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- | ===== The Sydney Bushwalker ===== | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker |
==== September, 1944 ==== | ==== September, 1944 ==== | ||
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|Production: | |Production: | ||
|Asst.|Alice Wyborn| | |Asst.|Alice Wyborn| | ||
- | |Sales & Subs.|Betty | + | |Sales & Subs.|Betty |
^Contents^^^ | ^Contents^^^ | ||
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|Federation Notes||12| | |Federation Notes||12| | ||
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- | ==== Native Poet ==== | + | ===== Native Poet ===== |
by Nancy Cato | by Nancy Cato | ||
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Each magpie sits on his own post\\ And sings his song, and does not care\\ What Others sing - the starling' | Each magpie sits on his own post\\ And sings his song, and does not care\\ What Others sing - the starling' | ||
- | But, "Give me a crimdon | + | But, "Give me a crimson |
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- | ==== Bushwalking Babies ==== | + | ===== Bushwalking Babies |
by Marie B. Byles | by Marie B. Byles | ||
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Bushwalking, | Bushwalking, | ||
- | Down through the years of childhood the tramps stand out as the highlights, and this, even though they were often only along the banks of the Marsey | + | Down through the years of childhood the tramps stand out as the highlights, and this, even though they were often only along the banks of the Mersey |
__What is a Spring?__ | __What is a Spring?__ | ||
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__And then to Australia__ | __And then to Australia__ | ||
- | Then we came out to Australia where people lived on the tops of the mountains instead of in the valleys. | + | Then we came out to Australia where people lived on the tops of the mountains instead of in the valleys. |
- | But the place richest in " | + | But the place richest in " |
__Revolvers and Villians__ | __Revolvers and Villians__ | ||
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When I look back on the highlights of my childhood, I feel very sorry for the boys and girls who do not have parents to take them bushwalking, | When I look back on the highlights of my childhood, I feel very sorry for the boys and girls who do not have parents to take them bushwalking, | ||
- | ==== Why do we walk? ==== | + | ---- |
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+ | ===== Why do we walk? ===== | ||
by The Editor, " | by The Editor, " | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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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, | 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, | ||
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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 | + | But why walk to get these questionable |
- | No sir! I cannot tell you why we walk - I'm sure none of us can; but please don't delay me any longer. | + | 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! | ||
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==== Did this happen to you? ==== | ==== Did this happen to you? ==== | ||
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Illustration by Les Harpur | Illustration by Les Harpur | ||
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==== Sale of Native Flowers ==== | ==== Sale of Native Flowers ==== | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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==== Books for the Services ==== | ==== Books for the Services ==== | ||
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Bring what you can into the Club, or leave with PADDY PALLIN. | Bring what you can into the Club, or leave with PADDY PALLIN. | ||
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- | ==== Gossip ==== | + | ===== Gossip |
We do wish the Butlers (Ira and Dot, - Rhona can't do anything about it) would stay " | We do wish the Butlers (Ira and Dot, - Rhona can't do anything about it) would stay " | ||
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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. | 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 ==== | + | ---- |
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+ | ===== October Walks ===== | ||
^6th, 7th, 8th^Mt. Victoria - Grose River - Blue Gum Forest - Grand Canyon - Blackheath^ | ^6th, 7th, 8th^Mt. Victoria - Grose River - Blue Gum Forest - Grand Canyon - Blackheath^ | ||
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|The walk this week-end to the Wild Dog Mountains has been cancelled, so everyone should be available to go to our Annual Federation Re-Union; there to meet our friends from other clubs, and so foster the inter-club spirit. The site and other particulars will be made known as soon as they have been decided. | |The walk this week-end to the Wild Dog Mountains has been cancelled, so everyone should be available to go to our Annual Federation Re-Union; there to meet our friends from other clubs, and so foster the inter-club spirit. The site and other particulars will be made known as soon as they have been decided. | ||
