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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | ======The |
- | A monthly Bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney | + | |
- | No. 146. FEBRUARY 1947. Price | + | |
- | Editor: Ror Knightley. Assists: E13.6 Isaacs | + | |
- | Nola Barden. Illustrations: | + | |
- | Bus. Manager; Production: Assist: | + | |
- | Sales & Subs. | + | |
- | Maurio Berry. Brian Harvey. Peter Price. Jean Harvey. | + | |
- | CONTENTS. | + | |
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- | TTICale TT | + | |
- | Letter | + | |
- | and | + | Monthly Bulletin of The Sydney Bushwalkers, |
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- | " | + | ===No. 146. February, 1947. Price 6d.=== |
- | Page. | + | |
- | 1. | + | |**Editor**|Ron Knightley| |
- | 2. 5.. | + | |**Assistant Editors**|Elsa Isaacs and Norma Barden| |
- | 7. | + | |**Business Manager**|Maurie Berry| |
- | 8. 9 | + | |**Production**|Brian Harvey| |
- | "On The Beach" " | + | |**Production Assistant**|Peter Price| |
- | "Era Deserta" | + | |**Sales and Subs.**|Jean Harvey| |
- | Brer Fox . ... .,. It's Goodman' | + | |**Illustrations**|Dennis Gittoes| |
- | " | + | |
- | That-Man. Again ... 0** | + | =====In This Issue: |
- | .1.wwilmimmarril m | + | |
- | ON THE BEACH | + | | | |Page| |
- | - Ardennes, Stretch out your hand, | + | |"On The Beach"|" |
- | cool from the touch of the sea, stretch out 'your hand to me. | + | |" |
- | Here on the sand | + | |"Era Deserta" |
- | lay your loved body down | + | |Brer Fox|Letter| 7| |
- | beside me, slim and brown, | + | |" |
- | and let the benison | + | |" |
- | of summer sun | + | |
- | descend, and brin& | + | =====Advertisements: |
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+ | | |Page| | ||
+ | |It's Goodman' | ||
+ | |That Man Again - Paddy|12| | ||
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+ | =====On The Beach.===== | ||
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+ | - Ardennes. | ||
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+ | Stretch out your hand,\\ | ||
+ | cool from the touch of the sea,\\ | ||
+ | stretch out your hand to me.\\ | ||
+ | Here on the sand\\ | ||
+ | lay your loved body down\\ | ||
+ | beside me, slim and brown,\\ | ||
+ | and let the benison\\ | ||
+ | of summer sun\\ | ||
+ | descend, and bring content,\\ | ||
nay, ecstasy. | nay, ecstasy. | ||
- | In silence lie, | + | |
- | and with our heads low bent receive the sacrament, the large communion of earth and sea and sky* From these, blest trinity, pure streams of healing run - | + | In silence lie,\\ |
- | the chalice | + | and with our heads low bent\\ |
- | so coma, drink deep, drink long; | + | receive the sacrament,\\ |
- | and in the saving torrent, harsh with brine, cure the soul's wrong.' | + | the large communion\\ |
- | upon the earth' | + | of earth and sea and sky.\\ |
- | and rise ronewea | + | From these, blest trinity,\\ |
- | Lifers? | + | pure streams of healing run -\\ |
- | A discussion on the question, " | + | the chalice |
- | Socrates & Anopheles. | + | brims golden wine,\\ |
- | F:n,:,rates: Consider the Bushwalkers, | + | so coma, drink deep, drink long;\\ |
- | of reason. Yet withal, persons of infinite variety. | + | and in the saving torrent, harsh with brine,\\ |
- | Anopheles: To me, they, all look passing similar, differing from | + | cure the soul's wrong.\\ |
- | the untutored savage | + | Lie still, lie still, and rest\\ |
- | Socrates: Indeed, no,'Anopheles. They may look similar as they | + | upon the earth' |
- | - cower beneath their groundsheets when the enrits | + | and rise renewed |
- | March. Observe that these distinctions are based upoa money, | + | |
- | Anopheles: Why nould it? They do not walk for honour. | + | ---- |
- | think that in their lives they are not without virtue; nor | + | |
- | are they beyond. | + | =====Lifers?===== |
- | AE22112122: That's what you think--er--I mean, thy analysis | + | |
- | correct. | + | A discussion on the question, " |
