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 ==== Why do we walk? ====
+by The Editor, "Walker's Rag"
 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't explain where the pleasure comes from, does it?  Again, it all very well to say we walk for our health
 but we are ready to question this statement when we find ourselves miles from shelter, sopping wet and shivering, and/or exhausted, and/or half starved - as we are at times.
-Some of us will tell you that we walk to see the country. But how little of it we really do see when out walking.   Very often our eyes are glued to the ground immediately ahead of our feet, carefully watching each step in case we should. farfi over in nu-z ,'T'truggle some. heavily weighte movruinti over the oountrysid;C;o:tainj_:,-- we step new and again when the leader e;,eta puffed out and oayli ho view is worth looking at; but if we'd bt,en riding a horse; c;.r a cy:Y,) or merely citting at home in an armchair lookinT at an illustrat Tollriot 3ureau IDamnhlet, we p2obably would have seen much more of the view without half the bother
+Some of us will tell you that we walk to see the country. But how little of it we really do see when out walking.   Very often our eyes are glued to the ground immediately ahead of our feet, carefully watching each step in case we should fall over in our struggle some, heavily weighted movements over the countryside.  Certainly we stop now and again when the leader gets puffed out and says the view is worth looking at; but if we'd been riding a horse, or a cycle; or merely sitting at home in an armchair looking at an illustrated Tourist Bureau pamphlet, we probably would have seen much more of the view without half the bother!
-t(,..vi 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, and mothers, and maiden aunts of ours, who sit at home knitting our Dom porn caps, and socks; and wondering all while when we'll get sense,
-enough to find out that their company can be even more enjoyable than our own. -
+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, and mothers, and maiden aunts of ours, who sit at home knitting our pom pom caps, and socks; and wondering all the while when we'll get sense enough to find out that their company can be even more enjoyable than our own. No sir! It's not the companionship which attracts us - it's the lack of it more likely.
-No sir! It's Hot the companionship which attracts us it's the lack of it more likely.-
-"It's a great spell from hard work," others will say; and even as they
+"It's a great spell from hard work" others will say; and even as they are speaking the sweat will be pouring down their foreheads, and they'll be breathing like asthmatic elephants in the last stages of dither.
-are speaking the sweat will be pouring down their foreheads, and they'll be breathing like asthmatic elephants in the last stages of dither.
-"It' gets you away from life's dull routine", still others will claim;
+"It gets you away from life's dull routine", still others will claim; and even as they utter the nonsensical, empty headed remark, they'll be putting up their tents, spreading out their groundsheets, gathering in their firewood,
-and even as they utter the nonsensical, empty headed remark, they'll be putting up their tents, spreading out their groundsheets, gathering in their firewood,
+and frying their sausages (and perhaps cursing at the rain) in the same old, dreary, monotonous, routinish style which they've been doing for years.
-and frying their sausages (arid perhaps cursing at the rain) in the same old, dreary, monotonous, routinish style which they've been doing for years.
-"It's nice to see the trees, and breathe the fresh air."
+"It's nice to see the trees, and breathe the fresh air."\\ "It's nice to feel the wind in our faces"\\ "It's a joy to hear the birds sing."
-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:
+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,
+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.  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.
-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't miss it for the
+No sir! I cannot tell you why we walk - I'm sure none of us can; 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't miss it for the
 world!
-The Editor, 'Walker's Rag."
+==== Did this happen to you? ====
+Illustration by Les Harpur
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 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 to present the petition asking for the prohibition of the sale of all protected wild flowers, with the exception of Christmas Bush.
-finitestjz Zo17.cwing tha deputation to the Minister for Local Government
-o TyN)cent thpetitian akinF for the ,;%Tohibition of the sle of all p::!c,tooted wild flowers, with the -exception of Christmas Bush
+However, legislation is one thing and another thing is the enlightened growth of public opinion which will not tolerate the sale of wild flowers and which will refuse to sell or buy our National heritage.
-However, legilation i8 one thing and another thing is the enlightened growth of pulic onin which will not tolerate the sale of wild flowers and whiclh will refuEle to sell or buy our National heritate
-Vii-'6h this in mind,. we wrote to the leading stores which sell vilA flowers and a5k()d,them if they would be 7Dublio spirited and si;c:o tte riale of same in thor 5.bores ; Two of them rw:ponded, Mecisrs Woolwc;r1T3 salA they would etolp the sale altogether and their Managing Dil-ec:tel7 an Secretary signed the petitioa and Messrs. Anthony Hordern said th[;y would
+With this in mind we wrote to the leading stores which sell wild flowers and asked if they would be public spirited and stop the sale of same in their stores.  Two of them responded, Messrs Woolworths said they would stop the sale altogether and their Managing Director and Secretary signed the petition, and Messrs. Anthony Hordern said they would stop the sale for the time being.  It is now up to all bushwalkers to go out of their way to shop at these stores and tell the sales assistant why they are doing so.
-atop the sale for thetime being. It is now up to all bushwalkers to go out of their. way to shop at these stores and tell. the sales assistant why they are doing so
 ==== Books for the Services ====
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 ==== 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't do anything about it) would stay "put" long enough for us to say with certainty where they are or are going to be, for a few days.  We hear that Dot is in Melbourne and very cautiously, we say so.  Next time that we are in the club room we see Dot, who appears very amused when we show surprise and try to conceal our annoyance.
-are going to ho fora few -days, We her tha.4; Dot is in Melbourne and very cautiously we say F20 Next time that we are i7A the cJ..ub room we e, ,
-Dots who appears very amused when we show surprise and try to i onoeal annoyance,
-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'ocIsT..hc,re. Anyway? as Ira swung himself on 'o' d tkl,e plane, Dot FAartec7, on the nookband, Mr. Butler sewed his sweater lip, on the trip over,
-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, Arthur Gilroy, Fifille Kinsella, John Wood and Laurie
-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.  Anyway, as Ira swung himself on board the plan, Dot started on the neck-band.  Mr. Butler sewed his sweater up on the trip over.
+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.
+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.
+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.
+We heard of a kind hearted shark the other day.  A small party of Bushwalkers, Arthur Gilroy, Fifille Kinsella, John Wood and Laurie Greenacre were down at Garie contemplating the water and doing nothing about it. Fif, braver than the rest, made up her mind to swim, went in and enjoyed (?) herself, wondering vaguely about the calls she could hear in the distance.   Fif turned, picked her wave and came in.  Later people came along and expressed their thankfulness that she had heard their shouts from the cliff top.  The shark, they said had practically decided to attack when Fifille turned to come back.
+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.  To which Paddy smartly retorted that No, it meant Tuff and Ruff.
 ==== October Walks ====
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 ==== Letters from the Lads ====
+Since our last list we have received letters from the following members of the Walking fraternity:-
+|Rob Morrison|Vic Aubourg|
+|Alan Williams|Dick Smith|
+|John Green|Les Douglas|
+|Peter Page|Frank Freeguard|
+|Doris Allden|Jack Adams|
+|Gordon Mannell|Bill Burke|
 '12EITT:r]RS TROY' THE :LADS