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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.
-No. 144 DECEMBER, 1946. Price 6d.
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+====No. 144 December, 1946. Price 6d.====
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+====Christmas Issue.====
-CHRISTMAS ISSUE.
-IJJ
+=====Contents.=====
-c714.A,
-CONTENTS.
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-"End. of the Mountain Quest!' "Bona Dean
+|"End of the Mountain Quest"|"Bona Dea"| 2|
-Christmas Party , Social Secretary
+|Christmas Party|Social Secretary| 3|
-"Escape" ....,."Skip"
+|"Escape"|"Skip"| 4|
-Sidelights oft Walkers ..., Nonsense
+|Sidelights on Walkers|Nonsense| 5|
-Evolution of a Residence - Illustration 4Garrawarra Working Bee" 4 ,..,...."Trouper" "Steamed Pudding Specialist  ...."Gourmet"
+|Evolution of a Residence|Illustration| 6|
-"The Rear View"  .......  Ted Constable
+|"Garrawarra Working Bee"|"Trouper"| 7|
-"The Tuross from Bodalla"  "Prolix" "First Descent of Clear,H11/".....o.Flashback
+|"Steamed Pudding Specialist"|"Gourmet"| 9|
-It's Gpodmans .
+|"The Rear View"|Ted Constable|10|
-"Christmas is a Loathsome Thing"..,Ray Kirkby
+|"The Tuross from Bodalla"|"Prolix"|11|
-"A Review of 'Australian Wild Life' "..Alex Colley What has IQ, dy Got Now?
+|"First Descent of Clear Hill"|Flash-back|15|
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+|"Christmas is a Loathsome Thing"|Ray Kirkby|18|
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+|"A Review of 'Australian Wild Life'"|Alex Colley|20|
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+=====Advertisements.=====
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+|It's Goodmans|17|
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+|What Has Paddy Got Now?|22|
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+=====End of the Mountain Quest.=====
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+- by Bona Dea.
-END OF THE MOUNT litTEST
-- by Bona Deal.
+To all in life's gay spring-time\\
-To all in life's ;I:_ay sprin{A-time
+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'choSe-the mountains, I The ,qusnlands and 'the comp,'.
+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 tpouht your pastime
+And academic honours -\\
- .Was 'better than the reat.
+They all must aass at length.
-'Twos -Only better ,really
-If 'drospe d at Times. Jlehest.' 'Tis true. a, trifle early
+And you? You chose the mountains,\\
-Time turns the page for you, But this means longer, lifetime
+The bushlands and the camp,\\
+The joy of towering summits\\
+And long, long days atramp.
+You grandly thought your pastime\\
+Was better than the reat.\\
+'Twas only better really\\
+If dropped at Time's behest.
+'Tis true a trifle early\\
+Time turns the page for you,\\
+But this means longer lifetime\\
 Of higher climbs to do.
-And heirAhts of mind and spirit Are fairer far to climb
-Than any earth-formed mountain
+And heights of mind and spirit\\
-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 thountains
+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 mountains\\
+Will gain an added glow,\\
+When inner sight lends beauty\\
 To light their gleaming snow.
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-CHR1STY,=',S :
+----
-Ls th3 2roverbiE1 "little bird" whis,pered to you about our
-XMAS C3balet Party on the 17til Doc..,'mb3r and wilat u good ti you're going to h3ve....for of course you'll be there.
+=====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 St. with lots of windows for cool breezes and we le:No the dress to your on discretion. You will be solved a luscious supper of poultry and ham and accompanying good thipga and e 3-piece band will play your fvoutite numbers fromr8 ls clock. There will be lots of novpltias all for 7/6 but bJfore you groan here's a surprise- YOU OnT LAY-BY your entertainment. Suircly-/- a week isn't Eoing to deter you from such an evening of entertainment but -the number of guests is limited so contact your Soci:1 Secretary and book a ,table. Pelh-Dds you have a friend or two who might join as. The tables tAco i,ht people by the way.