- | 9ocrates: Yes, if thou perusest'their Constitution thou shalt find TELC7Cause | + | |
- | Anal-eles: Of what three virtues dost thou speak? | + | __Socrates__: Consider the Bushwalkers, |
- | nbrates: It is written that those who aspire to be translated from suspect to the felicity of Membership shall have sociability, | + | |
- | Anopheles: lierein | + | __Anopheles__: To me, they all look passing similar, differing from the untutored savage |
- | conarFlons | + | |
- | S--ocrates. | + | __Socrates__: Indeed, no, Anopheles. They may __look__ |
- | FTFEY; | + | |
- | Anopheles: What, 0 poSer of,riddles, | + | __Anopheles__: Why would it? They do not walk for honour. |
- | 3, | + | |
- | Socrates: TLly view is dim, 0 Anol,)heles. Does not regard for the | + | __Socrates__: Quite so, Anopheles; but they do not only walk. And I think that in their lives they are not without virtue; nor are they beyond |
- | Club's welfare mean doing the Club's work? And does not this | + | |
- | work fall always on the shoulders of the willing few who give of their time and labour for the benefit of many? | + | __Anopheles__: That's what you think - er - I mean, thy analysis |
- | 4.112pheles: It would be virtue if it broUght | + | |
- | SoorgTJET | + | __Socrates__: Yes, if thou perusest their Constitution thou shalt find in Clause |
- | recoMiaonse, and I feel that 'those who show outstanding zeal should | + | |
- | be compensated therefor. | + | __Anopheles__: Of what three virtues dost thou speak? |
- | Anopheles: It's rewards are many, 0 Soc. There is pleasure in cooperative effort and the good-fellowship that ensues, in the interest of the job---and most of the work is interesting--and, | + | |
- | for those who like it, in the we of the Prospectives. Even the | + | __Socrates__: It is written that those who aspire to be translated from suspect to the felicity of Membership shall have sociability, |
- | Members sometimes respect the Committee. | + | |
- | Socrates: These sentiments may move some to take office, but often the cares of their tasks outweight the pleasures you catalogue. Indeed there are many who continue only by reason of the. constancy of their natures, because | + | __Anopheles__: Herein |
- | interest has waned. This labour goes unrewarded. Surely the | + | |
- | work of these is worthy beyond the bounds. of thy definition? | + | __Socrates__: |
- | Anopheles: There may be some who fit thy description, | + | |
- | Hartigan has said, is it really necessary? Is there any reason. | + | __Anopheles__: What, O poser of riddles, |
- | at all why, asa club of more than 300 members, there should not be enough hands readily to perform all the allotted tasks? Why should one, or 'a few, do so much that they are wearied by the task? | + | |
- | Socrates: My dear Anopheles,..shall we run our lives on pure | + | __Socrates__: Thy view is dim, O Anopheles. Does not regard for the Club's welfare mean doing the Club's work? And does not this work fall always on the shoulders of the willing few who give of their time and labour for the benefit of many? |
- | necessities? | + | |
- | Anopheles: The truth of thy-observations is irrefutable. But | + | __Anopheles__: It would be virtue if it brought |
- | it was not always so. ES5.x years ago it was considered an | + | |
- | - honour to iork on the Oommittee. The more onerous tasks were | + | __Socrates__: |
- | divided up so that the joys I have enumerated might be suffused | + | |
- | among the many. | + | __Anopheles__: It's rewards are many, O Soc. There is pleasure in cooperative effort and the good-fellowship that ensues, in the interest of the job - and most of the work is interesting - and, for those who like it, in the awe of the Prospectives. Even the Members sometimes respect the Committee. |
- | Socrates: The prolific help of the past cannot run our club | + | |
- | Anopheles: All observation is of the past. If we do not learn | + | __Socrates__: These sentiments may move some to take office, but often the cares of their tasks outweight the pleasures you catalogue. Indeed there are many who continue only by reason of the constancy of their natures, because |
