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- | -IEL-MaY | + | ======The Sydney Bushwalker====== |
- | A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest | + | |
- | Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown St.Sydney | + | A Monthly Bulletin devoted to matters of interest |
- | No.136 | + | |
- | Editor: Ray Kirkby. Production: Yvonne Rolfe | + | ====No.136 |
- | Assist: Dorothy Brigden | + | |
- | Bus.Manager; Peggy Bransdon Sales ee Subs: Jean Harvey. | + | |**Editor**|Ray Kirkby| |
- | ..=1. | + | |**Assist**|Dorothy Brigden| |
- | CONTENTS | + | |**Bus.Manager**|Peggy Bransdon| |
- | Cooktown - the "Dream Town" | + | |**Production**|Yvonne Rolfe| |
- | Bushwalker War Memorial | + | |**Assist**|Kath McKay| |
- | It's Goodman' | + | |**Sales & Subs**|Jean Harvey| |
- | Th,-releh the Easier Byways OOOOO W*0 Obbligato | + | |
- | That Man Again | + | =====Contents.===== |
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- | Brian Barden & Ted Smith 1 | + | | | |Page| |
- | Our Special Reportah 4 | + | |Cooktown - the "Dream Town"|Brian Barden & Ted Smith| 1| |
- | "MUmbedah" 6 | + | |Offishal Extra|Our Special Reportah| 4| |
- | 7 | + | |Bushwalker War Memorial|"Mumbedah"| 6| |
- | Allen A. Strom 8 | + | |It's Goodman' |
- | 10 | + | |Through the Easier Byways|Allen A. Strom| 8| |
- | 12 | + | |Obbligato|K.M.|10| |
- | a | + | |That Man Again|" |
- | Ogee OOOOOO | + | |
- | COOKTOWN THE "DRUM TOWN" | + | =====Cooktown The "Dream Town".===== |
- | ' | + | |
- | We came to Cooktown by way of 'a small R.A.A.F. crash boat and, while waiting on the jetty there for transport, we happened to ask one of the lads how far the town was and whether we could "take a ' | + | Brian Barden |
- | That just about sums up the whole place - it 4akes one wonder how it ever exists. The town from a distance looks very much 14ke any other country town | + | |
- | the same dusty streets with the typical weatherboard buildings on either side and the inevitable assortment of cattle dogs lounging around in the shade. However, this is only from ,a distance. One seems to realise and feel its deadness only when one stands beside those ramshackle buildings; or in the centre of that | + | We came to Cooktown by way of a small R.A.A.F. crash boat and, while waiting on the jetty there for transport, we happened to ask one of the lads how far the town was and whether we could "take a ' |
- | -dusty road. Most of the structures are two storied with the windows of the shops | + | |
- | underneath boarded up, and-here and there a door. stands open, showing some relic of former trade, in one shop:there still stand ancient barber' | + | That just about sums up the whole place - it makes one wonder how it ever exists. The town from a distance looks very much like any other country town... the same dusty streets with the typical weatherboard buildings on either side and the inevitable assortment of cattle dogs lounging around in the shade. However, this is only from a distance. One seems to realise and feel its deadness only when one stands beside those ramshackle buildings; or in the centre of that dusty road. Most of the structures are two storied with the windows of the shops underneath boarded up, and here and there a door stands open, showing some relic of former trade. In one shop there still stand ancient barber' |
- | 0 likely, gold miners came in dayS.'gone by to spruce up before going for entertain- | + | |
- | ment at one of the many hotels' | + | Unofficial figures |
- | the dust of ages 'covering their vast exPanses. | + | |
- | Unoffinial figured | + | Of course, the town does come to life sometimes and then the population, or what's left of it, really goes wild. After the Japanese |
- | hundred. We think that must also include the herds of goats and cows that roam | + | |
- | the town at will. At the present time there are two hotels open for business and they for only three or four days a week. | + | Two of the stores |
- | Of course, the town does come to life sometimes and then the population, or what's left of it, really goes wild. After the Japanese | + | |
- | half-caste and quarter-caste alike) were reposing peacefully | + | When the Air Force lads hit town, business becomes very brisk and what could be more natural than for hubby to give a hand in the kitchen. We have never tasted more delicious hamburgers than those cooked by this versatile |
- | Tw | + | |
- | at the tores are run b5-r.Ohinese | + | There is a picture show. In the one and sixpenny " |
- | When the Air Force lads hit town, business becomes-very brisk and what could be more natural than for hubby to give a hand in the kitchen. We have - never tasted more delicious hamburgers than those-cooked by this versatile | + | |
- | 742rU iS a picture show. In the one and sixpenny " | + | To the fortnightly dances which are held in the same hall sometimes come residents who ride for up to thirty miles. Little black boys and girls stand on the stairs outside and gaze with awe at the bright lights. For the most part the population seems to consist of children. There are literally hundreds of them at these dances, usually ranging in age from three or four up to about fourteen |