-\e,, would like all money to be psi:di by the 6th December to facilitate arranoments and you will get your ticket in the form of receipt. So book early and avoid dis;ppointmont.
+Has the proverbial "little bird" whispered to you about our XMAS Cabaret Party on the 17th December and what a good time you're going to have... for of course you'll be there.
-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 St. with lots of windows for cool breezes and we leave the dress to your own discretion. You will be served a luscious supper of poultry and ham and accompanying good things and e 3-piece band will play your favourite numbers from 8 o'clock. There will be lots of novelties all for 7/6 but before you groan here's a surprise- YOU CAN LAY-BY your entertainment. Surely 2/- a week isn't going to deter you from such an evening of entertainment but the number of guests is limited so contact your Social Secretary and book a table. Perhaps you have a friend or two who might join us. The tables take eight people by the way.
-The S.B.W. Mlternity Derby runs on apace. You may now congratulate the proud parents:
+We would like all money to be paid by the 6th December to facilitate arrangements and you will get your ticket in the form of a receipt. So book early and avoid disappointment.
+Let us have your full co-operation and so make the night an outstanding success.
+----
+====Kid Stakes.====
+The S.B.W. Maternity Derby runs on apace. You may now congratulate the proud parents:
 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,' Bob's in this. He's a guide. He taks the lead."
-Wise Child: "Let's play S. B. W. Dumb Child: "What's tht?"
+----
+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: "Let's play S. B. W."
+Dumb Child: "What's that?"
 Wise Child: "Follow the Leader."
-ESCAPE
-As slowly gathers lig ht of rising day
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-To show this traveller o'er the ancient way, Its rifqhtful owners deep instincts obey 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 -
+=====Escape=====
+"Skip"
+As slowly gathers light of rising day\\
+To show this traveller o'er the ancient way,\\
+Its riqhtful owners deep instincts obey\\
+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.
-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 from nature tries to free Himaelf from self, and you
+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 'gainst his will.
+This prodigal from nature tries to free\\
-Then brightness softly leaves this traveller's skies; Life slowly stops as light upon life dies,
+Himself from self, and you!
-On nature's floor the weary wanderer lies -
+And as he wanders on, outwards unheeding,\\
+Inwards calm and reverence lie breeding,\\
+Growing, overwhelming man and leading\\
+E'en 'gainst his will.\\
+Then brightness softly leaves this traveller's skies;\\
+Life slowly stops as light upon life dies,\\
+On nature's floor the weary wanderer lies -\\
 Man is of men still.
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-Sideli.'Ihts on VValkers--
-"Ah, love, could thou and I with fate conspire
-To prasp this sorry s6heme of things entire..." Omar Khayyam 'sums up the President. at E General_lEeeting.
- . "Every herb., from flower to fruit,' And every plant, from leaf to root"... need I mention Clem?.
- "Befits', boots, boots, boots",..The Prospective goes up Solitary.
-"Frailty, thy:ni-ame is -VqomanI"....did someone murmur, "Two men, to every girl.
-And when Shakespeare wrote, ".a long-tongued, babbling was he thinking of the official Reorter?
-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?
-'Olaude cooking?
-Jenny struck dumb?. Christa,in a pnib? Or Roley with a mo?
-DID YOU KNOW.
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-That a member got a sglinter, and the post feEtored?
-That a skeleton at Era,,,rumoured to be that of a Pros:Jective who ate stam..ed pudding cooked'by a member, was sold to
-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's breakfast? Imagine that!, .
-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..." Omar Khayyam sums up the President at the General Meeting.
+"Every herb, from flower to fruit,\\
+And every plant, from leaf to root"... need I mention Clem?.
+"Boots, boots, boots, boots"... The Prospective goes up Solitary.
+"Frailty, thy name is Woman!".... did someone murmur, "Two men, to every girl...!
