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Camp fires are the chief cause of bush fires on the Blue Mountains. The outlook at the moment is not promising, bad fires being expected during the Summer. | Camp fires are the chief cause of bush fires on the Blue Mountains. The outlook at the moment is not promising, bad fires being expected during the Summer. | ||
- | Mr. Kingsnill | + | Mr. Kingsmill |
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- | "SUCKED IN" | + | ====="Sucked In"===== |
- | Have yo U been to Kanangra and back in a weekend? If nor, one | + | |
- | sound word of advice, don't ever attempt it. | + | |
- | It was one of those spine-bashing weekends at Marley, when our | + | |
- | cobber, Eric Pegran, suggested lie,trip to Stan Madden and myself (the two suckers). | + | |
- | ; Immediately the trip was suggested we were eager to be off on | + | |
- | the road. The next few weeks were filled with preparations for the | + | |
- | trip and discussions of routes to be taken, gear needed, etc. | + | |
- | At last the great night arrived and a slight panic was created by one of the party, Stan, who turned up about 10 minutes later than the | + | |
- | scheduled meeting tine. However, all were present when the train departed. | + | |
- | live, arrived at Katoonba and departed from the station by other | + | |
- | means than the barrier (to save time of course) and straight into a | + | |
- | car which took us out to the beginning of the Narrow Necks. After | + | |
- | peeling off we set out for Splendour Rook, wearing shorts and boots bnly. Our first stop was at Diamond Falls, and we set off again | + | |
- | laughing, joking, and t inr, of past experiences to pass the time | + | |
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+ | Have you been to Kanangra and back in a weekend? If not, one sound word of advice, don't ever attempt it. | ||
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+ | It was one of those spine-bashing weekends at Marley, when our cobber, Eric Pegran, suggested the trip to Stan Madden and myself (the two suckers). | ||
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+ | Immediately the trip was suggested we were eager to be off on the road. The next few weeks were filled with preparations for the trip and discussions of routes to be taken, gear needed, etc. | ||
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+ | At last the great night arrived and a slight panic was created by one of the party, Stan, who turned up about 10 minutes later than the scheduled meeting tine. However, all were present when the train departed. | ||
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+ | We arrived at Katoonba and departed from the station by other means than the barrier (to save time of course) and straight into a car which took us out to the beginning of the Narrow Necks. After peeling off we set out for Splendour Rook, wearing shorts and boots only. Our first stop was at Diamond Falls, and we set off again laughing, joking, and talking of past experiences to pass the time away - walking along the Narrow Necks being very monotonous, as most bushwalkers know. We had chosen this particular weekend because of the full moon, so torches were seldom used. We dropped off Clear Hill and then rounded the bottom of Mt. Mouin, arriving at Spendour Rock at 12.30 a.m. and so to bed. | ||
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+ | We were up and away before sunrise the next morning and down to the Cox River for breakfast which, by the way, consisted of goulash - something after the style of food which our rabid vegetarian friend Clem Hallstrom eats, only slightly more flavoured with raw peanuts and dates. All meals for the trip consisted of this tacky substance. | ||
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+ | The next thing to be tackled was Strongleg Ridge, the real back-breaker of the trip. We started off in good spirits and with high hopes. But when nearing the top you wouldn' | ||
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+ | From Cloud-Maker to Kanangra was just plain murder. Each hour seemed like a year, and each mile like ten. Down Rip, Roar, and Rumble we went, then up to Kraft' | ||
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+ | We reached Kanangra somewhere about 5 o' | ||
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+ | Parts of the old Cedar Road can be seen on this creek, and there are grassy flats all the way down to the Kownung River. Walking down these out of the way creeks at night is very interesting, | ||
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- | away - walking along the Narrow Necks being very monotonous, as most bushwalkers know. We had chosen this particular weekend because of | ||
- | the full moon, so torches were seldom used. Ive dropped off Clear | ||
- | Hill and then rounded the bottom. of Mt. Youin, arriving at Splendour Rock at. 12.30 a m. and so to bed. | ||
- | we were up and away before sunrise the next morning and down to the Cox River for breakfast which, by the way, consisted of goulash - something after tho style of food which our rabid vegetarian friend Clem Hallstrom eats, only slightly more flavoured with raw peanuts and dates. All meals for the trip consisted of this tacky substance, | ||