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- | ==== The Walker' | + | ===== The Walker' |
by F.A. Blackman in the " | by F.A. Blackman in the " | ||
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You hear it not while at your work,\\ Now in the busy street;\\ But when the walkers rove about\\ | You hear it not while at your work,\\ Now in the busy street;\\ But when the walkers rove about\\ | ||
There comes a plaintive bleat,\\ The careful leader stalks ahead\\ In rain and summers heat,\\ And little heeds the anguished souls\\ Who cry: "When do we eat?" | There comes a plaintive bleat,\\ The careful leader stalks ahead\\ In rain and summers heat,\\ And little heeds the anguished souls\\ Who cry: "When do we eat?" | ||
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==== Letters from the Lads ==== | ==== Letters from the Lads ==== | ||
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|Gordon Mannell|Bill Burke| | |Gordon Mannell|Bill Burke| | ||
+ | __Doris Allden - 12/6/44__ | ||
+ | Last Friday week I ended up in Sick Bay with dengue and have been in since. | ||
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+ | Our Sick Bay is quite new so I expect there is no harm in sampling it. When I became well enough to appreciate it. I decided it really was pleasant with its egg shell blue walls, cream ceiling and blue bed covers, and the most charming of all Naval Nursing Sisters to go with it. All this sounds as if I might be better. | ||
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+ | Apart from this little episode life has been proceeding interestingly and enjoyably. | ||
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+ | Have been enjoying a spot of social life as well. We had our first dance in our recreational hall and it was most successful. | ||
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+ | __Gordon Mannell - England__ | ||
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+ | I have just returned to my station after spending a very enjoyable leave amidst the Southern Scottish Highlands. I have been on several visits to this grand little country and each time I have come away with a greatly enhanced opinion of it and its people. | ||
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+ | __Bill Burke - 26/7/44__ | ||
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+ | Home sweet home once more and as yet, don't know whether to be glad or sorry. | ||
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+ | The station, the train, a hospital one - a blast of the whistle and I said farewell to that fair town. I must return to the Downs one day, a beautiful country, a rolling black earth plain where the slightest shower sets the grass springing forth to greet the sun. And so it was I left it, one vast panorama of green through which the willow banked Condamine staggered its way. No wonder " | ||
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+ | A few days at G.D.D. awaiting draft during which I met an old mate of mine " | ||
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+ | Another station, another train and we were off again, not forgetting of course the customary two hour wait. No sleeping berths this year, nevertheless we weren' | ||
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+ | Lonely paddocks, lonely homesteads, lonely women and a wisp of linen waving as we go by. Cries of pa-er, pa-er, from the fettlers and an enterprising urchin with a bucket of tea. Shades of the M.E.! "As you wish" when it comes to price. | ||
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+ | Another few days in a town in which I run into my elder brother - the second time since Adolph decided to have some fun - and a few more drinks of ale. Had busted his hand in a scrap, love to see the other chap, and after a month ashore was keen to get aboard his ship again. | ||
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+ | Aboard another train, up and over the hills and that night I slept on an arrangement of wire and boards called by the company a bed. A stack of mail awaited me including a snap of the Reunion. | ||
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+ | Received a great welcome home. The first question the company commander asked me; "How many crime sheets against you?" and so it was for every one I met. A look of awe spread over their faces when I proudly proclaimed a clean sheet. It just wasn't possible. | ||
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+ | Cheerio. | ||
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- | Sinc& our last ws. have received letters from the following members of | ||
- | the Walking fraternity; | ||
- | | ||
- | Alen Williams Di mth | ||
- | John Green Ls Dous | ||
- | Peter Page Frank Frt, | ||
- | Doric, Allden Jack | ||
- | Grfion Mannell Bill 3,Jrke, | ||
- | DORIS ALIDYT 12...64- Last Tri?la y-we-:,k I endE-30 up in Sick BR7 | ||
- | , | ||
- | ania na7e been e n unpj_easan ,ffair and. W: of it | ||