+And when Shakespeare wrote, "a long-tongued, babbling gossip"... was he thinking of the official Reorter?
+----
+====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's breakfast? Imagine that!
+That a walk last month was patronised exclusively by women? Wuld this be called a hens' convention?
+----
+=====Garrawarra Working Bee.=====
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-Garrawarrs Working Baez
 by "Trouper."
-Everyone was there, of course. Me, I come trundling down the hill, late on Sunday morning, delayed by h:?ving t'Lken the wrong tr?ck. Th) others went ovbr the oliff 'and down by some rode -ttochnent, but not me. At bbttom of said rope wa's s pile of floor-bo?rds,to be gar:tpd through muck and mud to the scene of construction. No, not me -- I went the Long'. vv round.
-Down by the bottom of the trick, I saw en apprirition: lurching,.
+Everyone was there, of course. Me, I come trundling down the hill, late on Sunday morning, delayed by having taken the wrong track. The others went over the cliff and down by some rope attachment, but not me. At bottom of said rope was a pile of floor-boards to be carted through muck and mud to the scene of construction. No, not me -- I went the long way round.
-pair of shorts, stumbling pair of legs, a billowing blouse, cnd a
-banginf and. _clattering emanating from two huge planks of timber. Yes, the floortords. To my improper and entirely involuntary shriek 'of laughter, the 9pdarition turned -- a face, with long ITr fPlling over it. Gosh l o womvn. Unknown to me, so must be a prospective.
+Down by the bottom of the track, I saw en apprirition: a lurching pair of shorts, a stumbling pair of legs, a billowing blouse, and a banging and clattering emanating from two huge planks of timber. Yes, the floorboards. To my improper and entirely involuntary shriek of laughter, the apparition turned -- a face, with long hair falling over it. Gosh! a woman. Unknown to me, so must be a prospective.
-Ten yards further -- two more girls bouncing a..liong under floorboards, No, no -- the fl,00r-boards were doing the bouncing. More Prospectives4
-There then smote upon my ears a sound of hammering, nd in my telepathic brain rang curses. Hm! -- men. More Prospects? Then did I see a mole form upon an upper member of what-they called "the '1101Df," belting into a hunk of iron like a veritable demented hen burrowing fox wotms. Bob EaStoe kill a Member at lastI
+Ten yards further -- two more girls bouncing along under floorboards. No, no! -- the floor-boards were doing the bouncing. More Prospectives.
-Imagine the scene -- Pros,dectiVes wielding tool 8 with all the zeal of eager youth; and here and there n Member, smoking; A tall, slim being greeted mo with,-"Hiya, Kid." NaturllY, from the familiarity of the greeting, I must know the being. Yet the only clues I had were shape, for all semblance of face WPS blotted out by splashes from the tne-inch brush of creosote he/she liwis wielding. "Hiya, Frankenstein", I. called b.?ck quite innocently. Intrigued, I enquired of the nearest bystander (a Member naturally -- all the Prospectives were working), - but he also was nonplussed, and subjected me to a lengthy soliloquy: "Arthur-- up there, the one smoking; John Connor - over there;'- Jess - that one; Doug - eating; Alex - talking to Dorothy; add do on....There's only Hilmrl left. Ohl why, of course; it's Hilm5,." I retracted the Frankenstein.
-Just what-heppened next is quite obscure, until tilat moment when 1 found myself sitting back, sucking a peinful thumb, and
+There then smote upon my ears a sound of hammering, and in my telepathic brain rang curses. Hm! -- men. More Prospects? Then did I see a male form upon an upper member of what they called "the Roof," belting into a hunk of iron like a veritable demented hen burrowing for worms. Bob Eastoe -- Ah! a Member at last!
-myself for mishitting, only to hoar apologies in my ear. Now, I ask you - a bloke doesn't mind missing the nail nnd hitting his thumb, really; but when 1 bloke misses the nail and clonks someone else's cioponthlge, is thr,t cricket?