- | The next thing to be tackled was Strongleg Ridge, the real back- | ||
- | breaker of the trip. We stated off in good spirits and with high | ||
- | hopes. But when nearing the top you wouldn' | ||
- | absolutely ruined in all your life as we three boys. e lunched at | ||
- | Dex Creek - the first water past the Cox River. After a good spell | ||
- | we pushed on up Cloud-Maker Mountain, where our honourable signatures were placed in the visitors' | ||
- | From Cloud-Maker to Kanangra was just plain murder. -Plach hour | ||
- | seemed like a year, and each mile like ten. Down Rip, Roar, and | ||
- | Rumble we went, then up to Kraft' | ||
- | We reached Kanangra sorewhere about 5 o' | ||
- | lot easier and faster. However, when this branched off we dropped down into the Ginger& Creek - quite accidentally, | ||
- | Parts of the old Cedar Road can be seen on this creek, and there are grassy flats all the way down to the Kownung River. Walking down these out of the way creeks at night is very interesting, | ||
We moved off early again the next morning, reaching the Kowmung a mile further down. | We moved off early again the next morning, reaching the Kowmung a mile further down. | ||
- | We 'kept up a good pace going down the river to the Cox River and ran into much startled wild life. Fortunately we did not run into any snakes on the whole of the tr#5, which was surprising as the Kowmung is said to be the home of snakes. | ||
- | All eyes were kept open looking for Mt. Cookem, which is at the | ||
- | junction of the Kowmung and Cox Rivers.' | + | We kept up a good pace going down the river to the Cox River and ran into much startled wild life. Fortunately we did not run into any snakes on the whole of the trip, which was surprising as the Kowmung is said to be the home of snakes. |
- | got round the bend, what did we find but another Mt. Cookem. This happened several times, till at last the right one loomed into view and when we least expected it we suddenly found ourselves at the | + | |
- | Cox River once more. Here we had our lunch at eleVen | + | All eyes were kept open looking for Mt. Cookem, which is at the junction of the Kowmung and Cox Rivers. "There' |
- | vue left the Cox and headed up -uhite | + | |
- | feet, the heels and soles of which were one big mass of sticking plaster. | + | We left the Cox and headed up White Dog, which is the easiest of all the " |
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- | After clinbing Debert' | + | After clinbing Debert' |
- | No sooner had we departed for Diamond Falls-than it began to rain like cats and dogs. Formally we would have. cursed the rain, | + | |
- | but all were glad to see it this time as it refreshed our bodies and minds, as well as enabling us to keep up a good pace to Diamond | + | No sooner had we departed for Diamond Falls than it began to rain like cats and dogs. Formally we would have cursed the rain, but all were glad to see it this time as it refreshed our bodies and minds, as well as enabling us to keep up a good pace to Diamond Falls. It took us an hour and a half from Glenraphael to Diamond |
- | Falls. It took url an hour and a half from Glenraphael to' Diariond | + | |
- | Falls, which was fairly fast going. | + | Our next stop was the good old " |
- | Our next stop was the good old " | + | |
It had taken us less than forty-five hours to do the whole trip which was approximately 80 miles. | It had taken us less than forty-five hours to do the whole trip which was approximately 80 miles. | ||
- | Although at the time I was thinkingit | + | |
- | Marie avles has received. 6 letter from SuzanneReiChard,' | + | Although at the time I was thinking it was goiig to be the last walk I' |
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- | An inter-Club marriage took place on Friday, 3rd October, 1947 when Beverley Druce, our Ex-Secretary, | + | ---- |
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- | We hear too thatfRaiPh,and PhyllisHolroyd no* have a' | + | Marie Byles has received |
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- | ROUND ABOUT THE HUNTER RANGE | + | ---- |
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+ | An inter-Club marriage took place on Friday, 3rd October, 1947 when Beverley Druce, our Ex-Secretary, | ||
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+ | We hear too that Ralph and Phyllis Holroyd now have a daughter and extend congratulations. | ||
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+ | =====Round About The Hunter Range.===== | ||
By " | By " | ||
- | Some time ago I read in the " | + | |
- | . The years have rolled by and bushwalkers have been to Tasmania and to Atherton and not a skerrick of the eastern coast of Australia didn't have a hobnail mark on it somewhere or so it seemed. Pessimism made me broody and when I brood I brood over maps, and lo and behold what do I see but somewhere I hadn't ever read about or heard about, complete with bits of country around the 4,000 mark. | + | Some time ago I read in the " |
- | And nobody had been there either, so after inspecting Parish | + | |