- | and sixpenLt6s | + | |
- | in town might manage to sit with the " | + | The beach is a mile from town and is quite reasonable at high tide but this one and others of its kind in Northern Queensland are greatly over-rated. We would prefer even Bondi on a Sunday with its crowds to some of these mud covered |
- | and finding out what has happened in the past six or seven days. anything. | + | |
- | TO the fortnightly dances which are held in the same hall sometimes come residents who ride for up to thirty miles. Little black boys and girls stand on the stairs outside and gaze with awe at the -bright lights.For the most Pert , | + | Cooktown |
- | the population seems to consist of children. There are literally hundreds of them at these dances, usually ranging in age from three or four up toiabout | + | |
- | The beach is a mile from town and is quite reasonable at high tide-bar-- | + | Their means of livelihood baffles us. Except |
- | C-cyoktotn | + | |
- | ./ | + | For that quiet holiday |
- | aoans of livelihood baffles us. SxcePt | + | |
- | Oaice,: | + | (The authors have painted a very gloomy picture of Cooktown but the most damning evidence is their wish, expressed in separate letter, to subscribe to "The Sydney Bushwalker", |
- | death and that with a choice_ag-Ilkly | + | |
- | , For that, quet hal" | + | ---- |
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+ | A report of the Annual Meeting and list of the new officers will reach you in time but here are a few to go on with:- | ||
+ | |||
+ | |President|Jack Rose| | ||
+ | |Vice Presidents|Roley Cotter and Arthur Gilroy| | ||
+ | |Treasurer|Maurie Berry| | ||
+ | |Secretary|Hilma Galliott| | ||
+ | |Social Secretary|Laurie Wood| | ||
+ | |Membership Secretary|Ron. Knightley| | ||
+ | |Walks Secretary|Colin Lloyd| | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | Col. Bob Savage has done a good piece of work in having 1000 trees planted at Balcombe Military Camp. In addition, he has established a Beergarden, The biergartin (as non-drinkers would spell it) has flagged walks and is covered with old camouflage nets over which run runner beans. (It has not yet been proved that the beans run any faster than ordinary beans nor yet that their spirals are any more eccentric). This beangartin is lit by a soft amber glow suffused by the beer bittle wall-brackets. How exciting to strike a real beangartin. | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | It has been said that Bushwalkers are opportunists, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
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+ | Joe Turner wrote us a long letter advocating living in the country in the most glowing terms. Hey, where does this Joe Turner live? In the Himalayan foothills? | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | =====Official Extra.===== | ||
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+ | We are giving a report of the Annual Reunion in order to anticipate the questions which will be asked in Parliament. | ||
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+ | In case you haven' | ||
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+ | A few people went straight from the meeting, (it wasn't hard to drag oneself from it) and catching a late train, made a long week-end of it. Children and workers arrived at various times on Saturday as feeding and working hours respectively permitted. We noticed that the children who, last year, were __carried__ down to the re-union, with (figuratively) napkins on the side, __walked__ themselves down this year. This was a most depressing spectacle for those of us who, having no children of our own either with or without napkins, have no such deadly record of the passing years. | ||
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+ | About six-ish (we're still on Saturday) everyone started to cook dinner early, secretly and privately, as they thought, each hoping he'd finish early and so secure the best position round the camp fire. As it was, however, tents and fires were so jammed together, all city-like and matey that nothing could possibly remain secret, and you found yourself stirring custard and vaguely thinking "Just fancy I don't remember bringing custard, much less putting it on to cook", then realising that your own fire was two short steps away, over which your neighbour was bending, stabbing knives into your vegetables which weren' | ||
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+ | After all this we tramped down to the camp fire or fires, as there were two, very neat and compact. The new President, Jack Rose, received the symbols of office very graciously and we hope that none of the ex-presidents heard the enquiry from someone, "Which of the old Presidents does the Bone come from?" | ||
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+ | We had three cheer leaders for the singing, but it was very good. There was a slight breakaway on the left side, this side showing a regrettable tendency to swing everything. We should have liked to hear more from Peter Page and Edgar Yardley, but were very grateful for the pieces we heard. | ||