- | from the past, let us quit philosophy at once. | + | |
- | Socrates: Last year is the past, and there were difficulties then, | + | __Anopheles__: There may be some who fit thy description, |
- | Anopheles: There have been' | + | |
- | Socrates: Presumably you infer that the war curtailed the time that could be devoted to walkingand | + | __Socrates__: My dear Anopheles, shall we run our lives on pure necessities? |
- | noloheles: Membership may have grown,"but I entreat thee to recall | + | |
- | prodigiously,. The art of walking was almost forgotten. | + | __Anopheles__: The truth of thy observations is irrefutable. But it was not always so. Six years ago it was considered an honour to work on the Committee. The more onerous tasks were divided up so that the joys I have enumerated might be suffused among the many. |
- | Socrates: One and a half time has the earth pursued its orbit since | + | |
- | ----277.-5-re-ascbnded | + | __Socrates__: The prolific help of the past cannot run our club today. |
- | .4.422.a a,L._-es: One at least would have done so--one who had been away | + | |
- | , at the war. | + | __Anopheles__: All observation is of the past. If we do not learn from the past, let us quit philosophy at once. |
- | Socrates: That point is thino.=-shall | + | |
- | sufficient for the labours. But thou has said that a was an | + | __Socrates__: Last year is the past, and there were difficulties then. |
- | " | + | |
- | " | + | __Anopheles__: There have been and there will be difficulties, |
- | not those who labour be reWarded | + | |
- | Membership?" | + | __Socrates__: Presumably you infer that the war curtailed the time that could be devoted to walking and its manifestations; |
- | other societies to confer this token honbur | + | |
- | Ano4heles: I recoil from the prospect' 'Consider | + | __Anopheles__: Membership may have grown, but I entreat thee to recall |
- | task of the committee going through the membership list and | + | |
- | distributing the halos.--he is worthy--he is not. How on earth | + | __Socrates__: One and a half time has the earth pursued its orbit since Mars re-ascended |
- | or in heaven could they draw the line ,between the worthy and the | + | |
- | unworth1y7 | + | __Anopheles__: One at least would have done so - one who had been away at the war. |
- | partLcular | + | |
- | who were judged not quite worthy. At first it might be done | + | __Socrates__: That point is thine - shall we say there will be sufficient for the labours. But thou has said that it was an " |
- | In good faith. But such is the frailty of human purpose that soon the easy course would be taken-r-that of admitting all Ai() wore proposed, because none would incur disfavour by suggesting that so-and-so did not really do quite enough to be admitted to | + | |
- | the band of the chosen. No, as I have said before, Bushwalkers | + | __Anopheles__: I recoil from the prospect! Consider |
- | join the club, not for honour, but for the'non-competitive recreation of walking and the cheer of good company. What | + | |
- | work they do brings its own reward. So long as they take an. active part in the Club's affairs they have their reward. | + | __Socrates__: "Such is the frailty of human purpose" |
- | Socrates: "Such is the frailty of human purpose" | + | |
- | give Slisnks | + | __Anopheles__: |
- | feelings of people | + | |
- | seven major offices and are deamed not worthy. Life has It | + | __Socrates__: It is probably a great feature of those who do the most that they would ask the least by way of token reward. But I do feel that it would be a pleasant gesture if some people each year were accorded |
- | disappointrents, my friend. And as to taking the "easy course," | + | |
- | life-membership on, say, no', | + | __Anoloheles__: It would not work, as present members would not know many of the people who have done most for the club and therefore would not vote for them. Why Bushwalking should be regarded |
