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- | Labour Weekend at Tonpriro | + | =====Labour Weekend at Tongariro |
- | North: Hunter. | + | |
- | , | + | by Jack Hunter. |
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- | From our starting pint, Auckland, the 300 miles to the 'big hills' | + | From our starting pint, Auckland, the 300 miles to the 'big hills' were covered |
- | were coVe-r4d | + | |
- | Lliyenty---one protesting bodies | + | The plan for Saturday was a visit to the Oterere crater of Mt. Tongariro 6458'. After pushing through wet tea-trees one senses why the New Zealand tramper has as standard equipment a knee length storm coat and sou-wester. The very cold Paketarata stream was forded and soon the way was across miles of what seemed to be interminable tussock country. Gullies crossed were filled with beautiful beech forest, soon turned into a fairyland by falling snow. |
- | ruesacs 'Wares - and other impediments | + | |
- | Boni" -made* near the-road and-after. a. hot breakfat | + | Patches of snow became more frequent and it was good to follow exactly in the 1eader' |
- | more pleasant appearance. | + | |
+ | Sunday dawned with more low cloud and with however a few g1impses of the snowcapped Kaimanawa Range. Mt. Ruapehn 9175' was our next objective. The bus was convenient for the first portion of the trip along the desert road. The usual approach to this mountain is from the Chateau side via the Whakapapa glacier. Our approach was from the other, and less frequented side. | ||
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+ | Alighting at the point where the Waikato River crosses the road we covered first miles of the desolate Onetapu Desert, eagerly looking forward for signs of a lift in the clouds. Smells of sulphur reminded us that much of the ground underfoot had been only recently deposited (Ruapahu is still an active volcano). | ||
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+ | Entering the Wangachu (pronounced Wonga-ay-hoo) valley steady climbing began over lava formations and glacial moraine. By 1 p.m. we were in view of the Wanguehu glacies and it was decided to lunch. Tea was made by primus (there being no wood above the snow-line). Shifts in the clouds permitted awe-inspiring glimpses of snow capped peaks and jagged rocks all about. | ||
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+ | After lunch a hurried visit was made to the glacies and a possible hut site. Unfortunately conditions rapidly deteriorated and wind and sleet drove us back. At lower altitudes the sleet changed to icy driving rain and progress across the desert tot eh bus was not pleasant. | ||
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+ | Monday, going-home day, was fated to be fine and although time did not permit an extended trip we were able to appreciate the three beautiful mountains of the Reserve unveiled by cloud. Tongariro is broken and scattered, the scene of colossal past volcanic activity; Ngaurahoe is a perfect, steep-sided cone from the summit of which usually ascends a plume of steam and last is the incomparable Ruapehu, supreme in its majesty, crowned with several snowy peaks and also bearing its recently acquired plume of steam. | ||
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+ | Although the weather had been wet all returned contented with a good weekend' | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Fires Burning.===== | ||
- | The plan for Saturday was a visit to the Oterere crater of Mt. Tongariro 64581. Afterpushing through wet tea-trees one reanses why the New Zealand tramper has as standard equipment a knee length storm coat and sou-, | ||
- | interminable tussock country i Gullies-crossed were filled with beautiful beech forest, soon turned into a fairyland by falling snow. | ||
- | Patches of-4.dow became more frequent and. it was good to follow exactly in the, 1, | ||
- | 'lava foxmati, | ||
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- | Sunday dainine4 mith more lOvi ciciud and with however a few | ||
- | g 1 im pses of th,e ,anow capped Ifaimandvia Range. Mt. Ruapehn 91751 | ||
- | yvas or next objective. The laus-Vaa cbriv-cinie' | ||
- | of the trip along thLi desert road.. The usual approach to this | ||