- | kThe." | ||
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- | A report of the Annual Meeting and list of the new officers will reach you in time bui; 1e/7. are a few to go. on with:- | ||
- | PRESIDENT 'Jack Rose | ||
- | VICE PRESIDENTS ' | ||
- | TREASURER -. Miiurie Berry,' | ||
- | MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Ron. Khightley | ||
- | WALKS SECRETARY - Colin Lloyd, | ||
- | Col. Bob Savage has done a good piece of work in having 1000 trees planted at Balcombe Military Camp. In addition, he has established a Beergarden, The biergartin (as non-drinkers would spell it) has flagged walks and is acvered with old camouflage nets over which run runner beans. (It has not | ||
- | yet been proved that the beans run any faster than ordinary twaexlaz nor yo + that their spirals are any more eccentric). This beangartin is lit by a soft amber glow suffused by the beer bittle wall-brackets. How exciting to strike a real boangmr-bin. | ||
- | It has been said that Bushwalkers are opportunists' | ||
- | .1.10=miormormarmarr.......................... | ||
- | Joe Turner wrote us a long letter advocating living in the cdtintry in the most glowing terms. Heys where does this Joe Turner live? In the Himalayan foothills? | ||
- | ; | ||
- | We are giving a report of the Annual Reunioh in order to anticipate the questions which will be asked in Parliament. | ||
- | In case you haven' | ||
- | h. few p-iiople went straight from the meeting, (it wasn't hard to-drag oneself from it) and catching a late train, made a long week-end of it. Children and workers arrived at various times on Saturday as feeding and working hours respectively permitted. We noticed that the children who, last year, were scarriej_ down to the re-union, with(figuratively)napkins on the side, walked -themselves down this year, This was a most depressing spectacle for those of us who, having no children of our own either with or without napkins, have no such deadly record of the passing years. | ||
- | About six-ish (we're still on Saturday) everyone started to cook dinner early, secretly and privately, as they thought, each hoping he'd finish early and so secure the best positien round the camp fire. As it was, however, tents and fires were so jammed together, all citrlike and matey that nothing could possibly main secret, and you found yourself stirring custard and vaguely thinking "Just fancy I don't remember bringing custard, much less putting it on to cook", then realising that your own fire was two shortsteps away, over which your neighbour was bending, stabbing knives into your vegetables which weren' | ||
- | After all this we tramped down to the camp fire or fires, as there were two) very neat and compact. The new President, Jack Rose, received the symbols of office very graciously and we hopo that none of the ev presidents heard the enquiry from someone, "Which of the old Presidents does the Bone come from:" | ||
- | We had three cheer leaders for the singing, but it was very good. There was a slight breakaway' | ||
The " | The " | ||
- | The first sketch, an ambitious attempt at " | + | |
+ | The first sketch, an ambitious attempt at " | ||
And all the children wanted to know what Malcom McGregor found in the tent that made him lick his lips like that. | And all the children wanted to know what Malcom McGregor found in the tent that made him lick his lips like that. | ||
- | Hot dogs and cocoa for supper | + | |
- | . With all the children and weaker people in be d the unorganised part | + | Hot dogs and cocoa for supper! A bright idea that. We heard someone |
- | of the night commenced. | + | |
- | be an all-night session when most people suddenly disappeared, | + | With all the children and weaker people in bed the unorganised part of the night commenced. |
- | trust. A few drops of rain fell just as a threat, but enough to suggest retirement for most people. | + | |
- | We are still wondering | + | We are still wondering |
- | Anyway, | + | |
- | ..I.I=NUM.01111= .1! | + | Anyway, |
- | The Social Programme for April consiStd | + | |
- | .11=11M1 | + | ---- |
- | . : | + | |
- | The Play Night advertised for May 31st has been moved forward | + | The Social Programme for April consisted |
- | to May 24th4 This promises to be an entertaining night with ,. many new stars. On second thoughts - delete " | + | |
- | Breaking away from a couple of Rear-Admirals, | + | ---- |
- | King' | + | |
+ | The Play Night advertised for May 31st has been moved forward to May 24th. This promises to be an entertaining night with many new stars. On second thoughts - delete " | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
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+ | Breaking away from a couple of Rear-Admirals, | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
Two distinguished names can again be included amongst those present - Tom Moppett and Jack Debert. We hope their reappearance means further walking days. | Two distinguished names can again be included amongst those present - Tom Moppett and Jack Debert. We hope their reappearance means further walking days. | ||
