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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER. | + | ======The Sydney Bushwalker.====== |
A monthly Bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, c/ Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown Street, Sydney. | A monthly Bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, c/ Ingersoll Hall, 256 Crown Street, Sydney. | ||
- | No. 144 DECEMBER, 1946. Price 6d. | + | |
- | .1 | + | ====No. 144 December, 1946. Price 6d.==== |
- | ,r | + | |
- | ./- | + | ====Christmas Issue.==== |
- | CHRISTMAS ISSUE. | + | |
- | IJJ | + | =====Contents.===== |
- | c714.A, | + | |
- | CONTENTS. | + | | | |Page| |
- | "End. of the Mountain Quest!' | + | |"End of the Mountain Quest"|" |
- | Christmas Party , Social Secretary | + | |Christmas Party|Social Secretary| 3| |
- | " | + | |" |
- | Sidelights | + | |Sidelights |
- | Evolution of a Residence | + | |Evolution of a Residence|Illustration| 6| |
- | "The Rear View" | + | |" |
- | "The Tuross from Bodalla" | + | |" |
- | It's Gpodmans . | + | |"The Rear View"|Ted Constable|10| |
- | " | + | |"The Tuross from Bodalla" |
- | "A Review of ' | + | |"First Descent of Clear Hill"|Flash-back|15| |
- | r'n | + | |" |
- | t ` | + | |"A Review of ' |
- | \: to | + | |
- | Page | + | =====Advertisements.===== |
- | 2, | + | |
- | 3. | + | | |Page| |
- | 4. | + | |It's Goodmans|17| |
- | 5. | + | |What Has Paddy Got Now?|22| |
- | 6. | + | |
- | DD.\ | + | ---- |
- | 11. ---, | + | |
- | 15. | + | =====End of the Mountain Quest.===== |
- | 17. | + | |
- | ,/ | + | - by Bona Dea. |
- | END OF THE MOUNT litTEST | + | |
- | - by Bona Deal. | + | To all in life' |
- | To all in life' | + | Is joy that Time will furl -\\ |
- | Is joy tnat Time will furl - The girl who holds the mirror, | + | The girl who holds the mirror,\\ |
- | The youth who holds the girl. The joy of youth and beauty, | + | The youth who holds the girl. |
- | The zest of health and strength, And academic honours - | + | |
- | They all must ass at lenth And you? You' | + | The joy of youth and beauty,\\ |
- | The joy of:tomer i,ng s ummits ,knd long _long days atramp.. | + | The zest of health and strength,\\ |
- | I You grandly | + | And academic honours -\\ |
- | .Was 'better than the reat. | + | They all must aass at length. |
- | 'Twos -Only better | + | |
- | If ' | + | And you? You chose the mountains,\\ |
- | Time turns the page for you, But this means longer, lifetime | + | The bushlands |
+ | The joy of towering summits\\ | ||
+ | And long, long days atramp. | ||
+ | |||
+ | You grandly | ||
+ | Was better than the reat.\\ | ||
+ | 'Twas only better really\\ | ||
+ | If dropped | ||
+ | |||
+ | 'Tis true a trifle early\\ | ||
+ | Time turns the page for you,\\ | ||
+ | But this means longer lifetime\\ | ||
Of higher climbs to do. | Of higher climbs to do. | ||
- | And heirAhts | + | |
- | Than any earth-formed mountain | + | And heights |
- | You trod in life's sweet 'prime. So close the alpine journal | + | Are fairer far to climb\\ |
- | And dry the furtive tear, The future is not empty, | + | Than any earth-formed mountain\\ |
- | Nor is it dull and drear. And old familiar | + | You trod in life's sweet prime. |
- | Will gain an added glow, | + | |
- | When inner sight lends beauty | + | So close the alpine journal\\ |
+ | And dry the furtive tear,\\ | ||
+ | The future is not empty,\\ | ||
+ | Nor is it dull and drear. | ||
+ | |||
+ | And old familiar | ||
+ | Will gain an added glow,\\ | ||
+ | When inner sight lends beauty\\ | ||
To light their gleaming snow. | To light their gleaming snow. | ||
- | 3. | + | |
- | CHR1STY,=',S : | + | ---- |
- | Ls th3 2roverbiE1 | + | |
- | XMAS C3balet | + | ====Christmas Party.==== |
- | We are going to celebrate in the lovely Reception Room overlooking the park on the 3ra floor of CUSA House in Eliz-9bath | + | |
- | \e,, would like all money to be psi: | + | Has the proverbial |
- | Let us 12-)vo yoUr full co-operation and so make the night an outstanding success. | + | |
- | KID STAKES: | + | We are going to celebrate in the lovely Reception Room overlooking the park on the 3rd floor of CUSA House in Elizabeth |