- | mountain is from the hate au side via the Whakapapa ,glacier, Our approach was from the other, and less freqUented aide. | ||
- | Alighting at the point where the Waikato River crogses the road. we covered first miles of the deSolate -On e.tapu Desert4 e agerly looking forward for signs of a lift in the cloudsc,.; Smells of Eitaphur remind-! | ||
- | ed us that much of the ground underfoot 11.0 been only redently deposited (Rualyah u. is Still all active vole-ant)). | ||
- | Entering the Wangachu (pronounced Wonga-ay-hoo).. valley steady climbing began over lava formations an :glac-al moraine.. By 1 p m. we were in view of the ilkfanguehu glaciea:and it was decided to lunch. Tea was made by primus (there being no:,wood. above the snow-line). Shifts in the clouds permitted avic., | ||
- | After lainah a hurried visit was made to, the. glacies and a possible hut site. Unfortunately conditions rapidly deterriat, | ||
- | driving 'rain a..ad. prosr,-1.F4 9, | ||
- | pleasant. | ||
- | 3 | ||
- | Monday, going-home day, was fated to be fine and although time did not permit an extended trip we were able to appreciate the three beautiful mountains of the Reserve unveiled by cloud. Tongariro - is broken and scattered, the scene of colossalpast volcanic activity; Ngaurahoe is a perfect, steep-sided cone from the summit of which usually ascends a plume of steam and last is this incomparable Ruapehn, supreme in its' majesty, crowned with several snowy peaksand also bearing its recently aquired plume of steam. | ||
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- | FIRES BURNING. | ||
by Alex Colley. | by Alex Colley. | ||
- | It was midnight on Sat 9th Nov., and I was walking along the track from the Garie_lioad-tolEvnards, on my way to the working bee at Burning Palms. In the early evening there lava been heaVy rain | + | |
- | and now the full moon was diffusing its soft light through the | + | It was midnight on Sat 9th Nov., and I was walking along the track from the Garie Road to Maynards, on my way to the working bee at Burning Palms. In the early evening there had been heavy rain and now the full moon was diffusing its soft light through the drifting clouds. Suddenly I started. Fiery eyes glowed at me from the side of the track. I stopped dead and realised that it was not a beast of prey but glowing coals I could see. Investigation proved it to be a burning |
- | drifting clouds. Suddenly I started. Fiery eyes glowed at me | + | |
- | from the side of the track. I stopped dead and realised that it was not a beast of _prey but glowing coals I could see. Investigation proved it to be a burning | + | A fortnight later, on Nov. 23rd, I was on my way to Era. I remembered the log and went to inspect. Sure enough it was still burning. This time there was no water, and it would have taken many gallons to do any good. The bush around |
- | A fortnight later, on Nov. 23rdi I was on my way to Era. I | + | |
- | remembered the log and went to insect. Sure enough it was still | + | Another fortnight passed and I was once more on my way to Era. Was it still burning? Yes, one of the lager limbs was smoking, and for all I know it is not out yet (Dec. 11th.). I estimate that, from the time the picknicker lit his fire until the time his fire went out it would be at least 6 weeks. |
- | burning. This time there was no weter, and it would have taken many gallons to do any good. The bush around | + | |
- | Another fortnight passed and I was once more on my way to Era. | + | Every time a fire is started in the bush it sets alight many such logs. When the grazier, |
- | Was it still burning? Yes, one of the lager limbs was smoking, and for all I know it is not out yet (Dec. 11th.).. I estimate that, | + | |
- | from the time the picknicker lit his fire until the time his fire went out it would be at least 6 weeks. | + | ---- |
- | Every time a fire is started in the bush it sets alight many such logs. When the grazier, | + | |
- | gE0_,Lcrer lizhts | + | =====Sydney Belly-Worshippers or Sydney Bush-Walkers? |
- | 4. | + | |
- | bother where it ends up, or when. He may light it in cool weather, | + | By a Federation Delegate. |
- | but six weeks later logs like this one are still burning. By that | + | |