- | ,V; 4.ho Reunion, Arthur Gilroy' | + | |
- | for the co-tenting tests as it was thought least likely to blush. | + | At the Reunion, Arthur Gilroy' |
- | =11111. | + | |
- | Vs, | + | =====Bushwalkers' |
- | BUSHWAIKERSIWAR MEMORIAL | + | |
- | By " | + | By " |
- | :t is my oripicn that insufficient notice and careful | + | |
+ | It is my oripicn that insufficient notice and careful | ||
The Annual General Meeting should have been confined to the election of officers and to urgent problems where delay may embarrass the Federation or be the means of losing an opportunity. The folk present were " | The Annual General Meeting should have been confined to the election of officers and to urgent problems where delay may embarrass the Federation or be the means of losing an opportunity. The folk present were " | ||
- | A small portion of land on the approaches of Narrow Neck with | ||
- | its poor, stunted and scraggy vegetation is a bleak, stony, dreary soil., eroded spot to create a Memorial Park and not a fitting tribute to the memory of our fallen comrades. By the expression " | ||
- | inches of sandy soil covering a rocky base and the strong westerly winds which sweep across would render the growth of any introduced vegetation | ||
- | almost nil. The Federation in any case has not the finance to maintain such a park and to rely on honorary work by federated club members well, | ||
- | we find it difficult to get a VA,unteer for a simple job in the city. The perpetuation of the entire Narrow Neck Peninsula as a park would be much more desirable provided it could be left in its present state, which is very | ||
- | doubtful. However, there is no reason why our present efforts to have this | ||
- | declared could not be spurred on to have this reserved as a memorial, but Katoomba Councils no doubt, would be very loth to relinquish their | ||
- | control. From the point of view of majesty and beauty the Blue Gum Forest seems to be more ideal; perhaps the Trustees may have a word to say: | ||
- | In view of the lengthy period involved to suitably impress the Government as to our desires, it is my idea that a lasting record should | ||
- | be struck in the form of a brass tablet, inset in rock or a cemented cairn | ||
- | on some commanding viewpoint off the beaten track and visited by the true bushwalker who would appreciate it Clear Hill is becoming more | ||
- | and more popular and has on occasions been visited by a type who would | ||
- | not hesitate to pump two or three 221s into a sign. | ||
- | I can think of no more fitting place than Splendour Rock on | ||
- | 11)unt nngo as it commands all the Cox River country where the boys loved to rcam so well. The Rock is centrally situated in the proposed | ||
- | BltoLo/; | ||
- | in tlie primitive state. As one gazes upon the peaceful scene, the presence of the tablet should well turn one's thoughts to a little | ||
- | MINWIN.M.= IN.W | ||
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- | in atever may:bethe outcome of an approach to the Federation | ||
- | on theee lb e:;9T th nk this Olu-o, | ||
- | vow 1,7, .t).17nn by the Foderaton Cc.11(119 eruct our own comemoration tablet to ' iko moi-ilory nf Gordon 6:11..th ard CJrdon Manroll on Splendour Rock ar':I anA omre any siwh move will raceive the full approval and support of F-.1.' | ||
- | eeeoeseeeee oeee esseee 9 eeeee 88,9 eeeeeoeeee | + | A small portion of land on the approaches of Narrow Neck with its poor, stunted and scraggy vegetation is a bleak, stony, dreary soil-eroded spot to create a Memorial Park and not a fitting tribute to the memory of our fallen comrades. By the expression " |
- | esee-e.. seeee | + | |
- | YOUR ' | + | In view of the lengthy period involved to suitably impress the Government as to our desires, it is my idea that a lasting record should be struck in the form of a brass tablet, inset in rock or a cemented cairn on some commanding viewpoint off the beaten track and visited by the true bushwalker who would appreciate it. Clear Hill is becoming more and more popular and has on occasions been visited by a type who would not hesitate to pump two or three .22's into a sign. |
- | F. GOODZAN | + | |
- | Optometrist | + | I can think of no more fitting place than Splendour Rock on Mount Dingo as it commands all the Cox River country where the boys loved to roam so well. The Rock is centrally situated in the proposed Blue Mountains National Park and should by virtue of its position remain in the primitive state. As one gazes upon the peaceful scene, the presence |
- | Tel: B3438 . | + | |
- | Modorn methods | + | Whatever may be the outcome of an approach to the Federation on these lines, I think this Club should, in the event of an unfavourable view being taken by the Federation Council, erect our own commemoration tablet to the memory of Gordon Smith and Gordon Manrell on Splendour Rock and I am sure any such move will receive the full approval and support of all club members. |
- | ,Fixing an appointment will facilitate | + | |
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