- | The S.B.W. | + | |
+ | We would like all money to be paid by the 6th December to facilitate | ||
+ | |||
+ | Let us have your full co-operation and so make the night an outstanding success. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Kid Stakes.==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The S.B.W. | ||
To Dot and Ira Butler, a daughter. | To Dot and Ira Butler, a daughter. | ||
- | To Alan and Audrey Whitfield; ditto. | + | |
- | One proud mother stood before The Exhibit in the Health Week exaibition, and virs heard to remark to her companion: | + | To Alan and Audrey Whitfield, ditto. |
- | "The Bushwalkers! Oh,' | + | |
- | Wise Child: " | + | ---- |
+ | |||
+ | One proud mother stood before The Exhibit in the Health Week exhibition, and was heard to remark to her companion: | ||
+ | |||
+ | "The Bushwalkers! Oh, Bob's in this. He's a guide. He taks the lead." | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wise Child: " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dumb Child: " | ||
Wise Child: " | Wise Child: " | ||
- | ESCAPE | + | |
- | As slowly gathers | + | ---- |
- | To show this traveller o'er the ancient way, Its rifqhtful | + | |
- | The traveller to his burden turns-once more, Yet feels he not the load upon him, for Departed is the labour, worry, war - | + | =====Escape===== |
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
+ | |||
+ | As slowly gathers | ||
+ | To show this traveller o'er the ancient way,\\ | ||
+ | Its riqhtful | ||
+ | And life begins again.\\ | ||
+ | The traveller to his burden turns once more,\\ | ||
+ | Yet feels he not the load upon him, for\\ | ||
+ | Departed is the labour, worry, war -\\ | ||
And he is not of men. | And he is not of men. | ||
- | The timeless orb keeps to its timeless road, And timeless time makes heavier his load; | + | |
- | But still he feels it not. (Time is his goad, For timeless is he too.) | + | The timeless orb keeps to its timeless road,\\ |
- | Not then of men, but yet of men is he? | + | And timeless time makes heavier his load;\\ |
- | With pompous vainness strives he thus to be. This prodip_31 | + | But still he feels it not. (Time is his goad,\\ |
- | And as he wanders on, outwards unheeding, | + | For timeless is he too.)\\ |
- | Inwards calm and reverence lie breeding, | + | Not then of men, but yet of men is he?\\ |
- | Growing, overwhelming man Ad leading | + | With pompous vainness strives he thus to be.\\ |
- | E'en ' | + | This prodigal |
- | Then brightness softly leaves this traveller' | + | Himself |
- | On nature' | + | |
+ | And as he wanders on, outwards unheeding,\\ | ||
+ | Inwards calm and reverence lie breeding,\\ | ||
+ | Growing, overwhelming man and leading\\ | ||
+ | E'en ' | ||
+ | Then brightness softly leaves this traveller' | ||
+ | Life slowly stops as light upon life dies,\\ | ||
+ | On nature' | ||
Man is of men still. | Man is of men still. | ||
- | 5. | ||
- | Sideli.' | ||
- | "Ah, love, could thou and I with fate conspire | ||
- | To prasp this sorry s6heme of things entire..." | ||
- | . "Every herb., from flower to fruit,' | ||
- | " | ||
- | " | ||
- | And when Shakespeare wrote, ".a long-tongued, | ||
- | CAN YOU IMAGINE: | ||
- | Dorman going li0A-Weight? | ||
- | Phil gall in love? --- | ||
- | LeydPn and Cosgrove in agreement? | ||
- | Members on a Te st Walk? Norma Barden in the led? | ||
- | ' | ||
- | Jenny struck dumb?. Christa,in a pnib? Or Roley with a mo? | ||
- | DID YOU KNOW. | ||
- | ....0+11....110.10111111 adisallimiaIP | ||
- | That a member got a sglinter, and the post feEtored? | ||
- | That a skeleton at Era,,, | ||
- | University forstwo pounds? ,Look after your bones -- they represent hard cash. | ||
- | That Clem Hallstrom VII/v a LJho ithordscont wazat2h? And him tee-total, too? | ||
- | That a Prospective recently booked the Leader' | ||
- | That a walk last monthwas patronised exclusively by womaz? hokad thio be -callada hens' convention? | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ====Sidelights on Walkers==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | "Ah, love, could thou and I with fate conspire\\ | ||