- | h07-F., I th(r;.ght I warl e5cF.p: | ||
- | T tn1 c 1s: | ||
- | 1/KAGh ha;Iga-.1 ia Z.71,f1c2, H.everth rL or j-c ra. for all 7, | ||
- | c:n the :Eland, I horje to go acrE75 n' | ||
- | irk 2,74- i.. I expt 17her,:: no 11= i a-,npling it, | ||
- | WhrinI ' | ||
- | with _t,s c::_EF; shell lo];ize ia11i cream. coi ng an blue ',Dmd covs, and the most c h71,1y,g of all Yaval Fl.;_rsing S-isf=ro to go with Ji7. IY11 th=j_s ecands as J.:): I nigh4: be hotter, Add to the P,131., a clear vic3w right across o the | ||
- | A nice place to recit...Rth a 'sore kale or a 1-ach,7? but no nc-?t | ||
- | Lprt thic eDioodz, life has been rroc:oeding -Inte;rerit | ||
- | and erjeytbLr, Still have much to learn of NvJ ways and cutom::-;, lork is extreme l :nterePting an do rec;ret thess w;:lstod Ih.4, | ||
- | there much to do, Hove been moving on to some new work, the break was a pity, | ||
- | Eavi-: been enjoying a spot of social life E.s woll. WO hat', m= fi7st dance in our recreation hail and i...,77as most ourcosful. V;e had invitd | ||
- | 10 1WI0 and 10 WAAFS to come as well as and RA.TP - they h.Dve very hcor,itable to 118 in their funct:=8 - but the WAF& | ||
- | Ono thin and nnother the males -orepc neratea and it ti-toned tJ rruce a nnml,e1- of male wallflowers - extraordinary cightL I h d a temporatur6.. | ||
- | decided nevertheless I couldn' | ||
- | up :. x haaptc4d hut still on my feet, The week preously tho Petty Ciff:7s | ||
- | enrta ivad a party of WEANS at a picnic over at the It woe =a good day. ,SwinminF;. | ||
- | cricket and eating. The cricket match was gnor3. fun. W(=, won.(?) | ||
- | mos tly I ff3ar, to the ingenious methods of the scorer who :.c,c,1ed to | ||
- | ab1,7: to collect extra runs out of the air, It all helw to ;:!.akr, a pleasant 1D7 n:om daty, Our :hours of duty 6.na.Togulations clon't allow of too much | ||
- | mixng ciit3ide the Services but they do some very nice things for us and we can mak::: no (;(:,m]plai nt, | ||
- | GORDON YANliELL ENGLANT, I ha7e just eturned to my station after spending | ||
- | a very enjoyable leave amiocc the Southern :Scottish Highlands. I have been on several visits to thia grand. Little country and each time I have come away with a greatly enhanced opinion of it and its peo::;le This last time I was | ||
- | the guest, together with another member of my cTevi, of n Mrs. Locke who lives in the charming little village of Dollar situated in the Devon valley in Clackmannanshire. Our hostess placed bikes at our disposal to enable us to | ||
- | view as much of surrounding countryside as possible in the short time avai2 Rle?.e, we certainly die, make good use of them, However the highliht of our telp was an 8 mile waling trip into the Highlands, Yes, Dune, I said 8m, 27.er. 28 The first stage- was to the Castle Campnell, heredity castle of the | ||
- | Cilepbell iia the Glen of Sorrow, It reminded me very much of soTo cf ou Llue Yeuntal:e 04:12oelms1 From then on it was over onen moor oounte-y cove e:eed a'th b)2re:zon and ?eee ther, There W078 many of those bleck faced sheep | ||
- | wiAh lambsglea z.l ng. We wero reluotant to leave this great spot but A,W,Lo does not pay, no back to work, I am now flying in 4 ougined bombers and liking it. | ||
- | DI= perpn 2r_r, L4 vr,ree sweet home once more read as yet, don't know | ||
- | wleethe i to bo clad or co-rry. I:ve bad life too easy the past five months and that's not good for the mnrale of an infant:seri The C,O. of the Warwick Con,Dect fDinally M73d` U71 to me and handed me my walking pepers. A calamji:y it war:, as T was just b,egnr:.ng to get some place with a daughter of one ot the te-ones Tany 1: | ||
- | Angel is still leee the jungles of NOG, and just when I thought thee:: | ||
- | it emo en the un grac" | ||
- | classifying them as my friends made some disparaging remarks, in fact some | ||
- | were plain nasty, but, when they arrived at the station looking. weary and much the worse for wear, I could do nought but forgive them, | ||
- | The station, the train, a hospital one. blast of the whistle and I said farewell to that fair town, I must return to the Downs one day, a lecatltiful country, a rolling black earth plain where the slightest shower sets the grass springing forth to greet the sun. And so it was I left it, one vast panorama of green through which the willow banked Comdamine stagsered its way. No wonder " | ||
- | A few days at G,D,D, awaiting draft durinp; which I met an old mate of mine " | ||
- | grew careless and stepped in front of a slug, You may remember me writing about how we all hopped out for a cup of tea one day, well Sykes was the | ||
- | lenlucky one. Got over that, but the Nips at Finch made a much better job oe: it than Jerry? He still has the leg, but won't be going back again, Sounds like a warning for me doesn' | ||
- | Another station, another train ana we were oil' again, not forgetting of course,the customary tuo hour wait, No sleeping berths this year nevertheless we werent too badly off, with only six to a compartment, | ||
- | 11, | ||
- | wa5n' | ||
- | (31.1 to a leaktng | ||