- | How we got there would receive a disapproving frown frap the capitalistic elements of the Club, but we left Denman on the Goulburn River, which does not flow through Goulburn, but jolns the Hunter River eighty miles west of Newcastle, traditionally, | + | The years have rolled by and bushwalkers have been to Tasmania and to Atherton and not a skerrick of the eastern coast of Australia didn't have a hobnail mark on it somewhere or so it seemed. Pessimism made me broody and when I brood I brood over maps, and lo and behold what do I see but somewhere I hadn't ever read about or heard about, complete with bits of country around the 4,000' |
- | The next morning we roadbashed, much to the astonishment of the other half of the population I hadn't written to. This King's Creek | + | |
- | was a pretty valley with cows and things and a few lumps of fossilis- | + | And nobody had been there either, so after inspecting Parish |
- | ed wood and a flat floor and steep slJes which we started climbing, after seven miles too far on the road. | + | |
- | The top of the watershed wound around heads of ianumerable | + | How we got there would receive a disapproving frown from the capitalistic elements of the Club, but we left Denman on the Goulburn River, which does not flow through Goulburn, but joins the Hunter River eighty miles west of Newcastle, traditionally, |
- | station called Corner Hills which gives a 3600 panorama all around the place from Barrington to Uonundilla | + | |
+ | The next morning we roadbashed, much to the astonishment of the other half of the population I hadn't written to. This King's Creek was a pretty valley with cows and things and a few lumps of fossilised | ||
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+ | The top of the watershed wound around heads of innumerable | ||
It looked lovely from up top, and kept us from seeing a sort of Carlon' | It looked lovely from up top, and kept us from seeing a sort of Carlon' | ||
- | The Monundilla I mentioned is a local highspot, basalt capped like Hay and King George, thirty miles from the nearest pub in any direction, and this is what we were heading for - the mountain, not the pub. Baerami Creek starts up that way and has a road going up | + | |
- | (e. | + | The Monundilla I mentioned is a local highspot, basalt capped like Hay and King George, thirty miles from the nearest pub in any direction, and this is what we were heading for - the mountain, not the pub. Baerami Creek starts up that way and has a road going up it half-way there, so up the road we went next day. |
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- | (AMP , .'" | + | More milk, tons of advice, a lift in some prehistoric machine, and oh! joy (tampered |
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- | fez12UiBoI M | + | It is a very pleasant creek, Baerami Creek, very pleasant, very easy to follow. It has innumerable headwaters, but which one we were on we don't know. In the middle of the afternoon we climbed out of it on to a ridge, and there was Monundilla much nearer now, but not on this ridge which ditched us in some unknown creek for the night. |
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- | 6" co' a / 7 c | + | We shall pass over the next day in silence |
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- | tit cyNro..1A M (01Z1/ | + | I shall leave the view for the next to describe, as I expect even this small work will be well edited before you get it. The other mildly |
- | \s,feli BAKER 5;.:- (.a4ROSS(ASILE r4d | + | |
- | tE | + | On the other side of this mound we found a small tent sized plateau, a little way off from a convenient soak. Wood, water and whatnot blessed our dirty socks but the postulate of direct proportionality which you've just read brought on a westerly gale from sunset to sunrise exclusively. |
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- | f 041 | + | And so on to the next day which was like all the others except |
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- | .frf Mi | + | Around Coricudgy the scenery changed, what with hungry cattle and the effects of bushfires, and timber getters. I redict a fine flurry of conservationism when the place becames more popular with bushwalkers, |
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- | 13. it half-way there, so up the road we went next day. | + | |
- | More milk, tons of advice, a lift in some prehistoric machine, and oh! joy (tampqred | + | |
- | the first since the aborigines to walk over that bit of country, and | + | |
- | I doubt if even they did it for pleasure. | + | |
- | It is a very pleasant creek, Baerami Creek, very pleasant, very easy to follow. It has innumerable headwaters, but which one we | + | |
- | were on we don't know. In the middle of the afternoon we climbed | + | |
- | out of it on to a ride, and there was Monundilla much nearer now, but not on this ridge which ditched us in some unknown creek for the night. | + | |
- | shall pass over the next day in silence | + | |
- | I shall leave the view for the next to describe, as I expect even thib small work will be well edited before you get it. The | + | |