-There next appeared, from the North End, a pale-skinned, dyed-inthe wool, obviously lounge-type Shack-ite (I'll mention no name - he wouldn't print it anyway) who forthwith departed Up The Hill (leaving ht o hammer behind., mark you) for more floor boards. A half-hour and he re-appaved - nor 210.0r1ng.... ,game lengthy tale he told of a long,
+Imagine the scene -- Prospectives wielding tools with all the zeal of eager youth; and here and there a Member, smoking! A tall, slim being greeted me with, "Hiya, Kid." Naturally, from the familiarity of the greeting, I must know the being. Yet the only clues I had were shape, for all semblance of face was blotted out by splashes from the ten-inch brush of creosote he/she was wielding. "Hiya, Frankenstein", I called back quite innocently. Intrigued, I enquired of the nearest bystander (a Member naturally -- all the Prospectives were working), but he also was nonplussed, and subjected me to a lengthy soliloquy: "Arthur - up there, the one smoking; John Connor - over there; Jess - that one; Doug - eating; Alex - talking to Dorothy; and so on... There's only Hilma left. Ohl! why, of course! it's Hilma." I retracted the Frankenstein.
-hot, fruitless climb when all the boards were down. Now, why didn'-t I think of that one?
+Just what happened next is quite obscure, until that moment when I found myself sitting back, sucking a painful thumb, and cursing myself for mishitting, only to hear apologies in my ear. Now, I ask you - a bloke doesn't mind missing the nail and hitting his thumb, really; but when a bloke misses the nail and clonks someone else's appendage, is that cricket?
-All this time, there had been great cursing and gnashing of chattering teeth upon the roof. Wondering why anyone should gnash his teeth upon the roof, I looked up. Here was an amazing thing: they were ripping the sheets of iron off, not laying them on: Enquiry found the angWer! Peter Pride it was, who introduced some real Scientific Planning into the job, For a solid hour, he harangued the elements and us upon the necessity for a wellthoughtout Plan in such a thing as a roof. But is it scientific to nail the iron so that the water pours into the hut, in lieu of off it?
-Dot Vincent lent a real home touch, in more ways than one. A sponge cake, no less, out neatly into slices, one for everyone, except mn I always was lucky. It caused-me some curiosity as to how she was able to maintain such charm as she always does in the bush, only to be informed by a feminine coworker that last night's Storm would have ripped the bottom out of any woman's face unless she spent it un4er an iron roof. Hml. Why can't I add a shack to my sexappeal?
+There next appeared, from the North End, a pale-skinned, dyed-in-the wool, obviously lounge-type Shack-ite (I'll mention no name - he wouldn't print it anyway) who forthwith departed Up The Hill (leaving his hammer behind, mark you) for more floor boards. A half-hour and he re-appeared - no flooring. Some lengthy tale he told of a long, hot, fruitless climb when all the boards were down. Now, why didn't I think of that one?
-The day wore on, and my energy *ore down (evading work at a Working Bee is more strenuous than any Test Walk), so in the shade of some trePs far removed from the activities, I sought slumber. But the hammering wouldn't cease, so that.I had perforce to return to tha scene of ops. And lo: the throng had dwindled to four, with Members outnumbering the Prospective, 3 to 1:1: John Wren, however, held his own, being a self-constituted machine saw, pneumatic rivettln., and power hammer in one.
-At last, when the sun had sunk behind the hill, and birds had gone to rest, the busy quartet stood back with a sigh -- the roof was up, and the floor was down. Their work was done -- until the Working Bee for the walls to go on'. "Question not, but live and labour " Yes, there's work to be done there, yet:
+All this time, there had been great cursing and gnashing of chattering teeth upon the roof. Wondering why anyone should gnash his teeth upon the roof, I looked up. Here was an amazing thing: they were ripping the sheets of iron off, not laying them on: Enquiry found the answer! Peter Price it was, who introduced some real Scientific Planning into the job. For a solid hour, he harangued the elements and us upon the necessity for a well-thought-out Plan in such a thing as a roof. But is it scientific to nail the iron so that the water pours into the hut, in lieu of off it?