- | time there May be a strong westerly accompanied by an 100 degree temperature. All summer there are many loes like this one in the bush, glowing slowly, ready to spring into-activity and become running fires as soon as the weather is hot and dry. And so long as " | + | When H.G. Wells wrote his " |
- | Sydney Belly-Worshippers or Sydney | + | |
- | _By_ a Federation Delegate. | + | The Regulations prohibiting lighting fires, which will be imposed from time to time for short periodS during the summer, are an excellent opportunity for bushwalkers |
- | When E.G. Wells wrote his" | + | |
- | other things each year they had to go out into the wilds alone for at least a week and take with them neither maps, compasses, tents, | + | If we bushwalkers |
- | NOR MATCHES. That is to say; during this time they had to sleep | + | |
- | beneath the stars, and live on uncooked food. It was a test of physical as well as mental fitness. | + | ---- |
- | The Regulations prohibiting lighting fires, which will be imposed from time to time for short periodS during the summer, are an | + | |
- | excellent opportunity for bushwalkerg | + | Max Gentle really covered some country over Christmas. Pedalling for a change, he covered |
- | If we bu, | + | |
- | Max Gentle really covered some country over Christmas. Pedalling for a change, he covered | + | ---- |
- | 5. | + | |
- | . _ | + | ====="The Fossils"===== |
- | The Foils" | + | |
by " | by " | ||
- | While searab ing round at Era beach For ancient | + | |
- | We found some bony, a, | + | While searching |
- | With lump of rotten- wood-for spade We' d dug up bone or two, | + | For ancient |
- | When June ma,de bright | + | We found some bony aggregates\\ |
- | But pseudo-anthropologists | + | That we just can't describe. |
- | Stood. gaping round about: | + | |
- | " | + | With lump of rotten wood for spade\\ |
- | Some saidsitwas | + | We'd dug up bone or two, |
- | And some asked when and how, | + | When June made bright |
- | And called bones tunny-, | + | " |
- | 1. cannot think of now; | + | |
- | We gave the bits- to our friend Kieth, Who was the first tosera; | + | But pseudo-anthropologists\\ |
- | He gave us written | + | Stood gaping round about:\\ |
+ | "Bones mean hard cash to scientists,\\ | ||
+ | So make your stew without" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Some said ' | ||
+ | And some asked when and how,\\ | ||
+ | And called bones funny kinds of names\\ | ||
+ | I cannot think of now. | ||
+ | |||
+ | We gave the bits to our friend, Kieth,\\ | ||
+ | Who was the first to see 'em;\\ | ||
+ | He gave us written | ||
To take same to Museum. | To take same to Museum. | ||
- | Man at Museum let Kieth | ||
- | To another he gave a wink, | ||
- | To ge't a really stroxig cage ' | ||
- | He'd. caught the missing link. | ||
- | Tfieth then ' | ||
- | Told. tale in full of--cOUrte.; | ||
- | But man-said, -"Ar, you Silly 1:3ow; | ||
- | it's bit off ruddy Torsel" | ||
- | Bob touner, Rhil Hall, and the inseparable Norma and Christa spent New Yea/ /s Eve on the Sydney Ferries! " | + | Man at Museum let Kieth inside,\\ |
- | , STORY IN STONE. -- Part 1. | + | To another he gave a wink,\\ |
- | Acient History of the Shoalhaven. | + | To get a really strong cage ready:\\ |
- | TrouPer) This is the first of a_szies:Of, three, articles;, | + | He'd\. caught |
- | - . | + | |
- | Part 1. Nature- of the Rocks: a,build-up to facilitate the | + | |
- | understanding_of-Part 11*. | + | |
- | Part 11. Interchange of LandJa,n4. Sea--.the changing face of theregeon.- | + | Kieth then explained his mission,\\ |
- | Part 111. The Bungon ia 14imestofle-Gorgg4-, | + | Told tale in full of course;\\ |
- | Part 1. Nature of the Rocks. | + | But man said, "Ar, you silly cow;\\ |
- | Badgery' | + | It's bit of ruddy 'orse!" |
- | the tale they tell. . . | + | |
- | In the beginning, a vast ocean Surrognae4 the then-existing portions of Australia, and far from be shoves of this sea were the muds which were ultimately' | + | |
- | must know something | + | |
- | .rasx,.mine how such rocks are formed. | + | |
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- | _ ! | + | |
- | Shale, slate,* limestone and sandstone.. all are familiar names, | + | |
- | and' | + | |
- | , | + | |
- | sediments on the floors of rivers, la4es' | + | |
