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The final arrangements were that we sleep at Alan's the night before our departure (Alan' | The final arrangements were that we sleep at Alan's the night before our departure (Alan' | ||
- | Our starting place was Robertson, a small township on the Southern Highlands. From the Railway Station you can see the once famous Ranelagh Hotel, whose downfall was the mountain mists and changeable weather of this district. The guest golfers would find themselwes | + | Our starting place was Robertson, a small township on the Southern Highlands. From the Railway Station you can see the once famous Ranelagh Hotel, whose downfall was the mountain mists and changeable weather of this district. The guest golfers would find themselves |
I enquired of a country-looking chap about a short cut leading to the main track, and he replied, "I am going down that way very shortly and if you like I will give you a lift in the truck", | I enquired of a country-looking chap about a short cut leading to the main track, and he replied, "I am going down that way very shortly and if you like I will give you a lift in the truck", | ||
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The essential qualification for the room (apart from cheapness!) is ready access any night. Has anyone any ideas? | The essential qualification for the room (apart from cheapness!) is ready access any night. Has anyone any ideas? | ||
+ | =====The News - E. & O.E.===== | ||
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+ | ===Alma Mater At Charlotte' | ||
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+ | When Mr. Constance vaguely waved a telegram at Charlotte Pass upon arriving to pick up a recent party, he was nearly knocked backwards into the Snowy River in the rush. It contained life-and-death news for the Blue Stockings. (I apologise. I haVe since learnt that the colour was due to the cold). Doreen Helmrich and Christa Calnan both appeared in print in the " | ||
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+ | Those who languished at home awaiting results were Jean Thirgood and Fifi Kinsela. Fifi distinguished herself by tying for first place in her year in Law. Well, I hope the Club will soon be bad enough to warrant two honorary solicitors. | ||
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+ | Tom Herbert has an addition to the family - a girl. In a few years time she will be able to keep the family place in the meat queue. | ||
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+ | ===Hot News.=== | ||
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+ | Betty Pryde has become engaged and is to be married within the week. Fast work, indeed, but her mentor, I believe, is from "The States" | ||
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+ | Shirley and Russell went to the Kowmung with Clem as chaperone. Russell returned with feet almost crushed beyond recognition. Shirley tried to annihilate Clem with a big boulder but missed through aiming at the right person. | ||
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+ | The exodus of the Israelites from Egypt palls before the present trek out of Sydney. Two-storey, modern, furnished homes must be available now for twenty five shillings a week. | ||
- | THE NEWS .E. | ||
- | ALMA MATER AT CHARLOTTE' | ||
- | When Mr. Constance vaguely waved a telegram at Charlotte Pass upon arriving to pick up a recent party, he was nearly knocked backwards into the Snowy River in the rush. It contained life-and-death news for the Blue Stockings. (I apologise. I haVe since learnt that the colour as due to the cold). Doreen Helmrich and Christa Calnan both appeared in print in the " | ||
- | Those who languished at home awaiting results were Jean Thirgood and Fifi Kinsela, Fifi distinguished herself by tying for first place in her year in Law. Well, I hope the Club will soon be bad enough to warrant two honorary solicitors. | ||
- | Tom Herbert has an addition to the-family - a girl. In a few | ||
- | years time she will be able to keep the faaily plat in the meat queue, | ||
- | HOT NEWS., Betty Pryde.,hap become engaged and is to be marricd within the week. Fast worklindeed1 but her mentor, I believe, is from | ||
- | Shirley and Rusaell w6nt to the Kowmiing with Clems chaperone. Russell returned With feet' aiMoSt" | ||
- | The exodus of the Israelites from EgYpt palls before the present trek out of Sydney. Two-Storey,, | ||
We are sorry to lose Roy Davies who has returned to Melbourne, though why, we have not yet been able to discover. Roy was treasurer this year, but the auditor' | We are sorry to lose Roy Davies who has returned to Melbourne, though why, we have not yet been able to discover. Roy was treasurer this year, but the auditor' | ||
- | Shortly. the Hunters-are off to New Zealand which must make some of us a little envious. John now ' | + | |
- | Peter Jones and Roy Edser are somewhere in Tasmania by now (transport permitting) on one of the many trips walking and canoeing - | + | Shortly the Hunters are off to New Zealand which must make some of us a little envious. John now has the opportunity of being the first man to climb Mt. Cook carrying a baby girl. |
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- | The Nobles | + | Peter Jones and Roy Edser are somewhere in Tasmania by now (transport permitting) on one of the many trips - walking and canoeing - which they hope to accomplish. Canoeing in Tasmania is so much easier - if you capsize, |
- | Being somewhat backward, I did not know that pre-kindergarten training | + | |