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- | On the other *side of this mound we found a small tent sized plateau, a little way off from a convenient soak. Wood, water and whatnot blessed our dirty socks but the postulate of direct proportionality which you've just read brought on a westerly gale from sunset to sunrise exclusively. | + | |
- | And so on tO the next day which was like all the 'others except | + | |
- | were on the Hunter,Range following the route of the old cattle duffers who lifted their pocket money from Putty and- took it to Rylstone, where somebody else generally lifted it and took it over | + | |
- | Nullo Mt. to Denman. All went well this day and re followed the | + | |
- | range fifteen miles, | + | |
- | Around Coricudgy the scenery changed, what with hungry cattle and the effects of bushfires, and timber getters. I redict a fine flurry of conservationism when the place'becames more popular with bushwalkers, | + | |
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- | shortages may eventually | + | |
- | On the flanks of Coricudgy the track bec9me | + | |
So now I feel pessimistic all over again. We've done it; we were the first to go right through on foot, and I'll be going there again. | So now I feel pessimistic all over again. We've done it; we were the first to go right through on foot, and I'll be going there again. | ||
- | But I brood again. 1 brood. Brood, | ||
- | B-r-o-o-d 0 | ||
- | S.B.W. NIGHT OF PLAYS | ||
- | Nbt since pre-war years has the Dramatic Group been able to hire a hall and put on a full night of plays, though we have had some very enjoyable club-rom entertainments. This timc they put | ||
- | on four plays. In the first, "A narrative of nerves, nurses and | ||
- | nitwits", | ||
- | ly debilitated, | ||
- | Thb second was "Poor Old Sam" - A pathetic ' | ||
- | some very amusing by-play between Can and Daffydill, a bloodthirsty maiden from nearby (part by Joan Savage) and, of Course, in the middle. of it in wander a cheerful couple (Betty Hurley. and Jack | ||
- | Wren) who must half% 1. cup of tea. The hanging wasn/t at all successful and "Poor Old Sam" went back to work rather than help his wife with the launderihg business' | ||
- | The Poison Party" - "A tragedy of questionable origin and definitely doubtful period" | ||
- | Monsieur de Beaujolis (Kevin Ardill). Richard Croker was a very | ||
- | aonvincing Cardinal who was gratified to find he was to have ohe of | ||
- | the unpoisoned tarts. Things reach a climax when, due to the King eating all the unpoisonq tarts before the p6rty startea, | ||
- | 15. | ||
- | discovered that only poisoned tarts remained and thy have all had one. However, the status quo is restored when it is found that the | ||
- | king's rabbit ate the poisoned dish of dainties and exploded shortly after, the cook substituting another dish. | ||
- | The 1st play was "Two vomen and a Telephone", | ||
- | clever performance - good acting by any comparison. Diana Savage | ||
- | took the part of the flirting wife (Madge) caught out by her husband | ||
- | and asking her friend Pauline (Joan Savage) for an alibi. It might | ||
- | have worked except that Pauline soon smelt a rat and found that it | ||
- | was her husband who had been out in the car with Madge. Followed | ||
- | an ai-annE scene in which Pauline, per telephone, renews an old flirtation with Madge' s husband, while Madge writhes nearby. Pauline keeps it up- right to the point of arranging an evening' | ||
- | It was very entertaining to see our old favourites on the stage once more and good to see that new talent has been discovered. Joan deserves groat credit for her production. It is not often, for | ||
- | instance, that an amateur show starts on tire. This one did. Everything ran smoothly; the casting was good and the players | ||
- | practically word perfect. Joan rust have worked like a Trojan to | ||
- | organise everything so well. | ||
- | As a reault of the production the Federation will gain about 20 which will be used for the Health Meek Exhibition.. | ||
- | COLUMN 8,72- by Kevin Ardill | ||
- | WOMOILJO Or. | ||
- | Remember the Pitst Instructional Week End to St. Helena and how we had Instruction Plus? The second 1--.111i.E. took place on 18th QPtoberi and also provided some interesting sidelights. Details hie not' been verified, but one member of the party was seen on he train to Glenbrook, and, after being turned loose with map, compass, instr' | ||
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- | Sticking my neck out Corner:- At the last couple of General Meetings several experienced neriThers hav e shown-concern as regards the welfare and well-boing of the futulie members of the Club. Suggest that an appearance at Instructional Week-Ends of our armchair strategists would both enlighten and edify prospective and new members. | ||
- | The Railway Dept. threw a little light on one party of walkers recently. This could easily provide a sketch for next play night. Scene 1: Train pulls into station. Two First Class carriages are in darkness: Naturally the walkers entered the da:okened boxes and secured seats. Enter one Railway porter, who after trying to switch on lights without success, shOOts out again amid sighs of relief | ||