- | slimy muds such as those found in the banks of the sluggish Nepean,. near Wallacia; may become drted-and oompacted-l-o-form the crumbling, powdery rock we know as' shale. Where the flow is Still fast enough to move the clay, but not fast enough to carry coarser particles, the river bed or sea floor becomes covered with sand; for example, the sands which at present choke the Cox R. in the | + | |
- | regions. of tileVULd. | + | |
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- | . - - ,.-.. . . . . . . ._. . | + | |
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- | be formed into rock by cOmpression or through being cemented by substances in waters flowing over tham4 This rock is the familiar | + | |
- | sandstone -- scratch a piece, and you will scrape off small, rounded | + | |
- | (water-worn} sand &rains. These sandstOnos are usually white? but | + | |
- | may be stained various colours -- e g.; iron oxide stains them yellow, | + | |
- | brown or red. It must be noted that the waveS of the sea play a | + | |
- | great part in sorting the sediments -weshed into it by rivers :sands arJ dropped in regions near the coast, but the finer silts are carried fr'r out, and dropped in deep waters below the limits of wave activity. | + | |
- | The deposition of muds and sands on the floor of a lake or Sea takes place mainly during-and aft-e'r the flood periods of the rivers emptying into it. At normal times, the waters of the Shoalhaven, | + | |
- | Cox, etc_. are clear, 130 after, | + | |
- | the silts in the deeper, unstirred waters. Thus, the sediments are | + | |
- | not laid down continuously, | + | |
- | Then what of the twisted strata in the lower gorge!? When we take a pile of sheets ofpaper and press from the sides with our hands:, | + | |
- | the pages fold up in parallel layers; and similar has been the process on the lower roc;. the_Qhoalhaven ,great earth masses have exerted terrific pressure on either side of the region, and the whole countryside has crumpled and folded,, with the horizontal bedding planes distorted in consequence. - | + | |
- | Folding of the strata i6 not the only effect of suchgreat earth forces: the shale itself becomes changed in nature. It loses its soft, crumbling constituency, | + | |
- | and theh with continued pressure into. which loses the original bedding; but develops the chgr b.cteristic of flaking off in layers., | + | |
- | We are now,in a position to understabd-the development of the area; but one other rock will figure largelY:in -our discussion, and that,is limestone. This; too, Ls a sediment, but not a sediment Ln:Ahe ordinary sense of the term, for it is really an accumulation of the | + | |
- | remains of animal organisms. Animals, fist-, shell-fish and even some plants have skeletons which are composed of calcium carbonateand limestone is calcium carbohate-: | + | |
- | Yarrangobilly, | + | |
- | , r | + | |
- | - | + | |
- | ' | + | |
- | exam dle ,is the great Barrier Reef;.,:the calciumcontaining remains of corals which even today are still building the Milestone belt of the future. | + | |
- | Something of the. history of the area is now familiar to us the laying down of muds and sands, and the building up of a coral reef-- all of liyhtch are now raised high ,above the waters Under whiclithby. once lay:. :ThUs, in the next article we shall see. how land and sea have changed places in, this area. on the Shoalhaven River. | + | |
- | The old:t?) -hand views' | + | |
- | Thanks to the hospitality of Mr. O' | + | |
- | And what a day it was. The menb. ran from fresh fish to ants' eggs, and the day's activitiea from hacking down 'areal live sap dling (amidst my mental reMonstrations, | + | |
- | As it is a new club, I exiDected all the manifestations of Eadgetoais which betray the novice:, big knives, big billies, extraneous heavy clothing, hatchets, trenching tools,- end so on. I | + | |
- | was pleasantly surprised. Admittedly, I did see two heavy knives, one hatchet and one trenching tool, but these =were excusable aa they had motor trans?ort Vxight to the camp site. | + | |
- | Their President, " | + | |
- | best if taken raw. This s_ves the labour of cooking and there is no washing -up. Ants' eggs are quite palatable, and may be compared (remotely) with cooked, unsweetened rico. Edible yUCkS (" | + | |