+ | To grasp this sorry scheme of things entire..." | ||
+ | |||
+ | "Every herb, from flower to fruit,\\ | ||
+ | And every plant, from leaf to root" | ||
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
+ | |||
+ | And when Shakespeare wrote, "a long-tongued, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Can You Imagine: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dorman going light-weight? | ||
+ | Phil Hall in love?\\ | ||
+ | Leydan and Cosgrove in agreement? | ||
+ | Members on a Test Walk?\\ | ||
+ | Norma Barden in the lead?\\ | ||
+ | Claude cooking? | ||
+ | Jenny struck dumb?\\ | ||
+ | Christa in a panic?\\ | ||
+ | Or Roley with a mo? | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Did You Know.==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | That a member got a splinter, and the post festered? | ||
+ | |||
+ | That a skeleton at Era, rumoured to be that of a Prospective who ate steamed pudding cooked by a member, was sold to University for two pounds? Look after your bones -- they represent hard cash. | ||
+ | |||
+ | That Clem Hallstrom saw a phosphorescent waratah? And him tee-total, too? | ||
+ | |||
+ | That a Prospective recently cooked the Leader' | ||
+ | |||
+ | That a walk last month was patronised exclusively by women? Wuld this be called a hens' | ||
+ | |||
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owing the larder to be bare at home we invadeA t1 e. local butcher for a round, | owing the larder to be bare at home we invadeA t1 e. local butcher for a round, | ||
The coach duly arrived leaving us no time to examine the village and so to Sydney, meeting rain at Wollongong. Luck had been ours as the weather held, out perfectly to the last day, though wet in Sydney most of the weekl,to the surprise of the Roptimists" | The coach duly arrived leaving us no time to examine the village and so to Sydney, meeting rain at Wollongong. Luck had been ours as the weather held, out perfectly to the last day, though wet in Sydney most of the weekl,to the surprise of the Roptimists" | ||
- | FIRST DESCENT OF CLEAR By Frank Duncan. | + | |
- | : | + | ==== First Descent of Clear Hill ==== |
- | . Glrm arid-Dvirs | + | |
- | - . 19.?84 he tr' | + | By Frank Duncan. |
- | buihwbak1tt-o-G14-adrkeshat: | + | |
- | and toughest, whilst nearer and perhaps more accessible routes | + | Reprinted |
- | Red Ledge Trail, | + | |
- | Note: In other countries people make first ascents. In Austrrlia, which is a topsyturvy | + | Editorial |
- | One of the first long weekend | + | |
- | The chief features through the greater length of this route are the impressive bluffs, ridges and precipices of the Narrow Neck, or Clear Hill, Plateau. I well remember comparing it with the plateaux which figure so often in the tales of Rider Haggard, plateaux which usually have but one way of aoceSs, and this very difficult, and wheroon | + | At Easter 1928, the trip herein |
- | It was in this mood that we fell into conversation with a walker who told us of the approach from Katootba | + | |
- | Later, in June, 19282 we joined a popular Bush Walker trip to Clear Hill, at the end of this sixmile | + | |
- | A photo or two were taken, and then the search began. Soon our efforts were rewarded; and we climbed down the gully to the west of the southernmost point of the hill. The descent was in the form of steps or ledges extending in the direction of Mount Mouin. After repeated deviations and retracing of our steps; we came to a sheer cliff within fifty feet of the bushclad | + | Note:- In other countries people make first ascents. In Australia, which is a topsy-turvy |
- | These last fifty feet were the only serious difficulty of the descent, but even here it was not long before three of us, E. Austen, J. Debert and myself had climbed down a chimneylike | + | |
- | 17 | + | One of the first long weekend |
- | and solved with a shout of pride the descent of Clear Hill. | + | |