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-Subscribers please note that Magazine subserlptions will become due on let February next and should be paid befor e that datEcto make sure you receive your copy.
+Dot Vincent lent a real home touch, in more ways than one. A sponge cake, no less, cut neatly into slices, one for everyone, except me - I always was lucky. It caused me some curiosity as to how she was able to maintain such charm as she always does in the bush, only to be informed by a feminine co-worker that last night's storm would have ripped the bottom out of any woman's face unless she spent it under an iron roof. Hm! Why can't I add a shack to my sex-appeal?
-Subscription rates for 12 months are:
-Copies held in Club till called for --- 6/. Copies posted 7/6.
+The day wore on, and my energy wore down (evading work at a Working Bee is more strenuous than any Test Walk), so in the shade of some trees far removed from the activities, I sought slumber. But the hammering wouldn't cease, so that I had perforce to return to the scene of ops. And lo! the throng had dwindled to four, with Members outnumbering the Prospective, 3 to 1!!! John Wren, however, held his own, being a self-constituted machine saw, pneumatic rivetter, and power hammer in one.
-Pay auloGoriptiona to Jean Harvey now.
+At last, when the sun had sunk behind the hill, and birds had gone to rest, the busy quartet stood back with a sigh -- the roof was up, and the floor was down. Their work was done -- until the Working Bee for the walls to go on! "Question not, but live and labour..." Yes, there's work to be done there, yet!
+----
+Subscribers please note that Magazine subscriptions will become due on 1st February next and should be paid before that date to make sure you receive your copy.
+Subscription rates for 12 months are:-
+Copies held in Club till called for: 6/.
+Copies posted: 7/6.
+Pay subscriptions to Jean Harvey now.
+----
 The Bush Walker Annual is on sale for 1/6d. Post one to your friends for Christmas.
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-Steamed Pudding Specialist. by"Gourmet"
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-I walk through hills and valleys green, Eat meals I curse with more than verb; But nothing can on earth compare
-With Era Puading, cooked by Herb.
+====Steamed Pudding Specialist.====
-He wanders round the northern vale With battered billy, fork and spoon:
-An egg from here, some fruit from there -- A mixture that would make-one swoon.
+by "Gourmet"
-He mixes custard with the egg --
-A mixture thin and smooth as silk -- The aged fifty-fifty mode:
+I walk through hills and valleys green,\\
+Eat meals I curse with more than verb;\\
+But nothing can on earth compare\\
+With Era Pudding, cooked by Herb.
+He wanders round the northern vale\\
+With battered billy, fork and spoon:\\
+An egg from here, some fruit from there --\\
+A mixture that would make one swoon.
+He mixes custard with the egg --\\
+A mixture thin and smooth as silk --\\
+The aged fifty-fifty mode:\\
 One egg to one gallon of milk.
-This pudding was not meant to eat (It should be fed unto the toads) For after entering your turn,
+This pudding was not meant to eat\\
+(It should be fed unto the toads)\\
+For after entering your tum,\\
 It gathers force and then explodes.
-Recuperating from the meal,
-Each ache and ;ain must have a rub, I cry aloud above my groans,
+Recuperating from the meal,\\
+Each ache and pain must have a rub,\\
+I cry aloud above my groans,\\
 "Just how did he get in the club??"
-.11dOld~SIOINI11!PM.IMEN/MINIIIMO.
-Question Time in the House.
+----
+====Question Time in the House.====
 by "Skip"
-Oh Sandfly, what doeth on me sit As whacketh I with missing hit
-At itching spot where last you bit, Are you he or she or it?