- | Bushwalkers join "for the. non-competitive recreation of walkine-- and yet, "six years ago' | + | |
- | A11219121es; | + | __Socrates__: It would not work? It works with great accord |
- | fortunately for our very democratic club, this has never ocourzad, | + | |
- | and efficiency as , | + | __Anopheles__: No, my Socrates. I fear thy wisdom is no wisdom. As thou thyself hast said, those who do most ask little. Why should we embarrass |
- | worker want? | + | |
- | Socrates: It is probably a great feature of those who do the most | + | __Socrates__: May thy shadow lengthen and thy tribe increase; may thy dreams be sweet and thy rewards for virtue manifold. Goodnight. |
- | that they would ask the least by way of token reward. But I do | + | |
- | feel that it would be a pleasant gesture if some people each year | + | ---- |
- | were accorded | + | |
- | do not truat the Committee, than we could do it at the Annual | + | =====Era Deserta.===== |
- | Anoloheles: It would not work, as present members would not know | + | |
- | many of the people who have done most for the club and therefore would not vote for them. Why Bushwalking should be regarded | + | By " |
- | a life intore st I do not know. Nrgaallyv | + | |
- | walk for a few years, and then find oth.::r Intorosts | + | For a variety of reasons I was not at the clubrooms during the month or so before |
- | merry or grow 'older. This is as it should be. If they | + | |
- | retain | + | |
- | remain good friends with-their walking companions. Inevitably | + | |
- | many life-members would never come near the club; why bother about them when they have lost-interest? | + | |
- | Socrates: It would not work? It works with great accord | + | |
- | the mmbers | + | |
- | interest,--there | + | |
- | Anopheles: No, my Socrates. I fear thy wisdom is no wisdom. As | + | |
- | thou thyself hast said, those who do most ask little. Why should we emb*rrass | + | |
- | ramble in this wise for ever Orion dips his sword at the ascension of the Scorpion, and it is time that thou' | + | |
- | wrapt in slumber. | + | |
- | then, goodnight, | + | |
- | Socrates: May thy shadow lengthen and thy tribe increase; may | + | |
- | thy | + | |
- | drm ba neet and thy rewards for virtue manifold. | + | |
- | Goodnight. | + | |
- | ERA DESERTA. | + | |
- | By /V | + | |
- | For a variety of reasons I was not at the clubrooms during the month or so beforG | + | |
" | " | ||
- | "Yes, I suppose so" I answered, thinking of last year' | + | |
- | , | + | "Yes, I suppose so" I answered, thinking of last year' |
- | _ . | + | |
- | .'_, .,._) . .', | + | |
- | . , .,. | + | |
- | 1 - - t ') T | + | |
- | Chr istmciS | + | Christmas |
- | genuine bushwalker. Travellers there- we,reL., | + | |
- | looking | + | Feeling a little dashed I boarded the bus in company with these outsiders, and from the Lookout descended the track alone. |
- | I r | + | |
- | Feeling a little dashed,I.13, | + | Soon, I thought, I shall descry the bevy of tents upon the sward and ant-like |
- | outsiderS, and froth; th' | + | |
- | , Soon, I thought, I shall descry the bevy of tents upon the sward and ant-like | + | This then was the sum total of the population: three, at Era, on Christmas Eve. |
- | a gleam Of white - there AR as a t_orit | + | |
- | inspection discovered two youths, ip residence, | + | Philosophically I made my way to my usual boudoir in the lantana thicket - designed originally, I understand by Dot Batler to accommodate herself |
- | returning | + | |
- | This then was the sup, tot4 oX.tpDcApui40ipx...v, | + | Darkness descended before I had finished my evening meal, and as Christmas |
- | Philosophically I made my way to my ,usual boudoir in the lantana thicket - designed originally, I understand by -Dot Batler to - agcommod at , | + | |
- | Darkness descended before I had finished my evening meal, and as Ohristm4s | + | Christmas morning dawned clear, and the cantata of bird notes began - butcher birds, clear and beautiful, |
- | stirrings | + | |