- | Oh, yes, knowi--bushwalkers don't run_out of food - But I know of | + | |
- | at least pne party Inho spent tib duz with empty stOmachs, and On the Grose at that; and aurely you haVe heard 0X the _party who ,breasted Hannel' | + | |
- | It was amusing to see them, bUtlding.: | + | |
- | - | + | |
- | country is grass country, an inflammable tinder in their dry sufflmer.- | + | |
- | They have an amazing tree in S.A.: the " | + | |
- | suspieion). They warned me never to pell my tent beneath one of these giants. On a clear, calth day the red gum will suddenly drop one | + | |
- | of its largest and greenest. 11mbs1 These appear to snap quite cleanly near the trunk, with no warning and no awarent reason. | + | |
- | In Adelaide, there appears to be none of the controversy, | + | |
- | ourselves, due to the easier nature of their - the Mount Lofty Ranges terrain might be compared with the Megalong-Valley, | + | |
- | At Easter, the Adelaids club plans to " | + | |
- | Every success to our South Australian confreres in whatseems to be a new form of club in their state. - | + | |
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- | WATER,. | + | |
- | OC> | + | |
- | A Dal Out | + | |
- | _ r With | + | |
- | 4_ 1 | + | |
- | UNDU60iANIS7' | + | |
- | 0 OK OUrfr | + | |
- | 6 | + | |
- | comEs A (3USI-kWAL_KER. | + | |
- | (9, | + | |
- | ort,yEAti | + | |
- | the Adelaide | + | |
- | 10. | + | |
- | EXTRA: EXTRA: Bi | + | ---- |
- | Buhw:ker Be Icverl | + | |
- | Carousal | + | Bob Younger, Phil Hall, and the inseparable Norma and Christa spent New Year's Eve on the Sydney Ferries' |
- | The walkers at Christmas | + | |
- | Without the fifteen- members for a quorum-) | + | ---- |
- | Read all about EXTRA:: | + | |
- | "Ah, me: my head my aching head. I really wish that I were dead" So quoth the walking multitude, Who rent the air with curses rude That awful Wednesday morn, | + | =====Story In Stone - Part 1 - Ancient History Of The Shoalhaven.===== |
- | As, moaning and forlorn, | + | |
- | They gasped, "Oh, gee: | + | by Trouper. |
- | An A.P.C.I | + | |
+ | This is the first of a series of three articles: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Part 1. Nature of the Rocks: a build-up to facilitate the understanding of Part 2. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Part 2. Interchange of Land and Sea - the changing face of the region. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Part 3. The Bungonia Limestone Gorge. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Part 1. Nature of the Rocks.=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Badgery' | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the beginning, a vast ocean surrounded the then-existing portions of Australia, and far from the shores of this sea were the muds which were ultimately to form a tract of land ideal for bushwalking. However, before we can understand the full story, we must know something of the rocks over which we walk as we proceed, say, upstream from Badgery' | ||
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+ | Shale, slate, limestone and sandstone: all are familiar names, and each type of rock is easy to understand. They are formed as sediments on the floors of rivers, lakes and seas. The fine, slimy muds such as those found in the banks of the sluggish Nepean, near Wallacia, may become dried and compacted to form the crumbling, powdery rock we know as shale. Where the flow is still fast enough to move the clay, but not fast enough to carry coarser particles, the river bed or sea floor becomes covered with sand; for example, the sands which at present choke the Cox R. in the regions of the Wild Dogs. When these sands become dried, they may be formed into rock by compression or through being cemented by substances in waters flowing over them. This rock is the familiar sandstone - scratch a piece, and you will scrape off small, rounded (water-worn} sand grains. These sandstones are usually white, but may be stained various colours - e.g. iron oxide stains them yellow, brown or red. It must be noted that the waves of the sea play a great part in sorting the sediments washed into it by rivers: sands are dropped in regions near the coast, but the finer silts are carried far out, and dropped in deep waters below the limits of wave activity. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The deposition of muds and sands on the floor of a lake or sea takes place mainly during and after the flood periods of the rivers emptying into it. At normal times, the waters of the Shoalhaven, Cox, etc. are clear, but after the rains they are a murky brown: the waters are then carrying sand and mud which will be deposited in the lower reaches where the current lessens, or in the sea where the waves will sort the water-borne burden leaving sands along the coast, and the silts in the deeper, unstirred waters. Thus, the sediments are not laid down continuously, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Then what of the twisted strata in the lower gorge? When we take a pile of sheets of paper and press from the sides with our hands, the pages fold up in parallel layers; and similar has been the process on the lower rocks of the Shoalhaven - great earth masses have exerted terrific pressure on either side of the region, and the whole countryside has crumpled and folded, with the horizontal bedding planes distorted in consequence. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Folding of the strata is not the only effect of such great earth forces: the shale itself becomes changed in nature. It loses its soft, crumbling constituency, | ||
+ | |||
+ | We are now in a position to understand the development of the area; but one other rock will figure largely in our discussion, and that is limestone. This, too, is a sediment, but not a sediment in the ordinary sense of the term, for it is really an accumulation of the remains of animal organisms. Animals, fish, shell-fish and even some plants have skeletons which are composed of calcium carbonate and limestone is calcium carbonate which has been formed from an accumulation of such animal and plant skeletons. We have today a well-known concentration of these remains, which in future ages will form a limestone belt such as now runs in broken stages through Yarrangobilly, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Something of the history of the area is now familiar to us - the laying down of muds and sands, and the building up of a coral reef - all of which are now raised high above the waters under which they once lay. Thus, in the next article we shall see how land and sea have changed places in this area on the Shoalhaven River. | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====An Adelaide Club:- The Old (?) Hand Views The New.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Thanks to the hospitality of Mr. O' | ||
+ | |||
+ | And what a day it was. The menu ran from fresh fish to ants' eggs, and the day's activities from hacking down a real live sapling (amidst my mental remonstrations, | ||
+ | |||
+ | As it is a new club, I expected all the manifestations of gadgetosis which betray the novice: big knives, big billies, extraneous heavy clothing, hatchets, trenching tools, and so on. I was pleasantly surprised. Admittedly, I did see two heavy knives, one hatchet and one trenching tool, but these were excusable as they had motor transport right to the camp site. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Their President, " | ||
+ | |||
+ | It was amusing to see them building their fires in tins and for a moment I tried to visualise kerosene tins on Cloudmaker. However, I was assured that we in N.S.W. have not the bushfire risk that they have, and their action probably arises from the fact that their country is grass country, an inflammable tinder in their dry summer. | ||
+ | |||
+ | They have an amazing tree in S.A.: the " | ||
+ | |||
+ | In Adelaide, there appears to be none of the controversy, | ||
+ | |||
+ | At Easter, the Adelaide club plans to " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Every success to our South Australian confreres in what seems to be a new form of club in their state. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Extra! Extra! Big Bushwalker Boilover!===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Carousal at Cusa! High-jinks in Hyde Park!\\ | ||
+ | The walkers at Christmas - whew! did they spark.\\ | ||
