With this in mind we wrote to the leading stores which sell wild flowers and asked if they would be public |
- | atop the sale for thetime | + | |
==== Books for the Services ==== | ==== Books for the Services ==== | ||
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==== Gossip ==== | ==== Gossip ==== | ||
- | We do wish the Butlers- (Ira and Dot, Rhona.7 tant do anything about it) would stay "imt" long enough for us to say with , certainty where they are or | + | We do wish the Butlers (Ira and Dot, - Rhona can' |
- | are going to ho fora few -days, We her tha.4; | + | |
- | Dots who appears very amused when we show surprise and try to i onoeal | + | |
- | Dot- tells us that Ira has ffeparted overseae? not for a photoEraphio ramble as we 9upposed? but on business, rza, having to leave at -crry | + | |
- | short notice, left our Dot with a beautiful but unfinished sweatc for | + | |
- | This garment was Dots idea of wha-, the well dresced genT.z!hould wear in the ofra' | + | |
- | After a round of visite? Dot and Rhona are going to lc,ok after the Iredale childrot while Merle does some.Kindergartet work, The evenings2 we imagine will be fully oeoupied with Kindergarten stories from both of thm, | + | |
- | Mr, and Mr, Pay Beat allowed us to look at their :Lovely baby last week before :i;hey took her round to the River- Canoe Club, The Eushwalkers cerLainly do themselves proud whet it coms to babies, | + | |
- | Dunc, also made an appearance in the clubroom Jfter a few weeks absence and we are all glad to see that she is well again. | + | |
- | We heard of a kind hearted shark the other day, A small -party of Bushwalkers, | + | |
- | Greenaore were down at Garie conteaDlating the water and doing nothing about it, Fif, braver than the rest made up her mind to swim_wert in and enjoyed (F) herself, wondering vaguely about the calls she couldho..L. in tie. distance, Fif turnedl pickecl, her wave and came in, Later people came alc)ng and expressed their thankEuiness that she had heard their shoutE; from the cliff top, The ohark7 they said had p-ractically 6.ec ir7ted to a-:,tarA when Yifille turned to ,-.ome back, | + | |
- | Tuggie has done 7c,,ar last Test walk,, She says Paddy led her first test walk and now he has led her last, On this, her last test 1;ink Tuggie complained bitterly th.9t she had alway thought that T & R on the programme meant Traok and Reasonable, To which Paddy smartly, retorted that No, it meant Tuff and Ruff | + | |
+ | Dot tells us that Ira has departed overseas, not for a photographic ramble as we supposed, but on business. Ira, having to leave at very short notice, left our Dot with a beautiful but unfinished sweater for Ira. This garment was Dot's idea of what the well dressed gent should wear in the stratosphere. | ||
+ | After a round of visits, Dot and Rhona are going to look after the Iredale children while Merle does some Kindergarten work. The evenings, we imagine, will be fully occupied with Kindergarten stories from both of them. | ||
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+ | Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bean allowed us to look at their lovely baby last week before they took her round to the River Canoe Club. The Bushwalkers certainly do themselves proud whet it comes to babies. | ||
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+ | Dunc also made an appearance in the clubroom after a few weeks absence and we are all glad to see that she is well again. | ||
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+ | We heard of a kind hearted shark the other day. A small party of Bushwalkers, | ||
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+ | Tuggie has done her last Test walk. She says Paddy led her first test walk and now he has led her last. On this, her last test walk, Tuggie complained bitterly that she had always thought that T & R on the programme meant Track and Reasonable. | ||
==== October Walks ==== | ==== October Walks ==== | ||
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==== Letters from the Lads ==== | ==== Letters from the Lads ==== | ||
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+ | Since our last list we have received letters from the following members of the Walking fraternity: | ||
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+ | |Rob Morrison|Vic Aubourg| | ||
+ | |Alan Williams|Dick Smith| | ||
+ | |John Green|Les Douglas| | ||
+ | |Peter Page|Frank Freeguard| | ||
+ | |Doris Allden|Jack Adams| | ||
+ | |Gordon Mannell|Bill Burke| | ||
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