- | Christmas morning dawned clear, | + | I emerged from my lair pining to greet someone with "Merry Christmas!" |
- | Winters, chirpings of blu e' | + | |
- | I emerged from my lair pining to greet someone with ',Merry ChristmasIbut | + | No it was not a convivial scene: in fact I never remember |
- | conventional phrase on three rabbits nibbling the lawn' | + | |
- | door-, but they fled in alarm. I -hailed a lizard as he darted out of | + | I gazed idly at an object on the leafy floor of my bedroom and recognised it as a hen egg. Strange, I thought, I should not have imagined there were domestic fowls hereabouts. As the old brain emerged from its morning mists, it dawned on me that the egg was part of my luggage. I examined it and found that it was cracked but not lost. The paper wrapping of it had disappeared. Its fellows, in a tin placed in the fork of a tree, were intact, but a paper bag containing macaroni, a slab of cheese and a package of salt, had vanished holus bolus. Certainly I had heard various rustlings in the night but nothing to indicate such a large-scale robbery. |
- | the scrub-, but one glance' | + | |
- | fangled as Christmas | + | I pictured rat pere lugging home his treasure-trove to the missus and kids, pointing out to them the succulence of the cheese and the excellence of the pasta - best quality, fatta all' |
- | No it was not a convivial scene: in fact I never remember | + | |
- | 6 | + | The second incident was the thrilling vision of his grace the lyre bird, stepping delicately among the rocks as I went to fill my water-bag at the pool. He scratched unconcernedly for provender in the leafy mould, speaking an occasional word of cheer to his lady, similarly engaged at a little distance up the bank. For the first time in my life (and I am getting on now) I beheld this miracle of loveliness, with the famous tail streaming and gleaming in the morning light. Something unique in the way of Christmas presents, you will agree. Yes, decidedly this Christmas, 1946, was a memorable occasion. |
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- | I gazed idly at an object on the le:Ify floor of my bqdroom and recognised it as a hen egg. Strange, I thought, I should not have | ||
- | imagined there were domestic fowls hereabouts. As the old brain | ||
- | emerged from its morning mists, it dawned on hie that the egg was part | ||
- | of my luggage. I examined it and found that it was cracked but not | ||
- | lost. The paper wrapping of it ttad disappeared. Its fellows, in | ||
- | a tin placed in the fork of a tree, were intact, but a paper bag containing macaroni, a slab of cheese and a package of salt, had | ||
- | vanished holus bolus. Certainly I had heard various rustlings | ||
- | in the night but noshing to indicate such a large-scale robbery. | ||
- | I pictured rat pore 110.gging home his treasure-trove to the missus and kids, pointing out to them the succulence of the cheese and the excellence of the pasta - best quality, fatta all' | ||
- | Christmas dinner straight from heaven. I only regretted that he | ||
- | did not return the salt, as I felt sure it would be wasted. | ||
- | The second incident was the thrilling vision of his grace the lyre bird, stepping delicately among the rocks as I went to fill my water-bag at the pool. He scratched unconcernedly for provender in the leafy mould, speaking an occasional word of cheer to his lady, similarly engaged at a little distance up the bank.. For the first time in my life (and I am getting on now) I beheld this miracle of loveliness, with the famous tail streaming and gleaming. in the morning light. Something unique in the way of | ||
- | Christmas presents, you wi.4.1 agree. Yes, decidedly this Christmas, | ||
- | 1946, was a momorable occasion. | ||
Bror Fox. | Bror Fox. | ||
(Extract from a letter by Mr. H. A. Lindsay, President of the Adelaide Bush Walkers.) | (Extract from a letter by Mr. H. A. Lindsay, President of the Adelaide Bush Walkers.) |
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