+ | (We print this in defiance of decorum,\\ | ||
+ | Without the fifteen members for a quorum.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Read all about it! Extra! | ||
+ | |||
+ | "Ah, me! my head! my aching head.\\ | ||
+ | I really wish that I were dead!"\\ | ||
+ | So quoth the walking multitude,\\ | ||
+ | Who rent the air with curses rude\\ | ||
+ | That awful Wednesday morn,\\ | ||
+ | As, moaning and forlorn,\\ | ||
+ | They gasped, "Oh, gee!\\ | ||
+ | An A.P.C.!\\ | ||
Off drink I now have sworn." | Off drink I now have sworn." | ||
- | Okay, okay l you thought | + | |
- | "Two (ground) sheets in the wind, I see." " | + | Okay, okay! you thought |
- | He'll never -get the-print on me"." | + | Perhaps I was, but sober? Very!\\ |
- | I chuckled loud with glee, | + | At ten o' |
- | For in my brain . | + | "Two (ground) sheets in the wind, I see."\\ |
- | This wild refrain | + | " |
- | Was running | + | Has got too tight and passed right out.\\ |
- | A racy red-head dressed in green, | + | So here I go upon a spree;\\ |
- | With Raley Ootteri | + | He'll never get the print on me".\\ |
- | Her face, of course, was highly flushed, And even Hallstrom deeply blushed As in his list' | + | But you were wrong, my cherubrin,\\ |
- | She whispered, " | + | For though I made unholy din,\\ |
- | Oh, what a sin, | + | Pretending not to see,\\ |
+ | I chuckled loud with glee,\\ | ||
+ | For in my brain\\ | ||
+ | This wild refrain\\ | ||
+ | Was running | ||
+ | |||
+ | A racy red-head dressed in green,\\ | ||
+ | Ex-President; Oh, quite a queen!\\ | ||
+ | Got amorous as she could be\\ | ||
+ | With Roley Cotter, | ||
+ | I'll mention not her name to you\\ | ||
+ | (as if I really needed | ||
+ | Her face, of course, was highly flushed,\\ | ||
+ | And even Hallstrom deeply blushed\\ | ||
+ | As in his list' | ||
+ | She whispered, " | ||
+ | They gave me gin!\\ | ||
+ | Oh, what a sin,\\ | ||
In future I'll take beer." | In future I'll take beer." | ||
- | T116- H-Etk---vi- | ||
- | 461 O13 | ||
- | And raised | + | The Harvey gang burst into song\\ |
- | To go and4' | + | And raised |
- | And as the.-16...iicide-VdIdd--6.ii4-,=*-atear pained,' | + | Then placed |
- | The clamour slowly. grew; | + | To go and dance (those who were able!0\\ |
- | An&: | + | And as the waxed and waned,\\ |
- | ,.I. think Ae.' | + | Non-drinkers looking highly |
+ | The clamour slowly grew,\\ | ||
+ | And some were saying, "Whew!\\ | ||
+ | I think we oughter\\ | ||
+ | Stick to water,\\ | ||
In lieu of this vile brew." | In lieu of this vile brew." | ||
- | ' | ||
- | Azing-ing-.. c:ontest -.ple.' | ||
- | When Dorman Soft the scales trilled, -.And::: | ||
- | Just. like the._ oporatio..-.whale; | ||
- | But stoyed he from it, for | ||
- | Our human ear | ||
- | Befogged with beer | ||
- | Woula hot- k: | ||
- | "God Save the King!' co., | ||
- | And. disregard for piety, | ||
- | He swaTor-tbroi.6-th6- | ||
- | . Of cempty fliottIcs cm his tray, | ||
- | : | ||
- | _ | ||
- | But .fel-ing-atill quite gay an frisky: . no,; | ||
- | that I. think is shOrry.-,, | ||
- | And this is lar?..ndy, cherry; | ||
- | And this, I fqar, | ||
- | -Is doggoned: | ||
- | :.-;. - ,Q.a wcli:shave where is the ,,Avhis | ||
- | I. | + | A singing contest pleased the crowd\\ |
+ | (Although offstage was just as loud)\\ | ||
+ | When Dorman soft the scales trilled, | ||
+ | And to his notes the critics thrilled.\\ | ||
+ | He added octaves to the scale,\\ | ||
+ | Just like the operatic whale,\\ | ||
+ | And would have added more;\\ | ||
+ | But stayed he from it, for\\ | ||
+ | Our human ear\\ | ||
+ | Befogged with beer\\ | ||
+ | Would not appreciate his score. | ||
- | n.. | + | "God Save the King" found Billie Burke\\ |
+ | With many tankards still at work\\ | ||
+ | As with great impropriety \\ | ||
+ | And disregard for piety,\\ | ||
+ | He swayed before the vast array\\ | ||
+ | Of empty bottles on his tray,\\ | ||
+ | Regardless of his balance risky\\ | ||
+ | But feeling still quite gay and frisky:\\ | ||
+ | "No, that I think is sherry,\\ | ||
+ | And this is brandy, cherry;\\ | ||
+ | And this, I fear,\\ | ||
+ | Is doggoned beer.\\ | ||
+ | Gawd shave the King, where is the whisky!" | ||
- | The year' | + | ---- |