- | the h o1; | ||
- | again a7(1.:;:; | ||
- | and 'drank )che-only tWo bad beers on the maret bcer | ||
- | Piled out of windc, | ||
- | no ono threatened to thrcW any of thri n.T,C;S c-A-'f the c-..; | ||
- | k' | ||
- | t' | ||
- | day r17eamed cf othar a.rasScs in' | ||
- | , Lenr)ly73.ad: | ||
- | ac we go by, Cries _of fetters and | ||
- | with a thicket tc-a, Shades. of thr.--.M.E1 0As you | ||
- | when it (,cmcs to, | ||
- | (1411) dir' | ||
- | there so many birds about Native Compamion, | ||
- | ;i he errantry itself. 71i o cattle flrIF F-7,1TO Way to t'n, canefiel6s to the | ||
- | piricaplo-Je and. banana : | ||
- | Another few days in a town in which I run into Ty e7dr brother the F,ertord tlne since Adolph decided to have some fun 7,,n6 a few more drin1-..s of ale, Tad ' | ||
- | and -after a month ashore was keen to get aboard his r ihi-0 On fight that did do soTPone some good. | ||
- | Aboard another train7 up and over the hills and that niht I clelot ot trrangemcnt of wire and boards called by the coripany a becl, A stack | ||
- | of mail awaited mc including a snap of the Runion. I notice you and ,7311 11,?..11 both occupy your usual commanding position., | ||
- | Peciel a great welcome home. The first gustien 2r,h, comflan:r co; | ||
- | prol)al-; | ||
- | R:,sards to all? | ||
Bill. | Bill. | ||
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- | v | ||
- | ....111.11, | ||
- | VOI.OMMe | ||
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- | ==== Federation Report ==== | + | ===== Federation Report |
On Tuesday 18th July, 1944 the N.S.W. Federation of Bush Walking Clubs held its Twelfth Annual Meeting. | On Tuesday 18th July, 1944 the N.S.W. Federation of Bush Walking Clubs held its Twelfth Annual Meeting. | ||
- | The Affiliation Fee was again fixed: at 5/- for each 25 members (7r& | ||
- | those grades net bound to pey 1 memberchip fees) and the Subscription | ||
- | for Associate E?mbers of the Feeration at.2/6 per member. The constitution reouire Affiliatien Tees to be paidewfthin the months of the annual meetingl otheeewitee mezeberchip is forfoi ted. | ||
- | Under the oonetettior eaoh club is ,7equired to notify the HonSecretary within 28 Jays of Ihe Fe6eratien? | ||
- | At the July meeting the 7.W.C, | + | The Affiliation Fee was again fixed at 5/- for each 25 members (including those grades not bound to pay full membership fees) and the Subscription for Associate Members of the Federation at 2/6 per member. The constitution requires Affiliation Fees to be paid within three months of the annual meeting; otherwise membership is forfeited. |
- | was rceeire tleat tlee ROVER PAYInER3' | + | |
- | 1117,A M:lee lL3 teteci ti(et it was de& | + | Under the constitution each club is required to notify the Hon. Secretary within 28 days of the Federation' |
- | mL'd ==1.7)0 tre' | + | |
- | in alai. in rom 5'Ei eppreimately Fer'.e-atior Tioted | + | At the July meeting the Y.W.C, |
- | o "11-);:: | + | |
- | geeereL funds, | + | Advice |
- | ,' | + | |
- | OTer._:A7=-:r Or P.U.YGPOUND WALKS For about two years Mrs. Emilie Livingstone | + | ===Era Lands.=== |
- | Clue has been organisinT | + | |
- | cbe hao now rcienea, Tfee' | + | Miss Byles stated that it was desired |
- | o-.7eecer | + | |
- | 1- 1=TRAL PL;7., AE' | + | ===Kariong Peninsula.=== |
- | FEI:TION'S =AT, IT,JPENCIT; of members of the affiliated Clubs will be 1),M, | + | |
- | SfA: | + | A letter was received from the District |
- | date e:i to arreee;e Lo join the party for a Pest interesting week-end, 10=712, 7ee reeer Re,mbler's Club is arranging a Barbecue for the week-end | + | |
- | zer6 17eh September at Long Ingle Gully - in aid of the Buehwalleore' | + | ===Organising of playground walks.=== |
- | FEr_T-ZON RE-UNION this year to be held on October 28th end 25th and an | + | |
- | .._ | + | For about two years Mrs. Emilie Livingstone |
- | orgeeees comwietee | + | |
- | FL 11P IThT SORP BOC:Y. The Feeleretion | + | ===Bouddi Natural Park.=== |
- | upec-eeie | + | |
- | by a neell-or | + | As a trustee, Miss Byles gave notice of another |
- | note t' | + | |
+ | ===Federation's annual conference.=== | ||
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+ | Of members of the affiliated Clubs will be held on October 18th, at 8 p.m. | ||
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+ | ===Search and Rescue practice week-end.=== | ||
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+ | Is being organised | ||
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+ | ===Barbecue.=== | ||
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+ | The Rover Rambler's Club is arranging a Barbecue for the week-end | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Federation Re-union.=== | ||
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+ | This year to be held on October 28th and 25th and an organising committee | ||
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+ | ===Federation scrap book.=== | ||
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+ | The Federation | ||
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