+ | The chief features through the greater length of this route are the impressive bluffs, ridges and precipices of the Narrow Neck, or Clear Hill, Plateau. I well remember comparing it with the plateaux which figure so often in the tales of Rider Haggard, plateaux which usually have but one way of access, and this very difficult, and whereon | ||
+ | |||
+ | It was in this mood that we fell into conversation with a walker who told us of the approach from Katoomba | ||
+ | |||
+ | Later, in June, 1928 we joined a popular Bush Walker trip to Clear Hill, at the end of this six-mile | ||
+ | |||
+ | A photo or two were taken, and then the search began. Soon our efforts were rewarded, and we climbed down the gully to the west of the southernmost point of the hill. The descent was in the form of steps or ledges extending in the direction of Mount Mouin. After repeated deviations and retracing of our steps; we came to a sheer cliff within fifty feet of the bush-clad | ||
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+ | These last fifty feet were the only serious difficulty of the descent, but even here it was not long before three of us, E. Austen, J. Debert and myself had climbed down a chimney-like | ||
We returned to camp very pleased with ourselves and made plans for the morrow, when the Austens, J. Debert, Gwen Adams and ourselves made the descent with our packs, and lit a smoke signal from a clearing on the Dog Track, to let our friends, who had stayed on Clear Hill, know of our safe descent. | We returned to camp very pleased with ourselves and made plans for the morrow, when the Austens, J. Debert, Gwen Adams and ourselves made the descent with our packs, and lit a smoke signal from a clearing on the Dog Track, to let our friends, who had stayed on Clear Hill, know of our safe descent. | ||
- | We spent the next night near the junction of Breakfast Creek and the Cox, and so home via Jerry' | + | |
- | --Subsequently a deviation on the latter part of the descent was explored by others, and this saved the climb down the chimney. | + | We spent the next night near the junction of Breakfast Creek and the Coxs, and so home via Jerrys |
- | The charm and grandeur of the unspoilt bush still clings to Clear Hill, but now someone with more ingenuity | + | |
- | down the one bit of real climbing on our original route. The Philistines, | + | Subsequently a deviation on the latter part of the descent was explored by others, and this saved the climb down the chimney. |
- | ea.: | + | |
- | YOUR OPTOMETRIST | + | The charm and grandeur of the unspoilt bush still clings to Clear Hill, but now someone with more ingenuity |
- | - F. GOODMAN M.I.O. | + | |
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- | Tel: B3438 | + | |
- | Modern methods of eye examination and Eye Training (41 Careful Spectable' | + | |
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- | Fixing an appointment will facilitate the reservation of time for giving you proper attention, but should. | + | |
- | @ you be unable to ring us beforehand, your visit wIll be welcome at any time you may choose to call.' | + | |
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Christa Calnan and Norma Barden held their own private annual re-union at Blue Gum. Norma came back with a stiff Jaw - and Christa with a stiff ear: | Christa Calnan and Norma Barden held their own private annual re-union at Blue Gum. Norma came back with a stiff Jaw - and Christa with a stiff ear: | ||
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A letter from John Hunter was full of the resounding: | A letter from John Hunter was full of the resounding: | ||
New Zealand -- he, GQC.1710 to A.0 hi a trmmpiikg i;ut b&Aghta whara Z00-01.i" | New Zealand -- he, GQC.1710 to A.0 hi a trmmpiikg i;ut b&Aghta whara Z00-01.i" | ||
ugko leaves offL | ugko leaves offL | ||
- | CHRISTMAS IS A LOATHSOME THING. | + | |
+ | ===== CHRISTMAS IS A LOATHSOME THING. | ||
by Ray Kirkby, | by Ray Kirkby, | ||
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"Sweet Teviot: on thy silver tide | "Sweet Teviot: on thy silver tide | ||
The glaring bale-fires blaze no more | The glaring bale-fires blaze no more |
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