- | commences at such an early age. | + | The Nobles |
- | THE MILLENIUM | + | |
- | To the profound relief of all walkers, we are able to report that there is now a bus which purports to run on the following route: " | + | ===The Millenium |
- | Evan's Lookout" | + | |
- | " | + | To the profound relief of all walkers, we are able to report that there is now a bus which purports to run on the following route: " |
- | MT. ERICA - SOUTHERN ALPS | + | |
+ | =====Mt. Erica - Southern Alps.===== | ||
Dot English. | Dot English. | ||
- | Dawn on Saturday saw us racing for the train, and about midday the nine of us disembarked at Moe which, if you look at the map, you will find lurking on the southern edge of that great expanse of mountain range country which includes Hotham and Feathertop and the high plateaux of the Southern Alps. A further 30 miles by service car brought us to Parker' | + | |
- | , itself for the climb up Mt. Erica (5020 ft.). | + | Dawn on Saturday saw us racing for the train, and about midday the nine of us disembarked at Moe which, if you look at the map, you will find lurking on the southern edge of that great expanse of mountain range country which includes Hotham and Feathertop and the high plateaux of the Southern Alps. A further 30 miles by service car brought us to Parker' |
- | We followed the road to a 'high trestle bridge over which a | + | |
- | narrow guage railway line ran to a timber mill, and then followed | + | We followed the road to a high trestle bridge over which a narrow guage railway line ran to a timber mill, and then followed up the railway line itself, turning off when we came to the steep track which runs up Mt. Erica, through forests of incredibly tall mountain ash, whole hillsides of dead stark white trunks still standing to show the ravages of the 1939 bushfires. Maurice the young and spry, giving it as an excuse that he needed to work off city repressions, |
- | up the railway line itself, turning off when we came to the steep | + | |
- | track which runs up Mt. Erica, through forests of incredibly tall mountain ash, whole hillsides of dead stark white trunks still standing to show the ravage, | + | A few hours of steep ascent and we emerged into open alpine country - huge white granite boulders wind-weathered into weird mushroom shapes, the sparse hardy vegetation of the high country dotted with white alpine daisies, yellow dandelions and a pinkish purple orchid. This is good ski-ing country in winter, and nestled in sheltered spots are a couple of huts, one the property of the Rover Scouts and the other the N.B.W. hut, belonging to a group of males, who, carrying on the tradition of the Melbourne Men's Walking Club, will have no So-and-so women in the place. |
- | and spry, giving it as an excuse that he needed to work off city repressions, | + | |
- | trees as leoked | + | We camped by a pleasant little creek, and soon cheerful cooking fires glowed in the dusk, and before long everyone was lying well fed and warm beside the fires or actually in their eiderdowns asleep. |
- | the party remarked on the fact that in England dead, trees in a forest.. | + | |
- | are rare - being of softer wood, when they die they rapidly decay and. | + | The greatest unconscious humorist of the party was one called Joe - a Czech - hero of skiing trips in Hungary with the temperature 40 degrees below zero. Joe seemed to do all his feeding out of paper bags. He had his cut lunch in a bag for the train, and from another bag he munched his tea sitting ruminating on a granite boulder |
- | fall to the ground where they lie like Christians, but in this harsh and uncouth land the skeletons of the dead stand year after year | + | |
- | gesticulating defiance to Death, and it generally takes another fire | + | When the bacon and eggs and accessory edibles were eventually |
- | to eventually bring them low - unless, of course, Maurice performs an | + | |
- | Act of God n nd helps them to their finra rest. | + | It was a perfect day, blue and clear - bright sunlight shining on white granite - daisies and dandelions among the green tussock |
- | A few hours of steep ascent and we emerged into open alpine | + | |
- | country - huge white granite boulders wind-weathered into 'weird mushroom shapes, the sparse hardy vegetation of the high country' | + | From Mt. Erica we followed a track along the top of the Baw Baw Plateau among the pink white and yellow flowers, and at a little creek in a slight depression we stopped for lunch. " |
- | purple orchid. This is good ski-ing country in winter, and nestled. in sheltered spots are a couple of huts, one the property of the | + | |
- | Rover Scouts and the other the N.B.W. hut, belonging to a group of | + | In the afternoon we strolled back to camp in twos and threes down our sunbathed slope, now a moving hillside of ants - myriad tiny lives among the grass stalks. You couldn' |
- | males, who, carrying on the tradition of the Melbourne Men's Walking Club, will have no So-and-so women in the place. | + | |
- | We camped by a pleasant little creek, and soon cheerful cooking | + | A beautiful run down the steep mountainside with light packs, and we stopped at the only available |
- | fires glowed in the dusk, ad before long everyone was lying well | + | |
- | fed and warm beside the fir, | + | We now set off following the rail track for a short distance, then cut off down an old mining track leading steeply down to the [illegible] |