+Oh Sandfly, what doeth on me sit\\
-As steady flow from lips I stem
+As whacketh I with missing hit\\
-The answer comes to inc - it's them!
+At itching spot where last you bit,\\
-Kiddies' Christmas Treat.
+Are you he or she or it?
-Men wanted! -- to Se0 that the kids don't drown. Women wanted! --
-to see that the kids son't starve. Remember that Rene Browne neeas
+As steady flow from lips I stem\\
-your aid on Sun Dec. 22nd. Girls to prepare the meals, and men to 4114y games and supervise swimming.
+The answer comes to me - it's them!
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 By Frank Duncan.
-Reprinted from Sydney Bushwalker Annual, Apr1l, l934
+Reprinted from Sydney Bushwalker Annual, April, l934
 Editorial Note: Clear Hill is taken for granted by present-day bushwalkers and few even stop to ponder that it was once a real bushwalking problem. At the beginning of 1928, the cliffs of Narrow Neck_were an unconquered challenge to bushwalkers, with Nellies Glen and the Devils Hole (a well-marked tourist track then) the only entry to the Megalong, and the Megalong the only passage to the Wild Dogs and Coxs.
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 It was in this mood that we fell into conversation with a walker who told us of the approach from Katoomba via Narrow Neck. When I suggested that it would make a most interesting route out to the Coxs from Katoomba, he pooh-poohed the idea with vigour, and held forth on the ring of inaccessible cliffs at the end. He mentioned several unsuccessful attempts during the past years to find a way off the plateau.
-Later, in June, 1928 we joined a popular Bush Walker trip to Clear Hill, at the end of this six-mile long plateau. On the way out we mentioned to some of the party our ambition to pioneer a route to the Coxs via the end of Clear Hill. And, as we arrived at our camping spot at Glen Raphael early, we set off for an evening exploration of the possibilities of a descent of the cliffs, feeling delightfully light and fresh without our heavy packs. A short time found us at the very end of Clear Hill, perchod up in the air with cliffs on three sides of us, and a fine clear view, one of the best I have seen in New South Wales, of bush-clad ridges in every direction. Tortuous valleys at our feet wound away in the distance but most striking of all was the feeling of airy lightneas and detachment, and freedom from the petty cares of everyday life.
+Later, in June, 1928 we joined a popular Bush Walker trip to Clear Hill, at the end of this six-mile long plateau. On the way out we mentioned to some of the party our ambition to pioneer a route to the Coxs via the end of Clear Hill. And, as we arrived at our camping spot at Glen Raphael early, we set off for an evening exploration of the possibilities of a descent of the cliffs, feeling delightfully light and fresh without our heavy packs. A short time found us at the very end of Clear Hill, perched up in the air with cliffs on three sides of us, and a fine clear view, one of the best I have seen in New South Wales, of bush-clad ridges in every direction. Tortuous valleys at our feet wound away in the distance but most striking of all was the feeling of airy lightness and detachment, and freedom from the petty cares of everyday life.
 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 foothills below.
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 Subsequently a deviation on the latter part of the descent was explored by others, and this saved the climb down the chimney.
-The charm and grandeur of the unspoilt bush still clings to Clear Hill, but now someone with more ingenuity thah poetry in his nature has fixed a rope-ladder for the convenience of weaklings down the one bit of real climbing on our original route. The Philistines, I fear, will yet put an escalator up Mount Cook and a lift up Kanchenjunga.
+The charm and grandeur of the unspoilt bush still clings to Clear Hill, but now someone with more ingenuity than poetry in his nature has fixed a rope-ladder for the convenience of weaklings down the one bit of real climbing on our original route. The Philistines, I fear, will yet put an escalator up Mount Cook and a lift up Kanchenjunga.
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 A letter from John Hunter was full of the resounding:names of
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 by Ray Kirkby,
 "Sweet Teviot: on thy silver tide
 The glaring bale-fires blaze no more