- | ' I | + | |
- | s | + | |
- | - | + | |
- | 12, | + | |
- | _ | + | |
- | .EXTRAI- -EXTBA.1- | + | |
- | A participant spills the beans_ -- lnd the -gossip sot lends an ear. | + | |
- | India may have its Fakirs, but we have our own | + | |
- | fire-walker! Shirley King, no less. And a really fine job did she make of it: right on the very last day; With nothing more to do than be carried home! | + | |
- | Fishing -- yes, fishing. Denni8 Gattoes on one end Of the line, | + | |
- | with fifteen pounder (Oh, yeah!) rook cod on Ituther. | + | |
- | Colin Lloyd, Bill Obsgrove pad George Dibloy turned theircamp | + | |
- | into a first-class reatalirant. - Seventy pounds-of fooin five days! This, by a slight amount of menttl arithmetioi_wOrks out=at just under 5 lbs. per man - day!! A plum pudding-every-night-1 and a | + | |
- | tummy ache every morning. | + | |
- | Eric Rowen may be a Prospective, | + | ====Federation Reunion.==== |
- | ' can persuade a woman to carry the tent "Ah, yes," Said the hardened sceptic, " | + | |
- | Maureen Taplin and Hannah Zhibuya-must-betruo' | + | |
- | They really believe that stshort7; | + | |
- | Wollongong and all stations nortii4.441, | + | |
- | And whilst on tlw subject of' MaioQn ho planned a fourteen- | + | |
- | day trip to Y_oarAusko- with a-mere-fourt6en.' | + | |
- | Whither When Lost? | + | |
- | One of the journals regularly received by the club is the the magazine of the POTOMAC APPALACHIANff TRAILS CLUB-, nd a racent arti ole included the statement thAt: Adults and_childrenold enough OD reason go down when lost, whilst children under five or six go up "This sentence might well be meiloorised by bushwakers, particularly in the Blue Mountains. If one were lost-, and kept_resolutely to a downward course, one would always have water, and would almost certainly find habitation in three or four days under normal conditions. Going up, one might end up on Cloudmaker or | + | |
- | Guouogang -:. or on a hot, dry ridge, from which the only view was higher ridges on every haoi. 11-; doxi4t-got | + | |
- | lost. | + | |
+ | The year's big event will be at Burning Palms on February 7th, 8th, and 9th. Bring the wife and bring the kids. For details refer to the top notice board or at Paddys. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Extra! Extra! Christmas At Bateman' | ||
+ | |||
+ | A participant spills the beans - and the gossip scout lends an ear. | ||
+ | |||
+ | India may have its Fakirs, but we have our own real-life fire-walker! Shirley King, no less. And a really fine job did she make of it: right on the very last day, with nothing more to do than be carried home! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Fishing - yes, fishing. Dennis Gittoes on one end of the line, with fifteen pounder (Oh, yeah!) rook cod on ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Colin Lloyd, Bill Cosgrove and George Dibley turned their camp into a first-class restaurant. Seventy pounds of food in five days! This, by a slight amount of mental arithmetic, works out at just under 5 lbs. per man - day!! A plum pudding every night and a tummy ache every morning. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | Eric Rowen may be a Prospective, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | Maureen Taplin and Hannah Shibuya must be true bush walkers. They really believe that a short-cut is the longest distance between two points. Their latest effort is: Lilyvale - Era - Lilyvale, via Wollongong and all stations north! All this, mind you, on a ticket to Waterfall? | ||
+ | |||
+ | And whilst on the subject of Maureen - She planned a fourteen-day trip to Kosciusko with a mere fourteen pairs of sox!! A change-daily girl who hasn't heard of lux? | ||
+ | |||
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+ | |||
+ | ====Whither When Lost?==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | One of the journals regularly received by the club is the the magazine of the Potomac Appalachians Trails Club, and a recent article included the statement that: Adults and children old enough to reason go down when lost, whilst children under five or six go up. "This sentence might well be memorised by bushwalkers, | ||
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