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- | NORTH SYDNEY CC)UL L CHIA AA BE RS MILLER S TR F ET, NORTH S' | ||
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- | IO NI u res. FROt W | + | But I brood again. I brood. |
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- | BALM PIT: SP'FIVS1 ON BRIDGE TRAM | + | Brood, |
- | D.RESSINFORIAL V3SL to 12 p m. | + | |
- | Scene a: Enter two ticket | + | B-r-o-o-d .... |
- | Several parties are going to Tasmania in Jan.-Feb., 0ne party at least still incomplete. If you like to sec:' | + | |
- | ALTERATION TO livALKS PROGRAPTE | + | ---- |
- | Ruby Payne-ScOtt advises that the mileage of her Frazer:Park.0 walk Dec.. 5-6-7 has caused alarm and aespondency; | + | |
- | Bob. would :Like to hear from his n-ibnds. His address is:- | + | =====S.B.W. Night Of Plays.===== |
- | 0/- Anglo Oriental Tin Co., | + | |
- | 16 Barrack Rd., Kuala Lumpur, | + | Not since pre-war years has the Dramatic Group been able to hire a hall and put on a full night of plays, though we have had some very enjoyable club-room entertainments. This time they put on four plays. In the first, "A narrative of nerves, nurses and nitwits", |
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+ | Thb second was "Poor Old Sam" - "A pathetic pastoral pantomime" | ||
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+ | "The Poison Party" - "A tragedy of questionable origin and definitely doubtful period" | ||
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+ | The last play was "Two women and a Telephone", | ||
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+ | It was very entertaining to see our old favourites on the stage once more and good to see that new talent has been discovered. Joan deserves great credit for her production. It is not often, for instance, that an amateur show starts on time. This one did. Everything ran smoothly; the casting was good and the players practically word perfect. Joan must have worked like a Trojan to organise everything so well. | ||
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+ | As a reault of the production the Federation will gain about £20 which will be used for the Health Meek Exhibition. | ||
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+ | =====Column 8 1/2.===== | ||
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+ | by Kevin Ardill | ||
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+ | Remember the Past Instructional Week End to St. Helena and how we had Instruction Plus? The second I.W.E. took place on 18th October and also provided some interesting sidelights. Details have not been verified, but one member of the party was seen on the train to Glenbrook, and, after being turned loose with map, compass, instructions, | ||
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+ | Sticking my neck out Corner:- At the last couple of General Meetings several experienced members have shown concern as regards the welfare and well-being of the future members of the Club. Suggest that an appearance at Instructional Week-Ends of our armchair strategists would both enlighten and edify prospective and new members. | ||
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+ | The Railway Dept. threw a little light on one party of walkers recently. This could easily provide a sketch for next play night. Scene 1: Train pulls into station. Two First Class carriages are in darkness. Naturally the walkers entered the darkened boxes and secured seats. Enter one Railway porter, who after trying to switch on lights without success, shoots out again amid sighs of relief. | ||
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+ | Scene 2: Enter two ticket | ||
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+ | ====Annual Party Of Federation Of Bushwalking Clubs.==== | ||
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+ | At North Sydney council Chambers, Miller Street, North Sydney, on Friday, 21st November '47. | ||
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+ | Dancing - Entertainment - Supper. | ||
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+ | 10 minutes from Wynyard by Taronga, Balmoral, Spit or Suspension Bridge tram. | ||
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+ | Dress - Informal. | ||
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+ | Admission 5/-. 8 to 12 p.m. | ||
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+ | Several parties are going to Tasmania in Jan.-Feb. | ||
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+ | ====Alteration to Walks Programme.==== | ||
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+ | Ruby Payne-Scott advises that the mileage of her Frazer Park walk Dec. 5-6-7 has caused alarm and despondency amongst some of the starters. The distance | ||
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+ | Bob Houston | ||
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+ | C/- Anglo Oriental Tin Co., 16 Barrack Rd., Kuala Lumpur, | ||
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WALKS TFADERSHIP Allen Strom writes: | WALKS TFADERSHIP Allen Strom writes: |
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