- | The greatest unconscious humorist of the party was one called Joe - a Czech - hero of skiing trips in Hungary with the temperature 40 degrees below zero. Jhe seemed to do all his feeding out of paper bags. He had his cut luah in a bag for the train, and from another bag he munched his tea sitting ruminating on a granite boulder | + | |
- | 10, | + | A couple of jungle knives had been brought for cutting a track through |
- | activityround | + | |
- | When the bacon and eggs and accessory edibles were eventually | + | Soon after midday we emerged from the gorge at the Thompson River bridge. Here we had a swim, hid our packs in a blackberry thicket to be picked |
- | pann - Joe still sitting | + | |
- | look 2.L. eye - the party eventually moved off without packs. - destIlion the summit of Mt. Erica and as far along the Baw Baw | + | The temperature soared high above the hundred mark and the totally unshaded railway cutting reflected the heat off its rocky walls with oven-like intensity. As the party straggled grimly on, hopping and striding and mincing along between or upon the irregularly spaced sleepers their conversation turned mainly on beer and food, and both would have to be pretty good at Walhalla to justify this Sahara-like interlude. A few ruined chimneys still standing |
- | Platea | + | |
- | as a perfect day, blue and clear - bright sunlight shining on granite - daisies and dandelions among the green tussock | + | Some of us decided to have a look at one of the deserted |
- | From Mt. Erica we followed a track along the top of the Baw Baw Plateau among the pink white and yellow flowers, and at a little creek | + | |
- | in a slight depression we stopped for lunch. " | + | We got back to the hotel in time to find the bus rapidly filling up, so we stood back as all good Bushwalkers do and were rewarded by being allowed to ride on the roof - in which happy position I will leave us, bulwarked behind suitcases and packs, bowling merrily along snatching at gum laves and ducking down wildly as the overhanging branches swept the top of the bus. It was an excellent trip with excellent company. The Melbourne Bushwalkers has definitely |
- | bushwalker," | + | |
- | "This seems to save time somehow for other things" | + | ---- |
- | incline in Joe's direction. | + | |
- | In the afternoon we strolled back to camp in twos and threes down our sunbathed slope, now a moving hillside of ants - myriad tiny lives among the grass stalks. You couldn' | + | Last month Allan Wyborn expounded the principles of fishing, |
- | A beautiful run down the steep mountainside with light packs, and we stopped at the only nvnilable | + | |
- | the timber workers' | + | ---- |
- | We now set off following the rail track for a short distance, then cut off down an old mining track leading steeply down to the | + | |
- | 11 | + | Two lunatics (no! no! not bushwalkers!) were out in a boat fishing and happened to drop anchor at a spot where they pulled up fish after fish. At last, well laden, they had to pull for home but were very agitated as to how they might find the same spot next day. |
- | Thompson River Gorge. The valley was very deep, and green with tree ferns, and quite humid now that we were cut off from the moving air of the highlands. Cool bright gleaming of the river far below was | + | |
- | very appealing. Incidentally, | + | |
- | A couple of jungle knives had been brought for cutting a track through | + | |
- | Soon after midday we emerged from the gorge at the Thompson River bridge. Here we had a swim, hid our packs in a blackberry thicket to be picked | + | |
- | The temperature soared high above the hundred mark and the totally unshaded railway cutting reflected the heat off its rocky walls with oven-like intensity. As the party straggled grimly on, hopping and striding and mincing along between or upon the irregularly spaced sleepers their conversation turned mainly on beer and food, and both would have to be pretty good at Walhalla to justify this Sahara- like interlude, A few ruined chimneys still standing clearings here a and there on the steep hillsides tall pine trees and heaps of rusting machinery and rail lines and huge mullock heaps at last announced the fact that this was the ex-mining township of Walhalla. The rearguard staggered into the Star Hotel to find the first arrivals sitting deflated and glum in the lounge. "The beer's off"; in a tragic whisper. "Oh well", said a smug non-drinker (me,? "It could be worse, Let's eat". Another almost inaudible whisper "The landlord said he didn't get our message. There' | + | |
- | Some of us decided to 11, | + | |
- | a blast furnace. We climbed many stepbup | + | |
- | We got back to the hotel in time to find the bus rapidly filling up, so we atood back o s all good Bushwalkers do and were rewarded by being allowed to rid c on the roof in which happy position I will leave us, bulwarked behind suitcases and nacks, bowling merrily along snatching at gum laves and ducking down wildly as the overhanging branches swept the top of the bus. It was an excellent trip with excellent company. The Melbourne Bushwalkers has definitely | + | |
- | of young Bushwalkers who are building the Club into something to be proud of. | + | |
- | Last month Allan Wyborn expounded the principles of fishingt | + | |
- | Two lunatics (no: no not bushwalkers!) were out in a boat fishing and happened to drop anchor at a spot where they pulled up fish after fish. At last, well laden, they had to pull for home but were very agitated as to how they might find the same spot next day. | + | |
"I know", said one, after great thought, " | "I know", said one, after great thought, " | ||
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